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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-29
Wednesday, the 4ta day of August, 1880,

in legal hours, in front o fthe courthouse, in
the Taxing District Of Shelby county, Tenn,
proceed TO sell, to the highestbidder, for cash,
the following described property, to-wit:
a part OF q lot situated on the east side of
Main street, city of Memphis, Taxing District
OF Shelby county, Tenn, and laid down n
the map of said city or plan thereof as lot No.
~, on the map OF Memphis, drawn up or pub
lished by MT Williamson for the year 1871.
and more particularly described as follows: It
being the north part of said lot fronting TWEEN
ty-one feet on the east side of Main street.
commencing at the northwest corner of said
lot where 1t intersects with the first alley
north OF Adams street with Main street, run
ming thence. south twenty-one feet with the
east line. OF Main street to a point; thence
eastwardly and at right angles with Main
street seyenty-four feet to n point; thence
northwardly parallel with Main street TWEEN
ty- one feet; thence westwardly along tho
south side Of said alley seventy-four feet. upon
which there is a brick building, the lower part
or store being used as q tobacco or cigar store
and being the same lot Of land conveyed to
James Cornell by Car oline BSehroeder on the
18th day ofJan,y, 1879, recorded in the Regis
ters office Of Shelby county in book No. 1877.
pages l6O, i'll, leYied on as the property of de-
PENDANT, James Cornell, to satisfy said judg-,
ment, interest and costs.
Memphis, 18th day of July, 1880.
y. l.. MCGOWAN,
Sheriff of Shelby county. fan
BY DANL g.. SHEIRY, ID. s.. H.
Jas. Gallagher, Attorney for Plairidf.
ia 100 1919
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-29
New Cotton.

The first bale of new crop Georgia
cotton was sold Saturday last in front
of the exchange in New York city, at
l3 cents a pound. 1t was raised in
Baker county,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-29

The subscription price Of the DAILY
PUBLIC LEDGER is s5 per annum and
500 per month forisSS than n year The
WEEKLY LEDGER is 81 per annum-
postage free.
Persons leaving the city for the summer
can order the DAILY LEDGER at SOC per
month in advance, with the privilege Of
changing pOStOtice.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-29

Several ladies in Memphis have
made application for positions as let
ter carriers, but the law provides that
letter carriers shall wear only the reg
ulation uniforms, and the ladies will
not submit to this. II Brooklyn Eagle.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-29

Says an English exchange: "Amer.
leans, when Bernhardt visits your
shores, an actress without a parallel
greets you" Bah when Soldene
comes lots Of actresses without APP
paralll greet u.s. Boston Post.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-29
The Fiery Fiend,

WHEELING, W. Va, July 29.-At
3 o'clock this morning, the residence
Of Casper ellis, on north Front
street, this city, caught fire, and was
totally destroyed. At the outbreak
Of the fire the family we're sound
asleep and only escaped with their
lives. Loss, $1,000. Insured for $4,000.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-29

Letter heads, envelopes, bill heads,
bills of lading, and all kinds of COM
mercial printing done as well and
cheap at the LEDGER Office as any
where in the United States. Mer-
chants would save money by calling
at LEDGER Office before giving their
orders to drummers,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-29

Entered at the Posto6ice at Memphis, Tenn,
az secOnd-clas NATTER
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-29
SherifFs Sale of Real Estate.

DUBLIC notice is hereby given, that by
l. virtue of a writ of venditioni exponas al,
me directed from the Hon. Circuit Court Of
Shelby county, Tenn, in the case of Cole
x GO. vs. James Cornell, judgment rem
dered on the 23d day of February, 1875. for
the sum Of thirty five dollars and eighty-fve
cents, with interest and costs Of suits, TO sat
isfy said judgment, etc., | will, on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-29
Thursday Evening. July 80. 1850
National Democratic Ticket.

National Democratic Ticket.
FoR PRESIDENTS
w. s. HANCOCK, OF PENNSYLVANIA.
For VIoE-PREsDENT;
w. H. ENGLISH. OF INDIANA.
RLEcToRs FOR THE SrA~TE-AT-LARGE;
JOHN L. T. SNEED, of Shelby.
JOHN N. FLEMING, Of Knox.
DIsTRcT ELEcTORs:
First District -CHARLRs 4. VANCE.
Second Distriet-W. L. LEBGERvooD.
Third Di,triet-(TO be appointed by the
District Conversational.
Fourth Distric.-JosEpH E. WASHINGTON, Of
Robertson.
Fifth District-(TO DO appointed BY the
District Co%nvention).
Sixth District-W. A. THoNA.
Seventh District-E. T. TALLIAFERRo, Of
Giles.
Eighth District-A. G. HAWKINS. Of Carroll.
Ninth District-T. Y. RICHARDSON, Of Dyer.
Tenth District-R. ]. MORGAN. of Shelby.
shelby County Democratic Ticket.
For SHERIFF,
PHIL R. ATHY.
For TRUsTEE,
E. l.. MCGOWAN.
FOR CHANCELLOR,
W. W. MCDOWELL,
FoR JUDep or TIE CRIMINAL COURT,
L. B. HORRIGAN.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-29

Our mothers, young and old, all
praise DR.. Bulls baby syrup, for it is
the best thing for babies while teeth
ing. Price Is cents a bottle.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-29

Why throw away your illustrated
papers and magazines when you can
have a nice book made from them at
the LEDGER bindery2
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-29

The LEDGER Job Printing Office
and Book Bindery, ID Madison, exc
cutes everything in their line as neat
and cheap as any house.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-05-07

An influential liinoi>ian, who is the head
of large cotton house about ninety miles
this side of Galena, and a large employer of
labor, lad shor; talk with a Trdreller re-
preventative, yesterday said he: Illinois
is sure to 90 solidly for Grant. State pride
is aroused in the matter. The only man of
any influence in the State who favors Mr.
Blaine is Gen Stephen Hurhut, and his in-
huence is not extensive enough 10 amount to
anything when the convention meets. Hi
nois Republicans are proud Of Grant, anu
when the National Convention gathers at
Chicago, his immense popularity among the
people who know him best Will be certain
to manifest itself to some purpose" Speak
ing Of the silly talk about the Imperial dan
gers of third term, This gentleman said
Il know the Galena people well, and they
know Grant. He is tie last man in the
world who has any dreams of empire in
him. lie still lives in the same modest
stone house in the centre of the town
that he occupied before the war. There Is
no display about his daily lie. He gets up
in the morning, answers his letters after
breakfast. and then stroiis down the street
aud into the grocery store. Slls down on the
head Cf a barrel, OF an old stool. and Chats
with whoever happens along. Every man,
woman and child knows him, and loves
him. The idea of his being a new Caesar
would make the very children laugh at the
droll impossibility OF the thing. lie will
stop aud talk as readily with teamster as
he will with Mr. Washburne or Mr.. Logan,
or any other notable personage. He hasn't
changed a particle. in his personal helring,
since he first left Galcna for the army. lie
is the same modest, unassunlinE, unaffected
man, of few words. simple tastes, and manly
habits. that he has been all the time" In
answer TO an inquiry about the asserted hos
tility to him of the tiermans, the gentleman
said ''Nonsense, sir; | know better than
that There are thousands Of Germans in Iii
noiS, and three or four hundreds OF them are
in my employ. They are all strong Grant
men. AMI the man who il the chief spirit in
all tile principal German societies there
abouts is the strongest Grant man OF them
all "-B0St0H T,';eelAr
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-05-07

1t Is said that many of even the smaller
towns in Vermont expend from twelve TO
eighteen thousand dollars annually for
Western corn. Whether these figures
are accurate or not, it is certain that We
buy vast deal of corn and that it would
be much to our advantage if We could
raise it cheaply at home. With cheap
and effective manure this could be done.
But our farms do not furnish manure
enough and we have to look outside
Various artificial fertilizers have been
proposed for corn. Mr.. Lawes, the IA
nous English experimenter. from results
obtained during thirty yeals of costly
experimenting. recommends as ''the best
possible manure for the cereals" wheat,
rye, oats, ETC., including corr, "a mix
ture Of nitrate of soda and superphos-
phate" NJ. Vile, of Franco, and Prof
Stockbridge of the Massachusetts Agri-
cultural College have proposed formulas
of which the ingredients and costs per
acre are as below, the prices being reck-
oned at current market rates. Nille's
formula is fitted to the assumed require
ments of the crop from the soil, while
Prof. Stockbridge's formula furnishes
the amounts of nitrogen, phosphoric
acid, and potash which he calculates to
be contained in a crop of 30 bushels, in
cluding corn and stover
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-05-07

LyIhg one Summer day, under the sheets OF the
NlHgata, and thinking of cataract Of second
causes which may continue 10 now through eternity,
and will always now from Gods right hand and
have power which he does moi give II, 1t was my
fortune TO address bOth the catarsct5 nom the
depths of my own splfii
When Rome fell, where vert thou colossal fall
In slow recession thou hast wandered back;
These leagues al sccthlng cha-m were thy track
When lost Atlantis sank, where dl,lst thou call
10 Thy yrXcd precipicc2 And what II all
Thy dates were written, from the fiery sack
OF TROY up 10 the drluge green and black
How eloquent were then Thy sioricd wall !
What wcrt thou in tbs youth. when man was not
When thou and he inst met hast thou forgot
When nrst IN thee was dipped the swallows wing,
When didst thou hear the first brown wood-thrush
slng2
Speak, lItClcss roar, ipr thou ant old and wise
Thy memories are unsUunded mhJcstcs.
hear the ihundcIuus ihuj, the mufiled roar,
T. see the binding. wheeling, smlting misls.
The green's, the Rrays, puppies aud anelhysis,
From heavens wide palm thy frightened catafacr
pour,
And look up beneath them and adore.
Above me hang chain lghinlngs on the wrist
of summer tcmpcsts. In the awesome lists
OF contest are the thunders and Thy shore,
Beneath thy quiverng riven cllns lie
And gaze IEio ;he lightning and the sky,
But hear only thee, and touch and see
hand which undergirds immensely
Thou speakest much, but most thou speakes OF
Him
God. God God walks on thy wateTy rim.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-05-07

English 'AasaISANlsNs "-Pros LOu1s-
bury, of Yale, agrees with Mr.. Richard Grant
White that the greater number OF those forms
of speech which English writers Call Amer
icanisms." were really imported from the
mother country. In a glossary of words
and phrases used in the County of Suffolk,
,ompiled by Edwin Moor in 1928, Prof.
Lo4nsbury finds ample support for the the
ory of the English origin Of many OF our
"vulgar Americauisms lie says:
"A rapid glance over its pages will reveal
such pronunciationS a. 'cHtc for acute,
chaw for chew" drownd,d for drowned"
boss for ''hnrs,.." ril for girl naur for
mature. tatcrs for potatoes such phrases
rs to .,op in 4 chair, tn trim ones Jacket, to
haul over the c;,is, TO ri'ls Ike hlazes, gift Of
the CAB, in horn, in Il iilliy tip-top tel-
low. before You could say Jack Robinson,
that's 4 whopper: such ua'hs and cXclana-
tiunS rs hy gum. hy gosh. dirnhtlor, dang 1t.
lacl-a-daiSy: such words ms bhbbcry for
.',listurlmncr." s,wly ior awkward" glum
for gloomy sumpiinu for " sens"
- hullal,alun for ''clamor,' "hsirornloGs for
''oI'strcpcrriIs, slppy for silly" scaiy for
shabby" and spree, with lis wide varieties
of meaning; such contributions to culinary
speech as flap-jacks. apfle tritlers, and. in
deed, saacc, as applied 10 garden vegetables
generslly the same felicituus description Of
states II mind conveyed hy such expressions
as to be in tanlrum, 10 be IN a puCkrr;
such terms of ahus,. us duudrrhc.id ninuv-
hammer niucOmpoop. and u whole tribe y!
vigorous common words dcuotins personal
chaslisement, such ns basic, larruP, !aihcr,
lick, welt. wallop, ard whack; and in addi-
ton to all these, thai peculiar qualifying
phrase heard often with MS. ut kiu.tr Il. =,
kind of). in the sense OF 'somcw hat. rs lie
is kinder cold
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-05-07
Concerning co1.s3erats Flags.

from the Columbus GA. Enquirer, April ~
Is ii disloyal to recommend that the Con-
fedcrate flag be displayed on Southern me-
mortal days? If so, we are going to do
something terribly outrageous. No extreme
radical need be alarmed The South has had
enough Of fighting, unless it be with for
cign nation, and then the gray and blue
would touch shoulders to repel the common
Zoe. Conflicts which are 10 be fought on
our own territory, our people en- masSe de
sire TO be free from. There are many in our
country, young people, who have never seen
a Confederate banner. and they would like to
behold the colors which their fathers follow
ed so gloriOuSlv. Thousands of brave SOL
diers have probably never rested their eyes
on the last standard our Congress adopted.
SO we earnestly wish some of our ladies
would prepare one for next Monday, our
Confederate Sabbath, that it may be seen
what it was. We believe that the battle flag
of the Twelfth Georgia is still in this city.
If anybody's intense loyalty is shocked, he
need not look, but feast his eyes on the flag
Of our common country, the representative
of States distinct of the billows, but one as
the sea. Let us have the Confederate "bat-
tie" and last National flag as well rs that of
the United States. They can be quickly
made. AT the beginning of the late war the
several seeded States used distinctive State
flags. In March, 1861, the Confederate
States Congress adopted the stars and bars"
composed of three horizontal bars of equal
width, the middle one white, the others red,
with a blue union, containing niue white
stars in a circle. 1t was fashioned after the
STARS and Stripes" but this close resem-
blance led TO confusion and mistakes on the
field. The battle of the first Manassas came
very near being lost on this account. In
September, 1861. a ba,tle-hag was adopted,
a red field charged with blue saltier (St.
Andrews cross. in the form of an n, with
a narrow border Of white, on which were
displayed l3 white stars in the lines of the Y.
This was universally used in the army of
Northern Virginia. In 1863 the stars and
bars was supplemented with a flag, with
white field. having the battle flag for the
Union. This was found deficient in service
on account of being liable to be taken for
flag of truce. On February 4, 1865, the
outer half of the field beyond the union was
covered with a vertical red bar. and this was
the last flag of the Confcderacy. Very few,
we imagine, have seen it. There is nothing
connected with the conquered banner"
which was furcd so sadly and put away, of
which the South cannot be proud
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-05-07
TREASURE SHIPS.


o beautiful, stately ships.
Ye come from over the seas
With every sail full spread
To the glad. rejoicing breeZe'
We came from the golden West,
Az sh.rds ina, out of The far-hlue SKY
Flv each TO lis sheltered nest.
An spoil, of the earth We bring:
From the isles of far Caihay,
From the tabled shores of the Orient,
And realms more rich than they.
The prisoned light of thousand gems
The gleam of the virgin gold,
Luster of silver and sheen OF pearl
SHUT up in the narrow hold
Shawls from the looms OF Isl ahan;
Ivory white as milk,
Simmer of satln and rare brocade,
And fold upon fold OF SIX,
Gauzes that Indian maidens wear
Spices. and rare perfumes;
Fruits that hold in their hcneyeu cups
The wealth Of the summer blooms.
The blood of a thousand vines;
The coiton's drifted snow;
The fragrant heart OF the precious woods
That deep in the tropics grow
The strength OF the giant hills
The might Of the iron orc
Tae golden corn, and the yellow wheat.
From earth's broad threshing-foor
Yet. 0 We beautiful ships.
The ship thai comes not back.
With living pennaut and swelling sail,
Over yon shining track
The ship that with all Its freight wen! IOWA
Under the deep, salt sea.
The one that never may come TO land,
Is worth far more than ye,
Who can reckon its precious stores,
Or measure the might have been :
Who can tell what II held for us
The ship that ne'er Will come IN:
Oh, richer than all the barques that hN
Like birds from east 10 west.
Is the one that never 10 mortal eye
Returns from its silent quest!
The Congregaf'onl''>t.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-05-07

aud | started to Genneryille 1t was my
intention to have this published imme-
diately after my execution, but fearing
that it might have bad effect upon the
trial of A. c. Goss, l leave it with my
council with the request that he retain it
for five years after my death and then
give it to the world.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-05-07

NIAGARA,

In experiments Nos. >, 8 and 8. Table
/, the figures in columns f. and r. should
be transposcd.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-05-07

A philosopher, like all philosophers,
was poor At times he was hungry, at
all times he was ragged. He offered to u
pasha to teach his donkey to read in five
years But during the difficult task he
was to be clothed in purple and fine linen,
fed on tho best and lodged in palace If
he failed the penalty was death. One
day an old friend met him leading forth
the donkSs to the grove where lessons
were supposed to be given, and he said,
Surely You do not expect that ass to
read?' The philosopher, putting his
thumb to his nose, winked one Of his
learned eyes and said nothing. 'But, ="
continued the friend, ''if you fail at the
end Of five years you will surely be
strangled." my friend, " responded the
philosopher, you forget that in that
time the asa NAV die"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-05-07

When man tells you he doesn't be
lieve the Bible, quote something from
Aristotle or Shakespeare, and ask in
which portion of scripture the same pas
sage occurs, and ten TO one he will assure
Won that he has often read it in the sacred
book. but he cannot recall the chapter and
verse. e.-N0TristO,cn Herald.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-05-07

Every institution is but the heightened
shadow OF scGle great man. n.--Enlsrsoa.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-05-07
The colorel's Coffee Mil.
A DILEMMA THAT PEEPLEXED An OLD
DETROIT DARBY.
from the French of Fleury. ]
From the Detroit Free Press.

From the Detroit Free Press.
Yesterday old Joe Hemlock, one OF the
darkest colored men i'll Detroit, was prom
enading through the editorial rooms of the
Free Press, III search of money enough to
buy u new pair of boots, and the sight Of
him revived an old recollection. In 1861,
after the retreat from Bull Run, the
Third Michigan infantry went into camp
Mt Hunters Place and old Joe. then :;
middle-aged darky, came into camp as Il
runaway. Col. Mcconnell seized upon HIM
for IL cook, and after instructions Joe was
given charge of the Coloners kitchen.
His first meal was dinner, and about
time for it to appear he walked i'll on the
Colonel made very low bow, and
said
.'kerncl, lie not quite up 10 the stu
alton list Wit. You tole me to bake beans,
didn't you?"
Il did"
Very we'll, sah; de beans unl baked.
Iou tole me To fry ham, didn't you?"
Il did"
-Weriywell, .nh dc ham am fried.
Now, did you say war To bile lie coffee
in de kernel OF, or
"No-no-who ever heard Of making
coffee that way"
well, dat's what fought. hut Kernel,
ii am an awful slow job for one nigger to
crack all dat coffee tween his teef, and
dinners gwine t" b. half an hour late,
suah's Yer bon
CoxuNDruMs The other day some of lis
got to Ia king about that witty old cynic,
Dean Swift, when one Of the company took
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-05-07
SUNDAY READING.

Never does man portray his own
character SO wildly as in his manner OF
portraying another's. r's.-Richter.
There are many men whose tongues
might govern multitudes if they could
govern their tongues.-Prentice.
Angels of life and death alike are His;
Without His leave they pass no threshold o'er
Who. then. would wish or dare. believing this,
Against HIS messengers 10 shut the door"
-LOnqfe'iow.
God walks with the simple; He reveals
Himself to the lowly He gives under
standing to the little ones He discloses
His meaning to pure minds, and hides
His grace from the curious and proud
Thomas q kcD,pis.
When, in the desert, He was girdiug
Himself for the work of life, angels of
life came and ministered unto Him Now,
in the fair world, when He is girding
Himself for the work of death, the min
istrants came to Him from the grave
but from the grave conquered-one from
that tomb under Abarim, which His own
hand had scaled long ago; the other from
the rest into which he had entered with
out seeing corruption. There stood by
Him Moses and Elias, and spake OF His
decease And when the prayer is ended,
the task accepted, then first since the
star paused over Him at Bethlehem, the
full glory falls upon Him from heaven,
and the testimony is borne to His ever
lasting Sonship and power.
Modern Painters.
Carlyle, speaking OF the Reformation,
saws care there in this nation enough
of heroic men, enough to venture for
ward and to battle for Gods truth versus
the Devils falsehood ? One risen into
this divine white heat of temper, We're it
only for a season and not again, it is
henceforth considerable through all its
remaining history Nations are benefit
ted for ages by being thrown once into
divine white heat in this manner And
no nation that has not had such divine
paroxysms at any time is apt to come to
much"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-05-07

When he was senselcss took him out
of the wagon and laid him ON the ground
and went hnca with the wagon to II
stream Of water We had passed. Here |
washed the wagon thoroughly, having
first taken out the oilcloth that was in the
bottom. also washed the blood of my
self After washing the wagon | was
vcry much exhausted and drank the bal
ance of the whiskev in the bottle, fixed
up the dashboard Of the wagon rs best |
could, and took the wagon bnck to
Pcnningtonvillc After leaving the wag
on | went and sat down on platform
near the railroad, intending to rest few
minutes, but fell asleep, and woke with Il
start for fear it was nearly morning. |
don't know how long | had slept. hut |
hurried up and started back | had seen
II spade at Rhoadcs' when | had been
there that day, standing IN the stable. |
stopped at Rhoades', got this and pro-
cceded on my way. My idea WIS to so
disiigure the body M to prevent idcntiii-
cation if it should be found. therefore
took the clothes oil IT, cut Is up as it was
found, and battered the head III with the
spade. The digging WAS very hard. The
ground was dry and there Were SO many
roots that | had great difficulty IN dig
ging hole to bury the body III. And
here is where | made fatal mistake, for
if I had only dug that grave little deep
er no one would everhave known.
After burying the body | made fire
and burned the bloody clothes, horse
cover, &c By this time it was daylight
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-05-07
University OF Vermont and State Agricultural
cnI1eoe
FERTILIZERS FOR CORN.

No. VI.
SHALL VERMONT FARMERs RAISE MORE
CORN?
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-05-07

THE COMPLETE STORY OF ATERRlBLE CRIME
CONSPIRACY AND NrEpER-A DAkh
NIGHTS DEED.