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TWENTY EXCELLENT HORSES,
WITHOUT RESERVE, AT AUCTION

On THURSDAY, 2d December. al ~ y e,v 100 10 4
will sell al the stables Of Mr. Georse Mouhtcistie'
on CLAW between sixth and seventh streets,
90 EXCELLENT WORK-BORSES, DeIoheInp
10 and sold for account OF CoGpS circus Ooi"-
PAW.
saIe nosit;y re-" JAS. MACDOUGML.
Sa'e pV''''" AuctiOnHeT.
- n coo,, Saiosn,p de
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Auction SALES.--FUTURE Pays.
by j. Thompson Br' WI,
Real Estate Agent and Auctioneer,
lib Main street.

rNRTSTEE'S SALE OF FRAME HOUSE
l. AND LOT ON GoDDlN STREET, y VIZ
tue of a deed of trust from Mary Watkins 10 the
undersigned trustee, dated l7th November, 10 ~
ana recorded in Richmond Cbancery court -. H.
III A. n. BAT, to secure cerIain notes IN the pay
ment OF winch default has been made, ana being
required TO do. will eel, on the premises AT
o'clock. on
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7TH, $780,
the LOT and HOUSE described in said deed, 'front.'
ing on said east side Of Goddin street Thirty feet
and running back 10 Calhoun s,lect.
TERMS: By consent, one third cash; balance ~
six and twelve months in crest added. and secured
nv deed of trust. L.F. BROWN, Trustee
j. THOMPSON BROWN. Auc tonter. de
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF VALUA-
" BILE MILL PROPERTY ON THE NORTH
ANNA EHEE AND Or 4i EAGI " 55JoHSIG
SAID MILL, AND lOh ALRES ~ THE COUN-
TY OF HANOVER. AT PUBLIC AUCIl0N-By
county entered at its Oc ObeT term. 1850, IN the
chancery cause OF ApderS' aud u.s. u.s. IlnWiddle
ct ais therein depending ne nnaerSneT stGC ,
pose will off for sale, by public auc ION, at Ander-
sons Mill on
TUESDAY, DECEMBER I'm, 1880,
at O'Clock p. NJ. If fair and If not the next far
nqy and at the SINE hourJ that most deslrahe
WATER GRIST-MILL known as ANDER>ON'o
MILL. situated on the NGrIhanna river m The eonn-
Nv OF Caroline: also, FARM OF 33l ACRES adJDin-
ing said mil, ana The lands OF konert oi.l,n dIu
others. aud also anOther TRACT or w Atkt>.
situatedn the county o II mover aCJoung lue mus
of Mr.. Henry Il Carrier and others, with c0mior-
able DIV Filing thereon and the nSylal out hou.es.
This IS very desirable properly. esp ciaN Tue 1l,
which HIS fine run Of Custom and never-tailng
sunny of wafer The land viii be sold In lots 10 SUIT
purchasers and possession given January l. 1851
TERMS OF SALE: one-four'h OF the pUrchase-
monry 10 be- paid i'm cash, and the balance In equal
inslalmens at one, two, and three years, the pur-
chaser TO execute bonds with approved security for
the deferred payments, carrying interest from day
of sale, ana he title to the properly 10 be retained
I'm all the purchase-mOuey IS paid and conveyance
ordered by the Court But II the purchaser elect TO
nav one-third of the purchase money I'm cash.
sonal security for The deferred payments VIII be
di,nonsed with. Il. n. CALDWELL,
HILL CARTER,
EDMUND WADDlLL, JRn
GEORGE 4. JONES,
no 1l-Th4w Special commissioners.
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UEPARTURE OF eTEAMEIss.

DEPARTURE or s'TEAMEcss.
EOR NEW YORK.-The Old 4GEA
Dominion Steamship COMPANY s.SkssfsSaS,
steamship WYANOKE, CaDtsin Cor CH, VIII sail
FRIDAY, December 80. AZ o'clock J.. NJ.
Freight received until O'Clock L. NJ.
Through bills Of ladng signed and goods FOR
warded with dispatch 10 All points north, south, eas
and west; also. to foreign ports.
Passenger accommodations unsurpassed.
Cabin fare to New York, *l2; steerage, 30 and
s..
For freight or passage, apply to
G.. w. ALLEN r CO., Agents,
de l-3t COmpany's Wharf. Rockets.
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Edi,ors Dfspotch AT The request Of one
OF your subscribers, furnish you COPY
OF "a Woman's Question" taken from Tue
Academy LILLE s. Q.
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She will find other words that may be
substituted for these, and their arrange
meDt will prove an innocent aud intert sting
recreation.-New York Journal Of Com
mcrce,
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RICHMOND AND ALLEGHANY RAiLkyIN9S
GENERAL MANAGER Ut' iis,e. \
RICHMOND, VA. November - nn AID
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ON THIS , h0t Nc
leave Richmond daily, excepi > un"i iii brtsy,
cnnnauN,s TEMPORARY depOt a. o,'E'"
eoor ~ CANDLES thll, at $40 L. VI. ,,v Al lO-l)
Tssius Will arrive daily, except Non"'''
A. NJ. a, ,.l,h ,,ekets al ioi"N''
,,n%nsYs, WEDNESDAYS, snd Fka .n' - a,lo
For further Information speh ~ hNTElL.
corner Tenth aud iiyrd streets cloe,,i Msaasef.
no4 -. --..--------~-
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BY Jas. Macdougali. Auciioneer,
No. 10 Governor for TnIrteenth) street,
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GREATLY REDUCED RATES.
ARIEL,
carrying United States mail)
2. G., CLIFFORD, Commander

through
FREIGHT.
Freight received daily for Norfolk, Portsmouth
Washington, d. c., Ncwbeme, Washington, anc
Tarhoro', \. c.. and all points IN Eastern North
Carolina; also, for Eastern Shore Of Virginia Hamp
ton. old Point, and an Regular landings ON James
river at LOWEST RATES, aud through bills Is.
sued. l.. u. TAIUM
So Superintendent.
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ELF ABErmrowS, LEAiycroN ( BIG SANDY r

40. 2 Mall runs daily from huntihxioni
IIamson's; caily excerpt sunday FROM W l.'."t r,
io Richmond. EHzl0s thiowu, leNtnstoH ' 't
sandy trains from Ashland, Ny" o'1h''.
Virginia Midland mail from Danyiile lH .L',,,
burg connects closely at Gordons'l.le "i'D Ne
Richmond. =, a. ....,...f f..tts
Cincinnati st4P. II. dtiiy, aud IS due AZ h''
ION no connect with NJ. EXPIRES whicu .N'.t i..f
IN Richmond, EhkabeihiOwh leNluF a."
SANDY Iralas from \ Inland, n.y. c'HH'''
No. 4. - ,..t.,..,il,, .., =,
except SUNDAY. at SEQ A. NJ, and arrives 3D.
inond al o A.. VI. Al, ..,..oi ga.
No % Mixed leaves stanton dairy. 'N'r i.
iay.at7:l5A.M ~. aud Is conneci' Viii, :. ,...
yilie b, Virginia Midland msil rom ~
and arrives al Richmond Al 7:l3 T. VI. ., .,...t
No % Mixed leaves Huntington d1ip u.s.. a.
sunday at 2:30 L. NJ, and arriNe9 al '''''
lOP. VI. . -, u,uitntf0l g,
Aidtrson's. GA No. nom Wiiliamso"
mond. - .,s g. appy io
r. n FISHER. Ticket Agent, Ihe,Sls s,,.rt -
drpot or A. W. CARRIER, Ilce'. "nf\N
Min ~ eet Richmond, Va. W, u :. V,s.,l,u-
CONWAY u. HOWARD, Genera FAS'' =. %
Ticket Agent. -----
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-22

SaH Pranebco Arg0naHt.l
Hi, sonny" said a keen-looking
Chicago business man, what are you
looking for? Let me see thar letter. "
NO, | can't let you have that letter;
there's bonds in it.
Why I've been waiting for you
this half hour to bring me those bonds
Il bought EN- Ofwhat's his name"
Upon this the lad took ont a big en-
veiOpe marked -. Smith, Esq. Pres
ent" in the upper corner, 49, 800
U. 5. 5 Dos and in the lower corner,
Commission due, S.. Please remit
by bearer"
That's all right. sonny" said the
keen.looking business man, as be
hauled out a scantily furnished purse
gave the boy q Gye.dollar bill and a
quarter, and said "There, sonny.
that quarter is a reward for your
cleverness and fidelity" aud putting
the envelope in his breast pocket, he
walked leisurely around the corner.
and, haiiing 2 car, was whirlcd away
at a comparatively lightning speed
Not till he had reached Ugign park
did be draw the precious envelope
from his pocket and tear it open. II,
then found that the s%pyelope contain.
cd q copy Of the Chicago Times. which
he could have purchased at the Once
for five cents.
The fish is biting very apwerously
to-day, said sonny" taking another
big envelope from his pocket.
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Literary Men in Politics.


Baltimore SUM-
Only a few literary men in this
country have ever entered the arena
of politics, and the prevailing idea
seems to be that their studiOus habits
and ideal tastes unfit them for contact
with the practical duties of public
life. The belief, however, is not JUS
tilted by the facts. Within the last
half century, some Of England's great
est statesmen have been just such
dreamers. Beacons6eld could lay
aside his dreams. which are pic
tured in Tancred and the Young
duke, and grapple with the most in.
%tricate problems in political economy;
Gladstone, fresh from Homer's Iliad.
plunged into the mysteries Of national
finance, and Bulwer Lytton, poet and
rOmancist, did servicesble work in
procuring a repeal Of the stamp duty
on newspapers, and amending the law
of copyright. In the elections now
being held in Great Britain, journal
lists have been successful candidates
for seats in parliament. Mr.. John
Walter, proprietor and editor of the
London Times, has returned for Berk-
shire; Justin Mccarthy, editor of the
London Morning Star. and A. NJ. Sui
livan, former editor of the Dublin Ma
ton have beenreturned as home-rulers
while Henry Labouchere ,ofthe scandal
loving Truth, has been elected for
Northamton, 10 company with Charles
Bradlaugh, mouthpiece and leader OF
the English free. thinkers. Sir Ed
wark Watkins, who in company with
John Bright founded the Manchester
Examiner, is a member for Hythe,
and Mr.. J. H. Puleston, who is known
on this side Of the Atlantic, has been
re-elected for Davenport. Besides
these many others have been elected
who have been staff editors of or con.
tributors to well-kuown journals. i
congress had more Of the leayen o.
journalism it might BECOME moro
digDiied, and not be open to The
accusation of having outlived its use.
fulness.
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The ChaHand the Snubs 70 witch
She Is Subiected--A Lover
as a Nuisance.

Home JOurnal.l
After all, the yoke of marriage is al
apparatus hat should sit on two pail
of shoulders; and there is nothing
very seemly in seeing a girl wait t
wear her own part Of it until it ha,
been nicely padded with quilted satin
Looking at the matter from a les,
elevated point of view, long engage.
ments are rather tiresome in restrict,
ing the liberty Of girls. Miss Jenny
who is going to marry Mr.. Simpson az
soon as hat hopeful young man gets a
living, is obliged in the meanwhile to
deny herself many pleasures, lest
Simpson should take offense. She
must eschew balls; she must take
care that nobody makes love ia
her; and for this purpose she is
obliged to let all chance corners
be speedily informed of her engage.
ment. Unhappily, the symbolism Of
rings is always unregarded, else the
chance corners might discover the
fact for themselves by looking at the
second finger of Miss Jenny's left
hand. If Jenny has no sisters to talk
OF her betrothal, and if her mother
does not take timely hints to mention
1t on every occasion, or the engage
ment is not announced in the Home
journal, the girl is rather embarrassed
for words in which to convey the
news delicately to strangers. She can
not allude to Mr.. Simpson as John
ny"-that would be too familiar; she
cannot speak of him as Simpson
for this would sound strange; but il
she refers TO him frequently as Mr..
Simpson" strangers might draw I'M
desirable differences from her APP
parent familiarity with a person thus
coldly specified. Then the en-
gagged girl has to put up with
a great deal of chat, which is only
pleasing for awhile, and afterwards
becomes intolerable. The trials of
are frequently commanded
to her impatient attention by way Of
p%aternal rebuke: "Ah, my dear, you
will find out that | was right when
you are a wife yOurselfln and SC forth:
or a snub is put upon her too hasty
wish to consider herself free by the
reminder that she is not married yet,
and that there is many slip between
cup and lip. Sometimes Simpson is
actually held up to her as a DOGGY:
My dear, | don't think Mr.. Simpson
would quite approve of you wearing
that cherry ribbon" Jenny, dear, /
think Mr.. Simpson would be sadly
grieved if he heard you express those
opinions or, Jenny, l am sure Mr..
Simpson would not think it proper
that you should play croquet with
Captain Mallet." There is enough in
all this to make a girl sit down and
scream.
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know a single man at present promi.
nent in the republican party who
would do so, or was ever known to do
so. And in this tho leaders would
simply reflect the sentiment Of the re-
publican people Of this county who,
theoretically, are strenuously in favor
of"equal rights" but practically hold
the same views about the social infe-
riority of the colored race as the dem
ocratic party do. That this is a fact,
everybody knows, even if we had no
such singular illustrations of it as the
immense efforts of the citizens of AL
legheny to keep the eolored children
from going to the same public schools
as the white ones; and as the fact re-
Gently brought to public notice that
none of the public orphan asylums of
this county will receive colored child
rem.
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Richmond Dispatch,l

Richmond Dispatch.
The Elizabeth City On. C) neigh
borhood Is in a state of great social
excitement over the recent sensational
%elopement and marriage of a gushing
young couple. Jonathan Ivy has for
some time been counting the hand
some daughter of a respected and
well TODD citizen. The young girls
name was Florence Seymark. Her
parents did not approve of young
lvy's advances, and finally forbade
him the house. The lovers, however,
managed to meet clandestiDely, and
had made up their minds to an elope-
ment, which was to have occurred one
one night, Old mar Seymark, by
some means or other, got wind of the
proposed escapade, and went cunning
that day for Jonathan. Coming up
with the gay young lover, he blazed
away at him, shooting him in the left
shoulder and inflicting a painful but
not dangerous wound. Florence was
overwhelmed with grief by her faith
er's hasty conduct, but her passion for
her wounded lover was intensified a
thousand fold. She sent him a
letter telling him she would fly
with him that night if he would come
ior her. So that night young Ivy put
in appearance, with a close carriage,
about | o'clock. Miss Florence was
in a terrible dilemma, for her cruel
parents, to insure against any escapade
had not only locked the girl in her
room, but had also taken away every
stitch Of her clothing. But she was
not to be hafled. She made a rope
out Of the sheets of her bed and let
herself down to the ground, with no
other garment but a night dress COW
ering her blooming charms. She told
the coachman ito look the other way"
and after her lover had helped her
into tho carriage and covered up her
shivering form with the carriage
robes, she made him sit on the box
with the coachman. They drove to
the house of a friend, where Florence
was attired in proper garments, and
then proceeded to the house of a sym
patizing preacher, some distance from
town, where the lovers were speedily
united in wedlock.
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An Suicide.
Cor. Little Rock Democrat
C0TTON pTANT Aor;1 "a fol


CoTToN PLANT, April IA, 1880.
j. w. Sheppard, an old residentand
well-to-do farmer, living two miles
and a halt from this place, committed
suicide by hanging himself to a tree
yesterday evening about 4 o'clock.
Sheppard was a German, about d.
years old. He owns two small farms.
and was living on one of them at the
time Of his death. He left home day
before yesterday, for the purpose Of
getting a cook. He returned at night
about II o'clock, turned his horse
loose, and retired. When he az.
peared at the breakfast table next
morning yesterday, he was
looking respondent. After leav-
ing the table he went out
to his horse lot. As he
did not return during the day, about
four o'clock two men went out to look
for him, and were horror-stricken TO
find Sheppard's body hanging to a
limb. 1t appears from the evidence
at the coroner's inquest, that he
climbed the tree, which was a small
one, made a moose, placed it around
his neck, made it fast to the limb
and jumped off. His feet were resting
on the ground, bending his knees.
Nothing was found about his person
to indicate why he committed the
rash act II IL tho on;n;or - II -.
knew him and are familiar with his
business, that financial embarrass.
ments was the cause. During the
winter he drank very heavily, and
spent money recklessly. But he has
not been drinking for some time, and
was sober when he hung himself. He
leaves q wife who Is a confirmed inva.
lid, and three small children.
A short time ago he made all biz
property over to his wife, probably
with a view of taking his OWL life.
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Grant Amona the Negroes.

NJ 0. Cor. Yew York World.l
If, as Warmoth says, General Grant
has captured all the people in Louisi-
ana, the negroes say that the white
league has captured General Grant.
The colored population have seemed
disappointed that General Grants as
sociations have been eonaned chiefly
to the better classes of his own ace.
Their enthusiasm is more subdued
than on bis first arrival, for the day
he reached New Orleans many of the
negroes who we're not in the process.
sion, 10 exhibit their exuberant ioy.
threw themselves on the ground and
wallowed oyer and eyer Ia the dust,
A like enthusiasm on .Ee part Of
white ne9nlo would have manifested
itself in unharneas sing tho horses and
drawing the chariot Of their conquer.
ING hero. General Grant did however
show himself at Pinchback's recep.
ton, where, it is said, an old negress
threw her arms around him and kissed
him on both cheeks. Another ancient
eolnred dame solilloquized in front OF
Mr.. Fearn's house: IL amt neSher
seen De man but I've seen 10 house
what holds him.
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FAo Partisan Court.
81. Paui 6lots mnn.A

St. Paul Globe Wem.i
The reference Of Secretary Cher
man, in bis recent speech at Mans,
field, to the necessity for maintaining
the present partisan character of the
supreme court has caused a good deal
Of comment in all quarters. II Is a
confession on the part Of one high in
authority, who is supposed to have
had some voice in the selection Of the
judges who now occupy the bench.
that they were not selected for their
legal learning and judicial fair
ness, but for their partisan bia,
and the pliability with which
they. could be manipulated by the
republicans so as TO procure decisions
on political questions favorable TO the
interests Of that party. The confes.
sion must be made, however, that the
court has been debased By the appoint
ment Of unscrupulous partisans who
DO pot hesitate to set both the consti.
tuition and the laws at defiance. if
thereby they can secure a partisan ad.
vantage. 1t is also charged that sew
eral Of the judges are as much cor.
cerned in the distribution of federal
patronage as is any senator or repre-
sentative in congress, and WELD a
vastly greater power over MI, Hayes
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-22
IdOn-R Resident NOHco.

In tho Second Circuit Court Of Shelby
Thomas.
IT appearing from affidavit filed in this cnuse
i that the defendant, Kisanna Thomas. Is n
nonresident Of the State of Tennessee and \
resident Of the State Of Arkansas; II Is there
herein, at the courthouse Of Shelby copntv
in the Taxing District of Shelby county. Isfe.
city OF Memphis, Tenn on OF before The thirdl
Monday In May next, 1880, and plead, anewpr.
or demur 70 complainant bill, or the sams.
Viii be taken for confessed as to her and.
the cause set for hearing exparte, and TINT n,
copy OF this order be published once A week
Ledger. 0"phi'
A copy-Attest;
n. a.. JOSEPH UHL, Clerk.
bY d10; j. CAMPBELL, Deputy Clerk.
Geo. Elliott, Attorney for Plaintiff.
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by reason of their position
and their ability to Give
decisions on disputed points. These
are supposed to Be the immortal three
who voted for Hayes in the electoral
commission, Judges Bradley, Miller,
and Strong, with possibly the addition
Of the chief justice. We are very
much obliged to Secretary Sherman
for throwing off the disguise that has
heretofore been maintained and bold
ly declaring that the republican ma
jority in the supreme court must be
maintained to the end that partisan
decision may be procured on partisan
legislation. No honest party should
require such extraordinary powers,
aud no honest party possessing them
would call them into requisition.
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In Life They Were Together, and
rarIed Not at Death.

exchanged a
In 1853 four gentlemen entered their
sons at a boarding school at Cokes-
bury, South Carolina. They had been
for years intimate friends and clergy
men in the Methodist church. These
boys remained at this school, room
mates and class mates, for two years.
and entered Woford college, standing
relatively first, second, third and
fourth in a large class. They remained
at this institution four years, were
room mates all the time, graduating
relatively first, second, third and
fourth. They hen entered a law Of
ice at Spartanburg and studied law
under the same chancellor. The war
broke out and at the call for troops
they all entered jenkins rifle regi-
ment from South Carolina, and were
mess mates in the same company.
Being near the same height, they
stood together as comrades in battle
in this regiment. AT the second bat
tie OF Manassas, August 1864, a she'll
in the enemy's battery fell in the
ranks of this company, killing these
four boys and none other in the COM
Dany. They are buried on the same
battlefield and sleep together in the
same grave. Their names were
Capers, McSwain, Smith and Duncan,
and they were the sons of Bishop
Rev. Drs. McSwain and Smith,
of South Carolina, and Rev. Mr..
Duncan, of Virginia, the last being a
brother of Rev. Mr.. Duncan, of Ran
dolph Macon college. The grave is
marked bya granite cross and inclosed
with an iron railing.