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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-03-31
She Cured Him.
From the Mil,caukee Sun.

From the Mil1cdukee Sun.
There is a man up in the Seventh
ward that hasn't spoken to his wife
in over a week. He is so mad that
he will not go home to his meals,
and the other day his wife went to
his Office to get Sc to pay for some
shoes, and he told the clerk to pay
her off and let her go. He CRATES his
teeth when he goes home nights, and
comes out of the house every morn
ing swearing. She came a joke on
him, that was all. He has for years
been telling her that he was sure he
had got the heart disease, and that
he should go off suddenly some time
in the night. She had got sick Of
such talk, after bearing 1t thirteen
years, when she knew he was as
healthy as yearling. Why, he didn't
even know where his heart was, and
couldn't point out the location of any
particular portion of his internal i'm
provements. But he kept talking
about death every little while, and
she said she would break up that lit
tie game as soon as she could think
of any way to do so. A spell ago
she bought one of these Indiarubber
water-bags, for keeping hot water at
the feet, instead of using bottles. 1t
would hold about three quarts, and
her husband didn't know anything
about it. One night, after she had
the water-bag to her feet couple OF
hours, until .they were about as warm
as a piece Of zinc, and her husband
was snoring away by note, she
thought what a good joke it would
be to put it ON his stomach and wake
him up. She burst right out laugh
ing, at midnight, thinking of it. So
she took up the rubber bag of hot
water and placed it on his stomach.
The bag was about as big as cows
liver, and as warm as piece of
shingle on boy. 1t hadn't been on
his chest and other baggage over two
minutes before he slowly opened his
eyes. She stuffed the upper part Of
her night gown in her mouth to
keep from laughing. He raised up
his head, and said
Harriet, my end has come"
(Which end, Josiah ?" said she as
she rolled over, "your head or your
feet? ?" And then she put pillow in
her mouth, and reached over to him
and unscrewed the nozzle that holds
the water In the bag.
81 am dying, Egypt, dying" said
he, "my heart has enlarged to three
times its natural size, and oh, / am
bleeding to death"
She had opened the nozzle, and the
three quarts of hot water was pour,
ing over him, saturating him from
head to heels. She had not meant to
let out more than half a pint of water
on him, but when it got to flowing
she couldn't stop 1t, SO she got out of
bed and told him to save himself.
He attempted to stop the flow of
blood, and she struck light and
asked him if his life preserver had
not sprung aleak, ana then he looked
at the rubber bag, and went and
wrung himself through a clothes
wringer, and he slept on the lounge
the rest OF the night, and he says that
mis- wife is the meanest woman that
ever drew the breath OF lie. She
tells her friends that Josiah bias been
miraculously cured of heart disease.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-03-31
Stewed Lobster or Crab.

Take out all the meat from two
Holsters cut in squares; add three
ounces Of butter; halt tablespoonful
mustard; same of vinegar; a tea
spoonful mixed salt and pepper, and
pinch OF cayenne, and little boil
ing water Simmer all together ten
minutes. Serve with sliced lemon.
Crabs can be prepared in the same
way.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-03-31
Fried Oysters.

Have ready skillet and boiling
lard; dip your oysters, one at time,
in beaten yolk OF egg; then in grated
bread crumbs lastly in sifted meal,
and then drop into the lard. Turn
and allow them to become only
slightly Drowned. Drain upon,
sieve aud send to table hot.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-03-31

That life is long which answers
life's great end the tree that bears
10 fruit deserves no name; the man
OF wisdom is the man of years.
YOUNG.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-03-31
HOUSEHOLD KNOWLEDGE.
Corn Mullins

Six ounces flour, three ounces In
dian meal, two tablespoonfuls sugar,
one tablespoonful of melted butter,
one egg, one-half pint of milk, three
teaspoonfus baking powder.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-03-31

From Hd'pers MagasiRe.
The tollowings related by an ofi'
Ger of the Stonewall Brigade, may
interest some of our soldier friends
While Jackson's corps was eau
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-22

The house committee on the York
town celebration recommends the ap-
preparation of one hundred thousand
dollars for the monument at York
town.
Boston, January21: Senator Eugene
L. Norton, whose leg was amputated
at the Massachusetts, hospital Sunday
to save his lite from cancer, died this
morning.
0swego, N. Y, January q Daniel
Searles, an iiliterste negro who in
June last murdered Eldridge Emery.
an aged farmer, who lived alone in the
neighbOring village of Newark Valley.
was hanged here to-day at noon. This
is the first execution in the county.
New Orleans, January 81: A sugar
boiler at d. Z. Carroll's plantation OF
the Barrataria, exploded, killing Ar
thur Porrien, chief engineer, Will,
Wright (colored) and a colored MAI
name unknown, and seriously wound
ing - others. Some are not expected
to recover. The sugar house wa
damaged $4,000.
London January 81: The scene O
the terrible explosion is at Ney
Castle-on Tyne. The disaster oc
CURED ateight o'clock this morning
There is little hope that any one i
the pit at the time Of the calamity
estimated at from seventy to ninet
persons, will be saved. Search is dc
layed by the damage to the shaft. TIL
explosion is attributed to the gasiou
nature of the coal seam.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-22
Personal AND POLITICAL.

Clara Morris is playing in California.
The Prince Of Wales is going yatch-
ing next season.
Ex-Governor Garcelon, Of Maine, is
coming to Washington.
Dion Boucicault sailed from New
J ork to Liverpool last Wednesday.
Cetewayo is said to be learning to
read and write-in Zulu, we suppose
The Countess Ida Won Hahn Hahn.
the German poetess and novelist, is
dead.
Gen. Joseph 4. Johnston has gen
erously given 800 to the sufferers in
Ireland,
The ex- Empress Eugene starts for
hululand next month. A madly
melancholy journey
IL is rumored that Don Carlos sud.
denly left London two weeks ago foi
the Spanish frontier.
john Parke, Of Ryegato, Vt, who
mas been twice married, is the father
Of q children.
Mr. Judah p. Benjamin Jays he Il
going to prove that Arther Orton il
Roger Tichbourne, after all.
Goethe once presented a set Of hi,
works to Harvard college. They hav,
just found it out. "Kultchaw
deha 3. Cough is married, bat
ehildless, has four fayorite nieces
100000, a fine farm, and IS fond o
tonpins.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-22
RilI for the ReIiefOflhe Memphis
and Little Rock Railroad.
IN the Chicago Times.l

From the Chicago Times
WASHINGTON, January 15.-The
bill introduced to-day by Senator Gar
land, to release the Memphis and Lit
tie Rock railroad company from such
of the conditions of the acts of con-
gress Of February 8, 1853, and July
%, 1866, as affect said corporation un-
Justly, proposes to repeal so much of
sections 4 and 6 of the irt named act,
and section l of the latter act as re-
quired said company to transport
troops, property O mails OF the United
States at less than rates paid now to
Immigrant railroads, and provides that
said company shall hereafter be paid
for all transportation service perform
ed for the United States at the same
rates and in the same manner as
are now paid to Immigrant railroads.
The preamble of this bill re-
cites that by the acts before mentioned
the United States agreed to transfer
to the State of Arkansas public lands
amounting to about 804,1S5 acres, for
the purpose of aiding in the construc-
ton of a branch railway from Little
Rock to the Mississippi river, attach
ing conditions to said grant requiring
that property and troops of the United
States shall at all times be transport
ed" at cost, charge, and expense Of the
company, and transportation of United
States mails at rates of compensation
which, under the postal laws, are less
han those paid now to Immigrant
railroads and said lands have accrued
to the Memphis and Little Rock rail
road company under the laws Of Ar
kansas and, as it now appears that the
United States has not and can not
comply with the conditions Of said
grant on its part, because of a defci-
ency Of public lands within the limits
of said grant, therefore the parts of the
acts mentioned should be repealed.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-22
A Whoon for the q. 8.

Cincinnati Enquirer.l
Cincinnati and her Southern rail-
road seems to be, by reason of late
events, now more fairly than ever be-
fore in the front ranks ofthe fight for
Southern business. Col. Cole controls
nearly a thousand miles of railroad to
the south and east of Chattanooga and
two steamship lines-one to Europe,
the other to New York, connecting
with his railroad system at Savannah.
He also controlled several hundred
miles west of Chattanooga, but this
was acknowledged to be only of minor
Importance to him, his principal in
t%ereSts being in the trunk and steam
ship lines east of Chattanooga. By
the Louisville and Nashville coup d.
etat Of Saturday a part of his lines
west Of Chattanooga were captured by
a rival company, and the remainder,
cut OFF entirely from his system, lose
their vitality to him. His control of
these Western lines was,it is supposed,
only temporary at the furthest, and it
is now probable that be may look to
the Cincinnati Southern for his con-
nection to the West and North. From
Chicago to Savannah, by way of Gin
cinnati and the Southern road. is a
round hundred miles less distance
than by the way Of the
Louisville and Nashville sys-
tenn. From st. Louis, by way of
the Cincinnati Southern road. the
distance viii be about the same as by
the Louisville and Nashville system,
and the road a better one. From
Cincinnati and the great district which
pours its wealth Of products into this
center to Savannah by way of the
Southern railroad will be nearer than
by any other possible course, nearer
than any other Western city. Col.
Cole still controls a line of railroad
running from st. Louis to Evansville.
and another from Chicago to that
place. There is no section Of the great
State Of Indiana so bare Of railroads
as the line between Evansville and
Cincinnati. A line Of this kind would
not only retain the vitality of all his
lines west and north of Evansville and
the business of two large cities, but
would also give him the entire bust
nesso of an important section Of Indiana
and Kentucky, and the business oil
Evansville, indianapolis and Cincin.
natl, and make himastrong competitor
Of the Louisville and Nashville at it.
own home, and, with the Southern
road, a direct through line to Sayan.
nah, with a better backing than tina.
which he before controlled. At al
events, it seems more than probabl,
that the Cincinnati Southern MAJ
look upon its condition and prospect.
as materially benefited by the event.
Of saturday, and upon Col. Cole as al
earnest ally in its work for the bust
ness Of the South.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-22
Trust Sale.

WHEREAS, on the 18th of July, 1877, Mrs.
w &. L. Berlin and her husband, W. l..
Berlin, conveyed TO Thomas Fisher, treasurer
OF the Irish American Building and Loan As
sociatiOn, and his successors in office, as trus-
tee, the following real estate in the city of
Memphis, Shelby county. Tennessee, to-wit:
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 3lH 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 70 secure the Irish American
Building and Loan Association the payment
Of an Indebtedness for borrowed money, evil
denced By a note Of said G.. L. and W.. /. Der.
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 said G. u. Berlin, TO said asso-
citation, ana whereas said parties have failed
70 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, |, L. II. Milburn, an the duly
! elected successor in office Of said Thomas
Fisher as treasurer Of said association, and as
J such become the trustee under aforesaid trust
Of July lSIl, by the provision therein con
tanned, and being 80 requested by the benef.
/ ciary hereunder, will, as such trustee, on
Tuesday, the 10Th February, 1850,
within legal hours. commencing at 70 o'clock
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 az public sale and cutlery, fol
each, the property described hereinbeiore
and conveyed IN the aforesaid trust deed, ant
appropriate the proceeds as therein directed
Equity Of redemption expressly waived il
said deed, and the title ID considered good, bu
cell only as trustee.
4. ii. MtLBURN, TT. and Trustee.
BELcHER a JORDAN, Atty's. l2l 40
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-22
UNITED STATES OF AMERICAN
District of West Tennessee,

Circuit Court for said district.
In equity, No, 2l6-Luke p. Blackburn VS..
The Selma, Marion and Memphis Railroad
Go. aud al.
RY yirture of the final decree Of the Circuit
IL Court of the United States, for the Vest
ern District Of Tennessee, made in the above
entitled cause, on the Sd day of June, AID,
1879, the undersigned clerk Of the said court'
duly AUTHORIZED and appointed by the said
Decree. will sell at public sale, at the court
house in Memphis, county of Shelby and
state of Tennessee, on Monday, the 22d dev
Of March, AID. 1890, between the hours of II
M. and 2 ,. m. of said day, to the highest
bidder, all the following described property
tO-Wit; All the Selma, Marion and Memphis
railroad, lying between the city Of Memphis.
in the State of Tennessee, and the civ az
Selma, in the State of Alabama, constructed
or to be constructed, together with ali and
singular the railways, rails, bridges, fences,
warehouses, engines, cars, fixtures, privileges.
rights, real estate of every and all deserip-
ton, and all other property owned or which
since the 18th day of March, 1871, the date
of the mortgage mentioned in the bill
in this cause has been acquired by soid
company by subscription, donation or
purchase and including 81 bonds OF
$1,000 each, issued by the city of Aberdeen. in
the State of Mississippi, now in the hands Of
the receiver in this cause. The said line Of
railroad with its equipment and appurteyl-
anees, being an entirety, will be sold al to-
gether, with the benefit of the Franco ,ises
owned and possessed by said company M \
sale will be made on the following ter me no
wit; One thousand dollars of the nnrebeoe
money of said railroad, with it,. popnnrteo
names, equipment and rolling str ok, Kali he
paid i'm in cash hh at the Eo time n Of the sale, and the
the date of sale, the purchase r eivine bis note
with approved security, pay able to complains
ant, and a lien reserved OF the properly. The
said bonds and other rJroverty viii be sold
sale. BEL ,L W ETWERTnGG3gI '"0
Dec. 10, 1879. CLERK and comm{Ss
ESTES & ELLET'r, soils.
"a wy 10
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-22
LEGAL.
Attachment Notice.

Before j. NJ. Coleman. justice of the peace for
Shelby county, Tenn. J. Busby & Co.,
q firm composed of J. j. Busby and j. s..
Toof, VS.. d. H. K%avanaugh.
n this cause an attachment having been
i sued out under section 1855 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
the plaintiff in the sum of $40 46, due by
account, and that the claim is Just, and that
the defendant is a nonresident Of the State of
Tennessee; it is therefore ordered that said
defendant make his personal appearance be-
fore me on the 10th day of February 1880, at 10
o'clock, am. at my Office, No. 294 Front st. in
the city of Memphis, Tennessee, and defend
said attachment suit within the time pre-
scribed by law, or the same will be proceeded
with oX-parte: and that a copy of this order
be published once a week for four weeks in the
Public Ledger.
This the 18th day of January, 1880.
ITO ZIG H2 lS J. NJ. COLEMAN, j.. P.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-22

Before G. D. Crockett, j. p. for Shelby coun-
y, Tenn.-E. Il. Yancey q Co. vs.. /. A.
Forester.
N this cause an attachment having been
i u out under section 1855 of the Code of
Tennessee, and returned, I" levied upon the
having been made that defendant Is in
debted to the plaintiff in the sum of $40. 80
due by account, and that the claim is
Just, and that the defendant is n non-resi-
dent of the State Of Tennessee it is there
fore ordered that said defendant make his
day Of February, 1880, at my ofice,N No. 2j
Main street. Memphis, Tennessee, and de-
tend said attachment suit within the time
prescribed by law, or the same will be pro-
ceeded with ex-parte and that q copy of this
order be published once a week for four weeks
in the Public Ledger.
This the 9th day Of January, 1880.
ITO Ito l2 l28 g. D. CROCKETT, j. p.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-22
DECREASE IN FAILURES,
The Review for 1879 as Made BY Ouun's
Mercantile Agency.
Evidences that the Prosperity VIII
Continue.

The healthy condition of business
throughout the country could not be
more fully or clearly illustrated than
is shown by figures presented in the
reports of the mercantile agency OF Il.
G. Dunn q Co., copies Of which reach
us through Mr.. Nicholson, resident
agent here. In regard to failures
during the year 1879 an elabo-
rate array of statistics presented
in their circular says that the mer-
camille failures of 1879 were COOS
in number, compared with 10,478 in
1873. a decrease Of 1920. But it is
tile amount of liabilities that the de-
crease is most marked. In 1878 the
indebtedness due by parties
who failed was two hundred and
thirty four millions of dollars, while
in 1879 the liabilities were only ninety
eight millions. In order to show that
the reduction last year is not only
great as compared with 1873, but
compares most favorable with other
years, the following table is given
by which the failures and liabilities
since 1872 are shown:
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-22
The War Between Telegraph
Companies.

CHICAGO, January 21.-The recent
attempts in the courts to procure the
Great Western telegraph lines held by
the Western Union Telegraph com
pany having failed, an amicable settle
ment of matters between the two
companies has been concluded under
the arrangement that the property is
turned over by the Western Union
company in its present condition ex-
cept the railroad line on the Nebraska
railway, which is retained by the
Western Union. 1t is said only the
lines west OF the Missouri river are in
working order, and the balance have
worn out and fallen down. These
we're highway lines and are to be re.
constructed by the American Tele.
graph company, which has leased the
rights Of the Great Western.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-22
TURKISH.
The German Missionary Released
and His Tracts Returned.
The SuItan's Course Offensive TO the
British Minister.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, January 21.-
The porte has addressed a note to Sir
Austin Layard, British ambassador,
in reply to the %latter's ultlmatum on
the subject of the prosecution of Keel
Ter, the German missionary for distri-
buting religious tracts. The porte
argues that the proceedings of Koeller
justified the seizure of his papers,
which were only returned out of re-
gard for England that Ahmed jew
fix Mahammed, at present deserves
punishment awarded him in conform
ity with religious laws of the country,
and that he was liberated only
by the clemency of the Consul. On
conclusion the Porte expresses salts
faction at the resumption Of official
relations with the British Ambassa-
dor. Sir Austin Layard will reply to
him, declaring he does not accept the
principle that foreigners may be ar
rested provided his ambassador be in
formed within a hours. He will re-
flute the argument of the Porte on
the religious aspect of the case
as contrary to the stipulatiOns
of article 63 of the treaty of
Berlin. The German and Austrian
ambassadors have asked their respec-
tive governments for instructions in
the matter. 1t is reported that Fourier,
the French ambassador here. has ten
dered his resignation. Hapiz Pasha
has received the decoration Of the
order of Medjidi and has been ap-
pointed aid-de-camp to the Sultan, he
retains, however, his post of minister
of police. These honors to Hapiz
Pasha are very offensive to Sir Austin
Javard
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-22
M~on-Resiaent Notice.

No. 1857 In the Chancery Court of Shelby
county, Tenn; Felicia l.. Shower VS.. Sarah
G. Brown ct al.
I appearing from affidavit in this cause thai
4 the defendants, Gertrude s.. Gist and Flu.
genia Gist, A. Ii. Saunders and wife, -
Saunders are nonresident of the State o.
Tennessee; 1t is therefore ordered that they
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 same will be taken for con.
fessed as to them and set for hearing ex-parte
once a week for four successive weeks i'm III,
Public Ledger.
This l4th day Of January, 1880.
A oOpy-Attost:
r. j. BLACK, Clerk and Master,
By D. B. MCIlENRY, D. C.. and NJ.
g. + Vance, sol. for compl't.
III 1913 l2J 1856
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-22

William gaped in amazement at
the extensive opportunity that
had unfolded itself before him.
He was fond of eating, and a new bill
of fare was on his table-he ate. He
was fond of drinking, and hitherto
~unexplored cellars disclosed their
choicest vintage to his thirsty throat
The drank. He had without knowing
it a social temperament, and suddenly
men and women were at his service
he plunged. The consequences are
pereeptible, for he is a big eater, a
good drinker, and one Of the %jolliest
dogs in the pound. He works like a
beaver-desk work-and is fast peg
ging out. His obituary was long ago
placed in well-regulated pigeon-holes,
and long may it be before it is called
for {"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-22
RAILROAD ORDINANCE.

SECTI0N l. Be it ordained b-,ns
t ~ 1--WE Council, That all, railroads, wbose
within the limits Of thiS district' II engines
vide iagmen for eaca street snccbb snal pro-
stantly on dutS at each street. g 1vps con-
s sncb s crosses w SPd Entil,thO engine has Ru0 crossed sSea
reg i,Sntea lamp At night, to give W iapp %nu =, n
w u me approaching train, and tbo onn !
bSi1 on eao9 OF such trains shall keen IL
pen constantly ringing while his train i 7 na uno
thhs lhIoqgh the district and shall not ndrrmoii,
The district. ""iio pneslhg through
PC, Y, 30 it further ordained, That ~,
az gers9ns, Of, railroad Companies offsndtnngg
sselnst t1iS ordinance, shall, upon eonvinttnss
SSeioIe the PRESIDENT Of the Fire and poIisa
NnmmlssioneIs DO fined not less tban az oI,oo
o mG D than MY dollars. for each and ev Spv
onense, md a failure to compiy tberev I'M aayt
e9oh ana every street crossed sam bs NY at
Passed January IL, 1850. ~
D. 4. PORTER. prss;5o,.
A''es'i o. Il, PutLEN, Secretary. 'i'
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