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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-19

A CORRESPONDENT of the Nashville
American, writing from Washington,
the 18th inst, says;
Hon. james E. Bailey will be on
hand at the grand convention of the
school Superintendents OF the state of
Tennessee, in Nashville, on the 9TH Of
next month. He has been invited to
deliver an address upon that occasion.
During his whole manhood, this dis
tiuguished lawyer has been an advo-
cate and friend of the free school sys-
tenn. His efforts in endeavoring to
get money from the national treasury
to help the states in that matter, de-
serve and will receive the hearty com
meRdations of all lovers of populared ID
ucation.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-19
THE %BROOKEAVEN OUTRAGE

Papola, Miss, Star, 18th: Sunday
night, when the train arrived at
Brookhayen, Gen. Grant was greeted
with a shower of brickbats which
shattered the windows of the car. 1t
seems strange that the reputable citi-
e n of Brookhaveu permitted a crowd
of roughs to commit this outrage.
Such an indignity to Gen. Grant is
shameful and %disgraceful. Having
been invited to Vicksburg, he was.
therefore, in some measure, the guest
of our state. Gen. Grant should have
been treated with all the courtesy
and consideration due a guest and a
gentleman. When we think of this
insult to a visitor, we blush for the
fair fame of Mississippi.
Due allowance can be made for the
feelings and prejudices Of those who
were opposed to giving Gen. Grant
public receptions in the south, 1t
was a question Of propriety and taste
at last rather than Of principle; but
for the rufianism above described
there can be no apology or excuse, ant
no punishment under the law is too
severe. It seems that we have il
some out-ofthe.wa places as NEAR
and despisable wretchos as those whc
rotten-egged Gen. Grant at his HON,
in Galena on his return from abroad
Honors are easy, but we are sorry an.
one in the south helped to make it so
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-19
BIaIne Gaining in Illinois.

Chicago dispatch to the Cincinnati CONNER
cial, April IL
Something akin to a panic is work
ing among the Grant people of Hi.
nois, and particularly Chicago, to-day.
on account. of a conviction amounting
to a certainty that Blaine's friends
have waged so vigorous a battle for
precedence that they have the field 10
illinois practically to themselves lust
now. The Hon. b. Q. Farwell, Jas.
2. Root, and S. A. Hurlbert. are at
the head Of the Blaine militia, and
are handling their forces with such
consummate skill that Logan friends
begin TO fear that his overthrow will
follow, unless he speedily sets about
building up his shattered forces
Blaine clubs have been formed in
nearly every locality, and all report a
vigorous growth. The state central
committee and the Logan men out.
side Of 1t are trying TO oounteraot the
Blaine maneuvers by a thorough
recanvass OF the state. Nearly all the
gentlemen now active for Blaine were
Grant men a while ago, and as such
were looked to for the conservation Of
Grants interest in the various dis
tricts; The difficulty now experienced
is to find men who can be trusted to
take their place. A. G. Babcoek. for.
mer chairman Of the central commit
tee, has quietly thrown his influence
for Blaine. The discovery that Bah
cock had gone over TO Blaine struck
especial trouble in the souls of The
GRANTEES for the double reason that
the detection was serious, and that in
the event Of success the sheep who
followed Logan a year ago would be.
forever shut out Of the fold. Iii not
speaking blindly to say that Illinois Is
far more likely to cast a majority Of
her votes for Blaine in the national
convention than it is to join Pennsyl.
vania and New York in the Grant
matter.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-19
What Schurz Says.
Cleveland Leader Dem.Al

Cleveland Leader Dem.)l
SEIZURE political views are some.
what indefinite and hard to get at,
but he makes no concealment of the
fact that he is opposed to Grant, and
if he is nominated will oppose him on
the stump.
II am opposed to a third term for
anybody, said the secretary. and am
opposed to Grant for any term
Why are you opposed to Grant,"
u have nothing against him per-
sonally, but be represents all that is
bad and corrupt in the republican
party. His election would be a great
misfortune"
"How do Germans regard his nomi-
nation2"
Il have no authority to speak for
anybody but myself, but l have no
idea that the Germans as a class will
ever favor anything so destructive TO
our institutions as that would be-"
You think, then, the nomination
of Grant for a third term would be
bad for tho country"
1T would be a national calamity"
said the secretary emphatically.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-19
Obstrucling the Mails---BOth
Sides,

Mason GALL loth.'
This morning John Farrar and two
Others, named Heron and Moore,
we're brought to the city under arrest,
from Galloway station, in Fayette
county, charged with hindering the
mails. They will have a hearing be-
fore United States commissioner, Bell
Etheridge during the afternoon. Some
time ago Farrar, as constable of Fay
cite county, undertook to arrest one
of the conductors on the Louisville
and Nashville railroad, for contempt
of court in not obeying It's mandate
to appear as a witness at Somerville,
and the other two were his deputies
on the occasion. 1t is claimed by the
prosecutors hat they hindered the
mails by stopping the train. The CON
ductor was not arrested at the time
referred to, but was captured a few
days later at the same point, as he
stepped from his train. A darby had
stolen a coat or something Of the sort,
and the doctor was summoned as a
witness against him. A big stir was
made on the occasion.
The above we clip from the LEDGER
of Friday. Our readers doubtless
remember the circumstances of the
attempt to arrest Conductor Hilbert
in November last on a warrant issued
by Attorney-General Dupuy. There
was a large crowd Of refugees on the
train eager to get home, and as they
and the mails had been delayed some
three hours above Galloway, they
became indignant, and chafed under
further delay. A reporter for n Of
the Memphis papers heard the story
of a passenger and printed it. 1t was
highly colored, and calculated to place
the officers and citizens of Galloway
in a bad light. The matter, we
thought, had been forgotten, but
it seems some one who had been
outraged SO to speak, has been
nursing his wrath during the long
winter months to keep it warm and
has allowed it to burst forth and
take the shape alluded to above.
We have no idea as to the legal right
of the officers to act as they did in
stopping the train. but we blieve
they did nothing more than they re-
garded to be lawful. Ifit be a crime
to detain a mail train under authority
of state, thereby hindering the deliv-
cry Of the mails twenty-five minutes.
what should that action be termed
which sometimes prevents its delivery
at all? Mails have been thrown of at
this place time and again that we're in
tended for other points. 1t was only
last Monday that the Stanton mail
was left here and the mail for this
pointcarried on and brought back in
the afternoon. There is no time hard
ly that you cannot hear some com
plant offailure to receive mails when
due. Now, while this question is up,
is a good time to investigate and ven
tilate the whole business; and none
are more interested than the newspa-
pers. The business mar of Mason
will not think of ordering his Mem.
phis papers through the mails. lie
must have something more reliable,
and orders by express. The business
mar at small stations where there are
no newsdealers must meet the news
boy on the train and pay five cents for
a paper, which in the course of a year
will amount to almost double what it
should cost.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-19
CEN. GRANT AT CAIRO.

Gen. Grant and party reached Cairo,
Friday afternoon, the 18th, at
3 o'clock, and were escorted to the
stand by the committees, and about
1000 persons in procession. In re-
Spouse to an address of welcome he
said: Friends and fellow citizens
After an absence of seventeen years
from Cairo, the point from which |
might almost date the beginning Of
my late military career, it affords me
great pleasure to come back, and fnd,
instead of addressing a camp, a pros
porous city built up aud devoted to
the interests Of peace. 1t has been
my good fortune to have just passed
through a little bit OF every one Of
the southern states-all the states
lately in rebellion, and it is gratifying
to me, and | know it will be to you,
that in every one of them the scenes,
the decorations and the speeches, we're
the same as we see and hear here to-
day. The stars and stripes were
floating everywhere, aud the greater
portion of the speakers in every in
stance we're men who in the conflict
wore the gray, and the speeches which
they made show their present devo-
ton to the flag for which we fought,
which is all we ever asked of them
that they should respect and honor
the flag, and become citizens, and
hereafter fit should be assailed by a
foreign foe, that they should unite
with us as one people. From the
assurances they give, | believe they
are sincere, aud | hope they expressed
the sentiments Of the great majority;
for united as one people, united as
generous rivals in building up our
several states for the whole union,
and feeling that loyalty for the flag,
we are a great people-the greatest
nation in the world. To stand di
vided we are too nearly equal, man to
man, to be a great aud prosperous
people. Lei US all hope that there
may be a genuine union of sentiment.
A generous rivalry for the building up
of our several states, and the national
pride above the state pride. | had
no idea | should say SO much. 1t was
the remarks made to me that brought
this out. | thank you, Mr.. speaker,
citizens and friends. | thank you for
what e have seen here to-day.
This may be considered the end of
Gen. Grants southern tour. He is
in his own state after an absence of
something over two months, during
which he touched every southern
state. He was everywhere treated
with the respect due the positions he
has held and seems to carry back
favorable impressions Of the south.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-19
on-RssIasn NOtIca.

NO: SSTIn the Chancery Court 81 Shell
kittredge ct al. w. -
I appearing from affidavit in this can
4 that the defendants, A. s. Kittreds
Louis MichOt and Eugene Michot \
non-residents Of the State of Tennessee.
IS therefore ordered that they make their =
pearance herein, at the courthouse Of SheI
county, in Memphis, Tenn, on or before Il
hrst Monday in May, 1880, and plead 4
swer or demur to co%mplainant's bill, or 4
same VII be taken for confessed as to ihs
of this order be published once n week for ~ Y
successive weeks in the PUBLIC LFner
This 3lst day of March, 1880. ~
A copy-Attest: MASTER
By &: B. MoHENRY, Deputy G. an.
Harris x Turley, sol. for commit. 81
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-19
Schurz's Dilemma.
pecial 10 the Courier-Jourpal.l

SPECIAL 10 the Cou|rter-J Ournal.l
WASHINGTON, April 15.--Secretary
Schurz said this evening that he was
not surprised at the action of the
Missouri republican convention. He
had supposed all along that ex-post-
master G. j. Filley would manage it.
He does not give up hope of beating
Grant, however, in the convention,
and thinks he sees signs of fear among
the Grant leaders, fear both of defeat
in the convention, and, should that
not happen, of defeat at the polls. A
rumor has been published to the effect
that Mr.. Schurtz would take part in
the anti. third term convention to be
held next month in st. Louis. 1t is
not his purpose to do that, nor has he
been invited to. No one knows what
his course will be in the event of
Grants nomination, although it
not to be very difficult to make a
guess. This, at least, | am able to
say, that Mr.. Schurz sympathizes with
the purpose of the St. Louis conven-
ton at least to this extent, that he
hopes it will make such an impression
on the Chicago convention as to deter
that body from nominating Grant.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-19
Fire Escape Ordinance.

SECTI0N l. Be il ordained by the Leeisla-
~ tive Council; That the proprietor, lessee,
occupant, OF person in charge Of each and
every. hotel, theater, public hall, or public
building in the Taxing District, arc hereby
required to provide safe and sufficient FIRE
escapes, from each and every story Of the
same; To- be constructed under the supervision
and to the entire satisfaction Of the District
Engineer and the Chief Of the Fire Depart.
ment.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordainedi That any
violation Of this ordinance shall be deemed a
misdemeanor, and any one convicted thereof
before the President Of the Fire and Police
Commissioners shall be fined not less than
one nor more than fifty dollars, and each days
failure to provide the same, or any part.
thereof, or to keep the same or any part there
Of In good repair, shall be deemed a distinct
and separate oilense,
Passed April 8th, 1880.
D.. T. PORTER, Chairman.
G.. L, PVLLES, sec'y, 1&.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-19
Genuine Imported HOT's Malt
Extract.

The true health beverage. Highly
recommended for nursing mothers,
thin, cold and aged people, GONZALES
cents, etc. Owing to its wonderfully
nutritious qualities it is especially
recommended in epidemics and in
feverS; where bodily prostration is
great, and life depends upon a nour
ishing Stimulant. None genuine with
out the label of Tarrant & Co., sole
agents, New York. For sale BY all
druggists and grocers, 2-1O2
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-19

THE Vicksburg Commercial looks
for an unusually violent type of yell
low fever in that city and in Memphis
this summer, az a judgment upon the
people for entertaining Grant. The
Lemars Sentinel will now discover
another long lost brother with the
unmistakable red eye.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-19
Attachment Notice..

Before ]. S. Galloway, J. P. for Sbelbv 49,,
tyi renn.-Fulmer, Burton Z Co. vs.. II
Fields. ~ ". 4
n this cause a n attachment hayipn Ia.
4 sued out under section 1856 of the Cede
tennessee. and returned levied npon N
ing been made that defendant Is indehtend ,
the plaintiff in the sum Of SS75' dne /
account, and that the claim Is inst ~
that the defendant is a nonresident 81 M
state Of Tennessee; ii is therefore orders
tnas saio defendant make his personal AZ
1885,. at IL o'clock M, at my office. Ma Z
Madison street, Memphis, Tenn, and defcn,
said attachment suit within the time ~,
seribed by law, or the same will be proeeeae
with eX::parte; and that q o of this ora,
the Public Ledger. "A VEGAS
This the l4th day of April, 1880.
oy 80 oil OF j. s. GALLOWAY. lip
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-19

LITTLE Rock DEMOCRAT 10th. A
few wears ago the Memphis and Ii tile
Rock railroad did not stand very high
among the railroad enterprises Of the
country. 1t has been gre9 .tly i'm
proved, and, under the pre- ,ent able
management, ranks among the first in
the state. We are truly glad to note
its increasing prosperity
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-19

q "a CHEAP excursion from Indian
apolis to the gulf, 1860 miles, has been
arranged to start on the 10Th inst, so
as to take in the Nashville centennial.
1t is announced by the manager that
Gov. blue Jeans Williams and
Hon. T. A.. Hendricks will be among
the party. The round trip to Pensa-
cola or Mobileand return, will be only
SIG. Perhaps those gentleman can
afford to attend, but we doubt whether
they do.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-19

-
Rf virtue Of the terms of two certain deeds
~ OF trust, thu one dated July IL, 1877, and
the other February 10, 1878, recorded in the
Register office of Shelby county, Tenn, in
book No. ils, page 254, and book 122, page 45l
respectively, to John A Holt, trustee, and
MS successors IN Office, TO secure the payment
Of certain indebtedness therein mentioned,
default having been made by the grantors in
their undertakings, and the debts being past
due and unpaid l., James w. Crocker, the
legal successor Of said John A. Holt, who is
now deceased, will, at the request Of the bene-
fciaries, on
Saturday, the oath day Of April, 1880,
between the hours Of II I'm. and nm, at
the southwest corner Of Main and Madison
streets, in Memphis, Taxing District of Shelby
county, Tennessee, sell at public cutlery to the
highest bidder for cash, the following real
estate in Shelby county, Tennessee, to-wit:
In the 18th Civil District Of said county, des-
ignated in the Ptoyine sub divisiOn (which is
duly recorded in said Registers office in plat
book No. Il, as lots Nos. Al $50, and 81 in block
"a, Of the W~illoughby Williams tract, each Of
SAID lots having q front Of fifty 1907 feet, ex-
tending northward, one hundred and fifty
ll0Ol teet TO an alley, and are situated on the
nerth line Of Provine street as laid down on
salo ProYine subdivision, with residence
Title pronounced perfect, but 1 sell and
convey as trustee only. Redemption is
Sale to begin at Il o'clock.
JAMES W. OR0CKER, Trustee.
Nd. II. Tlezevant, Attorney. 81 4S
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-19
DdOn-R Notice.

No. S6O3-In the 0hancery Court Of shall
county, Tennnessee-Joseph E. Miller ,
I appearing from affidavit in this can
Il tnat the defendant, Albertine Miller, IS
therefore ordered that she make her snn".
ance herein, at the court-house Of SkeiI
county, in Memphis, Tenn, on or before II
h1rst Monday in May, 1880, and plead. ann,ver
Sdemur to complainant bill, or the sam" ~
pc taken for confessed as TO her and ~ X
hearing ex-parte; and that a COW AZ N
order be published once q week for -four an
cegslye weeks in the Public Ledger.
This Slst day Of March, 1880,
A copy-Attest: -''0
Wy =. B. MoIIEyRY, D, O. and NJ.
u ferger, sol. for complainant.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-19
a GARD.

To all who are suffering from the errors and
lndiscretiong Of youth, nervous weakness,
early decay, loss Of manhood, etc, I will send
Z recipe that will cure you, FREE OF
yhAhGE. This great remedy was discovered
self-addressed envelope to the Rev, Joseph It,
Inman, Station D, New Yo-k City.
lis XXI ia eodhw
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-19
Bushels of Bills.

An examination of the calendar of
the house shows that there are one
thousand and nineteen bills reported
favorably from committees and await
ing action, and there are at least one
hundred more in the hands of com.
uittees ready to report.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-19

Rock lark, Gaus.ts.l

Little Rock tArk.l Gazette.l
Texas preachers are said to be very
eccentric, aud their mild unnatural
ness has given rise to a great many
remarks and a few stories. The fol-
lowing narrative was told us coniden-
TALLY by a slanderer:
A minister arose before a large au-
dience, took his text and began preach
ing. A brisk firing of pistols began
on the outside Of the church.
Brother deacon" said the minister,
Il believe those fellows are casting
insinuations at me. In fact, | am
very nearly convinced" he continued,
as a piece of clustering fell from the
wall close to his head.
Il think, parson, that it refers to
some n else" replied the deacon,
The minister raised a tumbler of
water, and was in the act Of applying
it to his lips, when the glass fell, shat
tered by a shot.
This is an innuendo no longer
said the minister, wiping the water
from his vest. This is what | term
an unmistakable thrust. The con-
gregation will please sing while l go
out and investigate this matter. Is
there another preacher in the house?'
Yes" said a man, throwing down
a stick which he had been whiting,
arising and pulling at the waist of his
pants like a man who had just
Strengthened up after setting out a
row Of tobacco across a broad field.
Got on an extra2"
YES"
"Unlimber."
"The whiting preacher handed
over a large Remington pistol, which
the insulted preacher took and, draw
ing one from his belt, started out.
After going out there was an imme-
date improvement in the firing bust
ness. 1t was decidedly more lifelike,
insomuch that the deacons sat work
ing their fingers. After a while the
minister returned, and placing an ear
and the nostril and a half of a nose on
the pulpit, remarked: HE that hath
ears to hear, let him behave himself
The sermon then proceeded without
interruption.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-19
InsOlvent Notice.
STATE oE TENNESSEE, SHELBY Co.,

OFFICE County COuRT CLRRK,
Memphis, Tenn, February Is, 1880.
To James Reilly, administrator Of j. NJ.
HAVING suggested the insolvency Of the
IL estate Of j. NJ. Tomeny, deceased, you
are hereby ordered to give notice, by advertise
said State, and also at the courthouse door
of Shelby county, for all persons having
claims against said estate, to appear and file
the same, with the clerk Of the County Court
authenticated in the manner prescribed by
law, on or before the LIST day Of June, 1880;
and any claim not filed on or before said day,
said estate is made, shall be forever barred,
both In law and equity.
Witness my hand, at Office, this 18th day Of
February, 1880.
OWEN DWYER, Clerk.
By HUGH B. CULLEN. D. @. 154 1~awxxx6S
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-19

NOTICE Is hereby given that a certificate
~, Of stock in the Memphis 4 Charleston
Railroad Company for ten shares, in the name
Of Robert Knox, dated March 3lst, 1855, and
numbered 500. has been lost or stolen, and
that the undersigned has made application 10
the Secretary for a duplicate thereof.
S..B. PHILLIPS,
Executor of Robert Knox. deed.
Memphis, April IL, 1850. 81 1879
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-19
Sale of valuable Real Estate

Sale Of Valuable Real Estate.
Under authority vested in us by Senate
~ joint resolution No. II, adopted by tho
Legislature OF state of Tennessee, March
23d, 1877, approved March 2tth, 1917, we will,
on
Saturday, May Stll, 1850,
between the hours of 10 o'clock am. and A
o'clock pm, on the premises, in the Taxing
District, city Of Memphis, sell to the highest
bidder the following lots of land in said Tax
ing District, city Of Memphis, Shelby county,
Tennessee;
/. Lots i22 and 1913 in block No. 20 Of the
Batture addition to the city of Memphis, each
lot fronting q feet on Water street and run
ming back 1851 feet to Promenade street and
comprising also the last part of lot No. 12i,
supposed TO be $50 feet in the same block on
said Batture addition to SAID city; the same
being at the corner Of Jefferson and Prone
made streets with a front Of "a feet on Promo.
made street, on the west side Of said street,
and running hack with the north line Of JEFF.
ferson street about $50 feet, more or less
all Of said property being covered by what is
known as the Elliott block Of buildings.
2. One lot or piece Of land fronting As feet
on the north side of Beal street, in said Tax
ing District, city of Memphis, and running
back $50 feet, and upon which lot or piece Of
land are situated the two stores Nos. so and
50 Beal street.
Terms Of Sale-Cash.
JAMES L. GAINES,
Comptroller Of Tenn.
Chairman County Court Shelby County. Al 60
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-19

II will take a solid south to nomi-
nate Grant, The republican states
are not for him. Cincinnati CONNER
cial (Ind.)