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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-23
Tennese ,eans at the Capital.

W Ashlngton Oof. NashVllle American.
Neil s. Brown, jr., the popular and
effective reading clerk Of the house.
and wife, Honorable John F. House
and wife, and Captain Rufus King
Polk, are at ll25 Tenthstreet. Colonel
John G. Burch, secretary ofthe senate,
and family ale at 1925 on Vernon
avenue. Senator james 4. Bailey and
family are at 1909 K street. The
Honorable VIC. Whitthorne and wife
and Miss Ella, and Harry, are at 9l5
Fourteenth street.
Miss Cunningham, Of your city, is
the guest of the Misses Burch. Mis-
Acklcn aud Miss Atchison, Of the
same city, are the guests of Miss
Maud Bailey, the accomplished
daughter Of Senator Bailey. Miss
Annie Berry, also of Nashville, and
her cousin. Mrs. 7. w. Dick Bullock,
are at 1907 Ninth street. 1t is said
that there are more ladies from Ten
nessee this winter in the na.ional
capital than from any other State.
Of the correctness Of this statement |
have not reached a conclusion. There
are certainly more than usual; and the
ladies certainly compare favorably
with those from every other quarter
Of the globe. Our young gallants say
they surpass all others. Mrs. j.
D. G. Atkins and her beautiful an in.
telligent unmarried daughter were
here a few weeks with the Hon. j. D,
Q. Atkins. Although an invalid.
Mrs. A. came here to the bedside Of
her husband, who was in the very
crisis Of his illness. 1t is very graft
flying TO the friends Of this distin-
guished statesman TO know that he
has entirely recovered. In fact, the
physician says he is as good as new
and will soon be stronger and better
of physically than ever. The truth
is that General Atkins came very near
TO being a victim to ovarwork. Hi
position as chairman on the COMMITTEES
on appropriations is one O.
the most laborious, the mos
exaeting and responsible il
the whole government. So earn,
estly, so persistently, and 50 vigilantl,
had no watched the disbursement O.
the millions Of the peoples revenues
that he seriously impaired his health
and brought on himself q very dan
geFouS attack, Dr.. Ralph Walsh vaI
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How Ben Butler Missed Being
President.

ST.. Louis Times Correspondence.l
"Blaine is a man Of fine presence.
genial, and if he will hold the tail oil
the kite he can do so, | have NO
doubt. The recent charming little
party at Harrisburg would seem to
point that road. By the way, Mr..
Lincoln did me the honor to ask me
to take the second place on the ticket
with him in 1864. | replied that |
was only about forty years old and
did not desire to shut myself up in the
Sarcophagus Of the senate desk. | also
joeularly, but most prOphetically
avowed that | would accept his offer,
provided he gave bonds to die three
months after his Inauguration"
Prophetic. indeed r
Eyes, the joke came back to me
with intensest sadness" 9a
There was no smile on the face now.
The eyelids looped to their lowest as
he almost savagely jerked the ashes
from his cigar.
Have you no belief in a Demo
cratic victory, General 2"
mo! the Democrats haven't the
faintest hope Of success"
mot with Tilden, or Bayard, OF
SEYMOUR"
Not with anybody" said the gen.
eral emphatically. GRAFT will 60 in
with a whirl. The Tammany quarrel
is fatal to reconciliation with Til
dem
We smiled a Sickly smile of doubt
of this; we didn't make the smile
snowy, for we were in the lions den,
and we hadn't the advantage even OF
Daniels gingham umbrella for pro-
lection.
MIR. Payne's name is mentioned in
connection as the dark horse"
II know him." said the General,
quickly-"Henry B. Payne, of Cleve-
land. A good man; a hard-money
man, but not Extensively SO One Of
the electoral commission. If q Dem
ocrat we're to be elected there is no
one, perhaps, | would rather see
achieve the honor than Payne. A
good fair man."
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the attending physician, in whose
hands we're placed the health and life
Of the tall and fearless Tennessean.
DR.. Walsh is a young man Of great
promise as a practitioner, and in full
practice. The doctor has the honor
of FLEEING the husband Of the a T aud
radiant woman, Miss JEANNE
Patterson, who went through
Tennessee and captured the
hearts Of the people, and ran
several unmarried rural editors mad.
In a quiet and happy home, she is
passing q life which will add joys to
the life of her husband but for this
at this time, she would be the rival of
the gifted Miss Mary Anderson for
the palm of being the leading female
star Of the South. For the little
while she read before audiences of the
South, she had many admirers, who
predicted for her a national reputa-
ton. All will be glad to learn that
she is the queen of the home and
heart of one Of the most promising
among the medical men Of the Union.
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INon-R esIaent RlotIea.

No. 4ls-In the ohancery Court Of Shelby
VS.. =. j. EchOls ct al.
7 appearing from the sherih's return in
4 in this aus that the defendants, Samuel
J Echols and Maggie O.. Echols, are mot to
be found in his county; II is therefore
ordered, that they make their appearances
in Memphis, Tenn, on or before he 6rst Mon,
dayin March, 1880. and plead, answer or demur
TO- compliments amended bill, or the same
Will be taken for confessed as to them and set
for hearing ex-parte, and that a copy OF this
order be published once q week, for four sue
eessiye weeks, in the Public Ledger.
This 9th day of February, 1880.
A copy: Attest.
r. j. BLACK. c, N.
BY Z. d. MCHENRY, Deputy @. I'M
I. P. Chambers, solicitor for complainant.
1885 l42 Jas l54
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NONRESIDENT Notice.

No. 1872, RID, Diyorce-In the Bartlett Circuit
Court Of Shelby county, Tennessee Bob
Keck VS.. Ellen Keck ct al.
I appearing from affidavit in this cause that
i the defendant, Ellen Keck, is a non-resi-
dent Of the State of Tennessee; il is there
fore ordered that she make personal appear
Bartlett, Shelby county, Tenn, on the second
Monday in March, 1880, and plead, answer OF
demur to complainant bill, or the same will
be taken for confessed as to heI and set fol
hearing ex-parte; and that a copy OF this
order be published once a week for four sue
%cessivee weeks in the Public Ledger Of Mem
A copy-Attest:
.TH0S. B. CRENSHAW, Clerk.
BID .kimbrough, Atty for complt.
ISL ~l5Txxx6-l2
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Wednesday, March pain. I88O.

at the southwest corner Of Main and Madison
in tho Taxing District Of said Shelby
county, sell for cash at public sale 10 the
bidder, between the hours Of II am.
and ! pm, the following described property:
A certain lot ofland situate, lying and being
u me SAD Taxing District Of the county Of
Shelby, state Of Tennessee, on the east side of
Tennessee street, and the north side of the
alley between Butler and South streets, 'front.'
ing, 45 feet on Tennessee street and running
back between parallel lines; one Of which is
the north side Of the alley. the other As feet
north Of It, running back $50 feet east, SO as
to make a lot IS feet by $50 feet,
All right or equity Of redemption waived,
Title beloved to be good, but / sell and con-
vey as trustee only.
February Goth, 1870. A isnSI'
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A SET OF TEETH FOR $40.
279 MAIN STREET,
DIR. HINsoN I'M SON,
SURGEON DENTISTS.
1l2xxx7&W
UNITED STATES OF 1MEFTC1-1-
District Of West Tennessee,

UlstrlcL OF west Tennessee,
l. Circuit Court for said district.
In equity, No. 2l6-Luke p. Blackbnrn Vs.
The Selma, Marion and Memphis Railroad
BY ~virture Of the final decree of the Circuit
u Court Of the United States, for the West
s ens;s nisIrlct OF tennessee made in the above
e5nL n cause, on the Sd day of June, AID,
10Y, the undersigned clerk of the said court.
9uly authorized and appointed By the said
%decroe,. will sell at public sale, at the court
Ss,. y n Memphis county, of Shelby. and
81 Ms pe bLe am Issa On Monday, the ed day
M, ana pm, of said day, to the highest
bidder, all the following described pro1erty
to;yit; All the Selma, Marion and Aemphis
railroad lying between the city Of Memphis.
"a tne state Of Tennessee, and the city OF
selma, In the State Of Alabama, Constructed
OF 70 pc constructed, together with ali and
angular the railways, rails, bridges, fences,
warehouses, engines, cars, fixtures, privileees.
ugnts' real estate OF every and all desoriD'
tion, n 81 other property owned or which
Of the mortgage mentioned in the bill
IN this cause has been acquired By said
company by subscription, donation or
purchase and including 81 bonds OF
slOOe 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 appurten-
ances, being an entirety, will be sold alto
gether, with the benefit of the franchises
owned and possessed by said company. Tho
sale will be made on the following terms, to-
wit; One thousand dollars Of the purchase
money Of said railroad, with its appurte-
nAnces, equipment and rolling stock, shall be
paid in cash at the time of the sale, and the
remainder shall be paid in six months after
the date Of sale, the purchaser giving his note
with approved security, payable to complain
ant, and q lien reserved on the property. The
said bonds and other property will be sold
for cash to be paid down at the time of the
sale. BELL W. ETHERIDGF.
Dec. 10, 1873. Clerk and commissioner.
Estes 4 ELLKTT, soils.
Mxxx 10
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-23

A resolution was adopted by the
house, Thursday, calling on the secro.
tarNof the interior for information as
t. the amount Of the land subsidy
granted to the st. Joseph aud Denver
City railroad company; the disposition
made Of these lands, and why said
road has not been completed TO its
junction With the Union Pacific rail-
road at Kearney.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-23
On SATURDAY. MARCH q. 1850.

between the hours of II o'clock am. and l
o'clock PM. in front Of the Bank of Com
merce, No. IL Madison street, in Memphis,
now the Taxing District of Shelby county,
Tenn, offer and sell, at public cutlery. to the
highest bidder, for cash, for the satisfaction
of the said indebtedness. the following land,
and improvements thereon, in said Taxing
District of Shelby county. Tenn, lately the
city of Memphis, to-wit: The west half Of lot
No. 2, of Hill's subdivision of lot No. 5l1, be-
ginning at a point on the north line Of, Ala
bama street, IL feet east Of the east line Of Hill
street; thence northwardly parallel with Hill
street, l4S1@ feet TO an alley; thence cast with
the south limo Of said alley rs feet and ~
inches; thence south 1857 feet to Alabama
street; thence west with the north line Of Ala
bama street, rs feet IA inches to the begin
ming, being. the same property conveyed to
said N. Maria Stewart by B. B. Lewis and j.
G p. Hammond, July 81, 1867, by deed re-
corded in book 81, page A9.
Equity Of redemption is barred. The title
is believed to be good, but 1 sell as trustee
only. The purchaser gets tho absolute title.
JAMES w. CR0CKER, Trustee.
NJ. B. TREzEvkST. Attorney. al 6
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Saturday, March 20, 1880.

in front Of my office, No. % Madison street,
Memphis, Tennessee, sell to .ths highest bid:
phis, Tennessee, being part Of lot 469. and
thus described: Beginning on the north side
Of Market street S65 feet east Of the first alley
east Of Third street; thence eastwardly so feet
with Market street; thence northwardly to
the north boundary line of lot 49,; thence
southwardly 10 the beginning. The lot is
we'll improved. having a largo aud handsome
residence upon. The western IS feet will bs
first sold, and the remaining II feet sold next,
If the first does not pay the debt. The i'm
provements are all on the 80 feet.
Sale TO begin at ~ o'clock. Equity Of ro-
demption and homestead waived. Title be-
lieyed to be good, but l will sell and convey
I; B, MCFARLAND, Trustee.
Smith & Collier. Atty's. 1878
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Monday, the 18th day of March, 1890.

between the hours ofl2 and 2 pm. in front
Of the courthouse door of said county. sell for
cash, at public cutlery the following described
real estate, situated in Shelby county, State
Of Tennessee, and described as follows:
Lot No. q, so feet by 14S; No. 2S, so BY lis
feet, pointing on Jennet street; lot No. 20,
6S-SS. 100 by 230.S "a. 100 feet, pointing on Or.
leans street., All of which lots are in the A.
). Brown subdivision Of lots 10 and 81 of
Milbough Williams original subdivision
Title to same believed to be good but / sell
and convey as trustee only.
l4S Is GEO, READ, Trustee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-23

Under and by virtue of three certain
" trust deeds, recorded severaiiy in hook
No. 100, page Y, book No. 104, page 29l, and
book No. l07, page lH of the Registers Office
Of Shelby county, Tennessee, default having
been made therein, ! will, on Monday, the
9Th day Of March, 1880, at the southwest cor
ner Of Main and Madison streets, in the Tar
ing District, or city of memphis, proceed to sell
for cash. a certain tract Of land in Shelby
county, Tennessee, being part of lot number
8, of a subdivision of three 40-lOO acres,
purchased by g.. I. Freeman from Mrs,
Elenore Perkins, June 10th, 1872, and subdi-
yided by j. II. Mcclure, civil engineer, June
9th, 1917, and being part of lot number rs, oc
Willoughby Williams subdivision. Said be- t
OF 10Y number 3 commences at a point on the
north side Of Walker avenue, widened tfen.
feet $40 feet from the southeast corner of lot
number u; thence west ON the north side M
walker avenue, avenue widened Nen feetl
ten feet to a stake; thence north SO feet 10 y.
ten foot alley; thence east on she south side
Of said alley ten feet; thence south $40 feet Ia
the beginning; also lot number 5 of the afore-
said subdivision, bounded as follows: Cam
mencing at a point on the north side OfWaiker
avenue, wideAed (ten feet 260 feet from the
southeast corner OF lot number Is; thence
west on the north sido of Walker avenne
widened ten feet 50 feet to a stake; thepos
north 80 feet to q ten foot alley; thence east
on the south side Of said alley So feet To A
stake, thence south SO feet to the beginning.
Equity OF redemption waived. Title be-
ieved to DO good, but l will sell only as trus-
tee.
February 4th, 1850,
-. SIMON sTURM. Trustee.
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7
EVERY LADY.
OUGHT TO KNOW.

There exists a means Of Sc
curing a soft and brilliant
Complexion, ne matter how
poor it may naturally be.
Hagan's Magnolia Balm is a
delicate and harmless article,
which instantly removes
Freckles, Tan, Redness,
ROughneSs, E~ruptiOns, Vulgar
Flushings, etc., etc. So deli.
cate and natural are its effects
that its use is not suspected by
anybody.
No lady has the right to pre-
sent a dis6gured face insOciety
when the Magnolia Balm is sold
by all druggists for IS cents.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-23

The subscription price Of the DAILY
PUBLIC LEDGER is IS per GnAum and
SOC per month forlvSs than one year. The
WEEKLY LEDGER Is 81 per annum-
postage free.
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Trustees saIo.

PURSUANT TO- a trust deed executed to me
i BY II. s; Ledbetter and John ". Ledbet-
ter, her husband, dated 18th day April 1879,
and recorded in Registers Office OF Shelby
county, Tennessee, In book No. Ill, page 4ls,
at the request Of benehciaries In said deed
Of trust, | will on
Monday, the 18th day Of March, 1880,
between the hours ofl2 and , p IN. in mont Of
the courthouse door OF said county, sell Tor
cash at public cutlery the following described
real estate, situated in Shelby county, State
Of Tennessee, and described as follows, to-
wit: Beginning nj q stake at northwest corner
OF a seven () acre tract heretofore conveyed
by Sohafer and wife and NJ. q. Knapp; thence
north thirty-ono chains TO a stake al tho
northeast corner or a "a acre tract heretofore
conveyed to NJ, G.. Latrange; thNneO east nj.
teen. chains and eighty. oight links Ia a tiake
at the northwest corner Of slzty aero tract
conveyed TO Mrs. II. 5. ledbetter and s.. Y,
said tract thirty-fve chains, 6fy. eight and
nne-halflink TO q stake in the Germantown
plank road, boing tho southwest corner Of the
ledbetter and Gaynor tract; thence west with
the plank road 10 the BEGINNING, containing
by estimation, ffty-two 69-10N aeros,
Also the following described tract OF land
! beginning Ia the center Of the Germantown
plank road, thence north 30 chains At links 10
a stalker thonce west 81 chains 10 stake;
thence south 81 chains 5sE links TO a stake,
thence east with the plank road 5s chains TO
the beginning, containing twenty acres.
Title TO same believed to DO good, but I sell
ind convey ag trustee only.
1913 IA, LAMB, Trustee,
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Trustees Sale.

FINDER a deed of trust made To me on the
y 7th of October, 1874, and registered in
Shelby county in book 10S, page 535, and at
the request Of the holder of the note secured
by said trust deed, l will, on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-23
Trustees sale.

IN pursuance Of the terms of a deed Of trust
! executed 70 me by 0: B. Parker and wife,
tember, 1874, and recorded in the Registers
Of Shelby county, Tenn, in book No.
lo2, page go, to secure a note for SLIGO and in
terest, and default having been made in the
payment thereof. | will. on -.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-23

DY virtue Of the terms Of a decd Of trust ex-
ID ecuted by N. Maria Stewart and j. d.
Stewart, to John A. Holt, trustee, and 10 his
successors in office, dated May 10, 1877, record
ed in book llS, at page 129 Of tho Shelby eoun-
" Registers office, the grantors therein hav-
ing failed in their undertakings, and the debt
threby secured being past due and unpaid, i,
James w. Crocker, the legal successor Of the
said John A. Holt, who is now deceased, will,
at the request of the beneficiary.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-23

When life is a drug, aad you have.
lestal hope, then trust IN Hop BittsTS'
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Trustees Sale.

PURSUANT to a trust deed executed TO mo
i by +. g. 0benchain and Annie d, Oben-
chain, his. wife, dated January 18th, 1879, and
recorded in the Registers office Of Shelby
county, Tennessee, in book No. y, page 1O6, at
the request Of the benefciaries in said deed
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-23

Entered at the Postofies at Memphis. Tenn,
as second-clasI matter.l
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NOn-Resident Notice.

No. 1872, R. D., Divorce-In Bartlett .Cirepit
Court, Of Shelby county, Tenn, January
18th, lSSO-Isabella Talley VS.. Lewis Tailey,
ct al.
Happening from affidavit in this cause that
i defendant, Lewis Talley, is a nonresident
Of the State of Tennessee, and a resident Of
the State Of Arkansas; it is therefore or
dered that he make his appearance here
in, at the courthouse, in the town Of Bart
lett, Shelby. county, Tennessee, on the
second Monday in March, 1880, and plead.
answer or demur to complainant bill for
divorce, etc., on the grounds ofdesertion and
other causes, or the same will be taken for
confessed as to him and set for hearing ex-
parte; and that a, copy of this order be pub
lished ono a week for four successive weeks in
the Public Ledger, q newspaper of general cir
culation, published in Memphis, Shelby coun-
ty, Tenn,
This Slst day Of January, 1880.
A copy' Attest.
TH0S. B. CRENsHAw, CLERK.
JOIN Notebooks, Atty fer Petitioner.
JQE ~ IA SEQ
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CoTrsN ESTIMATES AND MOVEMENTS

Monday evening. Feb. IS, 1850.
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WEEKLY
Public Ledger.
@1.OO.
The Cheapest aldBGSt
NEWS MEDIUM
IN THE SOUTH
TT is enterprising, fearless. reliable and
nsWsy, and the peer of any weekly uewsps-
por published in West Tennessee, containing
ALL LOCAL EVENTS OF IMPORTANCE
in tho city Of Memphis and Shelby county.
No labor or expense will be spared to man
tain It in every department at the hIshe
posSibiO standard, and to commend It In
respects to tho confidence and approval Of tb
best clssse' in the surrounding country, boinr
Itrictly
Democratic and Conservative
but will not be uniustly partisan, aiming to
be fair aud lust, as we'll as pronounced in H.
Political convictions.
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EDUCATIONAL.
354 POPLAR STREET.

DHE Sisters fist. Mary having discontinued
i their school in Memphis, | have leased
their large and commodious school building,
and will open therein my school for girls on
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-08-26
ABRAHAM LINCoLN'S OPINION
OF HANCOCK.
Lancaster Intelligencer.

When Mr.. Lincoln issued his
Emancipation Proclamation, depu~
tation of citizens from Baltimore
went to Washington to congratulate
him. Mr.. James McDougal, an ar
dent Republican was one of the
number. The visitors sat down and
spent nearly an hour in conversation.
Presently the subject Generals came
up and various opinions were ex-
pressed as to who was the ablest Of
ficer on our side. When a great
many opinions had been given, Mr..
Lincoln said
"Gentlemen, in my judgment you
have not struck the right man yet"
And of course all we're anxious to
hear him name the man, and asked
him to do so. He said
at is Gen. Hancock"
The countenances of his visitors
expressed their surprise, and one of
them ventured to say that he feared
Hancock was too rash.
yes said Mr.. Lincoln, so some
of the older Generals have said to
me, and | have said to them, that |
have watched Gen. Hancock's con-
duct very carefully, and l have
found that when he goeslinto action
he achieves his purpose and comes
out with a smaller list of casualties
than any of them. Bold he is, but
not rash. Why, gentlemen, do you
know what his record was at West
Point ?"
And Mr.. Lincoln went to his
book shelf, and taking down an ar
my register showed the position il
which Hancock had graduated, and
that, furthermore, in a class that was
one of the most distinguished that
had ever graduated at the Military
Academy. Continuing to speak Of
him in the highest terms, he further
said
81 tell you, gentlemen, that if bis
life and strength are spared, | be-
Iieve that Gen. Hancock is destined
to be one of the most distinguished
men of the age. Why, when l &c
down in the morning to open my
maiI-aDd | arise at 4 o'clock de
clare that do it in fear aud trem,
bling, lest | may hear that Hancock
has been killed or wounded"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-08-26
BLUNDERS.

Few attributes of character are
more char ming than the faculty OF
gracefully sckno wledging ones err
rors. The man who makes a blun~
der and sticks to it is person with
whom argument or controversy be-
comes impossible. The trouble and
time spent in attempting to convince
him of the truth are completely
wasted, for he will still believe that
what be has advanced must be right,
even in the face of actual demon
stration that it is wrong. On the
other hand, of the action of one who
will admit with frank and ready
courtesy that he had been mistaken,
it may be said that it 'blesseth him
that gives and him that takes'-it
covers his own retreat with grace
fulness and gives his adversary a
pleasant memory of an encounter
with foe.