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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-09-08

It's ssrf,es are unls.s'ienahle ard IL elita,
tive character absolute. s.a tae writer .sn '.,r-
,aaal.y testify. both fronl experience all un.'sl
Walton.
Aiming the many readers or the Review III ahe
part and another OF TIT calntrN. Ii [. psth ttit.
that numbers are AFFLICTED With ieafa ~ and u
such II may be said: Write nj nnu. Ii llslacA
a Co.. D.y Street, New York. enclosing 81, AMI
y0u Will receive by return reneIs tAat NAL
enable you 10 hear like anybody els, aGl !. Hos
curative effects VIII hc permanent fpa W.h
never regret doug so.r-lEditnr oi New Npr1
Mercantile Review, sept. ~, IsS1. na3
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-09-08

Go to zundclowitz' llne dress goods
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-09-08

Go to Xundclowit. for nice prints
Go To Zundclowit2 for musl!ns.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-09-08

Go To Znnaclowitz for iAen's boots
or shoes.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-09-08

Go to Zunaclowit2 FOR ladies shoes.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-09-08
ByI.NCIaOOL HOCNN

ut PnicE's Drug Store. A large lot
Just received.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-09-08
EARS for the MILLION
Too ChoO'S Balsam Of Sharks Oil

Positively EestereA the Hearing, and u the Only
Absolute Cure Tor Ocafaess Knows.
This on Is extracted frAn 4 peculiar species OF
small WHITE SHARK, caught In the Yellow Sea,
known A. cdrskaaoleN Rusistait. Every Chinese
fisherman knows II. Its vil;ne as 4 restorative
" hearing were discovered rs 4 Buddhist Priest
about the year liia. tfacaiuS We're - Alliilei-
asis ard MANY 20 SEEMINGLY MIRACULOUS, That
the remedy WAS officially proclaimed Wer The
cntii, Empire. Its usss became - universal that
for over 30 years no Deafness has existed
among thu Chitese people. sent, charges pr
rald, ~ amy addtess 4 IL per uot,le.
Only Imported by HAILOck 4 co.
SOLE AGENTS FOR AMERICA. pes ST., S.W lori
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-05
The NInety.FiTc Cent Gnme.

PoughksoDsis Eagls.l
mA sharper is on his way up the
Hudson with the "ninety-ivo cent
game" HIS method ofdoing bushes.
is to enter a store and ask for five
cents worth Of some article; on re-
ceiving it he tenders a two dollar bill
in payment; the change given him by
the s~torekeeper generally consists of a
dollar bill or silver pieces and ninety
five cents in small coin. He places
the dollar in his pocket, and suddenly
finding a five cent piece in that recep.
tacle, apologies for making trouble in
getting the change, and, placing the
five cents on the ninety.fve cents,
pushes it toward the sto~rekeeper, ask
ing for a dollar bill, saying he dislikes
to carry so much silver. Upon the
unsuspecting storekeeper placing a
dollar on the counter, the sharper en-
cages him in talking until he can
place both the change and the bill to-
gether, when he cOolly asks the victim
to exchange the two dollars on the
counter for the two dollar bill he had
originally given him.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-05
.Rsslaon. Notice.

No. 417l--In the Chaucery Court Of Shelby
county, TeRn.-Mary Butler vs.. The Nash.
vile, Chattanooga and st. Louis X. r ct NJ.
I appearing from AFFIDAVIT In this eau .
that the defendants, Mrs Fanny Brown +,
bliss Sa'lie Turley, Howard Turley and Mar
garet Tu ley (of Texasl. End Dale = Wsfson
IRE non residents Of thestate ofTennfssee and
tho unknown heirs Of John Turlcy, deceased,
whose names and places Of residence are un-
known and cannot be ascerlained after dill
gent irquiry; it 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 January.
1852, and plead, answer or dsmur 70 complain
ant bill, or the same will be taken for con
iessed as 70 thtm AID set for hearing OK
narte; and that a copy Of this order be pub
ii5hed once a seek for four successive weeks
in the Public Ledger.
This 10th day Of November 1881.
A copy-Attest;
X J. BLACK, Clark and Wasfer
CIV Heifkoil. sol'r Tor complt. e &iO9i
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-05

close connection with trains on the
the Little Rock, Mississippi River
and Texas Railroad. Captain Marx
r. Cheek commands, and the Office il
in charge Of Captain A. i. Cummins
assisted by Lou Branham and Lee
CummiDs, jr.
For the benefit Of steamboatmen
the LEDGER would state again that the
bulletin board located on the bluff.
back of the Customhouso, gives the
reading Of the gauge for each day al
s a. IN, aud is reliable. Major Ben
.yuard, who placed the board there
having a young man TO attend to it,
The Signal Service report is made out
at l p. m. each day, and always reads
IL inches more than the reading Of the
gauge, which is the amount above low
water mark. That is the reason why
the bulletin board and the Signal Ser
vice report do not consist. River men
use the bulletin board.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-05
General Trade.

Business has been rather sluggish
and of light volume during the past
week. Receipts in this marked include
1910 bbls -four, 500 bbls meal, 1000
SKIS corn, 300 SKIS oats, $50 SKIS bran
34OO bales hay, 800 bbls potatoes, 500
bbls apples and a fair list of general
merchandise. Prices have been some
what irregular, though no decided
huctuation is reported. Sugar and
molasses Of the new Louisiana crop
has arrived freely, and sugar is firm at
an advance of J to &c. The freeze .oi
ten days ago, which extended to the
gulf coast, failed 10 do much injury ia
sugar cane. The receipts Of rice at
New Orleans are reported liberal, and
exceed last year to the seme time
$4,000 bags, and 11,000 bbls. The
coffee and tea markets are quoted in
active and dull. Hides are easier
while the Boston shipments of boots
and shoes we're 26,223 cases, against
1920 cases same week lest year
Wheat and -four ruled dull and droopy
in the West until Friday, when more
animation and some advance govern
ed, and sales Of -four transpired here
at Zoe per Dbl higher, Cut meats have
declined ic per ID in this market du
ring the past two weeks. The feeling
was somewhat stronger at the close,
The weather for the past three days
has been colder and better for packing
operations in the West. Feedstufs
have ruled quiet here all the week.
A scarcity Of corn caused prices to
rule somewhat higher, but the
arrival to-day Of a bargeload in
bulk will enable dealers to fill up de,
pleted stocks. Oats arc scarce and
rather unsettled. Hay has ruled weak
except for bright Western timothy
which is scarce and in demand, corr
meal has been scarce and wanted at
higher prices. Our supply Of poultry
has been in excess Of the demand, ant
its value is low especially for poo
qualities which comprises the bulk o.
the receipts. Game has offered il
great abundance and can be bad a
very reasonable figures. Western
potatoes are more active at slight!
better prices. Sales Of lots on tn
landing being at So per barrel 70
peach blows. No change is reportet
in New York Rose, and several dealer
here have laid in stock ranging from
5000 to 5000 barrels each, in anticipa
ton Of higher values about seedip.
time. Potatoes have been brough
from Western New York and Canada
and eastern cities are importing fror
Europe. An improved feeling j
noted in apples old stocks bein
we'll worked of, and an increasing dc
mand indicate q good market for mex
arrivals.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-05
Attachment FiotIee.

Before D G Slaughter, J. P. for Shelby county.
Tenn.-Mallory, Crawford 4 Co. vs.. Daniel
Andrew
n this cause an attachment having been
sued out under section 255 Of the Code OF
Tennessee, and returned, levied upon the
and affidavit having been made that defend.
ant is Indebted to the plaintiff in the sum
of ss8S, due by account, and taat
the claim is just, and that the DEFEND
ant 10 a non-refideBt Of the State Of Ten
nesaae; 1t Is therefore ordered that said
defendant make his personal appearanco
before me on the oath day Of December, 1881.
At IL o'clock m, at my ofire, No. Q Madison
st Memphis, Tenn, AID defond said attach
ment suit within the time prescribed By Ian,
and that copy o. tkii order Re published once
a week. for 90 weeks, IN tho Public LEDGER,
This the 18th dav Of November, 1881,
O. 72TSSi DC SLAuGHTEN. }. p.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-05

No. 1919, RD-In the Chancery Court ofohelby
county, Tonn.-W y CIumes Of Al ". John
RI anrearing from AFFIDAVIT in this cause that
ire defrndant, John X Allen, b. a non-rc.i-
dent Of Tennessee, and that the a~ttaehmeti
issued hertiD against him Dos peen GUY w
ruted bv atta.hinr bis property and returned
court and that tho debt duo eomplainani
Is evidenced by open account md ah4ni tee
sum Of 6aB 90, and Is Justly Duel = t1cfeie 2
ordered that be make bis peflonai appearance
herein. at the courthouse Of shelhy cogptyi. M
Memphis Tenn. ION Or before the tni dqnesy
10 January, 1880, ard plead, aniEet q let
10 corr piainant Bill, Of the same vii BE- uten
for conferred a. 20 him and ct 20 tstil
ex parse. and that = cory Of this oteef y
published once Ecek far Nnf
Wesfr In tie Public Ledger, a qeNapapsf
trbIlshod IN she city OF nempllli iqnnolase.
This 18th day Of foYsubef, hrL
"A coPy-AttelG
Hunts 4 PQson, tolt ioT eompik
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-05
New Advertisements.
A Bea,ty,s PianOfortes-M.axy,or

a Beaffy's PianOfOEtes-MAGSpIoKNr
-. holiday presents; square grand piano
iortos, four very hardgome round corners,
rosewood cases, three unis6ns; Beatty's
matches iron frames, stool, hook cover, box'd,
eSS2.70 TO S2O7. 90; catalogue prices, $500
to $1,000; satisfaction guaranteed or money
refunded after one years use; upright piano
iortes, ei20 TO $500; catalogue prices. $500
TO SsOO;stendard pianofortes Of the universe,
as thousands testify; writo for mammoth list
OF testimonials; Boatty's cabinet organs, ca
,nedfal, church, chapel, parlor, $50 upward;
visitors welcome; free carriage meets trains;
Illustrated catalogue holiday edition. free.
Address " call upon Daniel II. Beafty,
Washington, New Jersey.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-05
COMMERCIAL.
PUBLIC D 0pyrcr,

MEMPHIS. TENN, December 5. 1881. !
The Clearing House statement fol
last week shows a volume Of S224,0OC
in excess Of business transacted the
previous week, and within $4,000 Of
that Of last year for the same week.
This is favorable exhibit aud a good
comparison.
The total failures Of the country
during last week, as reported by tele-
graph, number 119, of which 8 were in
the Pacific States and SO in the East
ern States. Those in the South in.
clude q number Of more prominent
houses than usual.
Government bonds are quoted in
New York at III for the 4 per cents,
and ll4s for the 41s. The quarterly
interest on the latter, amounting to
nearly $1,000, O00, was paid by the
government on the first inst. The
extended IS are 1929 and the 6s 1917.
The Bank of England held on the
first inst, $tO2, 947, 675 in gold, against
Sl29.7O7, $3.50 at the same date last year.
The Bank Of France held on Decem-
Der lst Sl25,7I1 ,2s3 in gold, against
sl07, 738,770 at the same date latt year.
The stock Of gold in the two banks
exhibits a decrease this year as CON-
pared with last of $685. 55. The
Imperial Bank of Berlin in its last
weeks statement shows an increase of
specie amounting to 4,62O 900 marks.
The money market rules quiet and
steady, with 8 to 8 per cent as the
quoted rates of discount on prime mer-
camille paper. Exchange is without
! variation, bankers buying cotton bills
on the East at / to &c discount, and
on New Orleans at tc off. Drafts or
all points T sold at par. Substantial
securities are in demand at firm prices,
the following being the quoted local
value Of the various Glasses dealt in
baro ..
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-05

On aud after JanuaryI !, 1852, the
Daily or Weekly PUBLIC LED
GER will not be mailed as an ex-
change TO any newspaper which
uses either a patent outside or
inside.
The LEDGER will also, after
the above date, refuse 10 publish
original poetry, no matter who
may be the real or supposed au-
thor.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-05

FLOUR.-Market frmer. Jobbers quote
common at 81 IS per Dbl; good 20 choice
family. So 90 10 81 IS; fancy, 500; pat
ent, So rs.
CORNMEAL-Quotod at SO 60 per
Dbl from first hands, and l0c higher in a
small way.
FEED STUFFs.-Corn scarce and
firm at 7gc TO sc per bushel in q large
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-05
"a FORTUNE Ag gzasE any Man Who Secures Control OF

first irvetment. Wv" -" hasohh'
Woods Brothers, lebanon Warren county, Ohio, made 800 or ess purchased in August
y N aymond,M on1doWn, Belmont county, Chic is clearing s1Oa month in bapdfne
ad selling VLOne. Ef0ra test package wal his fti nyeytment A
u. L. Weber, Charlotte, Baton county, Michigan, has ceMedI M n nonth,i ina A,~rst
lHtorat st package WAS HE futinvedment NusUS"
J'B GAYLORD, 80 LaSale street. Chicage, is preeryie gees Euit ec hrt ~. oumt.i..
men OF ohiieSg% chsrg ng Ie per dozen for esq, AMI other Ttpes in pnpoti%n4M lie "a
lpeSr1ng9 NOdozen egg per days an on hsb business Is makn-9 MO a monh cirf a.
= test package Was his brtinvssment. uN ' q F
Ihe Cincinnati Feed Co. Ys West Seventh street is making 5000 month In handing
IeneIs malt, preserving my shlppngt as feed to ALL parts Of the eounuy. Malt uppn.
served ours IN "a houHi Preserved by Ozone keeps perfectly sweetf for months N"
These are instances which We have asked the privilege Of pubIHne Tben o. v. =.
WN' hmeW vi R W M amW parties and get tho evidence direct
|. NOW, TO prove thea alb oil ito truth of everything We hveg aid in his nanar MA 49,
Io pl-ce IN ODh ana u mean of proving fol Oursei that ~ hsve
not claimed half enough. To ny ero who donMSm nv ~ 80 80 n t w rave
visit 10 this city If We fail To- puYem INV sahmcni ~ Mn IT, ~ ~ move tApNhsW Ir a
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-05
The Host Valuable Article in the World.
Trustees NaIc.

Under snd By virtue Of Two deeds OF trust,
- duly recorded in book No. l20, page 100,
and book No. l2l, page 63 Of tho Hegister'f
office O. 'helby county, Tennessee, default
having heea made therein, a. trustee, and
Secrei' ~ o. he Memphis Building and Saw
/ &c Astooi ,tion, will on
tuesday, the 9Th day Of December, 1881,
during legal hours, at the southwest corner of
Vain and MADISON streets IN the city of {, en-
phis, Tennessee, gell at public euetisn to the
highest bidder. for cash, the following de-
scnbed real estate, to-Wit: A certain lot Of
land situated in the cour ~ Of helby, State OF
Tennessee, AID in the city Of Memphis, NOV
Taxing District OfShelby county,, beginning
t point on the east IN ide Of north Win
chester avenue us feet southwardly from the
railroad, on Johns0 avenue, and being the
southwest corner Of lot No q; thence south
"a degrees En- I 30 fe t; thence 692k do
grees east, IA feet; thence north 20iS De
'rees west, 30 feet; thence south 693S degrees
west, 40 feet to the beginning, beir e lot No.
2tin A Wo0druf subdivision of ORIGINAL lois
No. SIS snd $40, and the same premises con
yeyed TO Mike Stanley by A Woodruff.
Equity of redemption waived.
November 9Th, 1881.
d@ SAMUEL HIRSCH, Trustee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-05
TO THE PEOPLE E. SOUTH
Mountain and 80 ne,

Kings Mountain ana fta Heroes.
a history o., the battle, October Z, 1850, aud
the events which led 10 II, after two years
spent IN prepa'ation is now published and
ready for delivery, The author, Lyman O.,
DRAPER, LII D., has spent 40 yearsin gather
ing materials Tor this work. which abo1nds in
stirring reeitals Of adventures and hair
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young. Tho descendants Of such moa as
Campbell, Shelby, Sewer, Cleveland, Lacey,
Williams, Hambrie ht. Mcdowell, Win5ton,
Hammond, and their officers, now living by
the thousands throughout tho South, viii
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luton. The work contains 612 pages, on hne
paper, beautifully bound, with several steel
portraits Of the Heroes, and numerous wood
cuts, with index Of 500 references. Price,
III; Sent postpaid on receipt ofprice, or may
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PE1tR q. THOMPSON, Publisher,
No. I79 Vino Street, Cincinnati, D.
q Agents wanted for unassigned terri
tory. Send for terms, circulars and sample
copy.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-05

Notice 20 the Public.
The public are hereby cautioned against
seudt x any money or orders to
NUM- ca d 60, SIS Nassau ST.. New York
City, as authorized By the Louisiana State
Lottery Company TO sell Its tickets They are
flooding the country with bogus circulars
purporting TO be Of the Louisiana State Lot
tery Company, and are frauduIe~u fly rep
resentlng themselves as its agents. They have
noe authority from this Company to sell IL
tickets, and are not its agents for my purpose
NJ. A. DAUPHIN,
Pres't Louisiana State Lottery Co.
New Orleans, La, july 4, 1851. w&ss7
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-05

The subscription price of the
DAILY PUBLIC LEDGER is So per
snnum and SOC per month for less
than one year. The WEEKLY
LEDGER is 81 per annum-pOstage
free. Payable in advance invaria-
bly,.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-05

sell for cash, on the southwest corner Of Main
and Madison streets, Memphis. Tenn, be-.
tween the hours Ofl2 m and / D m. the foi.
lowing described property In Shelby county
re9n situated in the Twelfth Civil District.
and being fractional section six, townstir
one, range seven, vest O1 acres), tueethey
with improvements thereon
The equity Of redemption Is waived IN sail
trust deed, and the title is believed 10 be- per
feet, but sell and convey only as trustee
80. " D NOON, Trustee
= m IrezeVant. A~ttarney. n 100
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-05
Is Court Street.
VIoa-R NotIes.

-
No. 4222, RD-In the Chancory Court of Shelby
county, Tenn.-Mattie B Jones ct al VS..
John X Allen ct al.
IT appearing from affidavit In this cause
i that the defendant, John r Allen, Is a
nonresident Of Tennessee, and that the at.
tachment Issued herein against him has beer
duly executed by attachiug his property, and
returned into court, and that the claim o
complainant is evidenced by open account fol
the sum of about 1881. 40, and is a iust debt
is therefore ordered that he NAL,
his appearance herein, at the couTthous,
OF shelby county, in Memphis, Tenn, or
or before the fret Monday In January, 1852
and plead, answer or demur to complainan
olu' or the same will be takon for confOssel
as To- him and set for hearing ex- parte
and that a COPY OF this order be pub
ilshsd onoe a week, Tor four successive weeks
IN tho Public. Ledger, a Newspaper pub.ishel
IN the city Of Memphis, Tennessee,
This 18th day Of November, 1881.
copy-Attest:
R: J. BLACK. Clerk and Master.
Humes x Postoni soils for compl't.
50 70 81 81
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-05
GRAND PROMENADE CONCERT,
during which will take place
The l39th Grand Monthly

ll,29 Prizes, amounting to. .........s 1922 $50
Gen. J. A, EARLY, of Va. Oom y
Application Tor rates 10 clubs should onl5
be made to the office of the Company in New
0fieaut.
Write for circulars or send orders to
u. A. AsADFHEN,
EeW Orleans, La,
or NJ. 4. Dauphin, at
No, 2I2 Broadway, New York
Or No. West Court street, Memphis, Tenn
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-05
HenrY,s CnrhoIIo SaIre.

The best salve in the world for cuts
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, tot.
ter, chapped hands, chilblains, cornl
and all kinds Of skin eruptions, freck
les and pimples. Be sure you gel
Henry's carbolic salve, as all other.
are but limitations and counterfeits
Price % cents.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-05
[H0W Cd Secure EnrtEnn WHifEn faznnr

A test package Ozone, containing sufficient quantity to pcseUe ono thouSnd doeo
eHW ooTr huGhSh pnPoHon' WI be sent to an applicant on receipt Of 81 mi
Rsekage yMi enable the applicant TO pursue any tnoo tests and experiment. re desires md
stshed himself and had time to look the fcd overto determine what he WTbema To
DON the future. whether to sell the article to others, or to con6Dei III ha%n no nrNnoo
other line Of policy which, best suited to him and his township or COUNT we vii MAJ
m1 an Iangenon tt with him that will make a fortune for him and give us good profits We
y hN lackage and deItesto CONTROL the business lin his lcaty The man who nc
cOntr0lO f OzOne o "a special territory will c.iav q
VIII surely enrich him. VA"P"A "hcn
Dom leta day PAST ntlyou havoc ordered Test Package, and II Won frA or ao-. a.,
exclusive prvlege W 70 assure yOu that delay mayd deprive yu m, for The NpniwtionSs one
IN 70 uby seorese every Mailman by telegraph. First ome fne ewedt Il mi me
If you DO not care to send money in advance for tho test package We will Sand ~ n a n
ot umh vii ~ you 70 the xpsnse ot charges frr etrn of money. Dur pon Il
1g Lmg W nay al We cn d 70 attend to the skipping of orders and giving attention to
oM NoEIng agents; therefore, we cannot give any attention to letorsw which do nt order
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