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second to none, and has a we'll earned
reputation for speed, safety and com
fort. Amos Day and Billy johnson
assist in the Office.
The G. w. Check, on her last trip
up encountered ice, and had quite a
number of her buckets broken. Fer
this reason she was unable to leave
Saturday and turned her trip over to
the Hard Cash. The repairs of the
Cheek will be completed in time for
her to leave on Saturday next for
White river in place of the Josie
Harry.
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southern railways during the present
month is noted, the Iron Mountain
being one. The cause of this is
doubtless due to the severity Of the
weather and the impossibility of haul
ing in the interior. The gross earn
ings of the Louisville and Nashville
for the whole of last year was $9,432,-
173, and S3,424,7S7 more han the
year before, while the Memphis and
Charleston's total was $1,212,614, and
$299,878 more than the previous year.
The Iron Mountains total earnings
last year was $6,263, TAG, an increase
over the year before of 1871. 1876.
During last year 81 railways were sold
in this country under foreclosure.
They had a total mileage of 1866 miles
and represented an apparent invest
ment of SIG, 900 in bonds and
$97, 900, 900 in capital. Many of those
sold had been bankrupt for several
years. The Atlantic and Great West
ern, SO miles long and SOB, SOC, 900 Of
capital, was the largest corporation
closed out.
Our local stock and security list is
duoted as follows.
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I4th day OF February, 1881,
on-ResIdsu HOtlce.

No. S59-In the ChaDcery Court Of Shelby
county, Tennessee-Eliza J Campbell ct ali,
vs.. Louis Walker ct al.
TT appearing from affidavit in this cause that
i the defendants, Louis Walker and G II
Meyers, are non residents OF the State Of
Tennessee that they, as members Of the firm
of Walker Brothers y Co. are indebted TO the
compliments (Who compose the firm of Ross,
Campbell x Coz in the sum Of 81, ST. 02, evil
denced by one note aud two open accounts, and
attachment having been issued and levied on
their property; it is therefore ordered that they
make their appearance herein, at the court.
house of Shelby county, in Memphis, Tenn,
on or before the fret Monday in Maroh,
1881, and plead, ansWer or demur to com
plainant 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 a week for four successive
weeks in the PURLIO LEDGER.
This llth day Of January, 1871.
A copy-Attest:
r. j. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
By z. D. MCHESRY, D. @. & N,
smith i Collier, solicitors for complainant.
ia 10l t96 40
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Attachment Notice.

Before ] NJ Coleman, J. P. for Shelby county,
Tennessee-SehOOlfeld x Hanauer VS.. b I
Butler.
IN this cause an attachment having been
i sued out under section 1856 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 S409.3S, due by
note, 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 ap-
pearance before me on the oath day of Febru.
airy, 1881, az IL m, at my Office, No. 24 Fr1nt
st Memphis, Tenn, and defend said attach
mont suit within the time prescribed by Law,
or the same will be proceeded with ex-parte;
and that a copy OF this order be published
once a week for four weeks in the Public
Ledger.
Tsis, the 10th day of January, 1881.
10 l28 1874 TAO n COLEMAN. j. P.
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Commercial.

The past week has been marked by
several changes in the financial mar
ket. Money is acaumulating and is
easier, with a light commercial demand,
discount rates still being quoted
at s per cent on prime mercantile
paper or on good cOllaterals, while
exchange has been offering with much
more liberality during the past four
days, when the revision Of rates oc-
Cured. The Stacking off Of cotton
sales early in the week rendered offer
incs very light, while the demand was
largely in excess of it, that in some
cases shipments Of currency had to be
made eastward. At present the
offerings are about equal to the de-
mand. with bankers taking eastern
bills at ! to tc discount, and selling
New York checks at $3.50 per thou
sand premium. On New Orleans rates
24nA
are steady at ic off buying and par
selling.
For the month closing to-day it is
calculated that the public debt will
show a decrease of from eight to ten
millions of dollars. AT the present
rate of reduction the entire debt Of
,Le nation will be cancelled in fifteen
voa,s or thereabouts. The result o.
Il /, that government securities arc
rising an6 command a higher figure II
the market despite the fact that the
fonding bill in congress is a subiec.
~ so much uncertainty. The new
ner cent bonds are now worth ll3l
in the New York market, an aGyanc'
If t2c in less than two years.
The importation Of treasure from
Euroue has Stacked off to a low point
within the last few weeks, the entire
receipts at New York last week being
lint s52.OC0. The total receipts from
Europe since the first Of August las
was s68.4S5, 400, against 3,4l5,15O FOL
the same.time last year. The presen.
Iondon quotation for silver bullion il
51sd per ounce, making the America
standard dollar worth in that marke
about Sole.
A falling of in earnings oil seyera
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COMMERCIAL.
PUBLIC LEpeER OFFOE,
MEMPHIS. Tenn, January 81, 1881.
GnfaOn.

1 The market here to-day was dull,
and ruled in favor of buyers, as has
been the case throughout the past
week, the depression to-day being
heavier than previously, influenced by
a decline abroad and lack Of steadi-
ness in the east. Sales Saturday were
1850 bales, of which exporters took
500, and spinners $50. Sales for the
week aggregated 1850 bales, to ex-
porters 1850, to spinners $3.50 and to
spectators 200, closing quiet at no
change Of prices, though to effect sales
of the lower classes factors are com
PEELED to grant concessions, while on
the clean, bright grades a 6rmer feel
ing prevails. The following r the
ruling values:
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STATE or TENNESSEE, SHELBY COUNTY.
e. OFFIOE COUNTY COURT CLERK,

STATE OF TENNESSEE, SHELBY COUNTY,
0gFIOE County COURT CLERK.
Memphis, Tenn, January Is, 1881.
No. 9b09-IO James Rounds, Administrator of
William 0berst, deceased.
HAVING suggested the insolvency Of the
IL estate of william 0berst, deceased, YOU
are hereby ordered to give notice, by advertise
ment in some newspaper published within the
said State, and also at the courthouse door
OF Shelby county, for all persons having
claims against said estate, to appear and fle
the same, with the clerk Of the County Court
authenticated in the manner prescribed By
law, on OF before the 9th day Of May, 1881;
and any claim not filed on OF before said day,
or before an appropriation Of the funds OF
said estate is made, shall be forever barred,
both in law and equity.
Witness my hand at Office, this f5th day Of
January, 1880.
OWEN DWYER, Clerk.
BY HUGH B. CULLEN, d, C..
Notice is hereby given 10 creditors az re-
qulred under the above order.
This January 18th, 1881.
JAMES ROUNDS, Administrator.
l27 l33 13Q l45
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I|nsOlvent Notice.
No. lOgI.l
mo. 4O2l.
STATE OF TENNESSEE, SHELBNCOUETY,
OFPIoK COUNTY Court CEERK,

NaNWn NNaAsA
STATE OF TENNESSEE, SHELBMCOUNTY,l
OFPICR County Court .CEERK,
Memphis, Tenn, January q, 1881.
To Mrs. c U Berlin, administrative Of W /
Berlin, deceased.
HAVING suggested the insolvency Of the
III estate Of W / Berlin, deceased, you are
hereby ordered 10 give notice, by advertise
ment in some newspaper published within the
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 2d day Of April. 1881;
and any claim not 6led on OF before said day,
OF before an appropriation Of the funds Of
said estate is made, shall be forever barred,
both in law and equity,
Witness my hand, at Office, this 2lst day Of
January, 1851.
OWEN DWYER, Clerk.
By HUGH d. CuLLEE, D. G.
Mott g is hereby given 10 creditors as re-
quired By above order.
This January 81. 1881,
MRS. G U BERLIN, Adm'x.
Weatherford 4 Este, Attys. l3 ~ is ll
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Nan-reaIdant Notice.

No. ss3s-In tho Chancery Court of Shelby
county, Tenn.-H NJ Hill, Administrator Of
SIS Dean, deceased, vs.. Laura Dean OF al.
II appearing from affidavit in this cause
/ that the defendant, Charles Dean, is a
nonresident OF the State of Tennessee;
that the names and places of residence Of
some Of the heirs Of said S S Dean, deceased,
are unknown aud cannot be ascertained after
diligent inquiry; and that they are perhaps in
terested in the property involved in this cause.
it is therefore ordered that said Chas. Dean
and said unknown heirs make their ap-
pearance herein, at the courthouse Of shelby
county, in Memphis, Tenn, on or before
the first Monday In March, 1881, and
plead, answer or demur to complainant 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
d week for four successive Weeksi in the Public
Ledger.
This the 18th day of January. 1881.
Ae~opy-Attest.
R. j, BLACK, Clerk and Master.
By e. B. MCHEsRY. D. @. 4 NJ.
Bigelow 4 Hill, soils. for compl.t
1ls l22 i28 IA
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COTTON EXoBAFeH QUOTATIONS..
International QlnEaifnRtin

ThetotaI visible supply of cotton on
Friday last, according to the Financial
/. Chronicles figures, as t~elegraphed to
the cotton exchange, were 2,665,S1e
bales, against 2,625,464 bales at the
same date last year, an increase Of
4O.354 bales. The total stock at all
interior towns on Friday was 16l, III
bales, a decrease as compared with
last veal of 4 ,4z7 bales. The increase
of receipts at the ports on Saturday,
as compared with the same time last
ear was 19O.937 bales.
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LOTTERY.
TAKE NOTICEY

All correspondence should be with NJ.
A. Dauphin as below. In ALL oAsEs the
TICKETS themselves are sent, and NEVER
circulars Offering certificates or anything else
instead Any one proposing to offer anything
else by circular or otherwise, on his own be-
half or that of the Company, is a swIEDLER.
A sPLENnIH OPPORTUNITY TO
"A WIN A FORTUNE!
SECOND GRAND DISTRIBUTION. CLASS B,
at New Orleans, Tuesday, February =,
18Sl-l20th Monthly Drawing.
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Lot for sale.

DY virtue Of the power and authority re-
ID served in a deed, executed By me OF. the
3lst DAY of January, 1874, TO Verge Henderson
and duly registered in Shelby county, Tennes-
see, ia book No. 50, rage 375. ETC.. and bs-
cause f default In the payment Of eight notes
described and secured therein, ], NJ. l.. Bacon,
will proceed on
I9th day Of February, 1881,
at the southwest corner Of the intersection Of
Main and Madison streets. in the Taxing Dis
iriet, or city Of Memphis, to sell atpublic auc-
ton 90 the highest bidder for cash, the fellow
ing described lot OF parcel Of land situated in
Shelby county, Tennessee. viz:
A part Of lot No, 81 Of the j.. A. Carpes' sub
division, lying on the east side Of Ayers street
and beginning at the southeast corner of the
junction Of Lane avenue and Ayers street:
thence s%Outhwardly along the east line OF said
Ayers street sixty go feet 10 a stake; thence
eastwardly between parallel lines 70 @ dcrth Of
one hundred and sixty tl60) feet. more or less
By the terms Of said deed the equity Of re-
demption. expressly waived, and tho title to
the lot is believed TO be good.
By the running o fsaid = ed an empower
ed make. % thep Z al said ssis deed
10 fee simph.
BE2 n. L. BACON.
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Chancery Sale of Real Estate.


No. $3.50, R-Chancery Court Of Shelby county
John + McCallum, administrator, vs.. SIM
Winfree ct al.
QY virtue Of an i%nterlocutory decree for
u sale, entered in the above cause on the
20tl day of January, 1881, NJ. B. 90, page
lI6, l will sell, at public auction, to
the highest bidder, in front Of the clerk and
masters office, courthouse Of Shelby county,
Memphis, Tennessee, on
Saturday, February 18th, 1851,
within legal hours, the following described
property, situated in Haywood county, Tenn,
tO-Wit:
On the south side Of Hatchie river, in Civil
District No. 3, beginning at the southwest
corner Of the lands drawn by the Collier heirs
in the division Of thg Brown and Collier lands;
thence west 1913 poles TO a stake with white
oak, elm and maple pointers; thence north
SO poles to a smal hickory corner with water
and post oak pointers; thence east 81 poles to
a hickory corners; thence north 10 poles to a
stake; thence west lSi1a poles to an elm; thence
north 20 poles to a small ash corner on the
south boundary of the Hatchie connection
line; thence east with said line $40 poles to the
said Collier heirs northwest corner; thence
south with the Collier heirs ives; boundary
line 5A poles to the beginning corner, con-
tanning 800 acres less 66 sQrus, sold to N CLANCY
in ISL, and 1871 acres sold to J u Williams in
lS72., A survey and subdivision of said land
will be made before the day Of sale, which can
be seen on or before lhe sale at my Office,
Terms Of sale; 0ne-fOurth cash, the balance
in nine months with interest, purchaser exc.
cutting note with good security, lien retained,
etc. This January "a, 1881.
X, j. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
Finlay x Peters, soils for compl't.
125 l30 1s6 142 l47
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state Lottery COMPANY

This Institution was regularly incorporated
by the Legislature Of the State for Educational
and Charitable purposes In 1858, for the
term Of twenty-five years, to which CON
pledged, which pledge has been renewed BY
ON overwhelming popular vote, securing its
franchise in the new constitution, adopted
December 2, A. d. 1879, with a capital Of
II, 200, 900, to which it has since added a re-
servo fund of over S350,000. Its Grand
Single Number Drawings will take
place monthly on the second Tuesday. II
never scales or postpones. Look at tho follow
ng distribution:
CAPITAL PRIZE, $4,000.
100000 Tickets, at Two Dollars Each
HalfTickats One DoiIar-
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Lot For Sale.

DY virtue Of the power and authority re-
ID served in a deed executed by me on Dist
day Of November, 1874, to Albert Cox, and
duly registered in Shelby county, Tennessee,
in book No. l04, page 40, and because of do
fault in the payment Of 10 notes described and
named therein, |, NIL. Bacon, will proceedon
I4th day of February, 1851,
at the southwest corner of the intersection of
Main and Madison streets, in the Taxing Dis
trict or City Of Memphis, to sell ut pub ic
auction, to the highest bidder for cash, the
following described lot or parcel of land,
situated in Shelby county. Tennessee, viz:
Beginning Mt a point on the south side Of
Carnes' avenue, being the east corner of lot
No. ten ll0); thence eastwardly sixty 1907 feet
tot stake: thence sOuthWardly between paral-
lei lines TO a depth Of tWo hundred and thirty
iiyA esq and six inches. 1t being the west
sky feet of lot No. nine 49, Of the j. A. Uarnes
subdivision.
The equity ofredemption is expressly waived
by the terms Of said deed, and the title to the
lot is believed to be good. By the provisions
of said deed | am empowered to make to the
purchaser 81 said sale a fee simple deed
l25 l42. NJ. Il. BACON.
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e MPHI.

shall food the streets with a blaze of light,
and entrance the beholder with its pageant of
wOndrous beauty.
VII, As a favor to our loyal subjects scat
tered throughout our broad realm, who may
to come to greet the King on his visit, We wish
command that all Railroad Magnates and
Commanders Of the Merchant Marine on our
great river shall offer safe transportation to
and from our city Of Memphis at Reduced
rates.
Aus CTYPHON. Dew
A PUCK. nEAs
RB-Notice of the Programme of the Citizens
Committee for Monday and Tuesday will be
given in a few days. l25 1856
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Mardi Gras, March |

shall rest silent from The sounds of labor and
be given up to our rule.
V. The splendor Of our court shall proclaim
our residence and our power, and free license
shall be accorded to all harmless merry-mum-
mers and maskers, mimics and madcaps, un-
til the lenten dawn.
vi. The revels of Mardi Gras Day shall take
breath at the fall of night, when our Grand
Order, the mysterious
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LIST OF PRIZES.

3 hppTOAlmALlOn FfIEeB OF IUU..... SUU
- -
1857 Prizes. amounting TO. ................ .s1l0, 400
Responsible corresponding agents wanted
at all points, to whom liberal compensation
will DO paid.
For further information, write clearly, Civ
ing full address. Send orders by express or
Registered Letter, or Money order By mail,
addressed only to :
M. A. DAUPHIN,
o New Orleans, la,
or NJ. A. Dauphin. at
No. 319 Broadway, New York,
or ID. L. Gillespie,
No. West Court street, Memphis, Tenn,
All our Grand Extraordinary Drawings are
under the supervision and management of
Gems. g. I. Beauregard and Jubal A. Early.
wAsl36
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Paducah and Memphis.
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RAILROAD TIMETABLES.

--------
ew Orleans Mail, daily l2.&p.m. 10.1O am
ards Accommodation,
daily Except Sunday 3.4 pm. OLE am
reight train daily lex
cent snndayl-.--.....l ITO am. 2.25p.m
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-08-31
"PAPA, DON'T BURY We DEEP. >,

In the spring of 1850 little girl
died of consumption in Frederick city.
aged Eight years three months. A few
days before she died she called her
father to her bedside and said; Papa.
when / die don't bury me deep-not
more than so deep" holding up her
tender and emscisted arm and measur-
ing from her shoulder out. oh, il is
so hard to be put down SO deep in the
cold, damp ground. and please don't
place any marble slab on nv grave, it
will be so dark under it; and it will
press 80 heavy on my little brssst. Scd
my grave nicely, aud plant tree at
IT'S bead, so that the wild birds can
gather in its branches and sing for me.
But 1t seems to me l would rather
have our own birds sing for me than
the wild birds. Couldn't you let broth.
er Willie and sister Emma bring cur
cage of little birds out to the cemetery
every Sunday morning and leave them
to sing for me all dayY When you are
all at church in town it won't seem so
lonesome out by myself" A few days
after this Anna died. and her Affection
ate parent did everything shereques,ed.
She was buried shallow, the grave
nicely sodded and q tree planted at its
head. And still every Sunday morning
Willie and Emma can be seen going
out to the cemetery with their cage of
little birds to Annals grave.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-08-31

An English writer in an English pa
pea speaks of the English navy in the
manner following:
suppose we went TO war with Amer
ica. strongly suspect that those naval
disasters we experienced In 1914,
through the obstinancy snd stupidity
OF the English admiralty. would be re-
peated. At that time we had hundreds
OF ships OF war while the Americans
bad about dozen. OF course no one
doubted but that we should soon sweep
this miserable. Insignificant navy from
the surface Of the ocean. But, when
the news reached home that the Amer.
lean frigate Constitution had captured,
after short and sharp action. the
English frigate Guerriere, people in
EBgland could hardly believe the re-
port. and when confirmed, solaced
themselves with considering it mere
haphazsrd mischsnoe that could not be
repested. But tidings rapidly arrived
OF the defeat and capture Of the British
ship-of-war Frolie by the American
Wasp, Of the Macedonian by the United
States; of the Java by the Constitution;
OF the Peacock by the Hornet; and of
other similar disasters. These could
not all be ascribed to chance, bat to
some cause that rendered American
ships superior TO Our own. And this
proved to be the case. The dozen ves-
sells OF war belonging to the United
States were constructed on an improved
and more modern principle than those
with which they came in contact. And
at length the authorities at home OPEN
ed their eyes to this startling fact, and,
after experiencing some dozen or SO
disastrous defeats. they sent the Shan
non. a more efficient style of ship and
infinitely better manned than others
which had struck their colors to the
Americans. and by the capture Of the
Chesapeake the series of misfortunes
was terminated. What avail all our
enormous and, to the eye, magnificent
ironclad fleet against two or three al
most submerged torpedo vesselss In
ell likelihood they would experience a
much worse fate than the Guerriere,
Java, etc, and be blown bcdily into
the air. We maintain three large fleets
Of these obsolete craft. One in the
Mediterranean. another that goes pot
tering about from port to port, called
the channel fleet. and third designat-
ed the reserve squadron, commended
by that distinguished Admiral, the
Duke Of Edinburg. composed of about
the Oldest type of ironclad. which has
gone to the Baltic in order to display
the naval power of England to the awe.
stricken Russians. Probably. however.
when they learn that the ships are
nearly as obsolete as Noah's ark. and
the Admiral commanding them one
who would never be intrustsd in time
of war With the command of cock boat,
their awe and admiration of England's
naval power might we'll be materially
diminished"
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-08-31

A party Of Salt Lake professors have
just returned from Q visit of explora.
tion 10 the Yellowstone National Park.
Tho Deseret Ne'es says the park con-
tains 5000 square miles. It 10 timbered
principally with pine and spruce and
has Q beautiful fresh water lake thirty
miles long. shaped like human hand,
there being IN inlet or narrow bay to
correspond with the thumb and each Of
the four fingers. The waters Of this
lake are cold ~ ice and clear as crystal.
Its altitude IL over 1900 feet and IL ia
fed by the Yellowstone river and mum.
erous fresh water springs in the vi
cinity.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-08-31

The Winnemucca (Nss.) Silser State
says that Mrs William Rogan, of Silver
City. jumped into well which was
quite deep. with the intention OF COM
mitting suicide. After remaining four
hours in the water she concluded that
il was too cold. and gave IN alarm.
which was heard by some children.
who called together sufficient number
Of neiehbors TO relcase her from her
perilous situation.
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A British officers wife in Burm.n

A British officers wife in Burmsn
describes the climate by this incident:
"A friend gave my husband some owls
eggs. which he left in plate in the
drawing room, the coolest place in the
house. being in the center and sur
rounded by other rooms. The eggs
were on table in the corner. and were
forgotten. Some days after / saw one
of the eggs moving. and slightly chip
ped. Presently out came little owlet
The other eggs followed suit till they
were all hatched. This may seem i'm
possible to any one who has not lived
where the thermometer Is generally los
Degrees