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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-11
NOn-Rtesillent NOTICE..


In the Cirauit Court OF Shelby eopatv. Tan
nessee-Ihe Mississippi Il tennessee Rail-
road Company VS.. Mary Ann Winchester
and others.
appearing from affidavit in this cause that
the defendants, Mary Moal, William VIII
ing, HeorRe Bear, Mary Haskell, Jesse Has
klell, Gathering Linn, samuel d Linn, William
" Young, Sallie Gather, John w Gather,
Lew 1oung, jr, Wtlinm w Iglehart, .JOseph
4glehart, catherine Watkins, Mary Zeieler,
George G zeiglor, Agnes Nichols, Jerry
sSRi1s'. LS Sdia ~ Boris. George
A. I STRIKER, Mary N L Anderson,
" lntteld 5 Anderson, Amy MCampbell, Alice
4 Ettlng' Frank NJ ht.ing, Mary Slocum and
her husband. - Slocum, Maria Winchester,
James Z Winchester, Geoi sc Winchester,
Lycurgus Winchester, Sydney Winehes1
ter, Marshall Winchester, Blanche Da-
wilson, Lizzie Davidson, .Arthur e Da-
wilson, Henry Davidson, Annie David
son, John Martin, jr, Ida Martil, Ms. James
winchester. Emma Winchester, William VIM
chester, arthur winchester, Mamie Winohes-
ler, Elizabeth D0neleon, Bfnnk Donelson,
Thomas M9rdoos, Mary c Murdoch,
Lizzie. Murdoch, are all non-residents
Of tho state Of tennessee: IL Is
therefore ordered that all of above named de-
iendants make. their appearance herein, at
on Or before the third Monday In January.
A. D. 1881, and plead, answer or demur to
the plaintiff petition and show cause whyt6e
right Of way prayed for therein should not be
granted, or the same will be taken for confess
ed as to them and sot for hearing ex-parte:
and that a copy Of this order be published
once q week for four successive weeks in the.
Memphis Daily Public Ledger.
A copy-Attest.
JOSEPH UHL, C,erk,
GEO. j. CANpBBLL, b. G. ~
@: ~. VaLce and II. 4. Ave~y. Atty for
fl1lnIln. % lG2 l0s ia
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10 the place,the Blgle and the from
bone. | had heard that the editors
we're deadly enemies, and sighed to
shed each others gore, and / was
afraid that If | let the Trombone
publish my poem first there would be
a deadly encounter. | finally resolved
to have it appear simultaneously in
both papers. When / called on the
editor of the Trombone he said that
the editor Of the Bugle bad a large
family, and that he would prefer it to
appear in the Bugle, as, personally be
loved the editor of the Bugle. | went
then to'the Bugle man, aud he said the
editor of the Trombone was his warm
est personal friend, and he would DO
glad if | would let him have the poem,
as it would be putting bread in his
mouth and clothes on bis back. So,
owing to the love those editors had for
each other, | couldn't get my poem
into either Of their papers, and it has
not been published yet. | never saw
men so anxious to help each other out
of Distress and once more the long
haired poet sighed Ikea bellows.
There was a pause, and an old
coon with a frost bitten nose drawled
out
"Yer never tried them same edi-
tors with a cash advertisement, did
yer2"
The poet answered in the negative,
whereat the audience significantly
nodded their heads and winked at
each other.
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An Excellent Suggestion.

EDITOR LEDGER-Sunday's Appeal
suggests to the board efeducatiOn that
Immediately after organization on
Monday night, they should ascertain
what legislation is necessary, and send
a committee to Nashville to secure
relief, etc. Allow me to suggest that
they also obtain relief for a particular
class in our midst who are growing up
in ignorance from absolute necessity.
There are hundreds of boys and young
men from ten to eighteen years Of age
in this city, who. although anxious to
gain an education, and willing to
learn, cannot take advantage of the
free schools because they are compelled
to work for their daily bread. In a
great many cases they have widowed
mothers and little sisters and brothers
wholly dependent upon them for sup
port. This class cannot attend the
daily schools, aud are unable to go to
night schools. Could not this com
mittee do something for those young
men whose only hope is a free night
school? If that cannot be done | feel
sure that there are men in this city,
and plenty of them, who would, when
these facts are properly and ~truthfully
placed before them, willingly subscribe
to so worthy an object which will, in a
moral as well as intellectual sense, be
a public blessing. | think hat $3.50
per month would pay for teacher, hall,
light and fuel, for say, three (3) hours
each night. Surely that can he raised
without trouble, if the Memphis press
will interest themselves in the matter.
III
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YESTERDAY was the anniversary of
the battle of New Orleans. Where
we gave the red coats hot butter
beans" The powder with which the
battle was fought aad won, was manu-
featured incur neighboring county of
Jefferson BY a Mr.. McSpadden, and
shipped down the river in Aatboats,
arriving in New Orleans three days
before the battle, was dished out in
broken doses, and on the Sth day OF
January, 1915, years ago, flashed from
behind the cotton bales in consuming
fire and here's our hand to you. old
neighbor Jeferson.-Knoxyille Dis
patch, 9th.
The facts above alluded to are not
generally known, but are, nevertheless,
well authenticated. We are under
the impression, however, that there
was but n 6atboat. 1t was loaded
and started down the French broad
river, at a point six miles below Dan
bridge, the county seat Of Jefferson,
several weeks before the battle Of
New Orleans, and had rather a peril
Jus passage, especially at Muscle
Shoals, then a. place greatly dreaded
by fatboatBiens But it came on.
safely through the Tennessee rive
into the Mississippi and reached it
destination just in the nick Of time
The McSpaddens manufactured pow.
der at the same place up to the begin.
ming Of the late war, and perhaps dc
vet.
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Notice 10 Contractors.
BoApD or FIRS AND POLICE COMMISSIONERS,
Taxing District: Shelby Co., Tenn.

BoApD or FIRS AND POLICE COMMISSIONERS, J
Taxing District Shelby Co., Tenn, ,
January 18th, 1881. }
CEALED proposals will be received by US
y until Thursday, January 10th, 1881, at II
o'clock. noon, for the following work to be
done-service to be rendered and material TO
be furnished to the Taxing, District Of Shelby
county:
For the furnishinKo Of about eighton hundred
1s00) square yards Of block stone, similar to
that now being laid on the wharf. south OF
Union street, in dimension 8.to IL inches, top
and bottom, faces OF 5 TO s inches, and to .
inches depth, the blocks to be Well-shapod
and Of good, hard lime stone.
Also tor the,grading, furnishing gravel and
laying Of the above stone on Union street, be-
tween the east line Of Front street and the
legee, as hereafter directed. The entire work
above enumerated to BIO completed not later
than tho Doth April. 1881.
Proposals will also be received for the fur
nishing of stone and gravel, tho Board reserv-
ing the right 10 lay tho pavement with a Dis.
triet forse, and the Board also reserves the
right 10 reject any and all bids in the above.
N0TE-All bids must be labeled Union
Street Pavement and under resolution OF
Legislative Council must be accompanied with
the names Of two ~ responsible bondsmen
who are prepared to execute a bond for FIVE
thousand dollars each, and each and every
bid must also be accompanied with q certified
check for two hundred and fifty dollars.
I'M lit 80. n n PORTER. President
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Trustees sale.

-
Under and by virtue Of a certain deed
" Of trust executed to me as trustee
on the 18th day of April, 1878, BY
J II Brooks and Mrs. s G Brooks, his
wife, recorded in the Registers Office Of
Shelby county, Tennessee, in book No,
l23, page AZ. TO secure a certain note therein
described, and default in the payment thereof
having been made, / will, at the request Of the
beneficiary, and holder Of said note, on
Saturday, the 9Th day Of January, 1881,
between the hours of11 am. and II M. on the
southwest corner Of Main and Madison streets,
Ia the Taxing District (city of Memphis), soil
to the highest bidder for cash, the following
described real estate; A certain lot OF parcel
Of land lying and being in Shelby county and
state Of Tennessee, and more fully described
as fellows, to-wit: Beginning at the southeast
corner Of W Brooks { act Of land and run
ming from said corner one hundred and fifty
nine tl59l poles south; thegce east ffty-nine
t59J poles; thence south nine l) poles; thence
catt 30 poles: thence south S6 poles; thence
west 65 poles; thence south 81 poles; thence
west 80 poles to the beginning, containing by
estimation rs acres OF land, and being the
same land conveyed By deed Of gift from Eli
jah Brooks TO his ron, James II Brooks, dated
february 2ith, lse6, and recorded in the Reg
ister's Office of shelby county in record book
Ne. S., part LIST, pages 62Sand go.
Equity Of redemption waived. Title be-
lioved 10 be good, but / sell and convey as
trustee. Y A MCELR0Y, Trustee.
This December 9th, 1889. IO1 III
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b on-ResIdenl MoMee.

aw@maa
No. Se09-In the Ghanccry Court Of Shelby
county, Tennessee. Walter A.. Goodman,
administrator Of w. Goodman, deceased, ct.
a., VS.. The Mississippi central Railroad
Company, ct. al.
IT appearing from affidavit in this cause that
i the defendants, The Missis .ippi Central
Railroad Company, II. S. McComb, Josiah
Bard well, Eben u. Jordan, Chas. II. LON
bard. ~. winthrop Gray, Cyrus II. MoCor-
mick, Junius b. Alexander, John L. King,
sam NJ. Pelton, uenry Lewis, and Horatio
,Newc0mb, tall of the above, except the
said Railroad Company, being partners under
the hrm nnme and style of the Southern
railroad bssociauOnl, ore non residents of
the state Of Tennessee; that said Nississipni
central railroad Company and said firm, the
southern Railroad Associa' ion, are indebted
70 The compliments IN vaious amounts evil
denced ny notes, accounts and judgments.
aggteshting about SO, 900; and attachment
having been issued and levied on the property
OF san kal road Association, il is therefore
ordered That all the parties above named
make theI, appearance herein, at the court
mouse OF Shelby county, in Memphis, Tenn,
on or before tho fret Monday in February,
1901, ana plead, answer or demur to com
piainRnt, 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 Tor four sueoessive
weeks IN the PUBLIC LEDGER,
This 10th day Of December, 1880.
A ~eopy-Attest:
r.. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
ny II u. MoHENRY, D. @. IL A..
humes ~ P0kton, Bigel0w K Hill, Wright.
Folkes X Wright, solicitors for complainant
81 % IOt1l0
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Galveston NeNs.l
There were several men clustered
around the stove in the back room Of
a Galveston saloon, and somehow or
other the subject OF a newspaper came
up for discussion. One man said that
editors we're more jealous of each
other than any other class; that they
never had a good word for each other,
etc.
A long-haired youth, with a solemn
look, spoke up, and heaying a sigh,
said he had had some experience
With editors, and he found them the
reverse of jealous to each other; that
a Texas editor was always willing to
deny himself comforts for the benefit
Of a brother editor.
Where did that bappen?"
1T happened in a Western Texas
town where | lived" sighed the young
man.
Il had dashed Of a little poem Of
ten or fifteen cant0s about Beautiful
priug," There we're two rival papers
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CredIfor,e Notice.

No. 35o2-In the Chsncsry Court Of Shelby
county, Tennessee-bridget fitzgibbon, adj
ministratrix Of Michael fitzgihb0n, deceas-
cd, ct Al VS.. Vim Harrington, administrator
ofMH Mckeinavy, deceased, et a.
IT appearing from the bill IN this cause that
i Il e q proceeding instituted 70 settle ana
wind up the estate Of N II Meksinavy, de-
ceased, az an insolvent egtate, and an -rder
having been made by the CQurt, directio g pub
LEGATION TO be made, etc; i j. now therefore
ordered that all parties claiming 10 be inter
ested in Paid estate, make their appearance
herein, 81 the courthouse Of Shelby county, Ia
Memphis, have themselves made parties hers-
10 and present aud establish thei' demands
within three months from this date or the
same will be forever barred; and that q copy
Of this order bo published once a week, foT
four successive weeks in the Public Ledger
This 9Th day Of January, 1881.
A copy-Attest-
n. J. BLACK, Clerk snd Master.
BIZ y. B. MoHEyEY, D. Q. An.
VIM N Randolph, sol. for eompl,t.
100 IFS l2i III
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Attachment Notice.

Before D Slaughter. J. p. for shelby comfy.
Tenn.IStewart, Gwynne Il Co. VS.. W b
n this cause an attachment having been
suea out under section 1856 of the code ct
erty OF tho defendant, and edidavit having
been made that the defendant IL indebted to
the plaintiff in the sum of S44T97, due bv
account, and that the claim is just, and that
Tennessee, so that the ordinary process Of
law cannot be served on hun; il is therefore
ordered that said defendant make his personal
appearance before me on the lst day of Feb
dusry, 1881, at u o'clock M, at my office, No.
Madison street, Memphis, Tennessee, and
defend said attachment suit within the
time prescribed by Law, or the same will be
proceeded with exparle; that a copy of this
order DO published once a week, for four
weeks, in the Public Ledgor.
This the oath day Of December, 1880.
" lD Ill III DC lsurhtar- i y
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DR.. johnson is acknowledged by all parties
interested as by far the most successful
physician in the treatment of private or secret
diseases. Quick, thorough and permanent
cures guaranteed in every case, male or female.
Recent eases Of GonOrrhea and Syphilis cured
in a few days, without the use Of Mercury.
Secondary Syphilis, the last v~estige, eradieated
without the use Of Mercury. Involuntary loss
Of semen stopped in q short time. Sufferers
from impotency or loss Of sexual powers re-
stored TO full vigOr in Il few weeks. Victims
Of Spcrinatorrhea and loss Of physical and
mental power, speedily and permanently
cured.
Particular attention paid to the diseases Of
women, and cures guaranteed.
Throat and Lung diseases cured by new
remedies.
Piles and. old sores cured without the use Of
caustic or the knife.
Medicines sent by express TO all parts OF the
country.
Office hours from 5 a III. to 9 pm. Sundays
ssf d. s. JOHNSON. N. u.
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The plumbers are a hard-worked,
uDder-paid, oyer-abused class, espe-
cially 10 New York; As proof, the
Herald Of the It'll says The use Of
gasoline by plumbers was explained
clearly yesterday by one of the users ;
it is cheap. From any other body Of
men the explanation might also be an
excuse, but any one who has ever paid
a plumbers hill knows that the trade
could afford to use liquid gold, if it
would burn, and still make money"
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The New aQueen OF the Lobby.n

The New "Queen of the Lobby"
Washington Letter to Chicago Tribune.J
The queen Of the lobby this winter
is a fascinating little brunette from
the sunny south-the widow of a Con-
federate colonel who fell before Rich
mond. She mas been abroad. and
knows the most celebrated men Of
France, England and this country,
although her circle Of female acquain-
tances is evidently circumscribed.
The charm Of her conversation is ire
sistible, especially to gentlemen whose
hair is thin on the top of their heads.
There is a sweet, subdued gayety in
her speech, accent and gestures which
makes a venerable listener happy, and
there is a ~viyacity about her CONVEX
satiOn which is especially attractive.
She always dresses in black, in which
m~agnifcence Of apparel can be allied
with purity Of taste. In the day time
a long skirted ulster has a most deco
rous look, and at night, in her pleasant
rooms, she always wears a rich black
satin dress, with a scarf of rare lace,
in which CLEANS a diamond cross
which might have been the ransom Of
the sultan. Such unstudied grace and
elegance suggests sweet Annie Page.
on Der bright face, one glance might
trace, a picture Of the brain" aud il
she does not render great aid to those
who have retained her services TO aiC
their schemes, | am mistaken. More
than one sturdy congressman is sub.
missiye TO her despotic will.
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No. 700. r D-Cireuit Court Of Shelby coun-
". characterization BOYD vs.. Caroline
Boyd.
1T appearing from affidavit fled In this c.uge
i that the defendant. Caroline Boyd, Ia 4 mon
resident Of the State Of Tennegsee; it y there
fore ordered that she make her appearance
herein, AZ the courthouse, IN the city
ofMemphis, Tennessee, on OF before the third
Monday In January next, 1881. and plead, an
sNer or demur 70 plaintiffs bill FOR di-
vorco, or the same will be taken for confessed
Is 10 her and the cause set for hearing ex-
parte; and that o copy Of this order be pub
.ished once 4 week, for four successive weeks,
10 the Public Ledger,
A copy-Attest;
George Elliott, Attorney FOR Plaintiff.
* l0f ITO T16
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general postofice department at VOL
lincton, New South Wales, conveying
to him tho thanks Of the postmaster
general, the result of which was, as
the letter states, the accomplishment
of tho quickest time on record between
the colonies and London-the time
from Sydney and Auckland being
forty-two and thirty seven days re-
spectively."
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P-sOu-resIdont Notice.

No. 3S59--In the Chancery Court Of Shelby
county, Tenn.-0 NJ Alsup, executor Of w H
Walker, deceased, vs.. Eliza b Cornelius.
1T appearing from affidavit in this cause that
i the defendant, Eliza b Cornelius, is a
nonresident of the State of Tennessee; that
che is indebted to the estate of w II
Walker. deceased, in the sum of S275,
due by note, and attachment having been
Issued and levied on her property; it is
therefore ordered that she make her appear
ance herein, at the court-house of Shelby
county, in Memphis, Tenn, on or before the
FIRST Monday in February, 1881, and plead,
answer or demur TO complainant bill, or the
same will be taken for confessed as to her
and set for hearing ex-parte; and that q copy
Of this order be published once . week for
four successive weeks In the Public Ledger.
This 3lst day of December, 1880.
A COPY: Attest,
By =. B. MOHEyRY, d. @. * N.
W P Wilson, sol. for compIt.
15 Ill III 1923
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ZION Nydner lo Iondon.

New York Herald, January 81
There was recently published in the
Herald an account Of how Postmaster
James, through his energetic action in
causing a special train to be sent after
the mail train from San Francisco
bringing the mails from Sydney. over.
took the mail train at Omaha. and
thus secured the taking OF the Sydney
mail 90 board tue next departing
British steamer from this port. In
appreciation Of this enterprise q letter
was received yesterday by Mr.. James
from Mr.. w. Gray, secretary Ct the
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TINS country will soon be connected
with the City Of Mexico by wire. A
line is to be run from Brownsville to
Brazos, Santiago; a cable will be laid
from there to Tampico, and from
Tampico to Vera Cruz the poles will
be set up, and at Vera Cruz connec
ton will be made with the existing
wire to the Mexican capital.
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aRANr eRoWIHa oOMIcAL-

Marx Twain will have to look tohis
laurels General Grant is after him
with a sharp stick and a funnily curled
tongue. Some time since the general
made q humorous speech at a public
gathering which attracted attention.
II startled him when he saw il in
print. He had no idea that he pos
ssSssd 30 vast a fund Of comedy. Sine
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Premoture H.oss Of the Hair

Premature Loss Of the HAN
May be entirely prevented by the use
of Burnett's Cocoaine.
Housekeepers should insist upon
obtaining Burnett's FlavoriDg Ex-
tracts; they are the best.
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GOOD VAS
IN SIX HOURS

A new discovery in the vegetable line, q
medicine that cannot be found ia any Drug
Store in the United States or Diminion OF
Canada at present, until the druggists call for
It; and all Druggists that order my medicines,
| will advertise their names and places of bus
iness in the same column with my advertise
ment In the paper.
No Druggist has the genuine medicine un-
less you see his name and place Of business in
my advertising column.
This medicine is produced from a vegetable
In spain and Portugal, called Bellina de Sal
utarial an almost miraculous herb, for the cure
ofall Chronic Diseases, ETC., viz.
Female Weakness, Dyspepsia In Its worst
form, Sore Eyes, SerOfula, Syphilis,
Chills and Fever, Gravel, B%llOusness,
Derangsment of the Bowels and all dis.
eases arising from the impuRlty Of the
blood.
All persons afflicted with any of those dis
eases are referred to the above, and ii, after
three or four hours time after taking the med
icine, you do not find it improving your
health, j will refund double the amount you
have paid for a bottle of the medicine: and my
agents also will be instructed to refund the
money, provided you have il pronounced BY a
physician that you did not receive any benefit
by 1t, And | will also say this much, that / do
not care by what doctor you have been treated
and pronounced incurable. Do not be dis
couraged, but come and see me. To all ply.
s~icians who have cases of this description un-
der their care l should DO pleased i they would
give It o trial. Give my medicine a fair trial
and l will guarantee q sure cure, ii taken ao-
cOrding to directions.
CONSULTATION free of charge in my Office
from 8 to ii am. and 2 to pm. All calls out
side Of these hours inside city limits Tree, out
side Of corporation SOC per mile.
Chronic Diseases a Speciality. Charges from
81 TO $40. Cure guaranteed.
Price 81 per Bottle.
Call on or address
DIR. REVA,
1851 Main Street, Memphis, Tenn,
II l8
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FROM the books of the Philadelphia
centennial, Just closed, it appears that
$ll 100000 passed through the chief
auditors hands. The stockholders
had 23t per cent returned to them on
their original investment. Tie loan
of 81, 500, 900 by the government was
returned in full.
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Tuesday Evening, Jan. II, 1881.

CAPTAIN WADDELL, Of Confederate
cruiser fame, has asked to have his
disabilities removed. He was a
lieutenant in the United States navy
when the wal broke out, and resigned
disposition to go into the Confederate
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No. 3s49-In the Chancefy Court Of Shelby
coulty, Tenn Joseph e J'Connor vs.. The
Globe Mutual Life Insurance Cempanyeta a.
appearing from affidavit in TINS cause
i that the defendant, Tho Globe Mutual
resident Of the State Of tennessee; it is
therefore ordered that il make its ap-
pearance herein, at the courthouse Of shelby
county, in Memphis, Tenn, on OT before
the first Monday in February, 1881, and
plead, answer or demur to complainant bill
or the same will be taken for confessed
- 10 il and eet for hearing ex-parte;
and that a copy OF thii order be published once
a week for four successive weeks In the Public
Ledger.
This the 10Th day Of December, 1880.
Acopy-Attest.
n. j, BLACK, Clerk and Master.
By Y. Z. McHENhv, D. Q. d NJ.
BigeloW 4 Hill, soils. for compl't.
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