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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-18

aa?l; setting forth hat the Baltimore aoi Oa:o
Railroad CouDary hsd refused tn, rgou,st G.!
me Georges Creek Ooup,uy for q cro rc CT
Folk street, Cumberland, Eheroupou tic bosrt
formally approved the petition of the later
Company for connection with B. l. O. tracks
ut that point. As soon IS the Georges Greek
Company is allowed to cross thu B. 10. truck,
OF cumberland, the American Coal Company
I'll! COMMENCE shining coal 10 this CITY
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-18

4 DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE Tho sub
1A scriber having qualified sc administrator
upon tho estate CT WM. IL. THOHHTUN de-
caa:cd. hereby notifies all persons having claims
sgainas the eatsto OF ssid VIM. Il. Thornton {,
present them TO him Guty authenticated, a1d sll
rerscns Indebted 10 said cs:at5 arc horsby nett.
fled to make payment to tho subscriber $! onca.
Jel3-2aWlW r. a. kERby, Adm'-,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-18

v. hE CUMBERLAND CROSSING QUESTION.
~, ~ ~ AoVerldse, president of Georges Creek
T. hol Il, @bsrland Railroad Company. presented
w Maryland board of public works al aft
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-18
TnTANrED-
w LOCUST FINS.
liiaches long | ! inches scusra.

They NUT BE- s.taghi, f:os Of knots, worm
hoes sn(; decay. ". a. SMOOT,
le3-lEl Smco!s wharf.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-18

Tie HALF WAY TREE GONE. - The bali
w9y 'rtc, Il venerable oak on tho liys shore BE-
low Gieso0rc, oa the pJomac. is now only a
charred truck. 1t was Dosrly 100 hundred
years old, AID for halt a century has been held
oy river men 10 mai nall wsy between Wash
Ugt0n and A!exsudus. |. has been le.h .ss
and dry for aomo t!m,, aud iGw days ago fire
Gs5 tul; beneath It, which caught lis limits
snG destroyed the Cd Tree.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-18

CHILDREN 5 DAY, "--Cbi!dren' day will be
observed at The NJ. e. Church to morrow. At
! a. N. tie p,s'Cr. Rev. Thomas l.. Poulson,
ID, will pEoach en- The importance Of training
Cn!ld:cp. At .. N. 8 chidren's meeting
will b. h,l1. OF wish there will be Rotations,
siogjcs. readings &o, by members of the
school sua others. The ohurch is being oIabo-
!stely decorated with ilowcrs, g., for the cc,a.
sIo2. The singing will be led by organ and cor
u&ta,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-18

&AFEII Olive hsVe secured tba sgency
- OF THE BUSH y UENsLOW PRH.
MUM SAFETY OIL" which we yusrsltsn
above 1872 re teat. ant perfectly safe. The oil
6urns with steady, brigh! flame, aad is very
desirable iigas 70 r5td By. FOR sale Wholesale
and retail By
nlJ5 HARMON &GMITH.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-18

4 DEMONSTRATORS EOTICE.-Tha IN.
q dersigncd having qualified ss Adnuistya-
tr!x Of HORACE Y. DANIEL. deceased,
hereby notifies al roraoas having clsims sgains.
Tao same to present them 20 her duly authenti-
Gated Tor payment, aid ell persons indebted to
said eststa are hereby notified to mako Dsc m ?n.
to the Undersigned. ADA +. DANIEL,
J56-2W1R AdminEtratriv.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-18

The Weather Probabilities. Juac IS. 1881.
Fer the Middle Atlantic States fair weather,
w'ndS mostly northwestsrly, stationary temper
rLuce and stationary OF higher barometer.
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GINGER ALE,

JAS s. GOHAAN'S BALTIMCEEGINGEH
ALE
Is tho best tonic Of !ha Liad.
, Sold by all The Groccra, Hcle!c. Rcsssurantp.
Dars. 0C. iol-d&tWlne
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-10
ALL SORTS.

All the year round-The earth
[Richmond (Va.) Baton.
Cannibals sometimes have their
neighbors at dinner.-P. |. Man.
A boil at less than 2l2 degrees-A
gum boil.-Richmond (Va,) Baton.
Swear not at all, but if you must
swear, swear of. -[Rochester Herald.
1t does not improve a potato to have
speeks on its eyes.-[BOston Trans
script.
Vegetable soup is composed of car
rots, and other things thrown in.-
New Orleans Picayune.
A New England lady asked a pub
Usher whether his prints would wash.
-LNew York Herald.
A fall in wheat goes against the
grain Of a Spectator who has bought
for a rise.-[ Lowell Courier.
The Ohio man who has greatness
thrust upon him should learn to
dodge. -[Cincinnati Commercial.
The fatted calf was killed that a
forsiyipg father might reveal his
feelings toward a prodigal on.-[Free
Press.
Binders we're first put upon horses
so that the animals might experience
less shame at being driven by an infe-
rior animal II Boston Transcript.
Several hundred letters remain I'M
claimed in the Chicago p~ostofice.
Being postmarked Boston" they are
believed to contain uns.-[Boston
Post.
Is Edit II Merrill, of the Chicago
Tribune, who advocates spelling by
sound, a believer in the f-i.k-c OF
prayer? If SO, why not II
ton Republic.
Fashion says Gathered waists
are still very much in favor with
young ladies'" They are with young
gentlemen alSo.-[New Orleans Plea
yune.
rs brown bread in~toxicating?''
asks a correspondent. That depends
on its age. If it's old enough it will
make a man stagger very quick
Boston Globe.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-10
THE s~ENAToRsH1p.

We, yesterday, heard a prominent
and influential low tax democrat re-
mark that he thought the low tax
men would accept almost any high
tax man as senator, in order to keep
out a republican, except the gentle
man who, during the last campaign,
rode over the whole state, time and
again. OF a free pass. - Nashville
Herald, 9Th.
This is an odd kind of a paragraph.
1t seems to imply (1) that it is wrong,
or in bad taste. to ride on a free pass,
and (2) that only one man has been
riding over the state that way. This
must refer to some particular man,
though we have no idea who it IL.
The railroads generally send members
Of the legislature free passes. but We
always understood that this was in
tended as a courtesy, and not 70 inAu-
ence any mans vote. The acceptance Of
this slight favor does not imply any
obligation, nor is it an act Of charity.
The deadhead business Of the rail
roads is much larger than generally
supposed, and it is not limited to per-
sons Of influence. Many an invalid,
goingh home from the weston south to die
and many a miserable decimated family
returning sick, peuniless and dis
heartened from a new state or terri
tory to friends in the older states is
passed free, or at reduced rates. These
things often come under the observa-
tion Of newspaper men, but are seldom
mentioned, and certainly never at the
request or hint Of railroad officials.
The man who antagoned 1.-THE two
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-10
Notice to Contractors.
BoAED or FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSIONERS, J
Taxing District, Shelby Co., Tenpy, 7

BoAED OF FmE AND POLICE COMMISSIONERS, J
Taxing District, Shelby Co., Temp. :
January 18th, 1881.
GEALED proposals will be received by US
y until Thursday, January goth, 1881, at IL
o'clock, noon, for the following work TO be
dOne-serVice to be rendered and material to
be furnished to the Taxing; District ofShelby
county:
For the furnishing'of about eighten hundred
1s00) square yards of block stone, similar to
that now being laid on tho wharf. south of
Union street, in dimension 5 10 IL inches, top
and bottom, faces OF to 8 inches, and to 9
inches depth, the blocks to be well-shaped
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
levee, as hereafter directed. The entire work
above enumerated 10 be completed not later
than the Goth April. 1851.
Proposals will also be received for the fur
nishing of stone and gravel, the Board reierv-
ing the right to lay the pavement with a Dis.
trict for 20, and the Board also reserves the
right to 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,
By order OF the Board.
100 III ID. 7. PORTER, President.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-10
DR.. D. S. JOHNSON'S
PRIVATE
Medical DiSDGlSay,
No. IL Jefferson Street,
between Main and Front streets)
MEMPHIS 49,. TENNESSEE.

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 ease. of Gonorrhea and Syphilis cured
in a few days, without the use Of Mercury.
Secondary Syphilis, the last y~estige, eradicated
without the use Of Mercury. involuntary loss
of semen stopped in a short time. Sufferers
from impotency or loss Of sexual powers re-
stored to full vigor in a few weeks. Victims
Of SpermatOrrhea 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.
All consultations strictly confidential,
Medicines sent by express to all paris Ofthe
country.
Office hours from s am, to 9 PIN. Sundays
from 3 to5 pm.
96f d. S. JOHNSON, NJ. d.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-10
Dreaming TO Some Purpose.

Des Noines Iowa. Register.l
Last Friday a lady went from Bev-
iUgton to Winterset and returned on
Conductor Whites train. Soon after
leaving the coach she discovered she
had left her purse, in which there was
a considerable amount Of money, in
the coach. A telegram was sent to
Mr.. White, who Immediately made
diligent search, but could not find the
purse. When the coach was turned
over to the sweepers il the yard on the
east side they were instructed to look
out for the purse. They thoroughly
cleaned and swept the coach, but saw
no pur e. As might be expected, the
lady worried over her loss and lost
considerable sleep that night, but
finally passed into a dreamy state,
when she says she went into the coach
and found her purse on the end of the
seat whereon she sat. The next
morning, when the coach arrived, her
husband boarded it to get the purse.
ITS no use, said the eoneuctOr, we
searched every place in the coach, and
the sweepers have turned and swept
every seat in it. 1t isn't here" but
| know just where it is; my wife found
it last night" said the Woman's hus-
band, and precisely where she found it
in her dream was the purse. COnduc-
tor Whites two eyes stuck out like a
locomotive headlight as he exclaimed:
well, that beats me-"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-10


About Fort Worth the natives have
been having a rumbling sound that
they think betoken an earthquake.
The San Jacinto county tax col
lector elect, can't get his commission
until he settles up a little score with
the state comptroller.
The action Of the city council of
Weatherford in deposing the mayor
for violation Of city ordinance has
been sustained by the court.
Charlie Stone, one of mostprom-
Using ofthe colored youth of Dallas, is
another illustration ofthe bad effects
Of not knowing that a pistol was
loaded.
A Dallas judge granted a divorce to
a woman whose husband made her lie
miserable with an ACCORDION. Dallas
is the place now for the horn-blower's
wife.
Real estate in FL Pase is rapidly
enhancing in value in anticipation of
that ancient city becoming a railroad
center, and people are Aocking there
from all quarters to get the bulge on
the future great city.
The recent cold snap was the Sc
verest known in Corpus Christi for
years. The Ledger says: in bed
rooms warmed by fire places water
froze in the morning almost fast as it
fell. In one instance water sprinkled
upon the floor before sweeping was
found to have turned to ice before the
broom could be used. Ice was found
thick enough to bear a mans weight,
and some fear was entertained by
grocerymen Of damage to the stocks
by frost. The bay was frozen over
for a distance Of several feet from the
shore and great icicles ornamented
the wharf posts, wind mills and other
places where water dripped. all
classes of fruit and vegetables we're
badly damaged by frost, and shrub
berry and flowers have suffered Sc
verely.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-10

Everybody talked of the rashness Of
the proprietor of "0ak Hall" The
street was full of clothing stores, from
Union street to Center street.
The crowd began to assemble at
I" Oak Hall and often by ten
| o'clock the store would be SO full
that Mr.. Simmons had to lock the out
side door from inability to let 10 any
more. Then the crowd loitered on
the sidewalk, and made even more
commotion for that usually quiet
neighborhood. Simmons neighbors
in the trade held at one of their stores
a meeting, over which Nat Gale, now
of Chelsea, presided, to sec what they
would do about this extraordinary
state of things. They concluded that
they couldn't do anything, if Simmons
kept on in the way he began, except
to wait and see him burst up" before
long. The longer Mr.. Simmons kept
doing it the longer was postponed his
explosion. The fact was he made an
immense trade and reaped a profit cor
IGSpUuullSly. "A SLOdb many mSA
chants have followed in the track Of
Mr.. Simmons and made fortunes out
of it. The late A. 7. Stewart was
a persistent advertiser. The pill
makers seem to have an %intuitive
knowledge of the virtues Of
printers ink in marking out the path
to prosperity. We need not 90 out Of.
Philadelphia for notable examples.
The present perfection of the EXPRESS
system and the parcels delivery
through the postOfice have led to a
great extension of trade mainly reached
through newspaper advertising. What
is called the "order department in
some of our great houses is rapidly
becoming an important feature in
trade. Customers on the very out
skirts of the republic now order what
they want by mail or express, the
original medium of communication
being the newspaper.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-10
. Marble Boom in East Ten
nesaee.


II. W. g., in Atlanta Constitution
l was astonishod to hear of the
progress made in the quarrying and
shipment of marble from East Ten
nessee. 1t has been known for a long
time that East Tennessee marble was
of the very finest quality, and before
the wal a lot of it was quarried by the
government, and the vice presidents
room at the capitol was fitted up with
it. The government works put up to
get marble for this purpose was sold
to private parties, and the real de-
velopment of the marble interests
began from this. Several rich COM
panies are quarrying now, but cannot
near supply the demand. The marble
is shipped to st. Louis and Chicago
principally. 1t is used extensively in
the building of the capitol at Albany,
New York. 1t is of a ~variegated color,
and polishes almost as finely as Italian
marble. Its wearing qualities are
highly praised, and it is certain to
become the favorite marble in all
American cities. 1t is quarried in
enormous blocks, one block or two
filling a freight car. 1t is shipped in
rough state, and the profits Of quarry
ing are very large. At one quarry
nearly two hundred men are en-
ployed.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-10

wings OF the democratic party in the
late canvass and made himself unnec-
essarily busy will have to take
his chances now, even as he did
then with his eyes wide open, but
somehow we cannot be brought to
think that it makes much difference
whether he rode on a free pass, paid
his way or walked. A committee Of
investigation would probably find that
more than one man has accepted such
favors, and that others would do so
when the opportunity presented, Let
us be governed by higher considera-
lions than this in sending a nan to
the United States senate.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-10
Creditors Notice.

No. 3.s2-In the Chsncery Court Of Shelby
county, Tonnessee-Bridget kitzgibbon, ad-
ministratrix Of Michael fitzgibbOn, doceas-
ed. ct NJ W.. VIM Harrinetonj administrator
0fMH McKeinayy, deceased, ct NJ.
~ appearing from the bill in this cause that
i IL Is a proceeding instituted 70 settle and
wind up the estate Of II II McKeinayy, de-
ceased, ne an infolvont estate, and an rider
having been made By the Court, directing pub
LEGATION 10 be made, etc4; IL Il now therefore
ordered that all parties claiming 70 be utter
estei in Faid estate, make their appearance
herein, at tho courthouse Of Shelby county, in
Memphis, have themselves made parties here
10 and present and establish Their demands
within three months IRON this date or the
game will be forever barred and that a copy
Of this order be published once n week, for
four successive weeks. Ia the Public Ledger.
This tth day Of January, l6d.
A c~Opy-htteFt.
R. j. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
By T. ID. McIEyKY, DC. d NJ.
VIM "a Randolph, sol. Tor compl't
1901 Us III III
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-10
ChrIstiancy Again in Love.

A reporter Of the Washington Star
talked to Mrs. Christiancy. When it
was suggested that there was much
talk about her, some Of which was de-
rogatory, she replied with some
warmth: well, | expect it, but they
should put themselves in myplace and
consider what they would do under
the circumstances. They should con-
slider that when | arrived I was in a
measure a discarded wife. Let them
talk, but they should think Of Mr..
Ch%ristiancy, too. If it was wrong for
me, as | know it was, to write a letter
to Giro, is it not wrong for Mr.. Christ
fancy to be making love to a CHILEAN
woman"
What int%erjected the reporter.
Mrs. Christiancy with a laugh
"A Mr.. Del Gardo, OF Peru, who
recently arrived, speaks in anything
but complimentary terms Of MIR.
C~hristiancy's doings in South America,
and states that his life is one course Of
carousal; that a Spanish Chilian
woman of wealth came to the legation
for protection and is there yet, and it
is generally understood that Mr..
Christiancy is making love to her, and
it is therefore important for his suit
to be brought to a successful close on
his behalf. If you would write to that
gentleman you'll get something inter
esting."
Mr.. Christiancy's friends laugh at
this charge, saying that his age and
gray hair are a sufficient defense to the
charge Mrs. Christianey brings against
him. Able lawyers on both sides are
helping this scandal along what they
can. As a scandal, dirty and disagree
able, it promises to be a success.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-10
trustees Sale.

Under and by virtue Of n certain deed
" of trust executed to me as trustee
on the 18th day Of April, 1873, BY
j IL Brooks and Mrs. S Q Brooks, his
wife, recorded in the Registers office Of
Shelby county, Tennessee, in book No,
l23, page ATT. to secure q certain note therein
described, and default in the payment thereof
having been made. l will, at the request of the
beneficiary, and holder Of said note. on
Saturday, the 9th day Of January, 1881,
between the hours oil am. and 10 m. on the
southwest cerner of Main and Madison streets,
in the Taxing District (city of Memphis), sell
TO the highest bidder for cash, the following
described real estate; A certain lot or parcel
of land lying and being in Shelby county and
state OF Tennessee, and more fully described
as follows, to-wit; Beginning at the southeast
of W Brooks { act of land and rum
ming from said corner one hundred and fifty
nine Q59l poles south; thence east ffty-nine
(5g) poles; thence south nine go poles; thence
east 5O poles: thence south s. poles; thence
west go poles; thence south Ga poles; thence
west 81 poles TO the beginning. containing by
estimation rs acres Of land, and being the
same land conveyed by deed of gift from Eli
Jan Brooks to his son, James II Brooks, dated
February Ath, 1856. and recorded in the Reg
lster,s office Of Shelby county in record book
No: 5o, part LIST, pages 625 and go.
Equity Of redemption waived. Title be-
lieved to be good, but / sell and convey as
trustee. V A MCELROY. Trustee.
This December 9th. 1880. lOI 10
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-10
Friday, the IAN day or January,
January Sd, 1881.


Under and by virtue Of a trust deed, duly
u recorded in book No. III, page 436, Of the
registers Office of Shelby county, Tennessee, l
will rs trustee, on
Friday, the 4th day OfFebruRFy, ISsI,
during legal hours, at the southwest corner Of
Main and Madison streets. in the Taxing Dis
trict Of Shelby county, Tennessee Gate city Of
Memphisl sell at public auction, to the highest
bidder for cash, the following described land,
t0-wit: A certain lot ofland situate in shelby
county, Tennessee. and in said city OF Mem
phis, being part Of lot No. f9l: Beginning
the southwest corner Of the lot Of land co n,
yeyed TO Mrs. kmiiy A.. Samuels by Ja' mo.
Jenkins by deed duly recorded IN book N y
page 25l, Of the registers Office Of s3helbv
county, Tennessee, and running then "a east.
Wardly with the north side Of Union stroet n
feet, thence ~n0rthwardly "a feet t. an allov
thence wostwardly with the south side ~ es{{
alley 50 feet, theoce s~Outhwar1fly 81 loot ~
Union street the place OF beginning. andboinug
the same conveyed to VIM. i. Street by dend
duly recorded in book No. IS, page N. Of ~
register 0ihce Of Shelby county, Tenpessea
Equity Of redemption waived. Title belicvcd
10 be good, but 4 will convey only as trusteo
Memphis, january 9Th, 1881.
1OS 1A SIMON STURM. Trustee
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-10
Attachment Nomce.

Before John T Elliott, J P for Shelby county,
Tennessoe-E w Lansing a Co. VS.. L w
Andrews.
IN this cause an attachment having boon
i sued out under section 1886 Of the code of
Tennessee, and returned levied upon tho
ing been made that defendant is indebted to
the plaintiff in the sum Of SIS Is, duo by
account, and that the claim IL just, and
that the defendant Is a nonresident Of the
State Of Tennessee; it is therefore ordered
that said defendant make his personal ap-
airy, 1881, at my office, No. 3l3 Second street,
Memphis, Tennessee, and defend said attach
mont suit within the time prescribed BIZ law,
or tho same will bt proceeded with ox-parte:
and that q copy OF this order be published
once a week for four weeks In the Public
Ledger.
This, the 4th day Of January, 1881.
I08 ia 40 1876 JOHN Il ELLIOTT. j. P.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-10
T-lon-rosidont NotIeo.

No. SS59-In the Chancery Court Of Shelby
county, Tenn.-Q NJ Alsup, executor of W II
Walker, deceased, VS.. Eliza b Cornelius.
IT appearing from affidavit In this cause that
i the defendant, Eliza B Cornelius, is a
nonresident of the State Of Tennessee; that
she is indebted TO the estate of W II
Walker. deceased. in the sum of 1915,
due by note. and attachment having been
issued and levied on hor property; it is
therefore ordered that she make her appear
ance herein, at the courthouse 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 viii be taken for confessed as to her
and set for hearing ex-parte; and that a copy
of this order be published once a week for
four successive weeks in the Public Ledger.
This 3lst day Of December, 1885.
A copy: Attest.
ROBERT ]. BLACK, clerk and master.
By E. B. McHESRY, D. @. Il N.
los Ill III 1923