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own instance, and that l was led into
it by her skillfdlly turning what vas
intended to be a mere compliment to
her into a proposition for marriage,
which, at the firstmomentI suspected
she intended to misconstrue into such
a proposition L. peremptorily apollo
gized for, when she as promptly de-
clared her wish that l should marry
her, to which | did not consent to
until after | had constantly and earn
estly, on several different occasions,
endeavored to convince her of the
unitness of such a marriage, on ac-
count Of the difference in our respect
i've ages; but | finally yielded to her
solicitations upon her repeated assur-
ances that she loved me better than
any other man, which assurances she
volunteered to declare to me were
false the first moment we were alone
together in our room at Philadelphia
the first night after the wedding, and
before she had taken off her hat,
avowiDg her love for another man, TO
whom She said she had been engaged,
aud declaring that she had, on the
morning of the wedding, tainted at the
mention of his name, and that she had
perjured herselfin her marriage vow,
and demanding an immediate divorce F.;
and upon my telling her there was no
ground for divorce, and that none
could be had, she screamed like a
maniac"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-31
GOOD NEWS
IN SIX HOURS

A. new discovery in the vegetable line, a
medicine that cannot be found ia any Drug
Store in the United States or Dimini0n Of
Canada az present, until the druggists call for
III ana Pill Druggists that order my medicines,
lWil advertise their names and places Of bus
mess in the same column with my ADVERTISE
ment in tho paper.
No Druggist has the genuine medicine I'M
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 Belline dc Sal
utaria, an almost miraculous herb, for the cure
of all Chronic Diseases, etc., viz;
Female weakness, Dyspepsia In lis worst
form, Sore Eyes, SOrOfula, Syphilis,
Chllls and Fever, Gravel, BlIousness,
arrangement Of the Bowels and all dis.
eases arising from the ImpurIty Of the
blood.
All persons afflicted with Sny of those dis
eases are referred to the above, and If, after
three or four hours time after taking the med
icine, you do not find it improving your
health, l will refund double the amount Won
have paid for a bottle of the medicine; andmy
agents also will be instructed to refund the
money, provided you have it pronounced by a
physician that you did not receive any benefit
by it, And l win also say this much, that ido
not care by what doctor you have been treated
and pronounced incurable. Do not be dis
couragsd, but come and see me. To all ply.
sicians who have cases of this description un-
der their care l should be pleased finley would
give II a trial. Give my medicine a fair trial
and | will guarantee u sure cure, if taken ac-
cOrding to directions.
OFFICE H0URS-S to IL am. and 2 to S
pm.
Medicines sent by Express G. o. D.
Call on or address
TOR.
1856! Main Street, Memphis, Tenn.
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MEDICINAL.
Attachment Notice.

Before J N Coleman, j. P. for Shelby COUNTY.
Tenn;-H franklin VS.. Joseph Persons.
sais cause an attachment having been
tennessee, and returned levied upon tho
property OF the defendant, and affidavit hay-
ing been made that defendant is indebted To
the plaintiff in the sum Of s3O.25, due Nv
account, and that the claim is just, and that
the deiendant is a nonresident Of the,
state o~fTennessee; tits therefore ordered that
SAD defendant make his personal appear
nc before me on the 23d day of Februarv.
1881, at 10 O'Clock. am, at my Office, No ~
front street, Memphis, Tennessee, and defend
sald attachment suit within the time pre-
scri5sd by law, or the same will be proceeded
with eX.parte; and that a copy Of this order
the Public Ledger. WINS III
This the 18th day Of January, 1881,
l2l IN 13 1879 I'M C0fFWAN d
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WHILST the moral effect Of the re-
port of the finance committed of the
school board might be Supposed to
reach and influence the legislature, we
are assured that such was not the
intention. When writing of this the
other day we did not know who or how
many members constituted the com
mittee hence, nothing personal was
thought Of. This much lest our re-
marks may have been m%isconstrued.
We discuss policies and, in doing so,
differ ever SO widely with men without
questioning their motives. We GER
tainly disagree with some mem
bers of the school board
but give them credit for
honesty of purpose and good inten-
tions. They serve without pay, and
should receive full credit for their
disinterestedness 1t would be better
to reduce the number to three or FIVE
and allow them a fair compensation.
1t is regretted that Messrs. Arlington,
Livermore and Duffy should construe
the action of the board into a vote of
censure, and determine to resign. 1t
is not the first time men have been in
the minority, yet minolities outside Of
the British ministry, seldom feel con-
strained to resign. These gentlemen
are among the most intelligent aud
efficient members of the board. A
little more patience and work would
probably have overcome aud elimina-
ted the difficulties of the situation.
Some of these gentlemen we know
agree with the LEDGER that with
proper economy, management and
legislation there will not be any neces-
sity for an increase of taxation for
school purposes. This opinion has
taken a hold upon the public mind
and is likely to prevail.
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ChanCerY Sale Of Real Estate.

No. 2ls1. R.-Chancery Court of Shelby coun-
ty-W Y Hamlin, administrator, vs.. j A
Wilder ct al.
pY virtue Of an interlocutory decree for
ID sale, entered in the above cause on the
l4th day of January, 1881, NJ. B. 80. page 12l,
| 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 IL, 1881,
within legal hours, the following described
property, situated in Shelby county, Tenn,
tO-Wit:
Lots 30 and 81 in block six, Fort Pickering,
Memphis, Tenn, each lot being 25xl16% feet,
and being on the south side Of Broadway
street.
Also So acres of land in Shelby count
Tenn, being of the north half of north divi-
sion of section 8, township /, range 6, begin
ming at the northeast corner Of section 6, In
the Winchester ssate line; thence with said
line west % 35 l0l chains to K G Fellows
northeast corner; thence south 43 50-1o0 chains
TO Fellows southeast corner on division line;
thence east p $500 chains to Hamlin's west
line and line between section 5 and 6; thence
north to the beginning.
Terms Of sale-On a credit of 7 and 70
months, purchaser executing notes with good
security, lien retained, redemption barred.
This January %, 1881.
r. j. BLACK, Clerk and Muster.
W M Randolph, sopr for cOmpl't. 1874 l41
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Before J.. M. Coleman, Justice Of the Peac
vs.. Joseph Persons. Il
N this cause an attachment having , oon
i sued out under section 3455 of the COZ WI
tennessee and returned levied apon tbe ~ u
erty OF the defendant, and Affidavit ? PyHP
been made that the defendant Is indie aaylng
the plaintiff in the sam of 23S, 4u ueu 10
account, and that tho claim ia just ond, bott
The defendant Is o non resident or ne stote ~
Tennessee; it y tbare9eFo orderS 4 fbof said
before He on the sd day If Febrnarv
IN at 10 o'clock am, at NV Office. NJ
w Front street, Memphis. Tennessee' and
defead said attachment. suit within The
prescribed By lay, Cr the same will be
this order DO published ono q n wesk"a f ~ yoH NJ
weeks, in the Public ledger. VI N"A
This the 18th day cf Jan usry. 1881.
12l 127 1873 1879 j. NJ. C0LfNSN 7 d
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BURIED ALIVE.
Death of DR.. W: H. Baird,
Of Saline County.
Fifty Feet Under Ground for
Eight Hours.

Little Rock Gazette.l
DR.. W. H. Baird, one of the leading
citizens of Banner township, Saline
county, met a sudden and most hor-
,rible death afew days since.
The doctor was digging well on his
place, and had sunk it to the depth OF
about fifty feet, when a negro who was
working down in the well became
frightened at the falling clods caving
away from the sides, and was hauled
up and refused to go down again. The
doctor laughed at him for his fears,
and, to show him there was no danger,
went down himself, but had scarcely
more than reached the bot
tom when the well caved
in on him, burying him alive.
The neighborhood was at once
aroused, and every effort exerted to
get him out, but the ground was so
that it caved in as fast as it
could be dug out. No progress was
made towards disinterring him until
lumber bad been hauled from q saw
mill five miles away, and a curbing
made, which was lowered as the earth
was excavated. His body was found
about eight hours after the accident,
stone dead and perfectly upright, just
in the position in which he was stand
ing when the earth caved in and sur
rounded him. DR.. Baird was a man
about thirty-6ve years of age, a live,
citizen, and well thought of by
all who knew him. He leaves a wife
and family to mourn his untimely
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Trustees Sale Of Real ESiafe.

Under and by virtue of a tfust deed. dr1,
" recorded in book No. III, page 4Is. oftbse
register office Of Shelby county, tennessee T
will as trustee, on
Friday, the 4th day of February,Iss
during legal hours, at the southwest corner If
Main ana Madison streets, in the Taxing Dis
trict Of Shelby county, Tennessee 0ate eity Of
Memphis) sell at public auction, to the Highest
bidder for cash, the following described land
to-wit; a certain lot ofland situate in Shelby
county, Tennessee, and in said city of Menu
pms, being part Of lot No. 492: Beginning 4,
the southwest corner of the lot of land esp =
yeyed to Mrs. Emily A. Samuels by jam 90
jenkins, BY deed duly recorded in book No, -
page HttA OF the registers Office Of 81, elhyy
county Tennessee, and running thence easf-
Wardly with the north side Of Union str oef so
iieet, thence northwardly 81 feet to nm olioy
thence westwardly with tho south rdde of so}j
alley so feet, thence southwark "a feott ~
Union street the place Of Begin inns. \ nd beinS9o
the same conveyed to VIM. b. Street Nv deed
duly recorded in book No. 81, page N, of the
register Odice of Shelby coa1pft ys Tebn Us eeo
Equity Of redemption w .ivcS NJ Ia hn nT (;
TO be good, but [ will c,onvey enIy as trustee.
l0S 1874 s MIN e11i1rpM NJ.
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Trustee's Sale.

RY virtue Of a deed of trust executed to me
ID byW I Edmunds, March 10. 1879, and re-.
corded in the Registers of Shelby county,
Tenn, in book l23, page 438. to which refer
ence is hereby made, I will sell as trustee and
at the request Of the benefciaries, de ault
having been made In the payment of the debt
secured, the following described property:
The one-fourth undivided interest in the
southwest corner Of lot No. 7, block No. 81,
fronting on Mulberry street so feet and rum
ming through to st, Martin street 1856 feet,
known as No. Is Mulberry street,. Also lot
No: Of block No. A, on the southeast col ler
of Linden and Causey streets, more properly
described in a trust deed made by James Jones
to A N Edmunds, recorded in book Is, pages
ia and Us, all in South Memphis, state of
Tennessee. Also ten acres of land known as
the Harris place, on Center avenue, described
as follows: Beginning at an irOnwO0d stand
ing on the north side of a branch, the north
west corner Of a forty acre tract decided by
Rozzell to VIM. B Harris; thence ,outh with
the west boundary line Of said tract l6 chains
and SO and s links to q stake on the side of an
avenue;thence east with the south side of said
avenue 6 chains and 81 links to O stake:
thence north Is chains and 56H links to a
stake on north boundary line Of said forty
acre lot; thence west 6 chains and 81 links
to the beginning, containing ten acres, all in
Shelby county, Tenn.
Sale will be made to the highest bidder for
cash, at the courthouse door, in the city Of
Memphis at IL IN
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Attachment Notice.

Before ] NJ Coleman, j. P. for Shelby oountv
Morton. 'A0auol "
N this cause an attachment having been
Il sued out under section Bass of the Code Of
tennessee and returned LEVIED upon the
ing been made that defendant is indebted 10
the plaintiff in the sum of $3.50. go, due by
note, and, that the claim is lust. and
that the defendants are non-residents Of
me state Of Tennessee; it is therefore ordered
mat sald defendants make their personal ap-
Rearance before me on the 2Sd day Of
February, 1881, at Il O'Clock M, at NV Office.
No; 2A Front street, Memphis, TENNESSEE
and defend said attachment suit within the
prescribed by law, or the same win be-
proceeded with ex;Parte; and that a copy Of
anls oI9er Pc published once a week for four
This the 18th day of January, 1881.
III III l3 lS9 j M COLEMAN, j.
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LYNCHING.
Two RaVishers and MurdereIs
Hanged.

CHARLESTON, January 20. Mis-
Bessie Wertz, daughter ofWm. Wertz,
living neal Prosperity, Newberry
county, was brutally outraged and
murdered on Monday evening last
while going from her brothers house.
Two negroes, named Spearman and
Fair, were arrested on suspicion and
lodged in the guard house. They con-
confessed their guilt, and last night a
large body of men took them out to
lynch them. Spearman was shot to
death on the spot where the crime
committed. Fair made his es-
cape but was re%captured and hanged
near Prosperity by a crowd of whites
and blacks. The unfortunate victim
was twenty-five years old and a beau
tiful and excellent young lady.
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InsOlVent Notice.
mo. 1851
INNWH VVNWNT
STATE OF T~ENNEssEf, SgRLRy IN \
0EEInn NnuNnu - wi

2nIAfE OF IENNEssEs, SEELBY COL
Memphis, Tenn, January i0tb' lis.
10 Mrs; Q A Neville, administratrix Of B p
HAvlNG suggested the insolvency Of tho
II estate Of B B. Neville, deceased'
you are hereby ordered to give notice''
by, advertisement in some newsnoper
published within the said State, and
also at the courthouse door of Shelly
county, for all persons having Claim.
against said estate, to appear and Gle the
same, with, the Clerk of the County Court am
thentoated in the manner prescribed by law.
on orbefore the 9th day of July, 1881; n anv
claim not filed on or before said day. or he.
fore an appropriation of the funds of said es-.
law and equity. ''N LII
Witness my hand, at office, this 10th day of
January, 1881. w
By HUeB B. CULLEN, D, @,
Bigelow * Hill, Atty's for administratr;r
ia 1O0 1Og : "a
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TrUataa'a 9ale.

FINDER the authority vested in me By the
u terms of a deed Of trust, executed By
William and Anna Hardt. dated January
10th, 1879, which deed is recorded in the Req
ister's Office ofShelby county, Tenn, in book
1875, page 2s8, default haYinS been made 10 the
payment Of the dnbt therein secured, / will, at
the request Of tho beneficiary,
On the 10Th day OfFebruary, 1881,
between the hours Of 10 and il o'clock am,
al the southwest corner Of Main and Madison
streets, In the Taxing District OfShelby coun-
ty Qate city Of Memphisl, sell 10 the highest
bidder, for cash, the following real estate, to-
wit:
Part Of original country lot No. SOB. known
son and j. j. Murphy's subdivision Of said
lot No, 500, as the north halfof lot No - Of
said johnson and Murphy's sub-diylsions and
bounded as follows: Beginning ~ q stake in
the south side Of Alabama atrcet,, the north
west corner Of said johnson and Murphy's
four-acre lot; thence with south side Of Ala
bama street. castwardly IS feet 3 inches 10 a
stake; thonce southwardly at r~ightangles with
Alabama street 81 feet TO- stake; thence veal
wardly, parallel with Alabama street to a
stake In the west line Of said lot; thence north
wardly with the west line Of said lot, 81 feet
to the beginning
This property has a good tW0-stOry frame
house on Il, has nice eyergreens in front yaTd,
and will make a good home for a small fnmi y.
Homestead and equity Of redemption waived.
The title has been examined, aud / believe II
10 be good, but / will convey only a. trustee.
III al hUNsDON CARY, Trustee.
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Counting The ELECTORAL Vote.

Courier Journal special
WASHINGTON, January zI.-The
democrats will not make another effort
TO secure action on the electoral
count resolution until they are sure Of
a quorum. In the meantime there
will probably be a joint caucus Of the
democrats Of both houses TO determine
what can be done to prevent the vice
president from assuming the right to
decide in the Georgia case,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-31

A BILL has been introduced in the
Arkansas legislature by Representa-
tive Williams, of Pulaski county, TO
change the form of government of
Little Rock. 1t provides for a coun-
Gil Of three members only, who shall
be appointed by the governor, by and
with the consent of the senate. These
appoint a police judge, establish a fire
department, appoint the police, and
may levy and collect taxes.
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January and May malrimOny.

Pittsburg Post.l
Minister Christiancy, in his answer
TO his wife's cross bill, makes a revela-
ton which is a key to their whole
marital infelicity, and shows the inef-
fable folly Of uniting Junuary and
May in the holy bonds Of matrimony.
He was sixty-two and she nineteen
when they were married, and it was
ridiculous in Judge Christianey to
suppose it was personal attractions
which enamored Miss Lugenbeel with
him. 1t seems she did the counting
and Popped the question, and that he,
saying he would ne'cr consent, con-
sented. He says:
said marriage took place at her
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-31

Although winter, that hoary mon
arch, with his crown of snow, and his
scepter gemmed with %icicles, affects
mankind with such evils as coughs and
colds, happily they can be cured by
COussens' honey of tar, a most excel.
lent remedy for diseases Of the throat
and lungs, bronchitis, Group and
hOargeness
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COL. JOHN II. SAVAGE.
The Old War Horse COnspicu.
OuBIy at the Front.

Nashville Herald.l
By his withdrawal from the senate
rial race to secure the harmonious ac-
ton Of bis party, Col. Savage has
brought himself cOnspicu0usly to the
front at this critical time in Tennessee
affairs. He has made friends Of enc
mics, and where he was once con
demned be is now praised. The cor
respondent of the Louisville CONNER
cial, at this place, furnished that paper
with a sketch Of the Colonel, which,
though incorrect in some particu.
lars, is complimentary in the main.
1t cannot be said that Col. Savage is
intolerant in politics, though he may
have been the object of intolerance.
The facts are that he settled three al
fairs Of honor instead Of two, while a
member Of congress. And he tells
some interesting "reminiscences of
them. The Commercial correspond
cut says:
JOHN II. SAVAGE
is TO- day the living embodiment or
representative of southern intolerance
in politics A lad, he wa in the
Florida war a man, he distinguished
himself for bravery in Mexico, aud
was left in the city for months and
months wounded nearly to death, and
while suffering from the effects OF
these wounds, a stranger in a strange
city, a foreigner among foreigners, be
learned to play faro. He was a repre-
sentative in congress for several years.
and some Of his speeches have been
transferred to school books of oratory.
and some Of bis bursts of eloquence
will live as long as the English Ian
guage is spoken.
Up to the period Of the late war he
was a representative Of southern chiv-
airy; was consulted as authority upon
points Of honor, and, if we mistake
not, settled one or two affairs
while a member of congress.
He offended Mr.. Davis and the Joint
stock company that was running the
Ooniederacy. and was not recognized
as he desired during the late war.
Tins opposition TO Confederate leaders
naturally led him to spouse the cause
Of the people, as it is called here. and
for defending what he earnestly be-
heves to be their best interests. he has
been abused, yillifed, ridiculed. ira
duced and slandered as few men in
the state have been.
1t was his brain that conceived the
plan by which the state could 20 for
Hancock aud his party maintain a sen
arate organization, and his money thst
ran the low tax campaign.
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Saturday, February ~, IsSI.
Trustee's Sale,

RY virtue Of a trust deed made to me BY
- John W Walker aud his wife, Annie
Walker, dated june 1876. and recorded in
Shelby county, Tenn. to secure a certain
debt due 70 the DeSotO Building and Loan
Association, | will sell for cash, at public out
cry, at the southwest corner Of Main and
Madison streets. Memphis, Tenn, at IL 0 clock
noon, on
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Trustees sale.

by virtue of trust deed made to me bvW L
ID Cameron and his wife, Charlotte NJ Game.
ron, dated April 18th, 1877. and recorded in
book III, page 4l8 Of the Registers Office Of
Shelby county, Tenn, to secure a certain debt
ton, l will sell for cash, at public outcry, at
the southwest corner Of Main and Madison
streets, Momphis, Tom, at u O'Clock noon,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-31

May be entirely prevented by the use
of Burnett's Cocoaine.
Housekeepers should insist upon
obtaining Burnett's Flayoring Ex-
tracts; they are the best.
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SATURDAY., FebruaLY lem. I0aL.

the property described in said trust deed as
fellows, to-wit: Being lot No. 9. block 5O2, Of
the Smith and GuiOn subdivision on north
side Of Court street. extended, having a front
Of fifty (50) feet by a depth OF 40 one hun
dred and fifty feet, on which stands a two
story frame residence.
Equity Of redemption barred. Title believed
to be good, but / sell as trustee only.
100 lH r. A. PARKER, Trustee.
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SATURDAY.. Fehruary lath. IaaL.

The property described in said trust decd as
Memphis subdivision bcgining at a point on
north side Of Linden street 3l2h feet cast Of
Lauaordale street having a front Of 62% f. 1t,
By a depth fl60 feet, on which stands a franc
dwelling.
Equity Of redemption barred. Title believed
10 be GOOD, but / sell as trustee only,
IOH7 X. A. PARKER. Trustee.
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TF Osise's SaItI.

NDEk and by virtue Of two deeds in
gsqSL TO me executed, S NJ Anderson and
Wlie' MP Anderson, one on the 18th August.
IoIo, recorded in the Registers Office of Shelby
otne. on the 22d September, 1875, recorded in
ioe Registers Office Of Shelby county in book
;OS, page 428, ct seq, TO which reference is
hereby expressly made, L will as SUCH trustee,
therein, default having been made in the pay
ment of the debts therein secured, offer for
sale at public cutlery to the highest bidder for
cash, the following described real estate, to-
getber with the Improvements thereon, stu
atoi lying and being in the city of Memphis.
county OF Shelby, State of Tennessee, 10. wit:
Lot No. is on plan of r. w. Smiths sub-divi-
sion, fronting 81 $500 feet on east side ofCyn-
thia street, aud running back between PARALLEL
lines 1854 1900 feet to an alley.
Sale will be made on the southwest corner of
MaiT and Madison streets, in the city Of Mem
phis, at u m, on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-31

Tie greatest anxiety is experienced
lest there should be a haw in the title
to property; yet a flaw in the title of
health, a cougho or cold, is disreqarded
DR.. Bulls cough syrup removes All
such at once.