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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-14
Trustees sale.

DY virtue of certain deed Of trust exeeut-
ID ed TO me by William Kuhn on the 25th
day of June. 1877, and recorded in the Office
Of the Register Of Shelby county, Tennessee,
on the 18th day Of June, 1877, in chattel book
No. u, PAGE 298, to secure certain indebted
ness in said deed mentioned and set forth
and default having been made 10 the payment
thereof. and at the request Of the benefeiaries,
will. on the
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Banner ID
The next meeting of the Grand
lodge, OF Tennessee, Ancient Order
United Workmen, will be held on the
first Tuesday in May, 1888.
The following were elected officers
for the next term: John @. Kennedy,
Nashville, G. NJ. W; Edward j. Reed,
Jr., Alamo, G. f.; j. H. Thompson,
Memphis, G. o.; T. H. Everett,
Nashville, Grand Recorde-; j. F. j.
Lewis, Knoxville, Grand Guide; M.
K. Hughes, AllisOnia, Grand Watch
man; I. r. Cornick, Jr., Knoxville,
S. S. Garrett, Memphis, and Thos. f.
Perkins, Franklin, Supreme Repre-
sentatives.
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German.Amerfcan Building End
Loan Association.

THE monthly loan meeting Of this associa-
i tion will be held July IA, 1881, at o'clock,
BY subscribing to new series Just issued. Stock
holders are requested to pay their dues
promptly to avid fines
JOHN SCHEIBLER, President.
III RFNgDOpF Sporafarv
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The American of yesterday says:
The first tax aggregate, for the year
1881, was received by the Comptroller
yesterday, from A. j. Mcqueen,
County Court clerk of Anderson coun-
(which stands, alphabetically, at the
head of the counties of the State.
The tax aggregate for 1881 is S1,03O,
l28; for 1880, $l,OO2,O20; increase,
$28, 108.
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Miss Grundy's Long Branch letter.
General and Mrs. Grant will enter
tain much company during the sum
mer. Among others | hear Senator
and Mrs. Don Cameron will visit them.
General Grant has Fourth of July
grandson, a son having been born to
Colonel and Mrs. Fred Grant in Chi
eago on Monday last His daughter,
Mrs. Sartoris. was also born on July 4.
Colonel and Mrs. Grant now have two
children, the elder of whom. girl,
was born in the White House in 1879,
aud christened there in June Of that
year. Her name is Julia Dent for
Mrs Grant. General Grant seems
fodder Of this little girl than of any
other of his grandchildren. l heard
him say lately she was the most attract
i've child he ever saw. He is very
enthusiastic in praise of Mrs. Fred
Grants beauty aud fascinating man
ners
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Continues 20 do We'll.
EXECUTIVE MANSION.

EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, July ID, 4.30 am.
Everything remains quiet in the
sick chamber of the President, and
his attendants are sleeping soundly.
UNOFFICIAL BULLETIN
EXECUTIVE MANSION, S35 am.
The favorable symptoms in the
Presidents condition continues. He
passed very comfortable night and
this moruing his pulse was 80, and
temperature little below 100. The
doctors this morning, expressed
themselves as satisfied with the pro-
gress Of the case. The wound has
just been dressed, and in dressing
it showed that there had been good
discharge of pus from the drainage
pipe.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, 8.30a.m.
The President has passed a COM
Portable night, and continues to do
well. Pulse 80, temperature 99.S
respiration p.
D. w. BLISS.
J. k. BARNES,
J. j. WOODWARD.
R0B'T. REYBURN.
WASHINGTON, $50 a.m.-The Pres
ident has passed a comfortable night
and continues to do we'll. Pulse, 80
temperature, 991 10; respiration, %
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Burlington Items.

BURLINGTON, Iowa, July l3.-The
heavy rain fall of Tuesday evening,
was followed bya drizzling rain this
morning, and a cloudy sky this after
noon. Temperature on Tuesday at
noon was 100; to-day it is from s.
to 80.
An unknown man OF advanced age
was found dead to-day about four
miles above this city. The Coroner's
verdict was death from exposure and
old age.
The annual meeting of the Burling-
ton aud Southwestern railway was
held in this city to-day, but no cleo
ton took place, as the road is about to
pass into the control of the G. B. Il @.
railway company. 1t is understood
here that the road will be extended to
Kansas City.
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DurnO's catarrh snuff cures all af-
fections of the mucous membrane Of
the head and throat.
DR.. Motifs liver pills are the best
cathartic. W
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D. W. BLISS.
J. X. BARNES,
J. j. WOODWARD.
ROB'T. REYBURN.
ConkIIng nt MnshInglon.

WASHINGTON, July 14.-Ex -Sena-
tor Conkling arrived here this morn
iDO
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tofore expressed in these col
umns, that we think it exceed
ingly unfortunate that the State Cred
1t party ever departed from the 50-4
proposition. With that the people
would have been content. 1t il al
ready manifest that they are not salts
fed with the 1908 basis, however
much better it would be for them to
accept it cheerfuly. There we're
many questionable doings in regard to
the passage of the 1908 bill that ha, g
tended to increase the popular discOn-
tent. 1t is to be regretted that it is
so, but it is best always to look facts
in the face and prepare to meet them.
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Dr. Green's Oxygenated Ritters

is the best remedy for dyspepsia, bill
BUSINESS, malaria, indigestion, all dis
orders of the stomach, and diseases of
the blood, kidneys, liver, skin, etc.
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A parallel to the New York preacher
who lately attained some notoriety by
the great number of marriages at
which he claimed to have oficiated,
is found in the quaint old town of
Alexander Penn. THE marrying
Squire" as the individual in question
is called, is the son of a Squire" who
married 800 couples, and he proves
the superiority of the present genera
ton more than doubling his fathers
record. Up to the 25th of last month
he had united 1876 couples OF
course, he has kept careful register
of them all, giving dates, names, resi-
dences and the amount of the fees.
The largest fee was $40, the smallest
80 cents, and the average about So.
Among the odd experiences of his
long career (for the Squire" is sixty
eight years old), he relates the story
of man who had no money to pay
the fee, and, wanted to get married
ION tick" The knot was tied, with a
promise of So in few weeks. Three
months later came a letter, with the
money, telling the Squire" that if he
would only unite the knot he would
remit double the fee, and thank him
besides.
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/ Theanniversary of the fall of French
Bastile, the key of which is now at
Mt. Vernon, having been presented to
George Washington by the Marquise
de Lafayette, will be celebrated here
to day by our French residents.
1t has been chosen as the independ-
ence day Of the French republic.
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Officers Of the Grand Lodge
Elected for the Next Term.
What was Done at TO-Day's
Session.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-22
Death or Thomas Jefferson.

The Hon. A. II. II. Stuart, of Virginia
| mas written al interesting letter giving ar
account OF the celebration in Staunton, Va.
OF the nltleth anniversary OF the Declara
tion OF Independence. He says: "Amone
the guests assembled at the Eagle Tavern
on the Fourth of July, 1925, were most OF
the prominent men OF the town and coun
ty. l well remember that Daniel Shelly
Chapman johnson, Briscoe G. Baldwin
Thomas j. Niche, William Kinney, N. g.
Kinney and other citizens of the town were
OF The number, and think General Robert
Porterfield, James Bell, Charles A. Stuart,
anu others Of the same class from the coun.
Try were present. The occasion was mark
ed by hiliarity. The speeches were brief,
spirited and appropriate. Anecdotes were
told. There were brilliant flashes of wit,
anu fancy, and all were in good humor and
seemed to enjoy themselves. In this way
the day was passed until nearly shutdown,
ana the company were preparing to scpa-
rate, with mutual fluctuations on the plea
sure which they enjoyed and the expires
sion OF hope that they might meet to COM
mcmorate many returns of the ausplcious
day. at this stage of the proceedings some
one came into the porch, and in u low tone
communicated TO Mr.. Chapman johnson
something which seemed to make deep
impression on Inn. l, who was then a
youth, preparing myself TO enter the uni .
Verslty, sat with few other young COM
panions, near the foot of the table, and.
being on the opposite side from Dir. John
son, had full view Of his face, and
although l did not know tho nature of the
communication, could not fail TO observe
the grave expression of his countcnance.
The mystery was soon solved. Dir.
johnson rose, and in fitting terms an-
nounced to the company that news had
just reached HIM of the death, near noon
on that day Of Thomas Jefferson. After a
few remarks Oh the life, character AMI pub-
Tic service OF MIR. Jefferson, MIR. johnson
requested all present 10 ill their glasses. AS
he deslled 10 otlcr sentiment. This was
dove. lie then desired that the company
wehld rise aud remain standing. While
we thus stood, deeply impressed with the
solcmnlty OF the event which had been thus
unexpectedly announced, Mr.. johnson Of
fered the following sentiment: "Ihe
memory OF Thomas Jefferson, author of
the declaration of independence Though
the mortal man may never witness another
celebration of the day which his pen has SO
much illustrated, his immortal spirit will
be present and inspire the last anthem
which hallows its memory" The senti.
ment was purely impromptu. He did not
take time to commit it to paper. lie gave
1t TO us as ii came gushing up, like living
waters from the fountain of bis great heart,
and it found response in the heart OF
every one who was present. AS for myself
every word that he uttered became, as il
were, cngrossed on the tablets of my
memory, and, after the lapse of more than
fifty-four years, feel that am able to re-
port Dir. Johuson's toast not only with sub
stantial, but with literal accuracy.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-22
A Tale Ofa Trnnk,

Some months ago Il Methodist sister was
sent from this part of the world as a mis-
sionary to Rosario, South America, and
part of her outfit in Detroit was trunk
procured by friend for one of the city
factories. Pasted on the under side of the
LID was the picture of gay and gorgeous
beauty of the Lydia Thompson stripe, with
a wonderful wealth of bare arms and
shoulders. and that reel. cssncss of color
ing tor which the professional trunk en-
bellishcr is held irrcproachable. In du,
course OF time the trunk was landed with
its precious contents on the wharf at Rosa.
rio, Argentine Republic. The owner had
heard much about the rapacity of South
American customs officials, and when she
handed over her key to the inspector 1t
was with a lively apprehension that hcI
precious effects were likely to be stolen,
confisticated or subjected to exorbitant
duties
She could speak no Spanish and he NO
English, but he got the idea somehow that
she was missionary. On opening the
trunk the first thing to strike his astonish ed
vision was the dazzling Lydia. Gazing al
1t intently for minute he solemnly crossed
himself, closed the trunk without further
investigation, and returned the key without
word. His action was so unexpected
and extraordinary that an explanation was
sought through an interpreter, to whom the
| official said in effect that the lady was
sister of charity come to take charge of a
missionary school, and that no custom Of
ficer had any business to examine her trunk
with an image of the Virgin in it.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-22
A strange Accident to tho Engine.

A remarkable accident happened TO a
train near GAINESVILLE, Ohio, the other day.
The train was running at rapid rate of
speed, when suddenly there was heard a
sharp crack, and in a moment tho driving
rods, which had broken on both sides of the
engine, went whiZzing around, making q
whislling noise as they whirled through the
the air. They beat the locomotive until it
fairly groancd with pain, battering 1t up
and defacing 1t fcarfully. Striking the
brcast-plate the rods glanced off. and re-
turning to the attack like an cnragcd ami
nal they assaulted the cab from beneath.
and with one desperate blow cut 1t virtually
in two. John Moore, the engineer, who
was inside the cab, was flung into the air
as If by whirlwind, lighting on top of the
severed cab III an almost inscnsible condi.
tion. He was badly iammed up, but not
seriously hurt, the breast-platc alone having
saved HIM from being cut in twain. Mr.
McKclvy, the fireman, retaining hia pres.
ence Of mind, picked Moore up, and re-
moved him out of harms way, and then
put on the air brakes, but they were use
less, having also been cut in two by the
flying rods. lie then raj: ed the throttle of
the thoroughly wounded engine, and man.
aged to get from 1t painful whistle of
'down brakes,' and the tram was stopped.
In about forty minutes the damage was re-
paired sufficiently to renew the trip to
GAINESVILLE, the heroic engineer and fireman
managing the crippled locomotive as best
they could,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-22
Boys.

Some people imagine that the world was
made for men. All a mistake; it was sim
ply intended for boys to amuse themselves
in. Who enjoy life except the boy, and an
occasional girl or two2 Nobody. Grown
up folks Try to think they do, and some
really imagine they do, but they are mis-
taken. Men work themselves up into a
fever of excitement over on election. They
hold mass meetings and get up torchlight
professions of great length and noisy roar;
but do they get any fun out of it3 Not a
bit. 1t is the boys on tho outside who do
that. They build the bonircs on street
corners, and do large share of the hur-
rahing. Men in procession move along
as solcmnly as though they were going to
their own funeral, if such thing were pos
sible, but the boy who observes them from
the curbstone, or who trots along close to
the m-major is all animation and joy.
lie takes ii all in, and is the freshest one OF
the party when the tramp is completed, no
matter how long he is passing any number
of given points. No one gets such keen
enjoyment out of play as the boy in the
gallery. And all circuscs in the land arc
gotten up with an eye single to his cspec-
ial amusement. If we could be young
again, we would be a boy.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-22
Cruelty and Clvilfaatt on.

Inc multllations of prisoners exhibited
on Assyrian sculptures are not SURPASSED
IN cruelty by any we find among the most
bloodthlrsty OF wild races and Rameses
H., who delighted In having himself
sculpturcd on temple walls throughout
Egypt as holding dozen captivcs by tho
hair and striking off their heads at a blow.
slaughtered during his conquests more
human beings than thousand chiefs of
savage tribes put together. The tortures
inflicted on captured enemies by Red In
t!lans are not greater than were those in
hicfed OF old on telens by cruclflxion, or
on suspected rebels by sowing them up in
the hides Of slaughtered animals, or on
herctics by smeariug them over with COM
Dustibles and setting fire to them. The
Damaras, described as so utterly heartlcss
that they laugh on seeing one of their num-
bcr Killed by wild beast, are not worse
than were the Romans, who make such
elaborate provisions for gratifying thom-
serves ny watching wholesale slaughters in
their arenas. Ii the numbers DESTROYED by
the hordes OF Attila were not cqualcd by
the numbers which the Roman army de-
stroyed at the conquest Of Selucia, and by
the numbers of the Jews massacred under
Hadran, IL was simply because the oc-
caslon did not permit. The crueltes of
Nero, Gallienus, and the rest may compare
with those of Zingis and Tlmour: and
when VIC read of Caracalla that after he
had murdered 20, 600 friends of his mur-
dered brothc IS soldiers forced the sen
ate 70 place h.n among the gods, we are
sho"h mat Ill the Roman people there WAS
terocity not less than that which dcifics
tho mos! sanguinary chiefs among the
worst of suvages. Nor did Christianity
greatly change matters. Throughout
medsval Europe political ofrensos and
religious dissent brought on men carefully
devised agonics, eIualing, if no. exceed
ing, any inflicted by tho most brutal Of
barbarians
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-22
a Natural Spectacular Soene.

In Adalr County, Kentucky, about ten
miles north east of Columbia, there is a
grand and lofty projection On The banks of
Green River, known by the classic name of
'Grand Daddy's Cliff" which as a pctur-
esque phenomenon, is rarely ever surpassed.
The apex rock, Of the series of shelving
limestone that climbs ono above another to
an enormous height, cxtends out over the
azure and placid waters of this beautiful
stream about seventy five feet On the ton
OF this shclfIock canopy, divers little wild
flowers, in the proper season, spring up, and
commingling with mazy fringe of shrub
berry, blossom upon the very verge of the
prc..2ice, where natures curly halr, the
tenacious climbing vino, falls in gorgeous
and graceful folds to the waters crystal bo-
som, thus forming a closing 'c.,"tain TO a
cave-like chamber of spacious dimensions
and exquisite beauty.
The somber WALL all studded with num-
Der OF fanciful formations that slightly pro-
trudc from the rough sides, The ceruIean
tint OF the rock ceiling, gemmcd with star
IKE crystals, and the waving, why curtain
that floats cternally ON the sIghs of the pass
Ing br, ezes, with the vclvcty floor of sno "
white SANDAL conspirc to form and force
upon the dusty memory the pictures of the
little fairy palaces, with their million spirit
Inhabitants peeping from the almost invis-
iblc chinks in the walls that fond old grand
mothers usually paint to satiatc the un-
bounded credulity of the innocent little
prattlcrs who hover, with undivided alten-
ton to the story, around the blazing hearth
on long winter nights, in "lifc's morning
march, when their little spirits are young. -
This grolto is not only beautiful ard sub
lime wonder of nature, but is also useful.
In the white, dusty sand tha. forms the
floor many of the nclghborlng farmers arc
wont to bury their vegetables for winter
keeping and here, one foot teneath The eur
face, they remain safe from cold and the
fnrtivc little animals that make nightly
depredationsupon the cellar and grain room,
for the sand is 80 fine that it rolls back to
It's place faster than the little thieves can
claw 1t out.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-22
He Waited to Laugh,

Az mid-f0rcnoon recently, q man who
was crossing Woodward avenue at Con.
gross street, Detroit, suddenly began 10 paw
the air with his hands and perform divers
strange antics with his feet, and after tax.
ing plenty of time about it lie came down
III heap. More than fifty people saw tho
performance, and there was general
laugh. 1t had not yet ceased when man
with tunereal countenance pushed his way
into the crowd and asked:
'Who Is he-what's his namei"
"lC's Jones,' answered q voice, ..,
'What Jones 2"
"fhomas Jones'" W.
''S,lrc7" ..
YES, I've known hlm for over twenty
years.
"Ihcn III laugh" said the solemn. faced
man. as he leaned against tho wall aud
chuckled and laughed until he could hardly
get his breath. One Of the crowd remarked
ON ms singular conduct, and the laughter
"Gentlemen. nothing ticides Tic talpt5Siat alf 6vat
30 much as to sec man fall down. Ten
years ago l was a salesman in wholesale
house, with fine chance for promotion.
one day man just ahead of me fell down
and laughed. 1t was our old man, and
ne discharged me on the spot. Five YEAR,
later was engaged to rich girl. AS
came out of the Postoflice one day man
sprawled out on the walk, and l laughed
till | was sore. 1t was my Angelina's old
man, and he broke up the match. Again
l laughed myself out of a position In a
bank, and but for the same failure should
to-day have place in the Custom House.
have learned wisdom. Now when see a
man fall ask his name and find out If he
has any influence to put me out Of my
clerksh:p. II he has l look solemn and
pass on. If he hasn't la-laugh-ha hal
no! Jones is 1t Jones can't do me any
D"rm: and la! ho! nal ha. wUIidh't
nave missed thia for months sal-hn
la ! la !"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-22
Boss of tho BathInR Grnund

our faithful friend Jet, a powerful dog,
lived with us on the Navesink Highlands.
One summer we had bright little fellow,
who although not in the least vicious. vel
had boys propensity to destroy, and to
injure and to infict pain. Master Willie
loved Jet dearly, and yet he would persist
III torturing the patient dog most outrage.
ously, striking hard blows, punching with
sharp sticlxs, aud pulling hair oruolly. Ono
summers afternoon, Jet was lying on the
front piazza, taking nap, and Willie came
out and assaulted him with new carriage
whip, which had been left in the hall Jet
knew the child ought not to have the whip,
so he went and called the nurses attention,
as he often did when the children were into
mischief or danger. But the girl did not
give heed, as she should have DONE and
Willie kept on following Jet from place 10
place, plying the lash vigorously. Finding
he was left to deal with the case himself,
Jet quietly. laid the young one on the floor,
carefully took good grip in the gathers of
his little frock, lifted him clear, and gave
him hearty, sound shaking. Then he
took up the whip and trotted off to the barr
with it, came back, stretched himself out
in the shade and finished his nap. The
young gentleman did not Interfere with
him again, and ever afterward treated him
with great consideration.
Nothing delighted the dog more than TO
go into the water with the young folk, and
to see the bathing suits brought out, always
put him in the highest spirits. The chill
dren called him "the boss of the bathing
ground" and 30 he was, as he made all
hands do just as he pleased. He would
take them in and bring them out again, as
he thought lit, ami there was no use in re-
sisting him, as lie could master half doz,
en- at once, Ill the water. No onecould 40
beyond certain bounds, either, under pen
atty of being brought back, with more
haste than ceremony. But within the
proper limits, he never tired of helping the
bathers to have good time, frolicking
with them, carrying them on his back,
towing them through the water, letting
them dive off his shoulders, and playing
leap frog.