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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-24
The Oil Market,

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Nov. 23.-There was
great excitement at the oil exchange to-
day, occasioned by the wide and frequent
fluctuations of the market under bearish
reports and a stringent money market.
When the exchange opened for the morn
ing session there was weak feeling, and
first sales were made at Sill. The next
sales were at decline of cent and half
and reaction then took place and the
market advanced to S1.13. closing at noon
steady with sales at $1.13.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-24
STRAIN Navigation.

NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-The eleventh
meeting Of the national board of
steam navigation will be held at
st. Louis on the 18th of January
instead of Dec. 1, as originally announced.
Delegations will be sent from Portland,
Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore.
Norfolk and all lake ports, the Pacific
coast, and ports along the western rivers.
Over 100000 steam tonnage will be rep
raSQnta1
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-24
Suspended.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 2s--The open stock
exchange OF Taylor & Co., suspended THE
afternoon.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-24

Probate Court.
Before Judge O'Gorman.
Estate of Thomas w. Sherman, deceased;
petition for allowance of account and as
signment of estate filed. Hearing Dec.
20, at 10 a. m.
Estate of Erik Person, deceased; petit
ton for letters of administration filed.
Hearing Dec. %, 10 a. m.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-24
THE COURTS.
Supreme Covert.

supreme CUW7ts
Associate Justice Mitchell absent.
Henry P. Ide & Co., Henry P. Ide.) ap-
pellant, VS.. Norman B. Harwood, defend
ant, and Curtis H. Petit, garnishee, re-
spondents. Argued and submitted.
A writ of mandamus was issued and
made returnable the 18th of December, in
the matter of the condemnation of a GER
tain tract of land lying between Linden
and Hawthorne avenues, Minneapolis, the
property of Mary J. Walker, by the city of
Minneapolis, for public purposes. the Pc
titioner, Mary J. Walker, being dissatisfied
with the condemnation award, $4,000,
whereas she claims the property is worth
$4,000.
Adjourned to $50 this morning.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-24
Don's Die I'M She HOUSE

ssRough on Rats.'' Clears out rats, mice,
reaches, bed-bugs, flies, ants, moles, chipmunks,
gophers, 15c.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-24

District Court.
before Judge Wilkin.
State VS.. Richard Gessert. Assault with
deadly weapon. Verdict of not guilty rem
dered.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-24
II. s. Circuit Court

U. S. Circuit Court
Before Judge Nelson.
Baker ct al. VS.. Powers ct al. Action in
admiralty. On trial.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-24
M'snicspat court.
[E6ore Judge Burr.
NRIA6INAI. NAGRG

Tsfore Judge Burr.
CRIMINAL GASES.
James Lynch, drunkenness; fine Of IS
paid,
Jerry Manning and Dan Sullivan, drunk
and disorderly; fine of $40 paid.
Willie Kelly, assault and battery; dis
missed.
Pat Kelly, same; fine of $50 paid.
Ely Chase, drunkenness; committed for
10 days.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-24

Hon. j. D. Howard and Fred E. Gilbert
Esq, Duluth, are at the Mercl ants.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-24

Neettng oTthe Suffrage S0ciety---in Ear
nest Company of Won,en and Men Vho.
IRE N0Ts Interested an Uomen.s Rfghts
1hdn an the E'rieolities eff FashiOn---The.
Speeches Made.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-24
Skinny Men.

wells Health Renewer'' restores health and
viger, cures Dyspepsia, Impotence, Sexual De-
bility. 81.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-08

Csc PET b, do unwashed, l6a25c bury,
lOa26o. Coon skins Is to bOc each; mink
do 2Oa40c each. Skunk sheep and fox 15a
Toe deer 25a35c, 'possum 6al0c; wolf and
panther 60caSl, BEAVER and bear 60ca$4.
BAGGING AND TIES-Bagging
quiet. On orders 9Kal0Nc as in quality;
jute, 9Hal0Nc; Irvine l4c per bundle;
ties, 81 35al go per bundle.
NAILS-Firm at So 90 per key for 10
pennies, some dealers charging So rs.
C0FFEE-Quiet at 9Xa15c for Ria
and 24a26cfor Java.
SALT-Steady at 81 35aI 65 per sack
for coarse and fine Liverpool, and 81 55a
/ 60 for Ohio river.
OANNEDG O0DS-Strawberries, etc,
81 30 per doz. cans; peaches, 81 Il
for 2 ID and 81 76a2 70 for 3 ID cans; toma.
toes, 81 l5a1 so for 2 and 3 ID cans.
TOBACCO-Common 33a36c fol
ll-inch plug choice TO fancy, 40a6Oc
twist, 35a45c; navy, 35a60t; smoking, 30s
SIC for common to fancy.
BUILDING MATERIALELouisyill
cement, 81 75c per Dbl; .Rosedale, 81 so
Portland, 81 5Oa5; Plaster, 81 SO. Ana
lime in large bbls, 95casl; Tenn
w III IN Du Dulf3 OOd0OC. DflCk, - and
SO so per nj fire do, 4 and 4Kc each.
SUNDRIES-Peanut jobbing at 6Ls
Tic for Tenn. red and white, and lie per- II
for Va; pecans, Ease for Ark, 12c foI
Texas and Ice for large La; cocoanuts,
SIC; cider S. for half and SO for bbls. Of
Mo, vinegar; l2X to Ice per gal; mince
meat SIC per ID in hf bbls and 9a9Hc in
pails grits and hominyS5 Is to 8 60per Dbl
RICE-6% to 7c for common and ~
for prime La; Carolina s to 9Nc per ID.
STARCH AND CANDLES-Starch
firm at Ale per ID; full W.T. candles l4Hc
and firm; 5 and 10 box lots lower.
COAL-Pittsburg per box to river 3E
and unsettled; city trade, del, Soc
per Dbl; per hid "a so to 5 go Anthra-
cite 80 so per ton.
LIVE STOCK-Good butchers cattle
scarce at SIC for smooth fat to &c fol
choice, and IL TO 3Hc for common 10
good rough. Sheep are in demand for good
mutton qualities, at 81 to &c gross and
Slal 90 per head for common. Lambs
$2aS 30 per head. Cows and calves, Sl6
to 50 per head. Yearlings, 81 to 81 per
head. Hogstactive at AZ to 7Hc per ID, fol
common to choice corn fed.
HORSES ANDMULES-Horses range
from 81 % to 5000 each forgood driving OF
saddle, and $40 to SIS for plugs. Mules
500 to lT5 each for Az to f6 hands, and
upto $500 for large extra.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-08
COtton.

An advance this forenoon of 1-16d
abroad and 3 to 6 points on futures in
the East, also 1-16c Improvement on
New York spots yesterday afternoon
impaired an improved tone to the
market here to-day.
Sales Of cotton in this market yester-
day summedu up $500 bales;to exporters
BOO; to spinners 400, closing steady
and unchanged as follows: Low Ordi-
nary, Sc; ordinary, 9tc; good ordinary,
lOic; low middling, lie; middling,11sc
good middling, 113c; middling fair,
l2bc; off c%olors, &c lower.
Receipts of cotton at all United
States ports for the past four days
were 28,790 bales, and 45, 629 less than
last year for the same period. Total
receipts at all ports since September
LIST have been 4,O4O,S96 bales, and
|675,476 less than last year, also 281 1893
less than in 1880 for the same time.
Foreign exports so far this season have
been 1884, 1870 bales, against 1904, 599
last year and 2,53S,87S the year before.
The total stocks are 98l ,625 bales,
against 'S9l 1888 last year and 800, 55G
the year before. The visible supply
on the 4th instant was 3,122,l2l bales.
an increase over last year of 143, 76S
bales, and over the year before Of
5O8,469 bales.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-08
Rescued from Death.

William j. Coughlin, of Somervllle
Mass, says; I'm the fall of 1876 | wa.
taken with a violent bleeding of the
lungs, followed by a severe cough.
was so weak at one time that [ could
not leave my bed. In the summer Of
1877 | was admitted to the city hospi.
tai. While there the doctors said
had a hole in my left lung as big as a
half dollar. | was so far gone at one
time a report went around that | was
dead. | gave up hope, but a friend
told me OF DR.. VIM. Halls Balsam for
the Lungs. | got a bottle, when to my
surprise and qualification | commenced
to feel better, and to-day | feel in bet.
ter spirits than l have in the past
three years.
II write this hoping every one
afflicted with diseased lungs will be
induced to take DR.. Halls Balsam for
the lungs, and be convinced that con.
sumption can be cured" Sold By
druggists.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-08
CITY MATTFHs
As Developed at the Meeting of
the Legislative Council
Yesterday.

A contract for 1000 feet Of fire hose
at one dollar per foot, has been
awarded by the city to Orgill Bros.
The four restaurants, eleven lunch
or snack houses and seven oyster
saloons in this city, are to have their
licenses inspected.
President MADDEN is to investigate
a lamp post on Echols street neal
Vance, which is reported to have cost
$50. The cost Of macadamizing Bull
Run street and Winchester Cemetery
SO they may be approached in bac
weather, is estimated at 1869
1t is an impossible thorough
fare now, but is good enough
in dry weather.
The City Attorney is to consider
and report upon the legality and bro.
priety of placarding old condemned
houses with the word Condemned ,
in big letters.
The Memphis Stone and Gravel
Company have secured a contract tc
supply "rubble'' stone for paving pur-
poses at 81 per cubic yard; Macadam
stone at 50 per cubic yard; blackstone
at $l.25 per cubic yard, and bar OF
river gravel at 70 cents per cubic yard.
all to be landed at the wharf where the
water cannot touch it. E
The coal dealers, G. B. Bryan & Co,
are to be allowed to put up weighing
scales In their new coal yard on Main
near Beal streets. The owner of GO
and " Exchange may repair his roof.
New sidewalks are ordered in several
places around the suburbs.
The city engineer is to examine the
culvert on johnson avenue, near the
Il. 4 N. r. r., and report upon its
condition as well as cost Of repair.
The houses Nos. 131 and 1873 Beal
street must be put in proper sanitary
condition within the next fifteen DAYS.
Also houses Nos. 20 Front street. Sc
fernando, and at the intersection Of
Poplar and Bull Run have all been
condemned and will likely be destroy.
ed by the authorities.
Machine broken stone, in the City
Engineers estimation, is better than
the hand-broken article.
Premises in the vicinity of Wash
ington and Front are to be examined
by President Hadden, the Fire Chiei
and Board Of Health, to see whether
they are dangerous quarters or not.
The north side of Poplar, from
Third to Fourth, is to have a new
pavement in thirty days.
Advertisements for bids to pave
Beale street will be issued by the
authorities as soon as the property
owners thereon subscribe $4,000. They
will have to raise $3.50 to make the
necessary sum.
An estimate Of the cost of paving
Orleans street from Poplar to Adams
is to be made by the City Engineer.
Owners of property on Market.
north side, from Third to the bayou,
must make new sidewalks, or repair
the same within 30 days. The unin-
ished roadway on Vance street, from
L~auderdale TO Walnut, must not be
left so. The street railway or gravel
company have left a part Of the route
between the car tracks in a sunken
and misshapen condition.
Two new fire engines are to be fur
nished this city by the Ahren Com
pany Of Cincinnati, the payment being
$500 cash and two old Silsby engines
now here. The new ones will be frsI
size, with double cylinders ant
pumps and crane neck. They will
be here by the end of June next.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-08
Attachment Notice.

Before John 7 Elliott, j. P. for Shelby eountv.
Ienn.-Mary Thompson VS.. Nathan Saxon
N this cause an attachment having been
4 sued out under section 1855 Of the Code OF
Tennessee, and returned, levied upon the
property Of the defendant, by garnish.
that defendant is indebted to the plaint-
id in the sum Of SIS 0 due by account,
and that the claim is just, and that
the defendant is a nonresident OF the
State Of Tennessee; it is therefore ordered
that said defendant make, his personal
appearance before me on the 9th day OF
March, 1882, at my Office, No. 31S Second st..
Memphis, Tennessee, aid defend said attach
ment suit within the time prescribed BY law,
or the same will be proceeded with ex.parte;
and that a copy Of this order ke published once
Ledger.
This the 10th day of February, 1882.
las l4 81 JOHN ELLI0TT,J. P.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-08
Attachment Notice.

Before ] NJ Coleman. ]. P. for Shelby county,
Ienn.-Eekerly & Stone VS.. A Foy.
appearing from affidavit filed in this
i cause that A Foy has died, being a resident
OF the state Of Alabama and a nonresident of
the State ofTennessee, leaving property in this
State, and an attachment having been Nled
out under section 2455 of tho Code of Tonnes
see, and returned levied upon the property
Of the defendant, A Foy, and affidavit hay-
ing been made that defendant is indebted
to the plaintiff in the Jun Of s3l8, due BY ac-
count, and that the claim is just, and that the
defendant is a nonresident of the State
Of Tennessee; it is therefore ordered
that the representatives of said A Foy,
deceased, make their personal appearance
before me on the 9th day OF March,
1852, at II o'clock an, at my office.
Ne; IL Madison street, Memphis. Tennessee,
and defend said attachment suit within the
time prescribed by law, or the same will be-
proceeded with ex-parte; and that q copy Of
this order be published once a week for four
weeks in the Public Ledger.
This the 10th day Of February, 1sS2,'
40 loZ j M COLEMAN, j. p.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-08
Wednesday, March %, 1882.

within legal hours, in front of the courthouse
door of Shelby county. Tennessee, proceed 10
sell at public cutlery to the highest bidder for
cash the following described piece or marcel
Of land, situated in the Taxing District Of
said county, and being a part Of lot fourteen
Q4, of block sixty-two (62), having a front OF
eighty (S0l feet on the north side of BeaI
street. east OF and adjoining the residence oi
W M Harrington, and running back north be-
tween parallel lines about two hundred and
forty-fsur (244) feet to the line between tho
Rice ana Ramsey q ants
All right or equity of redemption is waived
in said deed, and the title is believed to be
good, but l sell and convey only as trustee.
February IS. 1882. ISis
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-08
CoMMERCIAL
PUBLIC LEDGER OFFICE [
MEMPHIS. TENN, March g.. 1892. I

AAAAFhAos 4EhNss mdtOn o. Aoo6sJ
Tennessee 6s have dropped to 48lc
for the old and 5Oc for the new, a de.
cline from 52ia52sc within the past
few days. M. & G. stock is 533c, an
advance since yesterday of 3c, but a
drop Of Sc below last weeks closing
figures Il. & N. is733; NJ. & O.. 263;
Nash. 4 Chatt., 634; Missouri Pacific,
9SB; G., st. L. g. N. o., 6S, and Chosa.
peake & Ohio 20.
A liberal demand rules for money,
and discount rates are firm at 6 to 8
per cent, chiefly the latter. Exchange
is steady at ] to 4c off buying and to
premium selling on the East, and ic
discount buying also par selling on
New 0rleans.H
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-08
Non-Rosldons Notice.

No. &7l-In the Chancery Court Of Shelby
county, Tenn,-Tho State Of Tennessee ct al
VS.. Ezekiel Simon.
TT appearing from affidavit In this cause
i that the defendant, Ezekiel Simon, is a
nonresident Of the State Of Tennessee;
1t Is therefore ordered that he make his ap-
p~earance herein, at the courthouse Of Shelby
county, In Memphis. Tenn. on or be-
fore the first Monday in April. 1882, and
or the anne will be taken Tor confessed
as to him and set for hearing ~ex-parto;
and that a COPY Of this order be published once
q week for four successive weeks in the Public
Ledger.
This 18th day Of February. 1882
A copy-Attost.
RI BLACK, Clerk and Master.
B. Lea, q p NJ Turner, and Taylor & Car
roll, sol'rs for complt. 145 Isl Is
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-08
NONRESIDENT Notice.

No. 49S4-In the Chaneery Court Of Shelby
county, Tenn. -Wilhelmena Rromm VS..
Nicholas Fromm.
TT appearing from the bill which is sworn to
i in this cause that tho defendant, Nicholas
kromm, is a nonresident Of the State OF
Tennessee 1t is therefore ordered that he
make his appearance herein, at the court
house of Shelby county, in Memphis, Tenn.
and plead, answer or demur to complainant
bill, or the same viii be taken for confessed
as to him 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 2lst day Of February, 1882.
"A ~copy-Attest:
X J BLACK, Clerk and Master.
Byy NJ Bradley, d. O.. a M.
CIV Ueiskell, sol'r for compl't.
l49 1856 70
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-08
NOn-Resident Notice.

No. 4989-In the Chancery Court of Shelby
county, Tenn.-R D Newport & Co. VS.. HIM
Ferguson OF al.
appearing from the bill which is sworn to
Il In this cause. that the defendants, Will am
Homann and HenryHotze, firm Of Homann a
Hotze, are residents of st Louis, Missouri,
and non-residents of the State of Tennessee,
that defendants are indebted to the com
plainants in the sun of about SlS76. ST by open
account. and attachment having been issued
and levied on their property as shown by the
Sheriff. return on said writ of attachment;
it is therefore ordered that they,make their
appearance. herein, at the courthouse of Shell
by county, in Memphis, Tenn, on or before
the first Monday in April, 1882, aud plead,
answer or demur to complainant bill, or tho
same will be taken for confessed as to them
and set for hearing ex-parte, and that a copy
Of this order be published once a week, for
four successive weeks, in the Public Ledger.
This 9th day Of February. 1882.
A e0py-Attost:
J BLACK, Clerk and Master.
By M Bradley, d. G.. & NJ.
,CF Vance and II L Avery, sol'rs for com
plainant. 1Mbu17
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-08
saturday. IIth March.

in front Of the courthouse, in the Taxing Dis
trict Of Shelby county, Tenn, sell at public
cutlery fer cash to the highest and best bidder
q certain lot or parcel ofland in said District,
described as f~ollews, to-wit: Lying on the
chester avenue, extending 148% feet on Mosby
street and extending 6s feet on Winchester
avenue. There Is a storehouse on the corner
lot and two residences on said lot. / will di-
vide into three lots, so as to give a house on
each lot.
Equity ofredemption waived. Title beIieved
to be good; l will cell as trustee only.
Smith & Collier, Atty's. i4S9
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-08

Before ] NJ Coleman. J.p. for sAeIhe eountv.
Tenn.-Smith 3 cartervs. A Toy.
appearing from affidavit fled In this
i cause that A Foy has died, beinr a r1r6
dent Of The State Of Alabama and a ncn-rsri-
dent Of the State Of Tennessee, leaving prop-
erty IN this State, and an attachment HAVING
been sued out under section 1855 ofthe Code ~
Tennessee. and returned levied anon \
property Of the defendant, A Foy, and IL
dayit having been MADE that defendant Il in
deoted to the plaintiff in the sum Of S1.
que by, account, and that the claim is
Just and that the defendant is anon-resdent
OF the state Of Tennessee; it is therefore
ordered that the Representatives of SID
A FOy, deceased, make their PERSONAL
appearance before me on the Oath day OF March,
1852, ct 10 o'clock am, at my Office, No.
II madison street, Memphis, Tenn, and defend
SAID attachment suit within the time pre-
scrioed By law, or the same will be proceeded
WITH ex:parte; and that a copy Of this order
Pc published once q week for four weeks ip
the Public Ledger.
This the 10th day Of February, 1852.
$50 loz5y j M COLEMAN, j. P.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-08
NOn.Resident Notice.

No. l3S5-In the Chancery Court of Shelby
county, Tenn N Waddill OF al VS.. John
Martin Waddill ct al.
TT appearing from the bill in this cause that
the defendants, John Martin WaddiII,
William jackson Waddill, D A Waddill, Ella
Jane Maddill and Susanna BelleWaddill, are
all non-residents of the State of Tennessee
and residents Of the state of Arkansas; it is
therefore ordered that they make their ap-
pearanee herein, at the courthouse Of Shel6y
county, in Memphis, Tenn, on or before tho
first Monday in April, 1882, and plead
answer or demur TO complainant bill, or the
sam will be taken for confessed as to them
and set for hearing ex-parte; and that q
copy of this order DO published once a week,
for, four successive weeks, in the Public
Ledger.
This 2lst day Of February, 1882.
A copy-Attest:
RI BLACK, Clerk and Master.
By j Nj Bradley, d. @. * NJ.
Gantt a Patterson, sol'rs for compIt.
JAG lS 6 IL
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-08

No. 4IS, RD-In tho Probate Court Of Shelby
S Frierson ct al.
IT appearing from tho original bill fled in
i this cause, which is sworn to-, that defend
ants, Lewis S Friers0n and uoorgo Allen are
non-residents Of tho State Of Tennessee; Il is
pearance herein, at the courthouse of onr
said Probate Court, in Memphis, Tenn, on
or before the first Monday in April, 1882, and
plead, answer or demur 10 o~OmplRinant's
bill. or same win be taken for confessed as to
them and set for hearing ex-parte, and that a
copy Of this order be published once q week,
for four consecutive weeks, in the Public
Ledger.
This February 2Sd. 1882.
A ~copy-Attost:
OWEN DWYER, Clerk.
By HueH B CULLEN, D. @.
g W Gordon, sol'r for compl't. M2sM
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-08
Trustees Sale.

RY virtue Of adeed Of trust made to mo "a
trustee, by Mrs. Annie Markey, on the
10th March, 1873 and recorded in book 123, page
loo, sam day IN the Register office Of Shelby
Tenn, said deed having been made
TO tecure certain Indebtedness therein set
forth, and default having been made, / will,
according to the terms Of the deed and at the
request Of the beneficiary, between the hours
of IL IN. and 2 nm. on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-08
Trusteo'sSaIo.

Under and by virtue of the power given
" me in a deed of trust dated May Is, 1881,
and recorded in Book No 1877, oaees lbs and
lis, of the Registers office Of Shelby county.
Tennessee, said deed being made to secure
certain indebtedness therein mentioned, and
default having been made in the payment
thereof, l will, at the request of the benhci-
ariea. on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-08
Saturday, March III, Iss2,

sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for
cash, the following lot, lying and being in
Memphis, Tenn known as 81 Poplar street,
beginning at a stake on the south side Poplsr
street Is feet 81 inches west Of the
west side of an alley between and parallel
and parallel with said alley az feet; thence
west Is feet Ia inches, parallel with Poplar
street; thence north parallel with said alIey
IA feet to Poplar street; thence east with the
the beginning.
hThe equity Of redemption is waived.
Scruggs Il Ray, Atty's. 1iIo
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-08

The population Of the United States
according to the census of 1880,
......-.... 0U, lb0, 7B3
The number of gentleman who con-
ferred brass medals upon them
selves in 1882 was.-.-..-.~,.....-.. sos
Deducting sos from 70, l52, 7S3, leaves Sc, 1855, An
1t appears from this calculation that
there are a good many people in this
country who have no part nor lot in
the monumental piece of premeditated
idiocy over which the continent is now
shaken with derisive laughter.