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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-08


RY, virtue Of the terms and conditions of a.
- deed OF trust executed 10 ma nv NJ ID
welsh, recorded in beck No. III, paTo 2gi. of
the Registers office Of Shelby county, Tenn. !.
Tor the purpose of securing the sum of $500
ana AND. interest, the sane being wholly unpaid,
Monday, the 18th day Of IuIy, 1882,
~ tho southwest corner Of Main and Madison
streets, IN the Taxing District of Shelby ooun-
", Tenn, betw een .ss hours Of 70 m. and 1
cl9ck pm; offer for sale at publ cutlery 10
me highest bidder for cash, the fo wing dc.
scrioed real estate to.wit Lot NJ one In
the division among tho heirs Of VIM. Il. Harris,
de9eased, being Is 50-l0J chains on the north:
u lOJ chains on the east; Is 4l-l00 chains m
the Bouth b5-l . chains on the west. con-
tanning 10 Is-lo0 acres, more or less.
Also lot No, 5 and part of lot No. a. In sec
ton three ~, township one Q), range sever
W, west Of the basis meridian Ohiokasov
session conveyed BY Thomas Copewood 10 NV
Company by deed recorded in ReFistsr's y iicS
SHELBY county, book q, pages 22S and 22e. can,
tanning two hundred acres, more or less' aiI
located IN the county Of Shelby, Tenn The
title % the said lands is believed 10 be na "o
iect, PM sell and convey only as trustoa'
70 40 X. D. JORDAN, Trustee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-08

The ticket nominated Thursday b.
the Shelby County Democratic Con
vention will win. 1t is strong indi
vidually and as a whole; it is homo
geneous and harmonious. The leading
elements of our cosmopolitan com.
munity are properly represented. II
strong and meritorious ticket
personally and collectively, and will
command the popular support Of all
classes. There are disappOintments
Of course. We may have our own per
sonally. We may have had kindly
interest in the personal success Of
Reilly or Locke, Douglass, MCGOWAN,
Harrison, Owen Dryer, Knapp, NAL
lory or others, but all that has to be
laid aside when a convention has made
fair, square decision in favor ofotier
his convention was exceedingly tenn
perate and considerate. Nothing was
rushed through with undue haste.
Every man and every claim and ell
ement had a good showing. The
Irish aud he Germans, the BourbOns
and Independents, the old and new
corners, city and country,are all repre-
sented as we'll as possible, where there
were no more Offices to be distributed
Some of those not nominated are held
in high public esteem, and will yet
come to the front. They can afford to
wait.
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The Baggage Smasher's Wall.
Philadelphia Record

The great baggage room OF the Penn.
sylvania railroad, on the west side Of
Fifteenth street, is piled up with bag
gage of every description and size
during these sultry summer days, and
dozen Or more baggage masters are
working from morning until night
dispatching the thousands of trunks
which pass through the depot every
day. They call US baggage smashers, .
said perspiriDg baggage master, "and
I'd ike to know if we haven't more
consideration for the baggage than
these people have for US. just look at
that" he exclaimed in pet, pointing
to long line of trunks, some of them
three and halt feet high and broad
in proportion. Another fellow on top
of this mountain Of great trunks
smiled grimly as he thrust one of them
over on to the stone floor and it fell
with crash. There looked to be
more than thousand pieces of bag
gage in the wide and high room, and a
great stream was pouring in from
scores of carts and wagons.
Time was" said an old veteran,
when one car would more than carry
all the baggage of a train. Now it
takes half dozen. It's wonder half
of it didn't get lost, but we don't mis-.
send one piece in month, and that,
out of thousands, you will admit is
doing very we'll"
How about smashing the baggage?"
well, sometimes we do, but its the
fault of the trunk and not of the bag
gage master. People will bring big
cheap. pine trunks, aud we can't haul
them about with derricks. Occasion
ally things get spilled out" and the
writer could very well imagine that
they did.
Year by year, as the old veteran said,
trunks have got larger and larger until
some of the dog houses" and Long
Branch cottages" are wonderful, and
to the baggage master fearful to be.
hold. One trunk came into the depot
the other day five feet long and fou-
feet high. 1t went to Europe per
New York steamer, and was baggage
smasher proof. Great bands of iron
held Its top fast to the body, and bands
Of broad leather we're fastened from
end to end.
The checking and dispatching Of
more than a thousand trunks day is
one OF the curiosities Of the Pennsyl-
vania railroads great depot. 1t is
sent out on hundred different trains,
and if sent by one train would make
up" two Of the biggest freight trains
ever sent out from the city. The local
baggage is sorted, checked and dis
patched in another and smaller room,
and altogether a small regiment is
required to get it properly stored and
sent of. An old employee, who is fond
Of figuring, has estimated that almost
three million pounds of baggage is
sent out the Broad street station
every week, "and if occasionally some
fellows trunk does get split open it's
pretty good showing that not two
pieces are lost in a month" said our
statistieian, as he tackled great
trunk marked "Grand Hotel, Paris, -
and, with the aid Of three stalwart
assistants, hauled it to the elevator, to
be sent to a waiting train on the track
above.
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The indianapolis DriII.
NashvilIe American.

NASHVILLE AmeIlChus
One Of the worst shocked cities
that ever was was the city of Nash
vile yesterday afternoon when the
word was telegraphed here that the
Porters had been counted down to the
fifth place. When placed on the bull
letinboard the news was not credited
and the whole thing was looked upor
as an untimely joke. When found
that all the reports received by the
various papers did not substantially
differ. the conviction became gradually
forced upon all that the POrters had
really been left again-in some way or
other. After the kilograms sent, not
only to Nashville papers, but to the
papers of all other cities, concerning
the fine drill put up by the Porters, it
is no matter of surprise that the PEG.
pie we're astonished, and that they
doubted whether such decision had
been given.
There we're two classes who ex-
pressed widely varying opinions. One
party proposed meeting the Porters,
on their return. with a hearse and
funeral decorations. The larger
number, however, favored a cordial
reception, as the Porters had made a
fine showing. though the decision was
50 ayerse. They favored acting Oh
the saying Its not in mortals to
command success; thank heaven, they
may do more; they may deserve it, "
and it will take bottom facts to con-
vince the people Of Nashville that the
Porter Rifles did not deserve a muel
higher place than that awarded them
by the Judges" Of the indianapolis
drill.
The following dispatch was sent to
Indianapolis last night:
General james r Carnahan: We
understand that an indignation meet
ing is now being held in your city in
regard to the decision on the military
drill. We are 10th to express oul
opinion, and rely upon your honor anC
Integrity. Do your views eoincid'
with the decision rendered.
H. G GwYN,
CHAs, THURMAN,
GEO. W. FALL,
y. l.. DAVIS.
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Fishing by Electricity.
London Globe.

A French yachting paper gives
some descriptions Of the new apparatus
which is being used with the permits
sion Of the government Of that country
for fishing by electricity at night. It
consists of a globe OF glass within
which the electric light is shown.
Two conductors encased in gutta-
percha are arranged so as to meet one
another on the inside, very much on
the same principle which is now ia
miliar to all visitors to the Crystal
Palace. They communicate with a
fishing boat anchored at a convenient
distance, and can, Of course, be set 10
activity by the occupants Of the boat
AS to the globe, it is attached TO a
weight below and float above, so that
it can be raised or lowered TO the
desired depth. AS soon as the car
bons are ignited and the glass in proper
position, and the sea in its Vicin-
ity is illuminated brilliantly and
the fish, over whom light is we'll known
to exercise an irresistible influence al
night, come agerly and sometimes in
large schools, within the rays. They
may be seen from above disporting
themselves in the uIaccustomed
brightness and little dreaming Of the
sinister purpose with which the little
fete is organized for them. 1t IS then
that fishing boats, armed with nets
come up and set to work at the un
conscious victims, which they sur
round as well as they can without in
terfering with the apparatus connected
with the lighted globe. 1t may b,
supposed that this device is calculated
TO operate with much deadly effec
whenever it is used; and there seem
TO be much doubt whether it will eve
be allowed as recognized kind o
fishing within territorial waters. In
deed, the license granted by the gov
eminent is said 10 be merely provision
al, and for the purpose Of testing tn
new machine.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-08

then suggested that thesenior minister
should TASK a blessing" This request
served as an excuse for a long prayer
appropriate to the circumstances of
the occasion which had brought us
together, and after it was over cake
and wine were handed around. Then
the request was made that the junior
clergyman should return thanks, p
and he readily enough INDUCED in a
prayer, in which he gathered up the
fragments suitable to the circum-
stances which his colleague had omitted
and that was the whole religious SER
vice-simply grace before and after
meat.
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WashingtOn's Defects as a Gen
eraI.
Cincinnati Gazette.

In point of fact the American in
dependence, which We this day cele-
brate, was not started or gained by a
rhetorical pronunciato, but by hard
fighting, and in that fighting General
Washington was conspicuous figure.
Not only have his military strategy
and tactics been proved by modern
military critics, but his exalted per-
sonal character had great influence in
keeping up the army, in subduing
army factions, and in holding the con-
fidence and support Of the Congress.
The part, however, reveals that he
lacked the positive negative evidence
that he must be a great general by the
proof that he was good for nothing
else. For unhappily George Wash
ington had before been a successful
man in affairs.
Great AZ was George Washington
for his time, he lacked some OF the
most distinguished qualities Of a mod
ern medel commanding general. Fol-
instance, he accomplished much with
little; whereas modern greatness o.
generalship is to accomplish little
with much. He had to practice econ
omies Of men and means. 1t is moi
likely that he had altogether as mucf
| in army stores as several Of our gen
erals lost in single campaigns. Also
he never practiced the splendid "tac
tics Of attrition," as Prof Drape
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At scotch Graves.
MacmilIan's Magazine.

Everybody knows that there is no
service at the grave in Scotland, al
though the clergymen under whom
the deceased sat" is often, indeed
usually present. The hats of those in
attendance may be taken of the mo
ment after they have lowered the
coffin into the grave just for an instant,
but even this is not always the case.
This habit of dispensing with religious
exercises had its origin, no doubt, in
the Scotch horror Of doing anything
that might give color to the charge
of following the Roman Catholic
fashion Of praying for the dead, The
reading Of a chapter in the Bible and
short prayer in the house before the
cortege sets out for the church yard,
is the sole religious service, and the
preliminaries to this are sometimes OF
kind TO raise the idea that care is
taken to disconnect it from the pecu-
| liar circumstances of the occasion,
Twenty years ago | was at funeral
| in the country, at which the minister
and his colleague OF the church tc
which the deceased belonged attended
After the company had assembled
rome decanters Of wine and tray
with cake we're brought in and Sci
upon the table. The daughter Of the
deceased, herself clegyman's wife
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-08
NASHVILLE Hammer on the DriII

N0ouNAlAC D0hMCN OM NAAC DNAAAs
Not only Nashville men, but all who
had seen the drills, were astounded at
the low place given the Porter Rifles
Accusations OF incOmpetency were
freely made against the three young
judges, who we're universally dubbed a
trio of conceited persons, not compe-
tent to pass on the merits of com
petitive drill. A handsome banner
was presented to the Chickasaw
Guards, as the victorious company, BY
the Raper Oommandery Of Knights
Templar, Indianapolis. After the
drill the Porters and Quapaws re.
paired to the armory of the IBdianapo
lis Light Infantry. Both found many
unjust and ridiculous errors of the
judges in making scores. The Portert
are not credited in the score with
anything for their loading and firing
II is thought that the fact that they
used two-click guns was counted
against them, though they have good
authorities for the same. Major Cor.
don, formerly Of the Eleventh United
States Infantry, now Clerk Of the Su-
preme Court at Indianapolis, express.
ed to members Of the Porter Rifles
strangers to him, his indignation and
disapproval Of the judgment. Captain
Reyer was Of course surprised at the
announcement that his magnificent
drill had fallen below that Of one OF
two companies whose efforts were
miserable failures, but refrained from
any unmanly attack upon the tire,
infant prodigies from West Point,whC
arrived at such wonderful conclusions
Some Nashville men lost larg,
amounts On The drill
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-08

Ishs UsAgfGl'H eollagel When M,
SartoriA father came 70 the United
States with Algernon (the year before
his son married), he invested in lands
about Green Bay. These he presented
to Algernon, who was not then his
Oldest son, though now his only one.
His brother was thrown from his
horse and killed shortly afterwards.
Mr.. Sartoris takes a great interest in
his Green Bay possessions, and has
gone there on business, and he aud his
wife may remain there until August
or longer. They left their youngest
child. an infant, in England, but did
not expect to be absent so long. They
left home last October. Mr.. Sartoris'
father is living; his mother died three
years ago.
All through the past week
LONG BRANCH WAS FILLING UP,
aud to-day there are thousand per-
sons at the West End Hotel and its
cottages. The weather has been per-
feet for a week neither too hot nor
too cold. The nights are just right to
induce comfortable, refreshing sleep
under blankets, and, preparatory to
that, the evenings are mild enough to
enable every one to be out in the fresh
air, and enjoy the moonlight on the
ocean. The water has been very smooth
until to-day, when the high winds
have made it too rough and cold for
bathing. There are such luxurious
private hot and cold baths attached TO
the West End Hotel, that there is
very little bathing in the ocean.
Ladies have given it up entirely, as it
is more convenient as we'll as more
modest to battle without an audience,
which is always critical and unfatter-
ing.
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Gnnd.Rve. nI-Henlfh.

When you feel weak, languid and
depressed, try Browns Iron Bitters.
You will find it most wonderful re-
viver. 1t is true tonic. 1t aids
digestion. 1t strengthens every part
1.-THE body. 1t is refreshing to the
wearied mental faculties. 1t is per-
feet. This is what our family doctor
says.-Local Editor.
s. Mansfield & Co., W. N. Wilker.
son & Co., and G. W. Jones & Co.,
wholesale agents.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-08

Asiatic cholera, cholera morbus
summer complaint, collie, sour stom-
ach, diarrhea, and all affections of the
bowels, incident to either children OF
adults, are cured at once by DR..
Jayne's Carminative Balsam. 1t al.
laws the irritation and Gains the
action Of the stomach, and being
pleasant to the taste, is an acceptable
remedy to the youngest in the family
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-08

Merchants at river towns trading
with Memphis will find it to their
interest to order their Job printing and
blank booksirom the PUBLIC LEDGER
OBJ pri nting Office and blank book
jmanuiactory, Ii Madison street. /
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-08

A physician in Cincinnati, O.,
writes: II have found Browns Iron
Bitters to be a reliable cure for lost
vigOr incidental to middle-aged and
old men"
S. Mansfield & Co., W. N. Wilker.
SON & Co., and G. W. Jones & Co.,
wholesale agents.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-08

To all who are suffering from the errors and
indiscretions, Of youth, nervous weakness
early decay, loss Of manhood, etc., will send
reoipe that will cure you, FREE on
CHAhdk. This great remedy was discovered
By q missionary In South America. Send 4
self-addressed envelope 10 tho Rev. JOSEPH n
IMAM. Station D, New York City.
b2xxxiyb2d
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-08

A steady, firm and regular beat OF
the heart, replaces the inter- lpted
feeble action of that organ, if Browns
Iron Bitters are freely used.
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son 4 Co.. and G.. W. Jones 4 Co.,
wholesale agents.
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FOR GOVERNOR,
WILLIAM B. BATE,
OF DAVIDSON.
The Democratic State Executive
Committee.
OF DAVIDSON

YoR rHE STATE ArLAReK.
D. D. Anderson. of Knex.
j. ]. Veitrees, Of Davidson.
John 7. HillsmAn, Of Shelby.
DISTRICTS.
l. John Allison, jr.. Of Washington.
q John McGrath, Of Knox.
s, d. L. SnOdgrass. Of White.
4. J. NJ. Head. OF Sumner.
8, W. y. Houston, of Cannon.
6. W. A. Quarlos, Of Montgomery.
Z. J. L. Pearcy, Of tiles.
s. S. A. Champion, Of Henry.
9. DR.. I. j. Edw ards, Of 0bion.
10. Albert 7. Nc Neal, Of Hardeman.
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sRe6kD CONVERSATIONAL
DIsTnIUr.
The Fight Between Congressman
HOuk and Editor Rule.
Ohattanooga Tlmea. 6.

The fight between Captain Rule,
editor OF the Knoxville Chronicle,
and Hon. L. G. Houk, the present
member of Congress from the Knox.
vile district, for the Republican Con-
gressional nomination is increasing in
interest, and is now really delectable
spectacle. t i
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-08

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MRS. sARToRIs

is with her husband at Green Bay,
Wisconsin. Her children arr. here a
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-30

firm of Lord & Lord, have brought suit
against G. ]. Vanderbilt for balance of
5000, alleged to be due for legal ser
vices. Mr.. Vanderbilt, in his answer, says
he has paid the plaintiffs $4,000 for legal
services. besides $50, 1000 to Scott Lord as
counsel fees, which, he says, is s37, 600
more than the services were worth, and
he asserts that the services performed by
Mr.. Lord were unskillfully aud ignorantly
done. greatly to his damage. He instances
the proceedings he was advised to bring
for the removal OF William II. Vanderbilt
as trustee Of a fund given by the latter, in
reference to which the general term Of the
supreme court said "It seems almost in
credible that counsel could be found capa-
BILE of advising such application, having
neither law nor facts to justify it
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BlaIne'S Disclaimer.

In an interview in the Washington
Post Mr.. Blaine, late secretary Of state,
has found Il medium to relieve himself
with regard to the position in which he
has been placed by the publication of the
official correspondence of our govern
ment in relation to South American
affairs. This publication made it ap-
pear that while Mr.. Blaine had instruct
ed the commissioner of our country to
protest against the spOliation of con-
quered Peru by victorious Chilli, his
successor in the department of state had
revoked such instructions and had
impressed upon our representative
the propriety of policy of
non-interference. From this it has
been widely inferred that Mr.. Ere.
linghuysen was carrying out policy
approved by the president, and that Mr..
Blaine had either deceived his superior
officer or suppressed from linn the in
structiOnS which he had sent to the
South. 1t exhibited Mr.. Blaine in a bad
light, unless the president had changed
his policy with his advisers. Now Mr..
Blaine says very positively that" no dis
patch in the negotiations, least OF all
their important instructions, was issued
until it had been read by the president,
and all the steps taken were approved 10y
President Garfield while living, and
since then by President Arthur-until
he changed his mind" "The instruc-
tions We're not only talked over fully at
length with the president, but when
written were twice read over to him for
criticism and change. have the origi-
nal draft in my possession, with the
notifications desired 10y the president
clearly noted" Mr.. Blaine comedies
that the president has right to change
his mind, but insists that he did change
his mind. This seems to relieve Mr..
Blaine. but it imposes on the president
tue charge of inconsistency. He will
probably be as restive under it us Mr..
Blaine was indisposed to stand for scape.
goat service.
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FLOOD AND ICE GORGE.
Rivers Choked and Water Overflowi,

Rivers ChOkeu anu Wator OverHOWlnSs
The ice in the Susquehanna river al
Wilkesbarre began to move on Saturday
at noon, and a gorge formed between tina,
place and Nanticoke, 9 miles below. Ths
water rose to height Of II feet above low
water mark, and travel along the Lacka-
wanna s. Bloomsbury railroad was cut Off
The river at Nashville remained station
ary OH Saturday at sos feet on the gague.
A "water spout was reported in White,
Van Buren and part of Warren county,
Tennessee, on Friday night, which greatly
swelled the tributaries Of the Cumber-
land, causing apprehensions of 4 worse
flood than before.
An ice gorge formed in the Hudson
river, just below Troy, about midnight of
Friday, and one tug was swept from her
moorings and another sunk The docks at
Troy were flooded to a depth Of six feet.
Large ice gorges formed in the upper
Delaware at Cohecton and Lackawaxen,
respectively 40 and 20 miles west of Port
Jervis. For time disastrous flood was
threatened at Cohecton, but channel
was formed in the gorge which allowed
much of the water to escape There is no
danger of a gorge at Port Jervis, the river
between that point and Lackawaxen being
free.