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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-30
marbor Improyement.
Yioksburr Commercial, o,

Assistant United States Engineer,
II. st. l.. Coppee, who has the imme-
date charge Of the government work
at Delta, returned from ST. Louis this
morning, where be has been for the
purpose Of personally inspecting the
dyke work now in progress near that
city. Mr., Coppee reports the plans
and manner Of the Improvement TO be
entirely successful, as a deposit OF
thirty feet In depth has been already
obtained at the point required and that
bars can be formed or removed at the
pleasure OF the engineers. The same
method will be adopted to increase the
formation Of the bar Just above Delta
point and pile driving will be begun
there whenever the stage Of water will
admit. Reyetting will also continue
at Delta point until tho point is made
entirely secure from further washing.
Mr.. Coppee further states that Cap
tain w. L. Marshall, who has the gen.
eral supervision Of our harbor work,
in connection with the Improvement
of the river from Warrepton 10 the
mouth Of White river, will DO engaged
at Memphis with the levee boards
until Saturday. BE will then visit
this city and at once make publica-
ton inviting bids for dredging in front
Of the city. Several very efficient
contractors have already aigniAed a
desire to obtain contracts for the
work, which will be let out and pushed
TO successful completion as soon as
possible. There will be no delay 10
the execution Of the work when every
thing is fully prepared to begin it, and
the indications are now that deep
water will be secured as far down as
the elevator at q very early day.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-30
The ReauIt Of Perseverance.

New Orleans Tines Democrat, Sept. 10.
Yesterday morning a representative
OF the Tines Democrat happened TO be
present at the Office Of the Louisiana
State Lottery Company when Mr.. DIP
Blair, Of Columbus, Miss, received a
check for $4,000, az the lucky holder
OF one fifth Of the capital prize OF 49,
COO at the last (September) drawing.
lie presented the ticket No. 4210i.
Did you not feel elated," asked the
reporter, when you found you had
been favored by fortune2p
No, said Mr.. Blair. mot at all. !
had an idea | would win. | had been
taking tickets-well, now it must be
Tor nearly two years, and | was bidinp
my time, for | felt my time would come
soon. | heard through the postmaster
OF the town Of Columbus that the
lucky number had been sold there.
and somehow | felt that | had II. /
never hurried the Lottery Company
up, but waited, taking my tickets roy.
glarly every month, and now I've hit
thom."
What do you intend doing with the
money! said the reporter.
We'll, the night | believed | had
won, | sat down and mentally dis.
bursed or distributed it. | have chill.
dren, and | propose to invest a portion
OF the money for them while | am in
the city. The plans | made on that
night | intend carrying out. felt on
that occasion by intuition, it would
almost sesm, that | had won. The
feeling, Of course, IL impossible TO De.
scribe"
Mr, Blair is a gentleman Of about 4s
Of pleasing address, and full Of humol
and spirit.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-30

Ia this city, called on Minister Frey,
and the two saw each other for the
first time. As may well be supposed,
the meeting was highly interesting TO
both, and all who CHANGED to be pres.
ent. There was a mutual interchange
OF experiences during the prison lie
of each, and a recital Of the fearful
suspense both we're subjected to for a
time. They separated, evidently
highly gratifed to have personally
met each other after an interval OF
seventeen years, when the lite Of one
depended On that of the other, and
under circumstances 50 changed. Mr..
Frey on his return to Switzerland was
compelled to renaturalize himself,
which he did, to become President Of
the Swiss council. He is also Major
General in the Swiss army.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-30
Monday, October %, 1882,

all tho interest Of defendantR B Hays in tho
real estate mentioned aud described In said
decree as follows;
First-rhe statutory equity Of redemption
Of defendant \ 3 Hays in the following de-
scribed real estate, 4 .wit:
Lots Is ard IA In block At, ia what
is known as Fort Pickering, lying lust
s3uth Of the city Of Memphis, In Shelby ooun.
", Tennessee, reference being made 10 said
lots and blocks as laid down on Williamson's
map q the city Of Memphis and envirORs. Is
seeond-The equitable interest of defendant
X y Hays IN the. 'Woodlawn Place." referred
to In the bill and described as follows,
Lying In Shelby county, Tennessee, near
Wythe. Depot, on the Memphis and Ohio rail
road. beginning al q large red oak marked
\, ON the south side Of Loosa Hatchie
grees east, l2O chains % links, to an elder tree
marked X In a Geld crossing the ", 10. R.R,
ut 93 chains aud 80 links; thence south 20 de-
gree east, IL chaina and " links to a stake In
the center Of the Brownsville road; thence
sogtn' va ,degees west, II chains aud 20
linis. with the Brownsville road 10 q stake,
thence south 20 degrees east, 20 chains and 81
links 70 o Atake in HaywOods' north boundary
line OF 1851 acre tract; thence south, S7kdeRrees
west, with said HaywoOds' line 81 chains and
20 links to q stake near a branch, one Of Hay
woods, corner; thence north, 81 degrees west,
- ~ AAAN ~ n |AAAAA III OA NIN NOuIn NIUN
Of the BrOwnsyille road; thtnce south 5sHde.
gr0es west, ~ chains and 20 links 10 siav-
woods northwest corner, from which fonfh
III degrees east 5 linksi sswoeteum maxi
ed d; thoncQ notA 20 chains and 81 Links No a
stake, 40 links OF a hickory marked X; thence
west 30 ohains TO an elm marked Elk; thence
north 69 chains, cToasiugthe said railroad for.
merly knowR a. the Memphis apd Ohio rail.
roAo, but nav called the Memphis and Louis
Vile railroad, at 7 chains aud 40 links 10 a
sycamore tree marked II, on tie south bank
Of Loota Hatchie river; thence north So de.
Rreea east, cutting and eQuaiizinr The mean.
dering Of said river, Al chains 10 q stake, Ia
the south boundary. line. ofJ wills $500 acre
grants thence east Is chains IA j Wills south.
cast corner; thence hoTh wi h said Wills ems
boundary lipe, - chains to Loosa Hatehi,
river; theuoe with the iReanderipes Of said
stream, 10 chdnsto the beginning, containinS
By estimation $40 acres, icing N norfion n
what Is known as the "Woodlawn Place - be.
longing 10 the late Samuel j Hays, and con.
voyed by A J Hays and others to X b Hays b,
and Of record In the Office of the Register 81
Shelby county, 10 book "a, page PIG, 10 which
reference Is made.
Terms Of sale-On a credit OF seven and
twelve months, taking purchaser notes with
approved per!onal security, bearing interest
from date end retaining a lien upon the prop,
srty Until said notes are paid. Equity Of re-
demption barred.
jackson, Tenn, September q, 1852.
JOHN II, FREEMAN, Clerk,
LIB Mcfarland, solicitor. 1876
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The women orQuebee.


The French Canadian people have
had the rare taste or luck TO keep their
surroundings in harmony with their
character. imagine the city would
be dull or even distasteful, if its
drowsy and romantic spirits were
replaced by acoarser life. The women
of Quebec are attractive by their APP
pearance ofgood health. Few ofthem
are pretty but many are good
looking and pleasant. You meet
them at almost any hour, returning
from mass or confession, dressed
always in dark %colors. and walking
with a slow gait that might be taken
for a sign Of meditation. Their
manners are unobtrusive; their
voices are low and pleasantly modu.
lated. The young women, as you
brush close by them on the narrow
sidewalk, look up frankly, without
either bOldness or shyness, and pass
on with a direct and modest manner.
You see on the cathedral steps some
ladies Of the old French type, with
%highbred features and a dark com
plexion, rich with color. Their walk,
though digni6ed, is graceful and free
from haughtiness; and their manners
suggest characters at once strong,
sympathetic and dignifed. But the
most beautiful objects in Quebec arc
certainly the children-rosy, bright
and cherubic.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-30

The Mississippi river engineers
have asked for authority to re adver-
tise for bids to construct a portion Of
the proposed levee work in ArkansaW
and Louisiana, the bids received NOT
being satisfactory. The matter has
been referred by General Sherman,
Acting Secretary Of War, to Secretary
Lincoln, and the engineers at Wash
ington express the opinion that it il
too late in the season to re-advertise
Nearly 10000 levee builders will b.
wanted between this and the Gul
during the fall and winter months.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-30

THE recent action Of Secretary
Folger in ordering the payment OF
5000, 900 Of called five per cent bonds
without rebate Of interest. which will
not cease until the 23d of December,
is much commented on by Eastern
fnanciers. 1t is practically present
ing the b~ondholders with three months
interest, a thing never before done by
IL KoYernnlent.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-30
An Internal Machine.

~ N1AAAnAH
A rather sad sfiaiI took place on one
Of our streets the other day. A young
lady with her arms full of bundles
emerged from a dry goods store, when
one Of them fell to the sidewalk with
out her noticing it. Just behind her
vas a young man, and a Belfast young
man who is not polite is not anything.
and he quickly stepped forward aud
picked it up. Now, a bundle done up
in a piece Of paper with a dry goods
advertisement on il is apparently as
harmless as a mothers spanking, and
there it lay, as guileless as an angle
worm on a sidewalk after a rain. just
as he stopped to pick it up there was a
rustling OF the paper, the twist began
to come out of the ends, and in
another instant a bright red thing,
a sort of a cross between a bal
loon and a devil fish, few into the
air before his eyes, and a number ten
thirty : six inch double jointed -du.
plex- elliptic steel : bowed hustle at.
tachment- dollar red. head.
e~d-hoopskirt waltzed around and
gyrated and opened and shut up and
fell on the walk as fat and thin as q
restaurant pie; and the young man
Strengthened himself up, looking as il
he wished the tail of comet No. 2
would sweep him from thij fair land.
and the young lady came back with a
face that resembled a sunset on a fifty
cent chrome, and she went toward the
east and he went toward the west, and
the sun ducked his head behind a
cloud to hide a smile, and three OF
four looked on, laid down and laughed
and doubled themselves up in a man
ner that would have made a e Of
green apples hang their heads in
shame.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-30

Houston, Tex, Post, September ~.
Yesterday Mr.. N. p. johnson, Of
this city, who won one-flth ofthe CAPT
tai prize Of $4,000 10 the last monthly
drawing Of The Louisiana State Lot
tory, received his money, 5000,
through T. w. Houses bank. Mr..
johnson has not yet made any invest
ment Of his money and is still work.
ing at his trade-that Of jeweler-
in the establishment Of Sweeney
& Coombs. He has, how.
ever, ordered six more tickets
10 the next monthly drawing, and will
probably continue TO make like invest.
meuts the balance Of his lite. Mr..
johnson has been purchasing tickets
in The Louisiana State Lottery for
some time past, but was always a very
cautious buyer. He truly struck a
bonanza in the last drawing, and the
winning came in very aprOpos, as he
had married only about three months
before the last drawing.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-30

THE imports into this country from
abroad for the year ending August
3lst, exceeded the value of exports
nearly s.. OOO, 900, the exports summing
up $737, O38,772, while the imports
were s74l,9S3,9 l7. For the year end.
ing August 3lst, 1881, the exports
we're 1894, ~, 454, while the imports
were S643, $50. an excess of exports
over imports of SOL 1888 Short
crops last year reduced our surplus
and necessitated the importation Of a
large number Of articles not heretofore
needed in this country.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-30
Paducah -CuslOmhouse.

The following statistics may prove
interesting. The corner stone was
laid on March 9TH. and the stone work
was completed September 9Th. There
are 1901 pieces Of stone in the build.
ing above the first floor level, weigh
Ing in the aggregate l,6S0,000 pounds,
tao heaviest weighing about 4OOO
pounds. To tic the stone work to.
gether and the stone and brick work
ZAP iron anchors and cramps wer,
used, weighing together 1895 pounds
The three trusses over the courtroom
TO be raised this week into position
weigh 1890 pounds, or $500 pound
each. The contractors expect to havl
the roof finished in one month.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-30
Monday, October %, 1882,

tho real estate mentioned and described in
said decree as follow :
A certain lot ooIsr II Of land ly,ngin Shell.
by county, TonneSste, btilg nine acres and
three quarters Of an acre of tbs 70 lOwing
tract, tO-wit 1874 acres, being o part of tho
Bro dshaw and Pillow ZOO aero survey, which
Is bounded and described as follows, ko-wit,
Beginning At q sake at the mort vest conner
Of lot NO.. 5 Of said sub.diyision, which IA ID
chains 9s links east and " chains lTH links
south Of tho porthwest corner OF the 400 acre
survey running thence cart IS chains IS links
on the south line Of lot No. 4; ioid 10 h Mer.
rill, thonco south u oh Il" l7H links 10 a
stake, and with the west line of a Ga acre lot
Of the same subdivision Known AZ lot No, 8;
thence west 10 chains 3Slinkst 10 a stake on ihs
east side Of a 40 foot street; thence north. with
the east side Of said street 70 chains l7X links
% the beginning, II being lot No. 8 Ia the rub
division, Tbs part herein oou yeyod being w
&C cs on thu south part Of ssid lot; 9ncres I'd
The noit1 side, having been sold TO W Q
Also ths following lot OF land In tho ounty
81 shelby, State OF Tennessee, near the city Of
memphis h0lng one o. The Its surveyed ana
laid out by Edward s Todd for Willouehby
Williams and numbered as lot No. II. eon.
talning By said survey 8 62.l00 acres, living on
Willinms' Avenue. Terms Of lale-Cash,
jackson, Tenn, September 2L, legl.
JOHN a. FREEMAN, CLERK.
VI Vanesi SOLICITOR, 1876
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-30
Supreme Cour sale.

In Supreme Court, at jackson Francis sylvia
Phiguepal d'Arusmont va. Charles Patton,
Nathan Speer, Josephine @ Speer, George
W Speer, Aglae Marguerite d'Laguthry,
Marie Q~leneDee d Laguthry, juliet NJ
Mtller Joseph Miller and Jones c Ramsey,
edministrator Of The estate Of Eugene
d'Laguthry, deceased. ct al.
n pursuance Of the decree pronounced by
the supreme Court Of Tennessbe, at Jack
son, IN this cause May 9th, La. / will offer
Tor sale to the high,st bidder, in front OF the
MemDhis. on ~
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-30

THE harbor Of Toledo, Ohio, ha
cost the government Sl,564,OOO, and
the member from that district con-
tinues loyal TO the flag, with a rich
appropriation annually. C. w. Clarke,
Of Greenyille, Miss, an Independent
opposition candidate for Congress
against Judge Jeffords, uses this
point as an argument in favor of his
election, as he is anxious to work for
appropriations to improve the naviga-
ton of Deer creek, Bogue Phalia,
Coldwater river and Steele's bayou.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-30

Americus I6a.l American.
"It's an i'll wind that blows nobody
good was verified in the experience
of a Sumter county, Ga, farmer, who
says that all the ears of corn hat we're
pointed in the direction the wind came
from on Saturday night were already
shucked when he got up on Sunday
morning. The wind had blown the
shucks back, leaving the ear exposed.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-30

The new compromise bonds of
Tennessee sold 10 New York last
Wednesday at 60 and COT, a decline
from previous sales. The amount sold
at the last named figure was $1,000 and
at the former SIG 600.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-30
Good Health TO You.

~VAs
Memphis is the healthiest city in
the South. There we're only four
deaths among the whites there last
week, and the population amounts to
nearly $4,000. We saw nearly all Of
our North Alabama friends there this
week and they were all fat, cheerful,
sleek and well fed.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-30

A FARMER. living FIVE miles east Of
this city. saw the comet this morning
and was scared. He declares that it
is the largest comet he ever saw, as
big as halt a dozen ordinary comets,
and that it swings back and forth, as
III It means mischief.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-30
FnsIinn Nn1es-

Several new fabrics are in the mar
ket. Thick, soft, all-wool serges, in
heavy, distinct twill, ara shown in
dark cloth cOlors as well as olive and
laurel green, ruby, garnet, royal blue
and many shades Of gray. Wool sateen
is a fine material corresponding to the
cotton sateeu worn all summer, but
much more durable, and answering
the same purpose as cashmere. All
colors OF the various goods will be
worn next winter, but reds and blues,
in new and strange shades, will be the
first favorites. Yellow will DO worn In
bright dashes to enliven otherwise dull
costumes. Yellow occurs also in the
new mixtures and suitings, Frightening
the somber blues, green's, browns and
grays, now so popular. The very
richest lampas velvet, embroidered
gatin, moire antique and moire Fran
co.'s, with satin stripes, byoeaded in
velvet, silk aud satin, or 10 velvet
raised ~ gold and silver cloth, are to
be used in the composition Of the
most elegant evening toilets. These
rich fabrics can be employed for JACK
cts, plastron fronts, tabliers and panels,
and In some cases for very grand
toilets, they will be used for whole
Princesse dresses. Such stuff is not
draped, but allowed to fall in unbroken
folds, with aa few loopings az possible;
and there should be no trimming,
except upon the bodice, where It
should be restricted to lace Of the
richest description. Such toilets will
be the distinctive feature Of the season
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-30
supreme Cont Sale,

In Supreme Court Of Tennessee, at Jackson
JH Layton We. X B Hays ct al.
y pursuance OF the decree pronounced by
i the Sept smber Court of Tspnossee, at Jack.
son, In this. cause Apri 18th, 1881, L will offer
for sale to the highest bidder, in front of IN
pouItheuse door OF Shelby cjHnty, In She city
Of Memphis. on
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supreme Court sale.

In Supreme Court at Jaekson-J A Anderson,
administrator. etc, Of George p Cooper,
de,egsed, vs.. ] Amonett, administrator OF
J III PTovinc, deceased, ct al.
pursuance Of the decree pronounced by
Il the Supreme Court Of Tennessee, at Jack
son, in this cause May 10, 1879 / will offer for
sale TO tho highest bidder. in front of the
courthouse Of shelby county, on Main street,
la fhe qitv of Memnhia. an
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-30

To all who are suffering from the errors and
indiscretions Of youth, nervous weakness,
early decay, loss Of manhood, ETC.. / will send
a reeiPe that will cure you, FREE Oh
VHAh9E., This great remedy was discovered
BY a mis- sionary in South America. Send a
self-addressed envelope to the Rev. JoeKPH II
ISNAv. Station D, Now York City.
2xxxiY52d
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-30
Preventive Of maIarlaI diseases

Upini0n u eminent Dr. IT. 7. Walton,
Of Annapolis Md OIdcn's Liquid
Beef Tonic il PAE ExcELLEScE. supe-
riOr TO cod-liver oil or anything ] have
ever used in wasted or impaired constitu-
tons and extremely beneficial as a pre-
ventiye Of malarial diseases Take no
Other.l OF drnggista.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-30
Cotton Seed Crnshors in Council.

At a meeting Of the cotton seed
men in New Orleans, on the 23d inst. q,
the gentlemen representing country
mills stated positively and with EN-.
phasis chat they did not wish to be
understood as coming down to New
Orleans to ask for low prices. All
ttst they asked was that a uniform
price Be established at which all might
work IN harmony; upon which it was
mutually Sgreed that the price should
be Slf upon tho banks of the Missis-
eippi river. and that interior points
pay The same figure, less the freight
such points to the river.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-30

The puBiiC LkbdER JOB printing
Office and book bindery is prepared to
execute work with neatness and dis
patch, and at as low rates IS any COM
p%etitor.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-30

Hand bills Of all sizes, from tn
+ mallest to a three.sheet poster, don Q
with neatness and dispatch at the
PUBLIC LEDGER job printing off CO.
Prices as low Is the lowest.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-30

LEDaEs Book Bindery. 10 Madison
street,
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or n. A. DAUPHIM.
COZ seventh ~, Washington, ID. q.
Or9 West Court street, Memphis, Tenn.
u. B.-Orders addressed TO New Orleans
will receive prompt attention. wIEs2Q
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-27

fills the demand. But the most notioeab Q
thing about this whole matter is that We
have representative abroad who is faith
fully and intelligently doing his duty. As
of the country, his course is all the more
astonishing, as this class generally employ
their whole time in making themselves
"solid with rich Americans who are trav-
cling abroad. IL deserving to be consul.
general to England were equiyalentto Hold
ing the position, Colonel Shaw would have
been promoted long ago. There is no class
of public officers who could so valuably
serve the country AS our representatives
abroad, and there is no class generally
speaking OF so little service. This modest
consul at Manchester is certainly an exccp-
ton Austin Statesman.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-27
Was Hon. George W. Jones in the Role OF
Tam O'Shanter:
To the Editor of tho Herald

To the Editor Of tho Herald.
DALLAS, October ., lSS2.--ln your last
Sundays issue you published to the world
that on the Dist inst Hon. G.. W. Jones got
drunk in Austin and was fined $3.50 there
for in the mayors court. Editorially you
seemingly deplored the unfortunate affair
Ii now turns out that he had personal
difficulty with Nat y. Henderson, in which
blows were exchanged and for which he
was fined. Such is the version of it by the
Galveston News of the 22d If you were
sincere in your regrets why is it that you
do not correct the statement you pub
lishcd ? Why is 1t that you are not as swift
TO heal as you were to wound Can it be
that political considerations prompt you to
acts OF such iniustice2 When one reads
your strong condemnation of personal Jour
nalsm called forth by the SaybaCk
killing, and beholds you indirectly seek
ing TO blacken the private character of
as noble man as ever trod Texas soil ,
simply because he is political opponent
well may one cxclaim, "Oh, Consistency,
thou art jewell" Oh, Judgment,
thou art fled to british beasts, and men
have lost their reasonl" ooh, the variety of
Christian charity" etc, etc, "'rhou contest
in such n questionable Shape know not
what to cali theeW etc.
BY publishing and answering this simple
question you will obige quite number of
your friends. Respectfully,
Fam pt,N