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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-16
Railroads.
Nashville American


The East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia railroad seems to command
the balance OF power in tie South
eastern railway system. All the talk
about its consolidation with the
Richmond and Danv.lle, Norfolk and
Western, Memphis and Charleston,
and the Erlanger system, probably
grows out of the fact that it is in a
position to trade with either of the
other two roads to the disadvantage of
the other two. 1t could
get an Eastern seaboard
connection with the Richmond
aud Danville. and can arrange
with the Memphis and Charleston, or
the Meridian, Vioksburg and Shreve-
port, for western extension. The
four roads that are therefore available
for the Eastern and Western connec-
tons of the East Tennessee are each
unwilling to be of the two that would
be kept out. Consequently there is a
movement on foot to arrive at basis
Of consolidation for the whole FIVE.
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He Explained 100 Much.

1t is related of rich New Yorker
who was visiting Florida, that stepping
into an alcove room adjoining his be
kissed a beautiful Quakeress, who
screamed. Pardon me, pardon me,
said the astonished man. II thought
it was Mary-I thought it was Mary
The Quakeress, who is Of a lively tenn
permanent, sought out his wife after
supper and congratulated her upon
having such an ardent lover in her
husband. Explanations followed
which revealed the fact that the wife
name was not Mary at all. Mary
proved to be most comely chamber,
maid Of modest demeanor but Of
roguish eye. The family left the hotel
rather quietly and rather early the next
morning.
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Advertising Cheats III!

1T has beeome so common 10 write the be-
ginning Of an article, in an elegant, interest
ing manner,
"Ahen run it into some advertisement that
We avoid all such.
And simply call attention to the merits Of
Hop Bitters in as plain, honest terms as pos
sihle,
ITO induce people
To give them one trial, which so proves
their value that they will never use anything
else"
"THE REMEDy so favorably noticed in all
the papers.
Religious and secular, is
Having q large sale, and is supplanting
all other medicines. #lN
There is ne denying the virtues Of the
hop plant, and the proprietors ofHop Bltters
have shown great shrewdness
And ability
Sin eompounding medicine whose yir-
tues are so palpable to every ones OBSERVE
uon.
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out to a point near the brow of the
decline to this sedgy ground and in
full view and deadly range of the men
who were there concealed.
They were not slow to take advan-
tage of this opportunity. The retreat
of their friends had been stayed and
thew were treasured. A volley was
probably agreed upon and concentrated
en- the officer whose uniform and dec
cratien denoted his high rank. 1t
came, a cruel, cowardly fusilade, and
proved fatal to an old commander.
A shot struck Ross horse and another
grievously wounded the Generals,
while set another pierced his body
through and through. And it proved
instantly fatal, for It wounded the
lungs, and without speaking the Gen
eral reeled, fell forward and struck
the ground heavily on his head. Some
soldiers from Carolina regiment ran
out and secured the body. | saw it
afterwards, and it was thea placed in
an ambulance and hurried to the rear.
The shot had entered on the left
side. in the region of the heart, and
following direct course, issued i'm
mediately opposite, cut the side seams
of his military frock centrally as it
entered and at the point where it left
the body In this particular it was
remarkable. fred as it had been at an
angle upwards.
General Walker was hardly a lovable
man, but be was straight going aud a
soldier, with a wholesome
ardor for fighting, and a great care for
tie honor and welfare of his division
II. p. s.
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began to fear and doubt her promise;
the winter wore away and April came.
Then they came 10 tell me, from her,
that she was dying and | must keep
my promise. The child came and the
good people, the gentle. loving people
who kept with her and cared for and
loved and pitied her in these last days,
said it was like religion to see them
together and that the dying woman in
her last days was very, very happy.
And SO Minnie Myrtle" died last
May here in New York.
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The GIt'teriBg attraction of
S1S,OOO Open to All.

For the next three or four weeks
wars, politics, speculations, railroad
grain, oil, real estate speculations, all
give way 10 magnitude to the fact that
some one will send ten dollars to NJ
A. Dauphin, New Orleans, La, aud
draw in the June 18th TUESDAY,
Grand Semi Annual Drawing of the
Louisiana State Lottery the golden
prize Of $3.50 600. enough to make any
man sneeze three times and open his
ewes
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Under and by virtue of trust deed exc
" euted to me April 10. 1873, bY W. +.
Prescott, to secure L. B. Mcfarland in the
sums therein mentioned; and under the order
Of the Chancery Court of Shelby county, en-
tered May 8, 1888, in the cause Of l.. B. Nc
Farland VS.. VIM. Allen ct al, reviving the
order Of June 10. 1882, in the same cause, de-
fault having been made in meeting the pay
ments to be made in said trust deed, win,
on
Saturday, June o, 1883,
within legal hours, at the door of the court
house in said county, in the Taxing District,
sell at public cutlery, 10 the highest bidder for
cash. the following described land in said
county:
Beginning on the south line Of county lot
56 aud 30 feet east of a stake standing
2 " 100 chains east Of the southwest corner Of
said lot 525, and running thence east 100 feet
more or less 10 the southeast corner Of lot No.
8 OF Graham's plan Of county lot 525; thence
north go feet: thence south S9degrees west 100
feet more or less; thence south $50 feet to the
beginning.
Reference is made to Book Ill, page 800, In
the Registers Office Of said county, for copy
Of the trust deed. All equity Of REDEEM ption
barred. The title believe TO be good, But
W. W. GOODWIN, Trustee.
Memphis, May Is, 1888. IS IS
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A Daughters Misery.

ELEVEN years our daughter suffered on q
bed OF misery,
From q complication of kidney. liver,
rheumatic trouble and Nervous debility.
Under the care Of the best physicians,
Tho gave her disease various names,
But no relief,
"And now she is restored to us in good
health by as simple remedy as Hop Bitters,
that we had stunned for years before using
it, "-THE PARENTS. Ut
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HenrH,s CarhoIic NnIve.

The best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, letter
Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and
all kinds of Skin Eruptions, etc. Get
Henry's Carbolie Salve, as all Others are
but limitations. Price % cents.
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Affections of the Liver, Bilious Dis
orders, Sick Headache. &C., are thorough
~ cured BY DR.. Jaynes Sanatiye Pills.
Acting as a general laxative, they remove
all irritating and fecal matter from the
bowels, gradually change the vitiated Sc
cretions Of the stomach and liver, and
restore these organs to healthy condi-
tion
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Did She DieP

mol
"Shs fingered and suffered along, pinins
away all tie time for years,
The doctors doing her no good;"
And at last was cured by this Hop Bitters
the papers say so mucn about"
Indeed Indeed"
How thankful we should be for that med
icine."
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@TAE BEST Truss

DR.; J.W, Gurley;
Dear Sir-Justice 10 you and humanity ia
the incentive which causes me to write these
lew ll9es. As see you advertise "The Bsst
Truss" ever worn, and as | have tried HIM
drsds without finding any permanent relief.
determined 70 try yours. Over three years
almost Impossible for me to do any work and
what did caused me great pain. had lost
insesn, poor appetite, my weight being onlv
10y p0ands. Alter you fitted me with your
Best Truss, 1 began to improve, regained
m my appetite, health restored. have been able
70 do my work with ease and comfort, and tn
day L weigh 2l5 pounds. C.n take off the
truss and the hernia does not come down.
do eheerfully recommend it to those suffering
as did, Very respectfully yours,
Fl, A. MONAR
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DR.. Pierce's Pellets" or sugar
coated granules-the original little
liver pills" (beware of limitations -
cure sick and bilious headache, cleanse
the stomach and bowels, aud purify
the blood. To get genuine, see DR.,
Pierce's signature aud portrait on
government stamp. % cents per vial,
BY druggists.
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Many London ladies crop their hair
short and wear almost entire wig, and
consequently catch cold more fire.
quently than their American cousins,
but Of course they all use DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup.
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Common sense Compressed.

IT Is DIFFICULT TO GIVE IN A
DOZEN LINES THE REASONS
WHY TAKRANT's NEL1ZRR
APERIENT SHOULD BE PRE-
FERRED AS A CORRECTIVE AND
Alternative TO EVERY OTHER
MEDICINE IN USE. FIRSTLY, 1T
ALLAYS FEVER; SECONDLY, 1T
CLEANSES THE BOWELS WITH
OUT VIOLENCE OR PAIN; THIRD
LY. 1T TONES THE STOMACH;
F0URTHLY, 1T REGULATES THE
FLOW OF BILE; FIFTHLY, 1T
PRO NOTES HEALTHY PERSPIRA-
TI0N; SWIFTLY, IT RELIEVES
THE SYSTEM FROM UNWHOLE-
SOME HUM0RS; SEVENTHLY, IT
TRANQUILIZES THE NERVES;
EIGHTHLY, IT ACTS UPON THE
BLOOD AS A DEPURENT; AND
LASTLY, IT FORMS ONE OF THE
MOST DELICIOUS COOLING
DRAUGHTS THAT EVER PASSED
DOWN THE THROAT OF AN IN
VALID. SOLD BY ALL DRUG
GfSTS
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Further DetaiIs Of Torres, FIght.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nay ia special
dispatch To the Chronicle from Her
mosillo, Mexico. gives further particu.
lars of Torres fight with the Indians.
He had been pursuing the Apaches
twenty days on trail which led from
the Montezuma district to Northeast>
ern Sonora. At Guazonar he was
Joined by Colonel Garcia and made
forbed march of five days and nights
for the hills of the Sierra Madres.
Scouts spied the Indians moving of.
Twenty-Five struck large body in
stronghold heretofore unknown to the
oldest scout. The place had the ap-
pearance of having been settled three
or four years. 1t had quantity OF
stolen stock and a number OF old huts.
The scouts were attacked, but were
driven back to the main body of the
troops. The mountain being inacces
sible, the cavalry troops dismouuted,
made a march of twelve miles and
found the Indians strongly intrenched
on the crest of large spur of high
mountains.
THE FIGHT.
The troops, 300 strong, made an at
tack at o'clock. They had to climb
the mountain on their hands and
knees. The Indians, failing to cause
damage by firing, rolled boulders down
the mountain side, but without effect.
The chief, supposed to be Juh, had
his station on high point of the
mountain to command the Indians,
and could be heard distinctly for a
mile. 1t took two hours for the troops
to gain the crest OF the mountain
When they reached it two Of them
were shot dead,
The fight on the summit lasted two
hours. The troops, swinging behind
the hft of the Indians, made an at
tack, charging bayonets, and forced
the Indians from their position. The
Indians fed. leaving eleven dead bucks
on the ground. Five soldiers were
killed, and eight seriously wounded.
The Indians were driven for miles.
Their trail showed much blood, and a
great many are supposed to have been
wounded.
At the military headquarters of the
department here no news has been re-
ceived from General Crook, and none
is expected until be has accomplished
what he is directed to perform.
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CoDURUs, PA.-Rev.J j. d Zehring says:
Il was paralysed in my right side. The
use of Browns Iron Bitters enabled me
to walk
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A BAGGAGE-MAsTER'S PRAISE.
Mr.. II. Barry, baggage. master on Eastern
Railroad, Boston, says:-
have used Hunts Remedy. the great
kidney and liver medicine. IN my flmily for
months. 1t was recommended by friends IN
Portsmouth who have been cured of kidney
troubles, and mud just as represented and
for dyspepsia, and bias improved so rapidly
that oheerfully indorse it as family medi
cine Of real merit, and l would not be with
out it."
April q, 1888.
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Diseases of the Eye, Ear,
Nose and Throat.
SIGHT RESTORED.

For the benefit Of those that are in dark.
ness, l will state that was blind about two
years. had my eyes operated on in Augusta.
Ga;l without any benefit whatever, 1 heard
OF Ds. durley's success and made up NV
mind to Try him. On the fourth day after he
oPerased, my sight was restored. | can
cheerfully recommend him 10 suffering I'M
mainly and those in darsness.
Bradley Mills, S. c.
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Persons recovering from wasting dis
eases, such Ms malaria, fevers, ETC., will be
greatly benefited by the use of Brown
Iron Bitlers, true tonic.
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GENERAL W. H t. WALKER,

An Account of His Death at the
Battle Before Atlantis. July -.
IS6l-His Alteration with Har-
dee, etc.
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0DUCHU,PAIRAy

Quick, complete cure, all annoying
Kidney, Bladder and Urinary Dis
eases. 81. Druggists.
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nFNSIcNS TO ALL.

DENSICNSs oIj To- A Al ~.
ors who were disabled by wound. d;s-
ease, accident, or otherwise, VI, loss Of
p toe piles, varicose veins, chronic
tisrrh@s, rupture. loss Of sight o.. tpartiarv
SOL loss Of hearing, falling back of messlss
fheumatism, any disability, hc mnttsr hSw
eight, gives you INeRsiOD New and
mOnOtable DtsehaFgPs d tntmed-
Widows, children, moth ers and tstbers'
OF soldiers dying 10 the service. ar Sftsr,'
wards, frQm disease contrAofe1 or vnund
received while in the service, are ent;,lSJ ~
pension. Rejected and abandoned cIs;mso
Spscialty. bounty. Hack Paw. anS
HoFSe Claims Cole eted. 80 IN"
INCREASE YOUR PENSION.
A pension, can DO increased nj anv N,,o
when tho diea5ility warrants II. - vo,,
grow older The wound has gradually mn 3er-
mlnep me constitution, the disease hos
maze ygN moro helpless In some sganna.
InS DISABILITY has increased; so anply for an
inofcase at once. NS'S ior an
Land and Patent Claims Solicited
MY experience, and being tere NJ head
Sndirsers enables me to attend pr mptly 10 ali
S,sa aggainst tho government. Circulars
h0o' Auuress, With stamp:
M. v. TIERNEY,
box $50 Washington, u. O.
------------ 52vIxvii52
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Administrators Notice.

AvlNa gaslihea as administrator of ho
IL estate Of X. Jores. this Their fore ~
nC.l,y all persons bagin; claims sRainst MD
~ 70 present ih,m, duly pr ba,rd s,,;SiS
said estate 10 call and seitle ''' wing
" " GOODYEAR, Admir-.
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Coughs and Colds. Those who
are suffering from Coughs, Colds, Hoarse-
ness, Sore Threat, &c, should try Browns
Bronchial Troches. Sold only in boxes.
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NaturdaY. llaY I0. IANa.

within legal hours the following desoribed
property, situated in city of Memphis ssbei.
by county. Tenn, to-wit:
!. certain lot or parcel Of ground fronting
on Market Square and consisting az Iot On
and the west half OF lot 90, as de, ignated an
the map Of said city, the whole Of said lot "a
be sold being bounded as follow; neTin
ming At the northwest corner OF said lot VA
ana running thenre east with Market sfresl
hity=hye feet eight and ane-Q quarter inches
bb tH-l2 to ? stgkel thence south ons
half feet lfiSN to an allsv, ,h one.
west with said alley to the southwest soynos
Of SAID lot slsi ; shs north with the west
,lhi, q ,sia lot ~ 70 the beginning, upon
Terms Of sale, cash.
This April 10, 1883.
RI BLACK, @ an5M
pyJ N Bradley, b, G. AN. y anu ne
eiskell, Weatherford & Hei,keu n W
ilsisl,, Estes 4 Ellettani X, M Heath
sV'''V'" 40 90
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0wEETOS, KY.--Rey. j. N. Beck says:
81 have used Brownt Iron Bitters and
consider it one of the best tonics sold.n
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ChanCsry Sale of
Real Estate.

No. 1893 R-oohaDccry Court Of Shelby eOun-
y-Sara Ashbrook VS. II Q AshbroOk ct al
entered in the above cause on the 18th day
OF April. 1889, / will sell AT public
auction, TO the highest bidder, In font Of
the CLERK and Masters office, Courthouse of
Shelby county, Memphis. Tenneaseo. on
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Extraordinary Semi-AnnuaI Drawing,
at New Orleans, Tuesday, June Hath, 1858,
under the. personal supervision and man
agement Of
Gen. G. T. BEAUREGARD, Of Louisiana,
and Gen. IUBAL A. EARLY, Of Virginia,
NOtice-Ticke cts are $40 only. Halves,
50; FIfths, 81; Tentlis, 81.

2,279 Prizes, amounting to-. 500
Application for rates TO clubs should be
made only to the office ofthe Company in New
Orleans.
For information eDplv to
h A. DAUPHIN,
or N. A. DAUPHIN,
6O7 Seventh ~, Washington, ID. q.
Or at West Court street. Memphis, Tenn,
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BAGGAeE.MAsTER,s PRAISE.

Hotel Goldsmith, 14l6 fremont st., Boston
April 25, 1888.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-07-27

train for another to pass, "Hello. the
old man has got his discharge. o, l
have been expecting it since he col
lected the twenty cents from the tramp
last week and knocked 1t down."
Then they laughed, and one Of the boys
touched the conductor on the shoulder
and said, "Never mind, old boy, us fel-
lows will see you through. Wen get Il
sample case for you to carry" The con-
ductor reached the dispatch to the
travelling man, and said "read It," and
the friend read, Your baby is dead,
come back on No.-.Give your train to
your head brakeman" 1t was signed
by the division superintendent. The
four pair of eyes that read the dispatch
had tears in them, and four throats
choked up SO it was minute before
anybody could speak and then one of the
boys went and sat down by the con-
ductor, who was crying like child, and
said, "Old friend, all of us have babies
at home, and not one Of us would have
joked you had we known of your sor-
row. Forgive us old pard." The con-
ductor said it was all right. and he
knew they pitied him, but it almost
broke his heart to have them talk So
and he went into the baggage car to
prepare to leave the train at the next
station. AS he left the train four large
hearted drummers, who looked as
though they too, had been bereaved,
shook hands tenderly with the conduc-
tor, and bid him good by, and then
went in the car and agreed that they
couldn't be too careful about their lev
ity, and their thoughts were all the af-
ternoon with the stricken conductor
and his dead baby. When the brake
man went through the tram with his
pale face and took tickets the passen-
gers knew something had happened,
and to every question he said, "The
conductors baby s dead and he has
gone back" and then the passengers
looked as though it was funeral train,
and hundred hearts felt sorry for
their old friend, and none more so than
the hearts of the drummers. At the
funeral there was bank of flowers
that almost covered the little coffin,
which came by express from two hun
dred miles away, and the conductor
will always believe the flowers came
from the drummers. and he is right.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-07-27
Burdette's Life of Man.

Man, born of woman, Is of few days
and no teeth. And indeed, it would be
money IN his pocket sometimes if he
had less of either. AS for his days he
wasteth one-third of them, and for his
teeth, he has convulsons when he cuts
them, and as the last ones come through,
10, the dentist is twisting the first one
out, and the last end of that mans jaw
is worse than the first, being full Of
proclaim and roof-plate built to hold
blackberry seeds.
Stone bruises line his pathway to
manhood, his father boxes his ears at
home, the big boys cuff him in the play
ground, and the teacher whips him in
the school-room. Hebuyeth Northern
at 10, and when he has sold short at SO
and his neighbors unloaded upon him
Iron Mountain at 9336, and it straight-
way breaketh down to 5215. He riseth
early and sitteth up late that he may
fill his barns and storehouses, and lot
his children's lawyers divide the spoils
among themselves. "Ha, HAP He
groweth and is sore distressed because
it raineth, and he beatheth upon his
breast and sayeth: "My crop is lost!',.
because it raineth not The late rains
blight his wheat and the frost blteth his
peaches. II it be so that the suns
hineth even among the ninties, he say
eth, "Woe is mine, for perish" and if
the northwest wind sigheth down in
forty-two below, he crieth, "Would I
were dead" If he wear sackcloth and
blue jeans men say "He is tramp"
and if he goeth forth shaved and clad
in purple and fine linen all the people
cry, "Shoot the dude"
He carryeth insurance for twenty-five
years until he has paid thrice over for
all his goods, and then he letteth his
policy lapse one day, and that same
night fire destroyeth his store. He
buildeth him house in Jersey, and his
first born Is devoured by mosquitoes;
he pitcheth his tents in New York, and
tramps devour his substance. He
moveth to Kansas, and cyclone carry
eth away his house into Missouri, while
prairie fire and 100000 acres of
grasshoppers fight for his crop. He
setteth himself in Kentucky, and is
shot the next day by statesman, "be-
cause sab. he resembles, sab, a man,
sab, he did not like, sab"
Verify, there is no rest for the sole of
his foot, and if he had it to do over
again he would not be born at all, for
"the day Of death is better than the
day of ones birth"
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-07-27
Poker.

A man who can sit in his pew in
church when the collection plate is be-
ing passed, with his eyes rivited on the
ceiling and seeming to be engaged in
silent prayer, while his fingers are in
his pockets squeezing a nickle till the
finger nails are blood-shot. has mis-
taken his calling. Such man should
rope in suckers to play poker. The
most successful poker-player we ever
knew was truly good man who acted
as usher in a church. He could dis
guise his feelings so you couldn't tell
whether he had a sequence" or a pair
of deuces. He would draw to pair
of queens and get two more, and then
he would throw down his hand in dis
gust, but finally, as he thought it over,
he would simply chip so he wouldn't
lose his blind, and somebody would bet
ten dollars to raise him out, and he
would see the raise and come back with
q roll and scare the man out OF his
boots. He was very successful, but
finally they brought charges against
him for heresy, and he went west with
his savings,and now he owns abopanza