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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-21

A VERY important baggage agree.
ment was entered into recently at
meeting Of passenger and baggage
agents held in Chicago. 1t provides
~ that ne more than $50 pounds of
personal baggage shall be checked for
any ordinary traveller on full ticket,
nor more than 10 pounds Of baggage
on half ticket, and all weight in ex.
cess Of this amount shall be charged
for at the regular express baggage
tariff rates. (2) No piece of baggage
weighing more than $50 pounds will
be accepted for transportation as bag.
gage, or will be transported in bag
gage cars. (3) No more than 200
pounds Of commercial travellers sam
pie baggage will be carried free for
any one commercial traveller. GAY No
more than $50 pounds will be carried
as sample baggage for sny one com
mercial traveller. (5) 1t is provided
what rates shall be charged
on excess baggage, never to be
less than one half per cent
per mile over 100 pounds, and nothing
less than 25 cents per 100 pounds shall
be accepted for fifty miles or under.
These regulations have been sigued
by representatives Of the Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific railway, The
Illinois Central, Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul railway, Wabash, St..
Louis and Pacific railway, and several
other important lines, and will 90 into
effect about the first Of April. This
will cause quite a revolutions 10 the
equipment of commercial travellers
representing wholesale houses in Gin
ciunati, st. LOdis, Chicago and other
Western cities. The main reason for
this change is that the baggage carried
by commercial travellers is usually so
heavy that baggage men, however
strong, often injure themselves il
handling it. Another is that toe
much has been carried for nothing
The railroads are determined to carry
the new rules into effect. and init
mate that they may make even iurthei
limitations upon the drummer.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-21
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lWritton On reading king Mountain and
It's Heroes; History Of the Battle of king's
Mountain, October Z, lISO, by Lyman q
Society Of W suqnsin. Cincinnati; Peter u.
Thompson, publisher
On a field now immortsl battle was fought.
When deeds were performed and victory
That shias with blight luster on history's
Deserving Of honor in each future age.
On the hight of Kirg's mountain in martial
The British and Highlanders met in the
The men of the mountains, under Campbell
Eaeountsred brave Ferguson, the Scotch
caya Ter.
D, fant al d proud, and repelling each blow,
So daTiugy struck by his bold, iuslic foe,
This gallant commander, like stag, stool at
And fought with stern valor till hope died
away.
Now Campbell at head of his Scotch Irish
clan.
W nile SnelDyt. ntIolvs WIN isH "a s " o.
Pressed on with his bRnd-in the action took
part.
Their comrades, Mcdowell, Sewer and the
Each followed by heross-the brayest and
Encircied the mountain, belsaEuered the
A cir,le of fame shooting up from below.
shrin sOunded the whistle that Ferguson
mute Of ommsnd that his army we'll knew,
Responsive his soldic wish courage o eyed,
And charge after charge with the pay0he'
made.
Repul.ed and rstreatinE, thrice, Campbell
Sewer
Gave way to the troops of the Scotch cav
Then rallied, returned to the conflict sgiin,
Aud shswered tempest Of bullets like rain
wi h yslls and war-whoops, like the Indians
The G Zionist clans shout aloud 10 tao sky,
They ming!e the sound with the musktty''
Fresh yollsys of lead on the enemy poure
The contest is endsl, the work is soon done
the British surrender, the triumph is Wont
Toe proud Scottish chisftain. disd lining to
yield,
OH happy and fortunate, iubilant day,
The sun Of our freedom shot forth bright
New hone In the breast Of the patriots rose,
The county fOrtslw the defeat OF heFt5es.
All honor and glory and praise aud renown,
10 King mountain heroes, lot each wear
crown;
Let ages on sEes their YAlOs proclaim.
Aud dblish in long and in story their fame
Atlantl, Ga, September 20, 1882.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-21
THE COURT OF APPEALS BILL
Has Not n Ghost of a Chance
This Session,
Special to Courier. journal.

WASHINGTON, February 1s.-There
is strong lobby here working in the
interests OF the Davis Court of Appeals
Bill. The Justices of the Supreme
Court are anxious to have the bill
passed and are doing what they can
for it. Mr.. Manning, who leads the
opposition to it, said tonight that
there wasn't ghost of chance for
it. Healso said that he had talked
with Reid, vino manages the bill on
the Republican side, aboutit and Reid
said he regarded the bill as dead for
the session. The Democrats have
been told that the President would
appoint Democrats to fill nine of the
eighteen judgeships which the bill
creates, but they don't credit the
statement. They think that by waits
ing to pass the bill until after the
next Presidential election the Demo-
Gratis may fill all eighteen Of the judges
ships.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-21
How Mr.. Gould sold the Mutual
Union People.
Wall Stra,t Newa

The story is going the rounds that
Mr.. Gould sold the chief men in the
Mutual Union Company most cruelty.
Ii Is said that, when he proposed a
settlement, they were in9pced to ac-
cept his terms mainly because they
hoped to make good thing by the RISE
jp the Western Union, which they ex-
peeled TO folloy the announcement Of
the settlement. They bought Western
Union heavily at about 81. Its said
Mr.. Gould put G0,0O0 shares on them
When the whole party had loaded NJ
handsomely, the announcement Of the
settlement Was Msds, and thereupQF
Western Union slid down from 81
like monkey down a greasy pole"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-21
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-21
.!NO One Goes Away From Him
Without HeIp.o

Odessa lafayette Co., Mo- Herald %, 1888
On the 26th December last, Mr.
Alvin Kensler, of this city, sent $40
to NJ. A. Dauphin, President of the
Louisiana State Lottery Company at
New Orleans, La, with request that
he forward two tickets to him. In a
week the two tickets were received,
Nos. 10, 454 and II 1863. On the Mon
day following the January drawing he
received q message that No l0,454 had
drawn tie hrst prize of $4,000. He
at once forwarded the ticket for pay
ment, as it is subject to no commits
sions. Mr.. X. is thilty-eight years Of
axe and unmarried, was born in Knox
county, Ind and raised a farmer, is
very upright, and withal a very char
table man; no one in want ever goes
away from him without help.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-21

ShpTe, lhs pspsF % b lafgsldVd Il
published, and Ia ghsls o. "a part
bflHssd, WbEfc tho matter 81 /
Hscond, thifd OF i0ufth.elsss has been
Inadvertently forwarded without pay.
ment ofthe additional postage required
it is to be rated up with only the
amount due, there being no double
postage charged in such cases When
arequest is sent to Postmaster to hate
letters forwarded to a new residence,
drop letter, fully prepaid, bearing
the card of the writer, should be i'm.
mediately returned to the writer,
giving also the information of changed
address,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-21

The following postal regulations, re-.
eesdy maap by the POstOfice Depart,
ment. are OfimpOgtapge to people who
use the mails:
Country newspapers may be toy
warded to any office in the county
where printed and published, without
additional charge, but in order to for
ward ss.eh papers outside CT the county
they should be accompanied with
postage sufficient 10 pay the transient
rates thereon. When Q regular SUB
scriber to q news paper removes from
tho delivery limits Of the postefhce,
the Postmaster should advise him
that it is bis dqtg b notify the pub
Usher Of his change Of residence,
Postmasters should, in the absence Of
inaRuctions TO forward, accompanied
by the traDsient rate Of postage or
other Instructions, except in case OF
free country newspapers forwarded 10
az Office within the county, aotlty the
publisher that the paper is not called
for. Postmasters are to under
stand thai bylthese amendments that
hereafter no matter can be forwarded
10 the mails after reaching its original
address without new prepayment d
postage. except letters which have onC
full paid rate thereon, viz: tire,
cents. snd newspapers end Other
periodicals which are to be toFESrdet
To subscribers from the posttof6ce "a
another which is in the same county
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-21
salurday, March "a, 1883,

q IL M, In front Of the lots on SecoI 4 street.
Memphis, Tennessee, offer for aale at publ,
cutlery to the highest bidleg for cash, the fol.
lowing described lots OF land, All living N
Memphis, Shelby county. Tennessee, to-wit
lots Yaud 10 Of the TolbOt iu -divisions M
nine w fronts twenty one and 81 leAt2f 81,
lQp) feet on the west tide Of Second street
running back l4s19 cot, and Is bounded on
the north by the sONlh limo Of the alley i'm,
mediately gQNth Of the 1feenlaw 0perahouse
between Union and GsyOso streets; lot No
ten 10Y adjoius lot No 9 on the south side o.
the latter lot and has front of q M.l0O feel
on s,econd street running back llSIS feet L
an alley. Equity Of redemption waived In
said trust decd. J II MARTIN, Trustee
" J q AZ l. W Humea, Attorneys.
Memphis, February u, 1883. lS9 II
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-21
AM Exlraordinary Case.

My case was al acute form Of bron-
chitis, and was Of one and u half year.
duration. / employed the best medical
aid possible, but failed rapidly, until the
DOCTORS said l would die. THROWN upon
my own resources, ! cot o hottie of DR.
VIM. Halls Balsam for the Lungs, ~
in six hours felt decided relief. IL
three days the cough almost disappeared
/ earnestly recommend the above t
eyery'sufIerer of lung or throat disease.
C. g. LATHRoP, Austin, Texas.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-21

Exposure to drafts when heated and
sudden changes in the temperature of the
aimospbere, are prolific sources Of colds,
IRAN bgitE mRny cases of Inflammation
Of tie lungs, pledris8, Asthma, s4l 9lhgr
pulmonary affections arc DEVELOPED
Should you unfortunately contract cold,
resort ut once TO DIR. Jayne's Expecto-
rant, a remedy that will not only prompt
~ cure coughs and colds, but will relieve
and strengthen the pulmonary and bron-
fbi9l ogggns, and remove 81! dangerous
symptoms.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-21
"Wednesday. ssareh z, 1883,

tho property described in slid deed as fell
lows, to-wit.: The south half Of lot No. Z, IN
block 81, In the addition of South MeWphis
beginning at a point In the cast side OF Nal,
berry steeet, being in the south line also Of
said lot No. s, running thence northwardly
on Mulberry street 371I feet, thence eastward
apart from each other It's feet 10 the wesl
side Of 81. Martin street.
Equity Of redemption barred. Title be-
lieyed TO DO good, but sell IS trustee only.
A2 5 MINTEK PARKER, Trustee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-21

the properly described In said deed as follows.
t6-wit; Being phrt Of lotNO. 2, block 62,South
Memphis addition, lying and being In the
city Of Memphis, Shelby county, Tenn, be-
ginning 22k feet from the intersection OF the
nor side Of Beal street, with the east side OF
DeSQto street running thence east With The
north side VI paal street H22 ieet, thence
north ls9 ieei. thence vest sly foot, thence
south lS9 feet 10 the BEGINNING.
Equity Of redomptlca barred. Title h,-
lieved 10 DO good, but I sell as trustee only.
1874 MINTRR PARKER, Trustee
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-21

REV. N. NJ. Long began last Sunday
night series of sermons to number
five or six on the book Of Genesis.
His theme on this occasion was The
Antiquity eftheWOrld, which attract
ed class Of very intelligent and Gull
tured hearers. His evening sermons
will continue in this line of thought,
to which he has given much study, Ror
some weeks to come.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-21
CHANCERY SALE
OF
REAL ESTATE
Opened Holdings.

No. 44l7, R-chancery Court Of Shelby county
james A Cox vs. W NJ Cox OF al.
DY virtue Of an Order Opening Bidding
Dentered In the above cause on the 18th day
Of February. 1888, viii proceed TO close tao
sans, at public auction, to tho hiRlest bidder
In front Of the Clerk and Masters diiicd
courthouse Of Shelby county, MOmphis, Ten
nefgee. on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-21
TEnglep kRIe,

DY virtue Of a trustdsed mnqo 10 me under
ID date of July 10, 1881, and recorded IN
Book No. ll2 phgo 81, Of tho Registers Office
Of Shelby county, Tennessee, to secure cer-
tain deot doe to the DeSoto Building and
Loan Association. will sell for cash, At pub
lie Ou'ery, at the southwest corner Of Main
and Madison sti1ets, Memphis, Tenn, at II
~ olosh nOOn. on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-21
A $50 Riblical Reward.

The publishers Of Rutledge's Monthly
offer twelve valuable rewards in Their
Monthly for March, among which i:
the following!
We will give $50 In gold to the per.
son telling us which is the longest
verse in the Bible by March 10, 1888
Should two or more correct answer:
be received, the reward will be d.
vided. The money will be forwarded
to the winner March 10, 1885. Persons
trying for the reward must send q
cents in silver (no postage stamps
taken) with their answer, for which
they will receive the April Monthly,
in which the name and address Of the
winner of the reward and the correct
answer will DO published and in which
several more valuable rewards will be
published. Address,
RUTLEDGE PUBLISHING COMPANY,
EastoD, Penn.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-21
Trustees Sale

DY virtue Of o trust deed made 10 me under
ID date Of June IA, 1881, and recorded in
book 1888, page 1870. Of the registers office Of
Shelby county. Tennessee. TO secure certain
debt due 10 the DeSolo Building and Loan
Associations | will sell for cash, at public
Madieen streets, Memphis, gSnpn 'at u
o'clock noon, On WV
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-21
Trustees Sale.


DY virtue Of deed Of trust to us executed
- MS trustees, on the 10th day Of January,
1882. by George y Fleece, duly recorded In the
tpRi tar's office Of Shelby county, Tennessee
in look No, $780, page 90S, To secure the in
debtedness therein set forth, which is now
past due and unpaid, vt the request Of the
beneficiary in said trust deed, we will on
saturday, March 81. 1883,
at 10 O. clock M. sell at the southwest corner
Of Main and Madison streets, in Memphis
Tennessee, NOV Taxing District OF Shelby
county, TENNESSEE at public auction, to the
highest bidder. for cash, the following prop.
erty, described in said truitd deed toswit: lots
FIVE ~, six (6), seven ~ atd eight (s) Of see
ton four l4), in township one Ul. range nine
~ Yett. containing in all sig hundred and
ilrtE l64Ql acres, and alip the South half Of
fractional lot four ~ Of section Eve sl, In
township one III, range nine % west, con
tanning ffty-iive 1857 acres, both of said trapg
OF land together making SIX bundled and
nlnety-6ye t69N acres, all lying and being in
Shelby county, Tennessee, and described as
above set forth. All right Of equity Of re-
demptiOn Is waived In case Of sale. Title
believed TO be COED. but we sell only as
trustees. Wy HUMES,
LW HUMES,
Memphis, February l3, 1888. lS9 u
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-21
10Th day of March, ISs3,

at the Courthouse in Memphis or Tasing
District of shelby county, in shelby county,
Tennessee, proceed 70 sell, at public auction
TO the highest bidder, for cash. the following
described roal estate or so much thereof as
may be necessary TO pay the balance due TO
the beneficiaries in said trust deed ON the
notes therein described, via All that plan
tatian and tract Of land known as 1.-THE Chill
dr0's and Brown plantation, situate In the
county of COahOms and State of Mississippi,
composed of the following parcels, to-wit:
The northwest quarter of section two, the
north half Of section three, lots one and two
and one third interest in lot six of section
four, all in township twenty-eght, range
four west; the southwest quarter OF section
twenty eight, the east halt Of the southeast
quarter Of section twenty nine; lot one, two,
seyen, eight, nine and ten in section thirty.
two, all of section thirty. three eycept lot
fourteen. the weFt half Of the west half and
the southeast quarter Of the northwest quar-
ter and the west half Of the southeast quarter
and the southeast quarter of the southeast
quarter and the east half Of tho southwest
quarter OF section thirty four, all In township
tNepty-nine of range four west, and the east
bali Of section one Of townihip twenty eight
IN range four west, containing about twenty
thrOe hundred and nfty.o acres, more or
les.
The title to said property is supposed to be
good. but l shall sell and convey as trustee
only. Sale will take place between IL O'Clock
am; and IL M. B. NJ. ESTES, Trustee.
102 q
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-21
a TERRIBLE TRESTLE.
Thu ee Men Killed aud Two More
SeriO usly Injured.
Chattanooea Timcs, y.

Chattanooga Times, 10.
The full details Of the terrible aeci-
dent which occurred on the Georgia
division of tie East Tennessee, Vir
ginia Il Georgia railroad, q few miles
below Rome, Saturday night, reached
this city yesterday.
LOCAL freight No. 30 left Rome
about 9 clock Saturday evening, and
pissed through the tunnel on TO Q
trestle over Big Raecoon creek. The
trestle is 70 feet high, and when the
ensine and one car passed over a car
broke down, carrying ten cars and
tha caboose into the creek below, kill
ing thFsa men and seriously iDjuring
another
The engine had cleared the wood
work. the tender was also nearly 0FlF,
and the first car was in few feet oil
tic solid ground. when the second car
broke loose and fell over the side oil
the trestle, pulling the balance Of the
train with it, In all eleven iaFs Jeff
the track aud we're piled up at the loot
of the bridge.
Chas. Walker, colored. a brakeman,
was instantly killed. He was badly
crushed by the cars.
Richard Kidwell, an engineer, was
10 the caboose, deadheading his way
to Atlanta, for the purpose Of spend
ing Sunday With bis family. He died
soon after being taken iTom the wreck
His arm was broken below the shoHl
der His skull was badly fractured
near the top of the forehead, an ugll
wound was made by some sharp instru
went penetrating the forehead between
the eyes.
Core Kemp, brakeman, had boil
legs broken just ABOVE the knees, be
sides q fracture Of the skgll, which
soon resulted jn his death,
John Cox, and man named IVY atsoE
we're both seriously injured and cal
hardly be expected to live. Both mel
are at a house near the scene Of the
disaster and are being attended b.
The best medical talent that could b.
secured.
The eleVep cars are a tOtal. wreck
| Hay, corr and BACON are scattered
around generally, while pieces OF tn
cars are lying everywhere. Fhe tEestl
was only slightly injured, and viii b
| ready for trains to day. The trestl
was recently given thorough examiu
alton by OSmEetept judges and though
to be safe, ia TACT. TIE accident is il
no way attributed to the fault Of III
structure, but to the breaking dewn 0
the car which pulled with it the res
Of the train.
This road has been exceedingly IN
fortunate SINCE it began operation, an
many poor fellcW has lost his life b
the fearful accidents WHICH have oC
Cured. 1t is to be hoped that no moT
will have to be chronicled.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-21
Louisiana State Lottery ClnlaHI.

"We do hereby certify that we super
wise the arrangements for all the Month
" and Semi-Annuel Drawings Of The
Louisiana State Lottery Company, and in
person manage and control the Drawings
themselves, and that the same are con-
Quoted with honesty, fairness, and in good
faith toward all parties, and we authorize
the Company to use this certificate, with
tae-slmles of our signatures attached, in
its advertisements
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-21
Trustees Sale

DY virtue Of the terms Of deed In trust
- made TO me on January 81 1850, which a
duly recorded in book No. Va, sage IA, 10
secure certain indebtedp asa therein mention.
ed, the same hqing due aud unpaid, Al Inc
,equest OF the BoneheinEy, J will sell TO the
highsst and best bidder. for cash, on
Saturday, March B, 1883,
within legal hours and in front Of the court.
house door In the city Of Memph 8, the fol-
lowing described real estate, to wit. Two
certain lots or tracts Of land in the Seven
teenth Civil District Of the County Of Shelby
and state Of Tennessee, and more particular.
ly described as follows, to-Wit Geips lots
Nos. 6 and Z of the subdivision Of the GaineS
Tract Of land as laade IN the case Of Francis
S. Lyon and otheyS VI, Myra Ulark Gaines
anC o,seI;, No lOi3, R D. in the Cbanoery
Court III Memphis, Tenn, Lot No. contains
81 S-lQ acres, sRd LOT Nc. 7 contains 81 S-lC
acres, making In all 1888 6-l0 acres. Thee
two tracts lie in the fork Of Bear Greek and
Cane Geek and Is the same on which VIM,
BeckO'd now resides.
The equity Of redemption Is expressly
waived. The title is believed "a be patfeot,
but sell and convey onlX As tglistee,
1Os 5gsEPB NiE,jLER. Trustee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-21

The old church Of Lancaster, Mass,
which during its existence of nearly
two centuries and half has had only
eight pastors, is still supported by a
tax on the whole parish, an assessment
being annually levied on every mans
property for that purpose. 1t is said
to be the only survivor of the old sys-
TEN in the country. An amusing
story, which dates from the erection of
the present church edifce, the fourth
or fifth since the society was organ
lied, is told as follows: Captain Rich
ard Cleveland was the only man in
town who kept a coach. He came to
meeting in grand style, and amid a
very animated discussion as to the
direction in which the church should
face, Mr.. Rugg suggested that, since
Captain Cleveland approached from
the south, the church should face in
that direction. A somewhat eccentric
man, nicknamed "Old Beeswax, i'm
mediately rose and suggested that he
could invent an improved bed wrench
which could be placed under the
meeting house, and each man as he
approached might then twist the
building around to suit his own con-
venience.