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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-23
A VIRGINIA LADY.
Who Wtned aud Dined With
Washington, Randolph, MRai-
H"D, Jefferson and others, and
still Lives.
speeial 70 CourIsr.IournlI.

WASHINGTON, March 2O.-Said an
old resident to-day: There is one OF
the most interesting as well as re
markable cases Of longevity in Fairfax
county, Virginia, now living"
Who is il?' asked the correspon-
dent.
We'll, there lives in that county Q
woman over one hundred years old
that has not been a half mile from heI
present residence in sixty years. She
Is as bright, intellectually, now as she
was al the age Of twenty. She Was
never married, having been disap.
pointed 10 love when only eighteen
She is related to the best families
Of the Old Dominion, hai
Wined and dined with Washing,
ton, Randolph, Madison Mon
roe, Jefferson aud all the big met
Of revolutionary fame in that State
and has fair chance to live severa
years longer"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-23

within legal hours, sell 10 tho highest bidder,
ior cash, on the southwest co ner OF Main aud
Madison streets, In the Taxing District of
Shelby county. formerly Memphis, the fol-
lowing described real estate, to-wit: An up .
divi ed Ono-third "a interest In lot or par
eel OF eIeund wing on jefferson street In he
clty OF Memphis, or what Is now known az
the Taxing Dhtriet Of Shelby county, being
the wettern tart OF lot ave hundred and CITY
shree 1883 in original OF No. four hundred
and teVeniy-eight (4T8 beginning at tho
northwest corner Of Jefferson and Fourth
streets; thence westward with Jefferson
street, north eide, seventy feet; thence nerth.
ward ard parallel with Fourth street one
hundred aud forty.eight and one-haIf feet
QsS1Sl 20 an alley; thence eastward with aaid
alley seventy (70 feet to west side Of Fourth
-treet; thence southwark with Fourth street
one hundred and iOrty-eight and one.h II
tl4515l feet 10 the beginning.
Also an undivided one-third 60 interest in
and to lot OF parcel Of lan1 lying on Union
street in said city or Taxing District, being
part OF country lot No. four hundred aud nine
ty-two l492), beginning on the south side OF
Union street at the center Of Bayou Gayo o
thence Eastward with Union street eighty.
i've feet 70 northwest corner Of lot formerly
owntd by A N Hopki 3. thence with Hon
kins' west line southwark at right angle,
with Union street one hundred and City feel
to confer Of Bayou dayosO; thence down the
center sf said bayou with It's meanderings h
the beginning.
The title to said property ia believed to be
good but will sell and convey only a. trustee
4. y. ADAMS, Trustee
Randolph a MoHcnry. Attorneys. 1879
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-23

|, 1883, 5ea bricks. averaging $1,000 10
value each, were shippsd-S1OO, COO,
you see, from one.third Of the mines.
How do you 90 about getting pos
session of minesg
ANYBODY has tho right to denounee
or locate, as We would say, claim,
but the government never surrenderc
the soil You 90 out, feel within,
'denouuce your claim, so TO work and
drive so many three months and
have ii registered. You can only
locate a certain distance for each
claim-a parallelogram about 200 By
500 yards Mexican measure A Mex
lear yard or vera Is Sc Inches, feu
can commence outside yovr first ehln
and locata e. raany as Snr please with'
in the regulation distance and by do
ing the required amount OF work, Thi:
gives you legal possession. II you cease
work for three mouths, unless for ex
ceptionally good reasons, the claim be.
comes the properly of the governs
ment aud is subject to new claim
ant. The,government has heretofore
exscted two and half per cent Of
the production to be turned over with
the report every two months, but this
law has been changed lately
Were Governor Shepherds mines
secured in that way?"
No; they we're bought from Next
can owners"
rs there any gold among the Chi
hnahua mopntainsS'
None discovered as vet.
rs Governor Shepherds family
still out in that silver wilderness
No. they returned last tall, and
the little Toy. six year old, rode a
mule over the mountains, refusing to
take passage with any one else. The
Young ladies enjoyed the donkey ride
hugely"
will you return to Mexico, Cap
tain2'
No. | have been separated from
my family so long that | have de-
termined to locate in Louisville or
Chicago
Captain Taylor brought back with
him a solid silver plate, in its native
state, three and One.quarter Of an
inch in thickness. 1t is attachedto a
mass OF quartz.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-23
SEALED PROPOSALS


BoARD OF FlRE AND Pollok COMMISSIONERS. =
TAXING DISTRICT SHELBY Co., TENH
&i MEMPHIS. March Is. 1883. }
SEALED proposals will be received by ne
~ until Friday, March %, 1888, at u o'clock
noon, for the following work to be done, 1er-
we % be rendered and material to be fur
nished TO tho Taxing District of shelby
countyi For the grading and paving Of
Second street from Poplar to Beal streets,
1vAo'vv 1901 ihO or iess, in ali about 10, 5Uip
square yards more or less. as follows:
1. Inc width Of the rect and street crosE-
ings 70 be paved 70 be brought to a true end
exact grade as per grade stakes and direc-
tons given by the Engineer before placing
any sand and gravel upon the same.
z. Inc eurhing. to he moved in aud reset to
true gride AID line as per curb stakes set By
the Engineer.
3. Upon the graded roadbed Is to be placed
not less than inches OF coarse bar sand and
gravel, which is 10 be brought to exact Rrado
BY means Of a drag plank. Ef
Z. Upon this bed Of sand and gravel Ia to
be placed a lank flooring one inch thick Ind
lonutudinally, the ends Of the planks TO be
sawed on square and to be supported Oh a
cross plank and to which they are to bs
5. Upon this plank flooring is 10 "a mt
seYen ~ inches Of gravel and sand. Tben
compressed with paving.
q, Tho p wing 20 be Of good block stone,
well shaped and laid In close range courses-
.no stVho 70 90 Q 10 inches ueep, to w
inches long and ranging from TO inches
courses. Joints and al treviees TO be well
nlled with coarse sravel and sand; the entire
paving 70 ~ nmWed over three C5) times.
eecn tine Ahtng In with gravel and sand,
tne paFeineLt being finally completed By
Eelling ana washing In Of sand and leaving 4
TOP drgstlrR Of sand.
Z. an bidders ae required to bid By The
square yard for the entire work complets.
ready for use aud nc per specifications And
3xpl us given by the Engineer ana
| half the stone TO ba delivered ON or hsforr.
May 18th, and the entire work comnloted a.
or before July l. 1883
In the above work the Board Reserves Ina
right TO change the manner Of LAYING "a
pavement, either TO lay with or vi bout d
base OF plank. or to furnish a part or tha
whole Of tho plank foundation; to have laif
one or more Sluaros or She entire work via
plank foundation. OF TO 4 spense with n aito-
Retner, Pc may hereafter be determined. ana
eiddels are REQUIRED 10 bid with and Without
fOundat 90 81 plank at - cent, ptr souare
ysEa Tor each plan for the entire work eom-
pleie, The Board allo reserves AAe fyTtbs ~.
SpShs W. setsst 6ny and ell bids All bide
ms't be labeled -, ecOnd Street Pavement ~
ana under resolution Of the Lesislative
council must be oo0mpanied with tbe names
OF tive responsible hondsmen. prsnared ~
execute bond for 5000 each, and e'eh snS
every I'D mu' also be accompanisd win
lars $3.50. ~"uieH Suu hl'S uSi-
By ,rdsrIsf the Board.
HN DAVIDP MADDEN. President.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-23

The people of Nashville are to be
congratulated upon the passage OF the
Reform Bill.in the House Wednesday,
aud the almost certain prospect that
it will speedily become law. This
hss been bitterly opposed by the
ward politician element, as always is
the case wheu reforms are proposed
that are calculated to diminish their
importance. When it became evident
that public sentiment was over
Whelminglyiu favor Of a change the OPP
position took stand and made stub
bora hsht to have fourteen commits
sioners elected, one from each ward,
The real reformers insisted On only
ten, to be elected from the city al
large, without reference TO ward lines,
except that no two must come from
the same ward. The little local rings
died hard, but they went under Wed
nesday, when tue bill passed by a vote
ofSi yeas to 6 nays. The bill will, Of
course, pass the Senate, and De ap!
proved by the Governor. Then the
ten commissioners will elect Board
OF Public Works with powers cores
pondiag somewhat to our legislative
council. Then Nashville will have a
businers government, aud the Occupa-
ton Of many an aspiring little ANDY
johnson will be gone forever. 1t
will ba hard on them but blessing to
Nashville at large.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-23
Homo. NMeet Homo.

John Howard Payne is home
again" After resting over thirty
years in foreign country, his remains
have.been brought back for 6ual sep
ulture ia his native land. The caskei
containing all that has been pre-
served of his dust reached New York
yesterday, and will be conveyed to
Washington city to-day, there to bs
laid sway until the 9th Of June, the
ninety fest anniversary of his birth.
day, when the formal ceremonies will
take place. 1t seems rather late to
pay such an honor to the homeless
Dost, but is better late than never.
Not one person in q million that ever
heard the plaintive, heart moving
strains of HONS, Sweet Home,
knew where the author was buried,
even il they knew his name. HIS
words have touched the hearts and
stirred the emotions Of mankind in all
civilized lands. The honors that may
bepaid his memory now are merely an
expression Of a sentiment; an evidence
of higher civilization and of gentle
sympathies. IL is a tribute to genius,
creditible to the better side of our
common human nature, and the incl.
dent will stand out very distinctly in
the future history or retrospect
of the wonderful Nineteenth
century, so full Of material
ism, inventions and scientific
progress. 1t will prove that in the
worship of Mammon the sharp COM
petitions Of commerce, clash OF ideas
and people Of jingle, the idealistic, the
true, the beautiful and good have mol
been forgotten; that mankind is not
entirely sordid or bent on physical oil
sensuous pleasure. The people OF the
present and the future will be morally
aud spiritually elevated and purified
by gathering in person or in mind
around the urn containing the ashes
OF the long dead poet Many will be
taught that it is not all Of life t.
live nor all of death to die, and that
contrary to an accepted idea theagooC
that men do does not die with theiI
bodies. 1t will teach the fact tina
truth aud beauty never die save to b
reproduced. 10 new aud attractive
forms, and that no Que has 8 right 4
live alone for himself
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-23
Rescned from nenlIl.

William ]. Cougblin, Of Somervile.
Mass, says: In the fall Of 1876, | Was Ia
ken with bleeding Of lungs followed by q
severe cough. l lost my appetite and
aesh, and was confined to my bed. In
1877 / was admitted 10 the hospital The
doctors said had a hole in my lung a. Dir
a. a bali d lar At one time report
vent around that Iva, dead. / gave uu
hope, but friend told me ofDr. William
Hall Balsam for the Lungs. 1 got 4
bottle whom TO my surprise, commenced
% feel better, and to-day am in good
health
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-23
A Very old ShinpInster.
Natehsa Demoorat.


We have in our possession probably
the oldest Mississippi "shiDplaster'
now in existence. It is printed on
ordinary newspaper, headed "Natchez
mississippi Territory" The body
Of the bill il in the shape Of a duebili,
and reads; due the bearer on De,
mand, fifty cents, payable 10 Missis,
,lppl or Louisiana notes." 1t is signed
BY Henry G. johnson, and dated No
yember 8, 1916. On the margin is a
large figure four, which probably
means that the bill represents foul
"bnn" The years Immediately suc'
ceeding the close oil the war with
Great Britain were years Of hnancia
depre sion, and the old relic show,
that our ancestors were az hard rut
Tor silver currency ss their descend
ants have teen on more than one oc'
casion.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-23

In letter from Hon. Mrs. Perry, Castle
Grey, Limerick, Ireland, Browns Bron-
ehisl Troches are thus referred to-
Having brought your Bronchial Troches
with fae Wien came TO reside h,re, |
found that after | had given them away TO
those | considered required them, the poor
people will walk for miles to get few
For coughs, colds and throat diseases they
have no equal. Sold only in boxes. Price
% cents.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-23
Bed-Ridden and Cured,

W. Il. Huestis, of Emporia, Kansas,
says that his wife had been sick near
ly seven years, and for the last four
months bed-ridden, She has been
treated by a number of physicians
aud only grew worse. Her attention
was called to DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery" and "Favorite
Prescription" which she commenced
using. In one week she could sit up,
and in three weeks could walk about,
By druggists.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-23

THE caucus bill to establish a rail.
road commission, slightly amended
passed 10 the House Wednesday after
a prolonged resistance and resort to
parliamentary tactics by a vote Of So
ayes to "a noes Col. Patterson wal
the only Shelby county represents
tive who voted for it. The measure
will probably pass the Senate though
hyasRallor majority.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-23

THE other day in New York one O.
the iron columns which was supposed
to hold up tho gallery of theatel
slipped through the floor on which il
was Supposed to rest, and droppec
into the barrOOm below in thirst.
and of hand way. The barkeeper'
theory of the affair is that the column
felt dry and the mucilage gave way
The architect of the building is nov
an official inspector of public building
iu New York.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-23
VANCE. OF NORTH CAROLINA,
A Plain, rRetieal, Level Head
ed SensiOr Who Likes the
Newspapers.



WASHINGTON, March 20.-SenatOI
Vance was engaged several hours al
the Pension Office this morning look
Jog after the interest of some of bis
constituents. He will leave for North
Carolina the latter end of the week,
This Senator Vance is plain, prscti.
cal, level headed citizen, possessed oil
a full supply of good common sense.
In course of a conversation with your
correspondent to-day he said: Il like
newspapers, for the good ones nova
days have such terse, sensible way OF
telling things. They avoid repetition
and go right at the subject. | expe.
rieuced great deal OF difficulty when
| first entered the Senate in avoiding
the repetition OF a sentence. 1t was
my habit in my stump speeches to
frequently refer several times in the
course Of a speech to anything that
considered a good point. | wanted to
beat it into the heads of my listeners
as it we're. Well, when | got into the
Senate, wheie every word that
uttered in speech was taken down.
found that [ had to be more careful
was Mortified to read one of my un
revised speeches in the Record, il
which / noticed that | repeated an
entire sentence six times. | found
that might do in North Carolina, bul
it would not do in the Senate"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-23
POst NOles Bank OF Tennessee
Nashville American, u.

NHEHFIIN HNIVIIV"Hl"I'
There has been general inquiry as
10 what were the Post Netes men
toned il Governor Bates special
message, most people having never
heard Of them. These noIes were
issued by the Bank Of Tennessee in
the denominations Of $500 and $1,000,
and wero issued payable At a specified
time after ,late--the time being men.
toned on the face Of the note-usually
six 81 twelve months.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-23

Under and by virtue Of the authority
on the lith day Of July, 1881, which deed is
OF record in the Registers office Of Shelby
county. Tenne see, In Book No 1877 page So 3
default having been made In the payment OF
the indebtedness secured by the said deed, i
will, az the request OF the beneficiary, ON
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-23

An indiscreet man is like an unseal.
ed letter, everybody can read him, but
the wise man secureth in time what
in time he will surely need-a bottle
Of DR.. Bulls COUGH Syrup.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-23
balnsr, n.


In this mornings American, the
wise and we'll informed reporter tells
the Legislature what post notes are,
and wisely says they were issued pay
able on time, etc. Now, ii be would
only take the time and pains to
ask some one TO show him a post note,
he would have seen that they we're
issued payable on demand, aud exactly
like all other notes OF the bank, and
signed by John A Fisher, Cashier,
and G. c. Torbitt, President; besides,
all the courts. from the United States
Supreme Court down, have decided
them a legal issue, and the special
committee have been found to be in
accordance with the above facts.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-23

The purpose Of the note vas to ac.
commodste those who wanted to carry
= large amount Of money 10 a small
space, They we're redeemable in cur.
rency, but not in coin, and were called
post notes because payable 9 Ger.
tain time aftor date. Ii is claimed
that much the larger part Of these
notes nav outstanding we're issued
without authority Of law, while the
bank assets were in Georgia during
the latter part OF the wsr, and that
they were put in circulation BY the
signing of blank post notes BY parties
not connected with the bank and that
they were issued. as can be proven By
the State, in direct aid Of the late re.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-23

Business men viii hpd Il 10 their
Interest 10 have their lob printing
done az the PUBLIC LEDdER Job print
oihee, u Madison street
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-23
FOR THICh HEADS.

Heavy s'omaohs, bilious condition.
wells May Apple Pills" anti.bil,
10 eathartio. l0pni 25c,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-23
CHANCERY SALE
Satnrday, March aI. IsSa.

within legal hours, as to the following de.
scrloed property, situated in Shelby county,
Tenn. and in the Taxing District, late CITY
Of Memphis, to wit: '
beginning one hundred and ten feet east
OF Shelby street at tho intersection Of a ten
ieot alley with Mccall street, thence east
twenty. i've feet six inches. thence sopth-
wardly parallel with Main street ninety feet
SIX inches 70 an alley. thence northWardly
Mitn said alley twenty. five feet Fix inches to
the ten foot alley drst mentioned, thence
northwardly with said ten foot alley ninety
feet SIX inches to the beginning, being lot No.
seven, in block No twent, four.
. Terms of Sale Ono third 20 cash, balance
in six az d twelve months. notes bearing in
terest, with 20 d personal security for de-
iIerred payment, lien retained, redemption
barred.
This March /, 1888.
r. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
BY Geo. Mallory. d. Q AM.
Taylor & Carroll and d. A. Frayse., fols.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-04-28
The Enormity of the Tariff
Tax.
[Chicago Express


The dutiable imports into this coun-
try fol. the year 1881 amounted to S440,-
O7,216, which was the value invoiced at
the place of shipment. These goods
We're taxed by our protective tariff the
sum of S195, 159, GIG, or about 45 per cent.
which was added to the original cost
before they were priced for market to
American consumers. OF course, the
price of these goods to consumers gov
erned the prices of the same kind and
quality of domestic merchandise, IN
creasing every dutiable article import
ed or manufactured and consumed by
our people IS per cent. Estimating the
imports to equal one-fourth OF the con-
sumption, we have an annual tax OF
1902, 63s,3O4 imposed upon the Amerl-
can people to line the pockets and sa-
rate the greed of manufacturing capt.
talists.l
j This, with the extortionate rates OF
transportation, monopolized fuel and
light, and the cornering OF money by
the banks for usuriOus purposes, are max
ing the rich richer and the poor poorer
every year; while the nominal wages OF
labor, regardless of its purchasing pow
power, is alluring to our shores millions
ct hungry workers to compete with an
already overstocked market for labor.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-04-28
" Office.

LAND OFFICE, AT NEW ORLEANS, I..3
April 18th, 1888 !
Notlce ls hereby gwen that the following
named settler has filed notice of his Intention
to make final proof in support of his claim. and
that said proof will be made before the Judge
or Clerk OF Court at Opelousas, La. on the It'll
Landry parish, La, Homestead No. 1891. for the
west half OF north west quarter of section fif-
teen township nine south range one east Louis
lana meridian. He names the following Wit
nesses to prove his continuous residence upon
and cultivation OF said land, viz Tilford Me
Clel!and, John Mitchell, W. F. Stakes, ahd Ca
briel Hannah, all of st. Landry Parish. La.
G. B. DARRALL,
app 2Iat Register.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-04-28
THE
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urday
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n May %, 1881
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-04-28
Oats versus Corn.
Livestock Indicator.

The comparative value of corn and
oats for horses may be briefly stated as
follows: The former is deficient in
many of the elements of nutrition so
necessary for recuperating the constant
wear and tear which necessarily takes
place in the body of a living animal. On
this account, horses which are exclu-
sively fed on corn and hay do not re-
ceive that kind of nourishment which
appears necessary for the due support
and maintenance of the animal fabric !;
hence, we must not be surprised that
corn-fed horses show evidences of being
languid by sweating profusely while
being worked, lack of vitality, etc. Oats
on the contrary, contain more of the
essential elements of nutrition than any
otlles article of food which can be fed
with mpunity to horses. Oats are not
only the most natural food for horses,
but are decidedly the most nutritious.
They are the cheapest, because there is
less danger in feeding them and expe-
rience has proved that horses properly
fed on oats and timothy hay can, with
regular exercise, and good grooming
and proper sanitary regulations, be
brought to the highest state Of physical
culture, and can perform more work,
with less evidence of fatigue, ttqn
when fed on any other article of food.