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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-10

About three months ago was taken will
severe pains IN the small my back, in IN
region Of the kidneys. from which became
terrible sufferer. l consulted with = number
ofphysieians, and finally plkted myself On
der fheir tro.1tnont. thsg telling me / had n.
sclaiie rheumatism and kidney complaint.
On examination, my urine vas found ID D.
in very bad conditiOn. Of avery dark color
and imprsgnated with heavy red brick dai
deposit, and very offensive had the mos
careful and best medical attendance, an,
tried all the popular remedies without expo
rieneing any relief. Fortunately about thi
time the virtue Of Hunts Remedy bein,
called to my attention. I bought and used /
bottle, with such satisfactory results that
continued on for six weeks, when. hayin,
used four bottles, found was as wollas ave,
and entirely cured. All pains len me. M,
water returned TO its natural color. an
now In excellent health, and able TO attend 4,
my business grocery. IT
Whenever an opportunity occurs 10 recon-
mend your valuable medicine always do 40
as am conhdentitwi do oil you claim fol
II, and that every time. "a la 4'Ull
Yours, with gratitude,
Captain jobs KIMBALL,
New London, Conn. May ?, 1883.
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The @MOonshine District.


The moonshining or "blockading'a as
it is called in the SOUTH. e., run.
ming the blockade" to market, of the
Revenue Bureau, is in the main con
fined to the mountain country OF
Georgia. Tennessee and the Carroll
mas. The Floridian may and does.
sometimes make run Of rum from
the "skimmings" Of the juice OF the
sugaroane, but this is very infre.
quent. The Blue Ridge mountains
Of Georgia, with their unnumbered
spurs aud ridges, and the wooded
submits Of the southern AlleRhanies
in western North Carolina, the Land
Of the Sky" described 10 the charm-
ing story OF Christian Reid" is the
land of the moonshiner. Why the
people Of the mountain countries
should be the steady and implacable
enemies Of the excise laws has PER-
haps not been explained, but the fact
is undesirable. The mountaineers Of
western Pennsylvania inaugurated
the whisky rebellion Of 1893, which
led Mr. Jefferson to make that de
nunciation Of the system as Infer
nal, " which has been the text for 40
much oratory in the National Leeis
lature. No doubt the trouble Is
in the difficulty and expense of
transportation of the crops of corn
and grain over roads almest impas.
sable. The mountain roads and
streams, however picturesque, are ex-
separating to man and beast, and sure
destruction to wheel carriages A
ford on Tiger creek, Rabun county
Georgia, bears and merits the az.
pressive name Smash Vaughn" But
the same designation is descriptive of
almost every ford where the moun-
tain torrent is ventured by the hardy
teamster. IL is common saving In
North Georgia: ut is worth two
loads Of corn to haul one TO marketn
The price Of bushel Of corn Is sixty
cents, OF a gallon Of corn whisky $l
and three gallons at whisky can by
the illicit progress, be distilled from
one bushel OF corn, and transported
with as little cost. Similar conditions
existed 10 Pennsylvania in 1898, and
the hostility TO the tax under these
circumstances produced SO violent An
Inflammation that we find recited In
the memoirs Of John Quincy Adams.
our Minister to Holland st that time
a conversation with Pichegru. General
in Ohief Of the French army there,
and the Interesting topic seems 10
have been the same whisky trouble.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-10

Mrs. Harriet Cummings, Of Cincinnati
Ohio, writes: Early last winter NV
daughter was attacked with severe cod
which settled on her luogz We tried
several medicines, none (Which seemed
% do her any good, but she continued d
get worse, and finally raised large amount.
o. blood from her lungs We called in a
family ph ysiean, but be failed to do her
any good. AT this time a friend who had
been cured by DR.. VIM. Halls Balsam For
he Lungs, advised me 10 give il trial
We then got a bottle, and before she md
used 4 all up she began 10 improve. and by
TIE NE ofthsee bottles was entirely cured.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-10

per acre. UnimprOved land ranges
from Sl5 to SIS per acre. The yield
in the best seasons has been 1900
pounds, and the average for the
valley is 400 pounds to the acre. The
cost Of cultivation is about $50 per
acre. The picking Is done BY the
Puyallup tribe Of Indians. who come
annually and camp in the valley at
fishing time to the number Of $500
Pickers easily make from II to 81 90
a day at this work. At present the
only limit to hop culture is in securing
labor enough to do the picking
The soil Of Puyallup valley is light
alluvia, so light as to suggest a mixture
of ashes from Tacoma. Its depth is
known to be l54 feet, This was ascer-
tanned in sinking an artesian we'll.
These plantations, With their wide
fields in lull bearing presented a beau
full appearance. The poles are sixteen
feet high. The vines grow 10 unusual
luxuriance aud the clusters are i'm
mense, as seen with Eastern eyes,
Each plantation has its kilns and
packing houses, and the valley looks
like we'll advanced commercial
mart.
0ne Of tho curious features Of the
valley is its river. At its mouth it is
200 feet wide aud Of rapid flow. 1t
! comes directly from the SHOWS Of
Tacoua, and YET, while all other streams
and all other waters hercabouts are
clear, this river is thick with mud and
of whitish tinge. The secret OF It's
color was found, on following it up, to
be that it ran directly from the great
glacier of the mountain This ice
river Of Tacoma is active in summer,
and its flow grinds up reek and soil
and sends It down in such quantities
as to make the river turbid to its
mouth. When winter stops the move
ment Of the glacier the river becomes
clear and beautiful, like all lis fellows
of this region, H. v. 3.
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MRS. L,NsrRY'S MORTGAGES
Her Lawyer Tells How Easily
She Paid Ont $4,000.

Mr. John NJ Bowers, attorney for
Mrs. Langtry in her recent bond and
mortgage investment, said to reporter
of the New York World;
ut is fact that she invested $751;
600 10 perfectly secure manner, but
| cannot give you the entire details, be
cause there are certain things between
counsel and client that must be kept
secret. | am at liberty to say how the
transaction came about. Shortly be-
fore Mrs. Langtry's departure for
Europe | received q noe from her
land he drew from a pile of letters a
dainty envelope. with neat crest on
the fap) requesting me to search the
titles OF three pieces of property on
which she was DESTROYS Of advancing
loans on mortgages. She had already
been advised Of the nature OF the real
estate, and my part Of the work was
to look up the records and see that
everything was ell right. On my re.
port she gave me a check for S9l 600
| don't now remember whether it was
certified, but nevertheless il was duly
paid on presentation at the bank. 1t
was expended in the following way.
Forty five thousand dollars on a stone
house in Fiftysthird street, between
Fifth and Sixth avenues; So on a
stone building on Eigth avenue. near
Thirteenth street and $4,000 oman
other on the same avenue, a little be.
low Sixty-fourth street. The papers
were recorded in the name OF Emile
Charlotte Lanstry, Island Of Jersey.
WAS Mr.. Langtry in any way con.
nected with the matter2"
No. The investment was made
by her in her own name, and without
reference TO her husband or anyone
else, and as her affairs are now ar
ranged, she has absolute management
and can do just as she pleases with it.
In this country married woman has
more right to control her property
than a mar" grr 81 nrr Hr
"She is an alien, is she not?'
Eyes, but it does not affect her, be-
cause legally the courts world uphold
her interest in case Of difficulty, the
same as if she we're q native, but ia
case she we're obliged to foreclose
that would be another question. 1t is
still undecided whether aliens have
the right to own real estate, but that
could easily be overcome by some one
buying the property for her and re-
cording the title in another name.
When Mrs. Lsngtry notified me Of
her intentions | called upon her at
the Albemarle Hotel, and we talked
the matter over. She talked in a
very business like manner and no
doubt fully appreciated what she was
about to do. She left the matter en-
tirely in my hands, without any in
structi0ns whatever. When | called
again she seemed anxious TO hear my
decision, which being in the afirma.
tive she handed me the check"
Did she tell you how she obtained
so much wealth."
No, she did not say a word. Ibe-
lieye the public were we'll enough in
formed on her financial condition be-
fore she came TO this country and they
can draw their own inierences.p
DO you know Mr.. Gebhardt?"
Il do, slightly; but he had no hand
in this transaction"
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ALL FOK Love OF A CHILD
A Beautiful Little Poem in a
Prose Paragraph--A
.9l Strange Gaze.

Olnelnnau NeWs-Journal.
In pottery factory here there is a
w0rkiDgman who had one small inval>
id child at home He wrought at his
trade with exemplary fidelity, being
always in the shop with the opening
Of the day. He managed, however,
to bear each evening to the bedside OF
his wee lad, as he called him, a
flower, a bit Of ribbon or fragment
Of crimson glass-indeed, everything
that would lie out on the white coun-
terpane and give a color to tho room.
de was q quiet, unsentimental man,
but never went home at night without
something that would make the wan
face light up with joy at his return.
de never said to a living soul that be
loved that boy so much. Still he
went on patiently loving him. Aud
by and by he removed that whole
shop into positively real, but uncon
scious, fellowship with him. The
Workmen made curious little
lars and cups upon their
wheels and . painted diminutive
pictures down their sides before they
stuck them in the corners Of the kiln
At burning time. One brought some
fruit in the bulge Of his apron and
another engrAyings in a rude scrap
book. Not one OF them whispered a
word, for this solemn thing was not to
talked about. They put them in the
old mans hat, where be found them,
so he understood all about it; and
believe it or not, cynics, as you will.
but 1t is a fact that the entire pottery,
tull Of men Of rather coarse fbef By
nature grew quiet as the months
drifIed, becoming gentle and kind,
and some dropped swearing as the
weary look on the patient fellow
workers face told them beyond mis-.
Toxic that the inevitable shadow was
drawing nearer. Every day now
some one did a piece Of work for him
aud placed it on the sanded plank to
dry, so that he could come late and 20
earlier. So, when the bell tolled and
the little coffin came out Of the lowly
door, right around the corner, out OF
sight, stood 100 slaiWart workmep
from the pottery, with their clean
clothes on. most Of whom gave q hall
days time for the privilege Of taking
part in the simple procession and fol-
lowing to It's grave that small burden
Of a child which probably not one had
ever geen H- p
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Saturday, the goth day Of OotO-
| Der, ISS3,


at the southwest corner Of Main, and Madi-
son streets. 10 the City Of Memphis. Taxing
District Of Shelby county Tennessee. between
the hours Of II am. I o'clock m, oder and
sell, at public cutlery, 10 the highest bidder,
for cash, the following lot Of land with the
improvements, In said City Of Memphis,
described as follows, tO-wit: Lot No. S, IN
Block %. in South Memphis, beginning at q
point on the. south side OF Pont0toc street rs
feet cast Of the point Of intersection Of the
said south side Of Pontotoc street, with the
east line Of Mulberry street; thence east on
and with the said south line of PontOtoc
street 50 feet; thence south $50 feet; thence
west parallel with Pontotoc street 50 feet;
100 feet to the beginning. I--0I
The equity Of redemption Is waived and the
purcha9er gets the absolute title In fee. I'll.
tie has been approved, but / sell and convey
IN the character Of Trustee only. i1F
Sale begins at u o. clock m.
September 81, 1888.
CHAS. N. GR0SVRN0R, Trustee. I
M. b. Trezevant Attorney 2Il2
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BETTER than Hanging.

AAAeANtlAlA ffeaa.
On the day Of the execution Of the
subject Of this sketch, about 1--WE
thousand troops were paraded outside
the prison walls, while almost as MAN.
poole OF the city and surrounding conn.
try were also on the grounds. Sudden
J y there came chorus Of voices from
the building, singing in unison fupor.
al dlrge. lt was the farewell Of the
doomed mans ielloow.prisouers a
ceremony never omitted by them. All
at once the prison doors were Hunp
wide open, and the criminal. a man n
small stature, came forth with A priesi
and soldier on each side, the former
holding in his hands a crucitix. while
be occasionally leaned down and en-.
couraged the doomed man. Immedi
ateiy after came the verrugo. exeeu
TONER, wearing a dark dress, having
upon each Of his sleeves az embroiders
cd ladder, the insignia Of his Office
We drummors followed, beating tbe
funeral march. -
The garrote was erected near and
directly north Of the prison walls At a
place called La Punta, THE Point &"
1t was with difficulty the moor
wretch could walk to The SPOT. and
he seemed frequently on the point
OF sinking to the earth. The instru.
ment Of death stood upon a wooden
platform and was composed OF an M.
night piece Of scantling, with the iron
collar and lever attached, while below
was a rude seat
Arriving at the foot Of the platform
the death sentence was again read and
the alyuaoil de corte-correspondine
TO our Sheriif-asked the prisoner X
he had anything to say 10 the peonle
lie merely shook his head, BY way Of
reply, and was at once seated his Ices
tied and his arms pinioned. with Tho
hands crossed on his breas,
and the collar fixed about his neok
AT this point Of the proceedings the
yetdugo pulled from his person a long
bright knife and handed il TO the
police who were present. A black
cap was then drawn over the prison.
er's face and the priests began to re.
cite the Oredo. When they came 10
the words His only Son, The yerans
go, by swift and dexterous turn of
tho lever launched the soul Of the |
poor wretch into eternity. There was |
but momentary culver Of the limbs
and a STRENGTHENING Of the form, then |
all was still, for the man was stone |
dead. This mode Of punishment a |
Tar more merciful than the hideous.
Dungllng performances frequently
gone through with at our gibbcts.
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AIexRnder,s,asa.

About one year ago / was taken with Sc
we're attack Of disease Of the Kidneys, from
which Isudered severely. applied to our
local physician, and net receiving any HELM |
called on Mr.. john A. Morgan, our druggist,
and stated my case. He i'm mediately handed
me oottle OF Hunts Remedy. Offering Il N
the great specific for that complaint. i com
mencsd using &c at once, and from the very
start began to improve, and BY the time
nAa used the bottle was entirely we'll. /
Woula advise any persons having did Guilty
WIN me kidneys TO give Hunt Remedy A
TRIAL, 1 know OF one case besides INV own
being cured, and would ehesrfuIly recon
mend II TO any one. = - S
~ CHAs. II. ALEXANDER. 9'
May g. 1883. GreeneviIIa CO..
certify to the above being a trIis cas.
having sold the medicine to mr.. Alexander on
and know him to be a gentleman resprcted
highly in the position he holds. ss''N
May s. 1883; Druggist, dreeheyiiie. Conn
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-10
10th day Of October. 1854

II mont Of he courthouse, in the city Of
Memphis, or Taxing District Of Shelby conn
y, Tennessee, proceed 70 sell, II pubIIe
auction, 70 the highest bidder. Ia
cash, the following described Iots ~
parcels Of land situated on the west slSs
81 Second street, in said city Of Msmphis
q Taxing District, Wis Being Known and
deaignated as Lots numborod one And I've
Neo5l ana y Of DavisAprovino's sui. diVirion
q Block number siIty-ave mo. 65l on ths
pan q south Memphis, and being tho sane
i21 set apart 70 WA. R, Moore by deersa ~
me VhAncery Court Of Memphls in ca,s ~
shepherd ve Shepherd, No. qIi Hsw MI.
doeEet q said Court b. tke provisia,ss u as
we said trust deed the equity Oh fedsmptlon
w. waved. and Al right Of dover By Isais n
wallace. The title TO said property Il am, ~
pyIea Y % good and indsioasible, but shslI
f e snd convey a. Trustee only, Ths said
, ,gu VII % sold separately, and only 40 mar
' enelIsoi WI 30 sold A. may DO sudicient IA
s1i.l.siy the balance Of the demand, sSon,.S
wltn interest thereon, together with cost a,
NV. I've ilsement and expenses, as shoWs 81 M
trast deed aad the decree In the case on HaoSrss
W. wallace Of az, ~ aioroiaid. Sale 10 eom.
m IN between II O'clock an. and Il n
"~ SAN n. Hill, Trustee,
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The LEDoER is in a dilemma, OF be-
tween the horns Of one. In sketch
Of distinguished citizen Of the State
the other day it got into print that he
was about fifty years cid. lie was
thoughtt to be forty at least, and it was
considered that llty would sound bet
ter for big man. Some men think
that fly is comparatively young. The
odd man Of the LEDGER owns up to
torty five or afty, but as everybody
Knows he is a mere boy at heart and in
manner, especially on aMacaronisn ex-
cursion, or at any time when of duty.
The large man came 10 town the other
day and took look at the marble pill.
lars which uphold the LEDGER office,
on Madison street. He said that This
wife's feelings were hurt and he pro-
posed to take the shop down little,
butremembering theiate Of Samson, he
refrained, aud concluded to wait long
enough for an apology or explanation,
Still, from his injured look, we hall
suspect that it is his own feelings that
are hurt. Being called upon for the
record from the family Bible he said
he could not carry one around every
where. The question is now, whether
to lay the blame on some vicarious
printer, or to apologize, or to sustain
the original statement, To lay it on
the printer would be to make a
vacancy, and we have no printers
TO spare. To prove the semi
centennial assertion without power to
send for persons and papers would be
next to impossible, SO after consider
ing all tine facts in the case including
the gentlemAn's braWny muscle, class
tic step and glittering eye It seems al
most impossible to imagine for a mo-
ment that he has passed 40, the period
so much dreaded by Victor Hugo. As
Byron would say,thAt must be a.pleas-
ure yet to be enjoyed" The younger
members Of the bar in this city
will no doubt unite in furnishing the
gentleman a certificate of youth.
This seems to have been the only tens
der spot; the complimentary part Of
the sketch was accepted with
Christian resignation. We are
ready to apologize for any part
rall the article Unnecessary. The next
time a printer or a raw reporter adds
ten years to a gentleman's age he will
have to 90, and if the otfense is against
a lady bis end will be as quiet as the
burial Of Sir John Moore.
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PURSUANT % tho power IN me vested A
y Igstee, under the provisions Of certain
deea OF trust executed February %. 188iio 40
cure an Indebtedness therein mentioned whieh
said deed Of trust 10 Of record In the Shelby
County Registers once, In Book 40. paee
oili and wheroaa default has been made m
me aymenS due under the said trust deed,
beneficiary thurounder 10 sell the land In
said trust deed described for the ratification
Of said debit now. therefore, will a. buoh
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-10

~ front Of the courthouse, in the oitv Of
Memphis, taxine District Of Shelby county.
tennessee, between the hOura Of II a. m. ann
PEN offer and sell Al public outcry. Ia the
highest 9iddur,ior cash, an undivided ono-haIf
interest II the following describe I lot OF and
70 VII Beginning Al stake on the south eide
Of Mobemoro avenue, being the northwost
corner u lot Or tract conveyed By j Rus
DY 70 y johnson, under deed dated MAJ
10, 1910, thence running south with Raleirh
ag99ue ~ feet 10 a stake; thence east, par
alei win McLomoro Avenue 400 feet II a
etaHa thence north 600 feet 70 the
t0uth gids OF hcLem0fe avenue; thence west
Witf McLemoro avenue 20 tho hesinnine.
containing By estimate 8 ami 6l-l0O acros'
tof greater accuracy reference Il hereby made
70 deed 10 sane land Of which this ie a
subdNisi9nt made 70 the executors Of the
estate q I Coo, recorded n The Recorders |
pace go. Title 70 above land believed Ia ~
koog, but sell and convey A. trustee only.
20 - W = hCkLkS, Trustee,
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No Storm Can shake its Secur,
Foundation.

Foundation.
1t matters not what political reyo
luions occur, or what opinions govern
public men, with unwaverinp reep.
larity the Monthly Drawings Of m,
Louisiana State Lottery occur. tn,
l6Oth event we chronicle as follows
IL happened, as usual, at New Or.
leans, on the second tuesday in Sen.
TENDER, 1888. Ticket No. 69, 5l9 (soid
in fiths at 81 eacb) won the Hrst can,
stall prize Of $4,000, one,ffth q
which was collected by Mr.. Martin
Croker, a well known merchant n
Morgan City, La, for his neighbor
Mrs. Charles Livingston, an estimR biz
uolored woman; anOth,r 18th by IN
y. W. Rabe, sailor bold, of Maripny
and Claiborne streets, New Orleans
Ticket No. 1880 drew the second
capital prize Of $4,000, tbe
name Of the holder Of which 4
withheld. Ticket No n. 826 drew The
third capital prize of SlO,OOO-sold In
iItths--one 70 w. Q. Merrill, Of All.
bert Lea, Mimi; one to A. Miller.
10, 72l fremont street, Boston, Mass
Tickets Nos. 1896 and IL ,5S7 drew tbe
fourth capital prizes Of 5000 each
and we're sold in ffths 10 various
folders scattered here and there
fnong others Charles l., Mayer. care
tf Hirsh, Mayer 4 Co, No. 1850 Mar
J 1t street, Chicago, III and to parties
~ Boston, Mass, on the East and
Steele p. o., Dakota, on the West
and so from Dan to Beershebs the
good work Of enriching the poor aoes
on. The next (the 1921 Monthly
event will be November ID, 1888, and
NJ A. Dauphin. New Orleans, La.
will freely give any information on
application.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-10

The centennial anniversary Of the
introduction Of Presbyterisnism in
Kentucky is to be observed on Thurs
day, the llth inst, at AarrOdsburg,
the site Of the first preaching by the
Rev. DR.. David Rice in 1888. The
synod Of Kentucky Assembly will
be in session during the week at Dams
vile and the Southern synod at Har'
rOdsburg. They will unite at the lat.
ter place in the observance ofthe day.
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saturdaI, Ocloher p. Issa

within legal hours, the following describe,
property, situated In city Of Memphis, Shell
BY county, Tennessee, to-Wit;
@ me west t27'l2 feet Of Lot O, Block a
south Memphis, fronting on the south side o
vance street AZ 7.l2 feet and running .hcnc,
soutnwardly between parallel lines 200 feet
ana being the same Lot No on a plan o
partition and allo ted 10 VIM Y Waldran II
case Mm Waldran VI Emma J Johnston
Nc, ~, D, First Chanoery Court.
a, . ~. OF sale.-One half cash, balanc,
o1rity; lien retained, etc.
This October 0, 1895.
Ri. BLACK, Clerk and Mastsr.
~ Geo Mallory, d CAM.
fos1on a Poston, L " humos. solicitors.
qgtQ n
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WHILE the GOodlett Block was
still burning, the owners said they
would commence to rebuild as soon
as the bricks were cool enough to han
de. This is 3 specimen Of Memphis
pluck. Another building will 60 up
a Eooa As possible. duplicate Of the
&c burnsi, possibly better in some
respecsA Aszphis vii DOT cry over
little natter Of half million dollar
e.