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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-19
Chancery Sale of Real Estate.

No. 4O5. R-~Chaneery Courto Of Shelby county
WIN N sledge, admir-, VS.. Mary L Gar
by virtue of an interlocutory decree for
u SALE, entered in the above cause
on the 4th day Of January, 1889, M B r..
p49l, ! will sell, at public auction, 10 the
highest bidder, In front OF the clerk and
master otice, courthouse OK Shelby county,
Memphis. Tennessee, on
Saturday, January ~, 1888,
within legal hours, the following desoribed
property situated In Shelby county, Tenn,
A certain tract, containing by estimation.
three hundred acres. moro or less, bounded
on the north By the waters of Big Creek. ON
the south BY Big Creek and Somervills road.
ON the east BY the land of VIM M sledre. and
q! the west by the land Of N II Person and
pick urenshaw, owned by defendant, Mary
forms. Of Sale-0n a credit of six months.
note with approved personal security, Lien
retained, redemption barred.
This January 5, 1888.
X. j. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
By George Mallory, ID. @. + NJ,
Taylor K Carroll, solicitors.
log 112 1ls l24
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-19
what yer goin ter play ter night?"

What yer goin' ter play ter night2'
inquired one or two Iowa grangers Of
the aifable genius presiding at the box
Office Of Manager Hooley's cosy and
popular theater.
'The Kerry Cow"
What in thunder did he say?' in
quired the second Iowan.
THE Cherry Cow, l reckon" was
the reply.
ASK him if she'sa Jersey or a short
horned Attorney"
rs she a short horn, m~isterep" in.
quired the first granger, turning again
to the box official.
"Who2"
1.-THE Cherry Cow"
"Tbere will be the beautiful rendi
ton this evening at this theater OF the
pleasing and sensational Irish mela.
drama, the Kerry Cow, with the
popular actor and genial gentleman,
Mr., Joseph Murphy, in the leading
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-19
Land Sale.

In Supreme Court Of Tennessee at Jackson
The State of Tennessee and County of
Shelby VS.. Robertson Topp and others.
N pursuance Of the decree pronounced by
l. the Supreme Court Of Tennessee. at Jack
son, in this cause May 8. 1882, l will offer for
sale, to the highest bidder, In front of the
Courthouse Of shelby county, in Memphis,
Tennessee, on
Monday, February 10, 1883,
the real estate mentioned and described in
said decree as follows:
Lots %, %, IS, % and q Of block "a in South
Memphis.
Lot ~ in block "a on Tennessee street.
Lots 10, 20, % and q, block 81, south aide OF
JesSamipe street.
Lots 2, $,.S, 9, 10, IL, II and IS in block 81,
Situated in Shelby county, Tennessee,
Terms Of sale-Cash.
jackson, Tenn. January 16. 1888.
JOHN II FREEMAN, Clerk,
W. W. Mcdowell, solicitor. lis Ia
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-19
A Georgia Relic.
AtIanta Posl-Appenl.

Georgia is a young State, but she
has a few interesting relics of the
colonial period. A lady in Middle
Georgia is the possessor Of a handsome
mahogany bedstead which was brought
to Georgia by General 0glethorpe and
presented by him to the lady's ances
tor, Governor Mitchell. The bedstead
has also been used by General Lafay.
cite, General Scott, General Twiggs
and Governor Troup. This ancient
piece Of furniture will be on exhibition
at the Savannah Sesqui. Centennial.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-19
A GittIe General Under IA tab.
bage Leaf.
Noriolk Vifginlan.

A writer Of "reminiscences Of the
war, in a Portsmouth paper, relates
that General Malone once, when the
Yankee cavalry came upon him sud
denly IN a private house somewhere
In southampton, escaped into the
garden half dressed, and there finished
his toilet under a cabbage leaf.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-19

Coughs and Colds Il have been trying
to get along without them, but with the
odds rather against me. j do not see how
ii is possible for a public man to be him
self in winter without this admirable
aid. Rev.R A. Deyens, Pocasset, Mass
Sold yeiy IN boxes Price % cents.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-19

The only pain Se s esfsly make
light Of is the window pane, but the
pain that racks our frame and tears
our lungs is a matter of serious con
sequence. To alleviate the latter and
effect a permanent cure, DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup is relied on by all sensi-
BILE people.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-19
Trust Sale,

N pursuance Of the powers and provisions
IL "a : trust deed EXECUTED to me as trustee
ID L Chiidress, duly recorded In the proper
Otice OF COah0ma county, Mississippi, sin
book 2, page 800 Of record Of deed" 10 which
reference Is made; and az the request of Tho
benehcinries therein 4 will on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-19

In Supreme Court of Tennessee AZ Jackson-
John League, administrator Of j.. @ Hook,
deceased, VS.. W. 7, Donaldson.
n pursuance of the de,ree pronounced by
4 tho Supreme Court Of Tennessee, at Jack
son, In this cause April q. 1882, / will offer
front of the Courthouse Of Shelby eountv. In
Meniphis. Tennessee. on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-19
Trustees Sale.

Under and by virtue Of throe trust deeds.
" default having been made therein, and
which trust deeds are duly recorded respec-
lively lubbock No III, page 63:book No lpage
298, nd book No. 12l, page 2g1, Of The Reois,
ter's office Of Shelby county, Tennessee, /. ms
trustee in the place Of the trustee therein
named. by reason Of being the Secretary of
the Bluff City Building and Loan Associa.
ton, will on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-19
THE MEXICAN TREATY.
General Grant Explains IFS Pro-
visions. Denies some Reports
and Thinks IL a Good Thing.


WASHINGTON, January l6.-Gene-
raj Grant says that he is quite conf.
dent that Congress will ratify the
treaty between this country aud Mex
leo, and says that, when the treasy is
properly understood, public sentiment
will favor rather than oppose it. The
talk, he says, that Romero and he
made the treaty in the interest Of
Gould's railway scheme, is all non
sense. He represented $4,000, 900 of
people, not one mar or a railway cor.
poration, in making the treaty. He
says that the treaty will not injure
our sugar interest because Mexico
does not now produce one-tenth sugar
enough for her own consumption, and
in the six years the treaty is to run
could not increase her production
sufficiently to have sugar to export.
General Grant says the treaty, If rati
fed, will give this country a chance
to get the commerce Of Mexico away
from Germany, France and England.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-19
TIL
Prominent Senators and Repre-
sentatiVes Receive the Conn
pliments OF the Nameless
Horde,


NOurier-JOurnal special.
WASHINGTON, January l5.-Prom-
inent members of Congress receive
large numbers Of anonymous letters,
mostly of an abusive nature. Mr..
Robson gets a score Of them daily,
and Messrs. Carlisle, Beck and Logan
come in for a good share. Mr..
Holman is also highly hon
ored with abusive missives from
those whose schemes he has seen fit to
object. The "barons" write anonym.
Gus letters to Mr.. Carlisle for his
efforts to reduce the duties, and sign
them "a Poor Mechanic" Working
man. American Laborer," etc.
Senator Beck catches it in the letters
he receives for bis efforts to protect
the treasury from pension frauds.
General Logan is whacked because he
has made such a violent personal on
slaught on Porter. Most of the mem.
bers tear open their anonymousletters
glance over them hastily and tear them
up, scarcely thinking of them again
They disturb General Logan some.
what, as he is easily annoyed at trihes
Messrs. Carlisle and Beck laugh a
them, as do most Of the members.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-19
TRUSTEES SALE.

ONTUEsDAY, January 80, 1881, in front of
" office 2G4 Front street, city Of Memphis,
we will sell for cash, one bay horse mule, s
years ole, about IA hands high, BY virtue of a
tIust deed executed by w. W. Shepherd, on
March y, 1882, recorded In chattel book 81,
page 273, records Shelby Co.
ll6 l2l Am RnYn SONG
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-19
Saturday. FebrunrY mo-. Issa.

the property. described in said deed az fol-
lows, viz; The southeast corner or division
o. l9t 10 IN block 50 Of Latham. Jones and
the west side Of Orleans street IS feet, more
or les: and running back between parallel
lines l4 feet,
Equity of redemption barred. Title be-
lieyed to be good, but I sell as trustee only.
Ill l37 MINTER PARKER. Trustee
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-19
Saturday, Janunry e.. ISS3.

at 70 o'clock M, the following described real
estate, te-wit; Lying and being in Shelby
county, Tennessee, and bounded as follows:
first Tract-Beginning at q stake near an
elm, and running west so chains and 66 links;
thence south IS chains and 20 links; thence
east ~ chains and "a links; thence south
chains and N links; thence castle chains and
l8Ihnks; thence north 8 chains; thence north
23H degrees west 6 chains; thence north
ia degrees east 8 ohains;thence north s.
degrees west ! chain and So links, thence
north 10 degrees west 9 chains and 50 links 10
the beginning, containing two hundred acres
Also thirty-one acres two roods and twenty.
one poles. beginning at a large poplar and
running. west along the center Of the Raleigh
and Coyingtou road to the east line of W ii
Persons tract, 5 chains and so links; thence
south along the line 20 chains and 81 Links,
thence east along the line OF the S A Young
tract % chains and IS links to the northeast
corner Of said Young's tract; thence along
the meanderihgs Of the branch that runs west
Of W y Campbelps house to the beginning, :.
The title is believed to be perfect but / will
sell and convey only as trustee.
Memphis, Tenn, January 4, 1883, ia
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-19
Chancery Sale of Real Estate.

No. 4O2t, R~-Chancery Court Of Shelby countv
~ X ledge OF. al VS. Mary L Garden OF nj.
~ virtue ofan interlocutory decree for sale,
~ entered in the above cause on the 3D. dav
Of January, 1882, M 80, page 896, / win selI'at
public auction, to the highest bidder, in front
OF the Clerk and Masters Office, courthouse
OF shelby county, Memphis, Tennessee, on
Saturday, January "a, 1853,
within legal hours, the following described
to .Wit: NNN''
4 certain tract. containing by estimation.
5O0 acres, more or less, bounded on the
noith. by the waters Of Big Creek, on the south
by Zig Creek and romerville road, on Inc
east by the land Of Vim NJ Sledge, and on The
vest BY the land Of N II Person and nick
grenshaw, owned by defendant, Mary L
Terms Of Saloon q credit of six months.
note with approved personal security, lien
retained, redemption barred.
This January 9th, 1888.
RI BLACK, Clerk and Master.
By George Mallory, d. @. & IN,
Taylor d Carroll, solicitors.
lO6 112 lis 14
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-19
Trustees Sale.

D.. virtue Of trust deed made to me under
ID date Of June 49,, 1882, aud recorded In
book l42, page $50, Of the registers office Of
Shelby county, Tennessee. to secure a certain
debt due to the DeSoto Building and Loan
Association, | will, sell for cash, at public
Madkon street, Memphis, Tenn, at IL
o'clock noon, on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-19

The PUBLIC LEDGER job printing
office and book bindery is prepared to
execute work with neatness and dis
patch, and at as low rates Os any COM
p%etitor.
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ZOE THICK A

Heavy stomachs, bilious conditions
Wells MayApple pills" anti. bilious
oathartic. 10 and 25c.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-19
Trustees Sale.

DY virtue of the terms Of a deed in trust
- made to me by w ] Ruleman and Aman.
da NJ Ruleman, his wife, which is duly re-
corded in the Register Office of Shelby coun-
y, Tennessee, in book No. ITO. pages 647 and
64S, TO secure certain Indebtedness therein
paid, and | being requested by the holde,
thereof to sell, / will sell to the highest and
best bidder, for cash, in front Of the Court
house door. In Memphis, Tennessee, on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-19
ChancerY Sale Of Real Estate

No. 2T62, R~-Chancery Court of Shelby countv
flames Burton VS.. Ed Shaw.
Rl virtue OF an i~nterlocutory decree far sala.
~ entered In the above cause on the I'd dav
OF February. 1889, N B "a, P53. ] will sell, AZ
public auction. to the highest bidder. in front
Of the Clerk and Masters Office, courthouse
OF shelby county, Memphis, Tennosses, on
Saturday, February 8, 1888,
within legal hours, the following Described
to-Wit. ' N'Hn''
Lot 10, of Almedia Talbot's subdivision NJ
block, "a, on the plan of South Memphis'
fronting on west side of Ruth street 6fty IN
feet and running back west between p%aTaiIei
ul2k) feet. naii
Terms of Sale-On u credit of six months
purchaser to, execute note with security. lien
retained, redemption barred,
This January 1llh, 1883.
RI BLACK, Clerk and Master.
~, Geo. Mallory, ID. @. and NJ,
Wilson 4 Beard, Humes & Poston, Wat
strong, Scruggs 4 Ray, solicitors.
Ill liz l18 l2l lS2
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THE LEADING MAGAZINE FOR BOYS AND
GIRLS.
Morris tribune., 1883-06-02

until severe frosts and with little
care. In our own case we
would have preferred dsvoting
one entire bed to verbenas,
scarlet, white and purple. These would
cover the entire surface during the sum-
mer and afford wealth of bloom till
late autumn. The flowers ought to be
literally gathered when blooming pro-
fusely, as this greatly increases the buds.
The seed vessels also must not be allow
ed TO ripen. Seedlings are much pre-
ferable to the slender plants grown from
cuttings usually SOLD 10y the florists
Those from seed are strong and stocky.
| always set the roots aslant, so that the
plant will lie on the earth, and fasten
the branches down with hair-pins.
There are other ANIMALS one can
hardly omit if they have the room.
Dianthus, in its various classes; Chinese,
Japan, Heddiwigii, are all desirable. If
you have never had the eastern
Queen" and crimson Belle" do have
them this year. They are SO large and
handsome, and seed sown now in the
open border will produce Towering
plants in August, and, being hardy, will
endure the winter and be fine boomers
another season.. AS they live only two
summers seed will have to be sown to
keep up the supply. Petunias are not
adapted for cut flowers, but make
grand display from a packet of mixed
hybrida, which are beautifully striped
and blotched. The Fimbriata sorts are
large, with fringed petals. And we have
not named the delphinums or larkspur,
from the numerous varieties of which,
because blue flowers are SO few, we
would select formosum, blue with white
eve
Morris tribune., 1883-06-02
HerOism at Home.

How useless our lives seem to us some
times! How we LONG for an opportunity
to perform some great action! We be-
come tired of the daily routine home
life, and imagine we would be far hap.
pier in other scenes. We think of life's
great battlefield, and we wish to be
heroes. We think of the good we might
do if our lot had been cast in different
scenes. We forget that the world be-
slows no titles Us noble as father, mother,
sister, or brother. In the sacred pre-
cincts of home we have many chances
for heroism. The daily acts of sell-de-
NAL for the good of loved one, the
gentle word of soothing for anothers
trouble, the care for sick, may all seem
as nothing; yet who can tell the good
they accomplish? Our slightest word
may have all influence over another for
good or evil. We are duly sowing tie
seed which will bring forth some sort of
harvest. Well will it be for US if the
harvest is one we will be proud to gar
ner. If some one in that dear home cir
Gle can look back in after years, and as
they tenderly utter our names say:
Her words and example prepared me
for life of usefulness; to her owe my
present happiness" we may we'll say, |
have not lived in vain.-Amerlcan Rural
Home.
1t is common to talk about the work
of the school in making good citizens.
The school can aid in this work, but the
homes of a country, far more than its
schools, determine the character of its
citizens. 1t is in the home that the
foundations of character are laid
George Macdonald.
Morris tribune., 1883-06-02
Expense in Domestic Vanities.

I am no advocate for meanness of pri-
vate habitation. I would fain introduce
into it all magnifcence, ease beauty,
where they are possible; but would not
have useless expense in unnoticed finer
les or formalities; cornicings of ceilings
and granting of doors, and fringings of
curtains, and thousands of such which
have become foolishly and alphabetically
habitual things, on whose common APP
pliance hang whole trades, to which
there never belonged the blessings of
giving one ray of pleasure, or of becom-
ing of the remotest or most contempt
ible use-things which cost half the ex-
pense of life, and destroy more than
half its comfort, manliness, respectable
ity, freshness and comfort. l speak
from experience; know what it is to
live in cottage with deal floor and
roof, and hearth of mica slate; and |
know it to be in many respects health
Ter and happier than living between a
Turkey carpet and gilded ceiling, be-
side steel crate and polished fender.
do not say that such things have no,
their place and propriety; but say this
emphaticaily, that tenth part of the
expense which is sacrificed in domestic
vanities, if not absolutely and meaning
lessly lost in domestic comforts and in
cumbrances, would, if collectively offer
ed and wisely employed, build marble
church for every town in England; such
a church as it should be joy and bless
ing even to pass near in our daily ways
and walks, and as it would bring the
light into the eyes to see from afar, lift
ing its hight above the purple crowds of
humber roofs.-Ruskin
Morris tribune., 1883-06-02

next and a schooner on another. The
| object was to disguise the craft. There
were many British men of war on the
coast, looking for slavers, and merchant
vessels always gave them information of
suspicious looking ships. During the
voyage about sixty blacks who dice were
thrown overheard. We tried, of course
to heep them healthy, for they were
very valuable. We forced them to take
bath every day, and such Of them as
would not wash themselves were
brought up on deck and washed with q
rough broom and sea water. After
landing our cargo we burned the vessel.
81 then went to Peru and took up
mining claim out of which | made lot
of money, which spent in couple of
years, chiefly in the Genico, Bianco rev.
olution; in which / got a
we had been defeated we were COM
PEELED to leave the country. For some
years afterwards wandered around the
world on different ships until seven
years ago. Then l settled down i'll this
neighborhood and built my boat.
about twenty years after leaving the
Indians | paid visit to the tribe and
found them much debased. They were
glad to see me, but was sorry to see
their condition.
1.-THE Comanches," he said, fused to
have proverb that if you would have
sense you should watch the stars, the
spider and the worm. have always
had great love for nature, and | find
enjoyment in these curiosities. My life
is quiet and independent. sell shells
and things of that kind, and make med
icine and write verses. By these means
make money enough to meet my needs.
In the summer l launch my boat and
take out fishing parties and excur-
sions."-NeW York Sun.
Morris tribune., 1883-06-02
A Servant GirI's Exploits.

Several weeks ago, says a Providence
paper, the Rev. Mr.. Fletcher, of Frank
lin engaged colored girl as servant in
his family. The girl. who had previous
ly borne good reputation, was Hattie
Wesley. About two weeks ago Mr..
Fletcher's father began to hear strange
noises about the house that none of
them could account for, and in day or
two it was, SO it is said, discovered that
she had put arsenic in cake baked for
the family. On the day following, Hat
tie fmysteriously disappeared, and has
not since been seen. She told one of
the family before she disappeared THAI
'she would like to go and see her father
who was in New York. After her de-
parture it was found that she had at
some time taken a sharp knife and cut
Mr.. Fletcher's full-dress wedding-suit.
his overcoat, and other articles of cloth
ing in such way as to ruin them. She
also cut Mrs. Fletcher's satin dress, and
skirt, slashing holes all over them.
Valuable library books, lace curtains,
rugs, and other property were also found
to have been cut and ruined, while the
kevholes of several Or the doors were
filled with filth. The damage done will
reach fully 500.
Morris tribune., 1883-06-02
The American Girl.

Of all the characters known at home
and abroad for excellent good nature,
sterling virtues andta marked differentia.
ton of the feminine type, the American
girl takes the palm. She is the special
product of our schools and the indepen-
dent life she leads, which gives her an
air of self-reliance and enables her to be
her own guardian, when she is not I'M
der the immediate protection of near re-
latives. The respect with which woman
is treated by Americans when size ap
pears in public has had much to d. with
the creation of this well-recognizedt type.
The practice that prevails among us of
dispensing partially with the system of
parental espionage ana the little use
made of the duenna has also contributed
to the development of the character.
We do not allude, of course, to girls like
"Daisy Miller" who may exist. though
they are rare, but to that better class
who are seen all over Europe, and to
whom even "Ouida," though she has
drawn her coarsely, has placed in vir.
tue far above her fashionable sister of
other nationaIities.-San Francisco
Chronicle