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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-24
Land Sale.

In. Supreme Court Of Tennessee NJ Jackfop-
John Loague, administrator Of j. @ Hook,
deceased, VS.. W, 7, Donaldson.
n pursuance Of the de rec pronounced By
l. the Supreme Court Of Tennessee, at Jack.
son, in this cause April n. 1882, l win offer
tor sac 70 We highest and 6est bidder, 10
Memphis. Tennossaa. on
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Monday, Februnrv ~. Iss2.

at the southwest corner Of Main and Madison
streets, In the city Of Memphis, Tennessee,
during legal hours, proceed to sell at public
auction, TO the highest bidder, for cash, 4
pals, Shelby county, Tennessee, beginning al
q noint on the west line of st Martin street,
2N9 feet 3 inches, nofthwar1ly from the north
line Of Linden street and running thence
westWafdly with the south line of the lot for.
m'Ily owned By James NuRent. l75 feet TO the
east line Of Mulberry street, thence scuth.
wardly with the east side Of Mulberry stree,
50 feet Q inchef, thence east ardly 175, morc
or less, 70 the west side of ST. Martin at eel
81 feet 8 inches to the beginning, being part
Of block 81 and fully described In the within
named trutt detds.
Equity Of redemption waived.
Memphis, Jepuqry IS, 1888.
III 18 SAMUEL HlRSCH, Trustee.
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SOMETIMES A Cold WILL NOT YELL
10 ordinary remedies, because Of the So.
we're inflammation of the delicate lining
Of the tubes through which the air w
breathe Is distributed 10 the lunga. Thil
condition produces Pain and Soreness.
Hoarseness, Cough, Difficulty Of Breath.
ing, Hectic Fever and Spittingof Blood.
Matter or Phlegm, finally ~exhausting the
strength. Of The patient and developing
very serious disease. DR.. Jayne's Expoct
torant seldom fails 20 remove these sylnp,
toms, by relieving the lungs Of all Oh
structing matter and healing all soreness
PlcHFisy, Asthma and Bronchitis, arc
likewise cured BY this standard remedy,
and the reputation il has maintained foI
so many year, affords the best guaranty
Gifts merit.
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Trust Sale,

N pursuance Of the powers and provisions
i q 2 trust deed executed TO me as trustee
Ia Childregs, duly recorded In the pfoper
once OF CoahOma county, Mississippi. ain
book :. page 290 OF record Of deeds, 10 which
reference Is made; and at the request OF the
benehciaries therein l will on -
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TMUSTEE,S SALE.

0ETUBsDAY, January 80. 1887, in front Of
" etdce l6l Front street, city OF Memphis.
years old, about IA hands high, BY virtue Of a
uust deed OF eoutes by W. W. shepherd, on
March ~, 1852, recorded in chattel book n,
page 213 records shelby Co.
llG III A N BOYD SONG
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Chancery Sale of Real Estate

No. 2762, R~-Chancery Court of Shelby county
-JameB Burton vs.. Ed Shaw,
IA virtue Of an interlocutory decree for sale.
~ entered IN the above cause on the ID dav
Of February, 1882, NJ B 81, p IS, / viii sen. AZ
public auction. 70 The highest bidder, IN tront
Of the CLERK and Masters office. Courthouse
oil shelby county, Memphis, Tennessee. on
Saturday, February 8, 1888,
within legal hours, the following de,cr;bed
to-Wit. ~NN"''
Lot 10, Of Almedia Talbot's subdivision NJ
block. 81, on the plan Of South Memphis.
fronting on wet side Of Ruth street ftty (60i
ieet and running back west between parallel
u42h) feet, i"
Terms Of Sale-On a credit of six months.
purchaser TO execute note with e%ecurity. lien
retained, redemption barred.
This January 18th, 1888.
RS BLACK, Clerk and Master-
~ Geo. Mallory, d. @. and N.
Wilson a Beard, Humes & Poston, Wat
strong scruggs d Ray, solicitors.
Ill liz l1S 1874 1872
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salurdsy, February 10, Issa,

the property. described in said deed az fol-
lows, viz; The southeast corner or division
Of lqt 10 ~ block So Of Latham. Jones and
the west side Of Orleans street IS feet, more
lines lN feet,
Equity of redemption barred. Tiee be-
lieyed to be good but ( sell as trustee only.
Ill l7 MINTER PARKER, Trustee
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1t is certain hat the longer a speech,
the weaker it is, but not so with a
cold, the longer it runs, the worse Il
becomes. A cold, be 1t ever so slight,
is no tribe, it should be checked in its
early stages. DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup
is the Balm Of Gilead" that millions
say is divine in its origin.
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Trustees safe,

ON Saturday, February 3, 1888. at 70 O'Clock
" me- in front Of the Courthouse, city OF
Memphis, we will sell for cash, one gray
horse, about 8 years Id and one sorrel mule,
about " years old. by virtue of a chsttel
recorded. 10 0. s. WINSTON A Go.
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Trustees sale.

DY virtue Of a trust deed made 70 me under
ID date Of juno IS. 1882. aud recorded In
book li2, page $50, of the registers office Of
shelby county. Tennessee. to secure o certain
debt due TO the DeSoto Building and loan
Association, l viii, sell for cash, at public
Madison |" street. tTs sOuS MemsS SGrneT Ts Oi Main and 9
o'clock n00n. an
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Chancsry Sale Of Real Estate.

No. 402l, ~R-Chancery Court Of Shelby countv
~ X Wedge OF al VS. Mary L Garden OF mi.
II virtue ofan interlocutory decree for sails.
Rentered in the above cause on the 81 day
Of January, 1882, NJ 80, page 3g6. / viii selI.a
public auction, to the highest bidder, In front
Of tho Clerk and Masters Office, courthouse
oil shelby county, Memphis, Tennessee. on
saturday, January 20, 1883,
within legal hours, the following described
to.Wit; ' AS"us
A%ceItain tract. containing by estimation.
5OO acres, more or less, bounded on The
north. By the waters Of Big Creek, on the south
oy Iig Greek and someryille road. on the
vest BY the land Of N II Person and niek
Stenshaw, owned by defendant, Mary &
Terms Of Sale-0n a 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. @. I'M.
Taylor 4 Carroll, solicitors.
16 liz l1s l2i
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Letter heads, bill heads, bills Of
lading, envelopes, hand bills and every
other kind ofjob printing executed in
the best style and at the lowest prices
at the PUBLIC LEDGER job printing
office and blank book mandatory Il
Madison street.
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Tuesday, February IL, 1883,

at u o'clock N on the southwest corner Of
Main and Madison stress. offer for sale and
sell TO the highett bidder for cash, at public
cutlery, the following described real ests 4
being In the city Of Memphis, Shelley county,
Tennessee, known and designated on the
map Of said city as lot No, (2S3) two hundred
and thirty-three, In the Greenlaw add tioo
70 said city, bounded on the north By lot No,
22 Of said addition, on the East By Sixth
street, on the south by the public alley which
is midway between kafarans and GreenlaW
streets and west By the public alley which
lice midway between Fifth and Sixth streets,
said lot having a front Of ssventy-four and
.ixth street by a depth Of one hundred and
forty-eiFht and one-balf feet, together with
ell the improvements and ap~puitenancel
thereon. The title is believed 70 be Ierfect,
but l convey only as trustee.
r. d. Jordan, Atty, 1Ig1s9
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T'rusIee's Sale.

Under and by virtue of three trust deeds.
" default having been made therein, and
lively inlbook No 12i. page b3:book No I2insee
296, md book No. l24, page ~, Of the Regis
ttr's office Of Shelby county, Tennessee, I. as
trustee In the pla Q Of the trustee therein
named, By reason Of being the Secretary OF
The Bluff City Building and Loan AssOcia.
ton, will on
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Trustee Sale.

Under and by virtue Of the terms of a
~ deed Of trust executed to me, Thomas
II. Milburn, as trustee by W. l.. Miller and
Maranda ]. Miller, his wife. on tho 2.st day
o. Nay 1878, to secure to the Irish-American
Building and Loan Association the sum OF
$500, AZ appears Of record In the Registers
office Of this county, in book No. 1871, page
1856, and default having been made OF the
dues and interest and Said loan under The
charter. constitution and bylaws Of said
"a O~ciatiOn 1 will. rs said frusfAe an
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For Coughs, Asthma and
Throat Disorders, use BRowS's
BRONCHIAL T~RocHEs, having proved
their efficacy by a test Of many years
Sold only in boxes,
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1867 Prizes, amounting .e066 .50
Application for rates 10 clubs should be
made only to the ONCE ofthe Company IN New
For further information, write clearly. civ
ing full address. Send orders By express,
only to T
n. A. DAUPHIM,
or N. A, DAUPHIN,
0 Seventh Rt., Washington, ID, O.,
OF 8 West Court street. Memphis, Tenn.
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squeeze his wind bag, and throwing
my head well to the rear TO inhale
oxygen, Now, says |, it is you or me
for il. We travelled about one.half
mile along the road at a speed that
plrtook Of something like an electric
force. | oft times overlook the ami
NAL, but that peculiar society kick kept
me back from catching him. We soon
turned into a lane. Our speed was
terrific. when | noticed a few hundred
yards in advance a nice dwelling, and
standing on the porch thereof was q
gentleman and two young ladies' The
sight Mortified me,aud without thought
OF consequences | cast myself into the
fest fence corner. Oh. dearl Oh,
dearl that was no bed Of roses. In
that fence corner nothing grew but a
large bunch Of n%ettles. s%urmouuted by
about a dozen OF Scotch thistles.
Twas then / felt anguish and pain,
and | writhed 10 my anguish.
The good Samaritan OF the house
came down and diVining my eircum
lance DIUuku It lut ohN tNSulub
my body over with cream, aud regain
ing my bundle from the possession Of
Neddy clothed me and invited me to
dine.
We had a very pleasant dinner but
at intervals the young ladies would
smirk and laugh, especially as they
would look at me, a conduct upon
their part which / sadly deplored, 0nd
| thought 20 better opportunity pre-
sentsd itself Of giving them a little
lecture aud a small piece Of advice.
"Children, said l, never make
oye the misfortunes of the
nped. We arc liable TO the ups and
downs Of this world. This world re-
Seine hang on better By
,entripatal attraction when others are
EAST aloof by centrifugal motion; but
lteadily bear 10 mind that, however,
you may have witnessed my condition,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-04-03

In the siege of Troy, Apollo encouraged
the Trojans to bevhliant against the Greeks,
by seying. 1.-THE mighty Achilles does not
fight to-day" 1t would seem as if death
had been bidding disease to make its great.
est inroads upon men, by saying: Hunts
Remedy is out of the market" But the
Trojans foand to their cost, that the mighty
Achilles came to the field, slew their great
est champions, and made short work of the
battle. And Hunts Remedy, as an Achilles
against kidney and liver diseases, has taken
the field, and is making short work of all
such ailments. Hundreds of testimonials
from all quarters are coming in as to the
might of this champion medicine. Not
surer was The sword of Achilles than is this
powerful, yet peaceful remedy in battle
form, as II wages war against dropsy, uri-
nary and kidney complaints, and over.
comes. II is wise to call in its aid.
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An Old Dance Under a New Nam,

The fashionable world of the south Of Eu-
rope is in the throes of revolution. The
waltz, that has long been supreme and
threatened soon TO become as solitary in the
ball room programme as Alexander Selkirk
in his island, has fallen into disrepute-
Florence and Milan have already decl AIRED
IN favor OF a new dance called 1.-The Siyo.
gefo. Like MIR. Mantalim, ne Mantull,
the Sivogero" on examination proves
however, to be no more nor less than onr
old friend Sir Roger De Coverly, with the
harsh consonants of his English name and
MS uproarlaus behaviorat English Juvenile
parties meilowed to suit the courtly south
ern tongue and taste. Nor is the beueyo-
lent OLD country gentleman's identity hid
uen even IN Italy under his Italian name.
Already, says one tourists journal in
characteristic English, 1.-THE most graceful
bellies, and, Laus Dec, the courtly DANES.
to say nothing of the beaux and stately no.
Dies oil the male persuasion, are privately
Il. e. during lent-"posing and pirouet-
tingln all the graces of Sir Il. de c." We in
England, however, who only know Sir
hoger--a pseudonym given by Addison,
oy the way, TO William Boevy of Flaxley-
III MS degenerate modern form, are not
likely, as yet, to appreciate 1.-THE graces of
srkde O." Athome, like other honest coun.
Try gentleman when they grow old, Sir
Roger has taken too much rioting among
children at Christmas time to be welcome
III polite society. But u residence IN Italy
works wonders. In few years ~ Roger,
as the Sivogero, and restored TO the
oourtly grace which digniiiod his youth
when Charles IL. danced with lady Castle
maine, and Pepys thought il most noble
and great pleasure 10 see ~ will no doubt he
restored with honor tohis kindred, myste-
riously ennobled. IL London Globe,
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OYlI.LA

OvnLA, April 3.-[Correspondence, -
Farmers are busy finishing planting corn
and preparing cotton ground. Winter wheat
and spring oats are looking splendid. Fail
oats look badly.
Messrs Chapman IL Laughin have ginned
some $40 bales of cotton, and have some
more to gin.
Mr.. J. NJ. Allen, of Mineral Wells, and
Miss Mamie Moore, of Ovilla, were married
this morning at S o'clock, Rev. ID. q. Mol.
10y officiating. They started Immediately
to, Midlothian with quite number Of
friends, where they proposed 90 have pic.
mic dinner, and where Mr.. Allen and his
bride propose TO take the train for Dallas,
thence blythe Texas & Pacific road Co Mineral
Wells. accompanied by Miss Ella Moore
and Miss Bette Chapman.
Business is good,
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The President and tho Navy Officers


President Arthur's practice of never let
ting anyone know in advance what he in
tends to do is sometimes productive of con-
sequences at once amusing to outsiders and
annoying to those concerned. Forinstance
the order is sometimes issued to have one of
the vessels at the navy yard which are used
for government pleasure parties ready at
two hours notice for trip. The officers.
who do not all live at the navy yard. NAV
be with relatives III Georgetown when the
the order is received, having obtained leave
for the day; and, worse still the machinery
may have just been taken apart for cleaning
and oiling, and it cannot be put together
within the specified time or the officers re-
called so quickly to their posts. Itoccurred
once that a vessel was ordered at 10 TO be
ready TO start all o'clock. No such order
being anticipated, necessary repairs had
just been begun. The commandment tele-
phoned back to the navy department that
1t would be impossible to have the vessel in
condition to start under eleven hours.
peremptory demand for explanations
came from the secretary Of the navy, who
apparently does not know why ship can
not be harnessed up for trip as quickly MS
pair of horses, and was evidently disposed
to think there was some neglect of duty or
INSTRUMENTATION II she could not be subject
to the immediate orders of a president.
Explicit explanations had TO be given. after
which the authorities IMMERSED in nautical
matters were probably as wise about the
technicalities as before Philadelphia
Times.
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A VeritabIe souears

boston, April 1.-The committee on nublic
charitable institutions resumed inquiry
into the management of the state aims
house at Tewksbury. Waterman
Dudly testified that when he detected
Marsh, Marsh told him to keen still obor,
what he had seen of loading boaieg M tLo
dead-house. Marsh said: 1--WE have got to
nave some pay for onr trouble in tallinS
care OF these Critters Witness gave the
details OF the case of q man put into cell
intoxicated, and who died tour DAYS after
rom neglect saw light in the trunk.room
AZ night several times after the inmates had
retired, and going in quietly one night saw
Captain Marshs wife opening trunks and
taking clothing from them: the house
keeper IN Middetown told him She
nau seen the same thing, and
that the most valuable dresses w,re taken
by Mrs. Marsh and made over for the DAVIS
girls; twenty children in one ward used TO
cry az nisnt because OF hunger; one night,
OUT OF curiosity, he went to the burrying
ground,and saw four bodies resurrected and
ariVen oil IN a wagon; the state food
lor the inmates was always very
poor, and the allowance Of other
food very slender; a man who drove n hos.
pltal team told witness he had taken up
slxty-eight bodies in eight months; the
man was dissatisfied then, but next day
showed "a few hundred" which, he said.
Tom" Marsh had given him; witness was
afterwards appointed, with his wife
to the care of the female insane; trunks
Of the insane had been taken
away; the beds of straw were in rotten
condition, with insufficient clothing the
cells were in a filthy condition; one insane
woman was in dirty cell in the attic; she
was entirely without clothing, and almost
skeleton; the assistants said she was yio-
lently insane, and would tear her clothes;
she had only one meal day, carried to her
by a giIl, who said she ALWAYS
took it; watched and found the girl
threw IL away and came back with
an empty plate, telling the woman had
eaten all the food in five or six weeks had
the woman out of the cell and in the sitting
room, so changed her husband did not
know her; her name was Mary Barson.
Governor Butler-"What was her hus-
bands Nance"
?, Witness-"l do not know, he lived in
Boston"
The GOVERNOR Never mind dispatches
will bring him to me-
On cross-eXaminatiOn witness said of
seventy-three children in one year only one
lived
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society OF the Dallas Female college, on lss 4
Friday night. The programme, as pub
lished in our issue of last Friday, was car
ried out in full, aud was very ENJOYABLE
and recherche affair, rejecting great credit
upon the young ladies of that institution.
The president, Miss Aggie Wright, dc.
serves great credit for the ease and grace
with which she discharged the functions of
her Office. The programme consisted of
Rotations, solos and duets, with the excep-
ton OF college Items, asread by Miss Ma.
mic Edwards, and the debate between
Misses Reyes and Knowles, subject: ere
solved, That the Mind of Man Is Superior
to That Of Woman The president an
pointed Judge Fields, Mrs. Hunt and Mrs.
swink as judges. Au eight to-seven"
commission having been appointed
the Judge yielded to the inevitable, declar.
ing III his usual characteristic wit and hui
NOR, II was "cut and dried affair" The
vocal solos were very sweet and eyideneing
very fine talent, which should be highly
cultivated. Whilst according them this
need of praise, and We reporter having an
ear for the beautiful, as we'll as an eve, we
would beg the privilege OF criticiZing little,
and respectfully suggest to the young ladies,
IN their future entertainments, that they
would have the Accomplishments to their
solos played more softly, thereby allowing
their voice to predominant and distinguish.
ing the words more distinctly. These enter
tainments will be held monthly. The la.
dies have engaged Rabbi Schulz to deliver
Y lecture at their next entertainment, the
latter part of this month, subject "The
Final Return of the Jews to Jerusalem as
prophesed in the Scriptures.
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efforts of the society, however. will ha dsvo-
ted 10 the preservation of the rigbt NO., w,
loyed by all European and Rr,,;sb IN uh
Jeess 10 De tried by their own countrymen
ana TO the defeat OF the bill which nerm,is
OF me trial OF whites by native Judges in
certain cases. !"NseS !"
A DEFAuLrING sTocKBRoKrR
LONDON, April "A dispatch from Rrps-
sels reports sensation caused in the tinan.
SIal circles there over the discovery that
Won Dlmme, financial stockbroker has
emOezzled the sum OF loco, 600 francs he
longing to persons who had denosi,sd
money with HIM; Won Dimme was ar.
rested and lodged in prison.
MUCH MORE SERIOUS,
IARIs, April 2.-Later accounts of the
boiler explosion at st. Dizier Yesterday
snow the number of persons killed and in.
lufed much more than at first reporteI
nnlrty-one persons were killed outright
Inc number ofinjured is now stated at Six.
ty-hve. Many, it is feared, are fatally hnrt
THE SEAL FISHERY.
, ST. JOINS, n. f., April The steamers
Lroteus and Ranger, from the seal fishery.
orlnS' The former 1900 old seals, the lat.
Ter y ,UOo young seals. They report eight
vessels loaded. Unusually good fishing Is
anticipated. -
ATTACKED AND PLUNDEREp,
LIMERICK, April IA house of land.
lord named Dickson, who had been boy.
eotted, was attacked last night by mum.
per Oh men who plundered 1t of its vaua.
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A KepOrter'n Fun.

81 imagine would like TO be q reporter
on morning paper If WAS single" re.
marked to all appearances staid ci,izento
n HERALD reporter yesterday. al think
would enjoy flying around over the city
hunting ITEMS and then you must have so
much fun Funl that Is good word, so
to speak, but II Is generally known TO the
reporters only AZ u word, and is rarely ever
experienced. IL playing the part of an ac-
tive pedestrian the greater part OF the day
and hunting and quizzing everyone he
meets for n morsel OF news and
sitting up until 2 and 3 o'clock
In the morning, scratching 'oiI
news items o! every description, condoling
with the relations OF the dead one minute
and rejoicing with parents over the birth of
child the next, recording murder, and
then the progress OF agreat religious revival,
pumping Mary Ann, the house girl for an
Item concerning some member of the fam
lily, and the next moment after the head of
the family relative 10 Mary Ann, sending
Mrs. Flt2node TO some watering.place or
other seaport In good style, and bringing
Mrs. Jenkinson back IN flying colors; puff.
ing some establishment ~ twenty-five cents
line and sending on funeral with
flourish, and hundreds Of other things
make II such nice liie--oh, so nice And
nowit strikes us thnt the strawberry season
and attending church festivals are near At
hand