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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-07
CHANCERY SALE OF
REAL ESTATE.

- SA8AA2 VI
REAL ESTATE.
No. SlS5, R--Chancery Court of Shelby oountv
bhullivani admr, VS.. @ B Griffin ct Al.
II I virtue oil an ikterlocutory decree for
~ sale, entered In the above cause on fbs
10th day Of March, 1888, m b SO D 1877. / will
sell, At public auction, to the highest bidder-
In front Of the Clerk and Masters Office
courthouse Of Shelby county, Memphis, Ten.
nossee, on
saturday, April 81, 1888,
within legal hours, the remainder interest IN
the homestead Of the following dsseTibad
to-Wit: ~SN''
Being part Of lot Al on the plan or man Of
nomphi., beginning at the point of interseo-
lion OF the east line of Chickasaw street with
the south line Of Concord street and running
ehenoe south "A feet; thence east on a limo
parallel with the south line Of Concord street
~ feet more or less to the west line of the first
alley cart of ChickasaW street; thence north
with the west line Of said alley "a feet TO the
south line Of Concord streets thence west
with tho south line Of Concord street l48 feet
more or less to the point Of beginning. being
"A feet on the north side of said lot No. Al.
Terms OF bale-0n a credit Of seven months
purchaser executing note with security; lien
retained, etc.
This March %, 1888,
R J BLACK, Clerk and Mastsr.
By George Mallory, D. O. and Nj.
ID Warmer, sol. Is 26 80 S8NA
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New ADVERTISEMENTS
H III u
PACIFIC NORTHVE
Oregon, VaSlillt0l and Idaho.

Offers the best field for Enaigra aas-
Wigs n mild, equabIe, and hoaifny
climate; cheap lands Of greRt faPafhi.
~, producing all varieties OF Qknfn
Fruit. and Grasses in W0ndePfal
abundanc@; an inexhMusefhIO sVER-
ply OF Timber; vast Coal Fields, md
other mineral deposits; chean and
quick transportation by raGirends
ana river navigation; direct com.
merce with all parts OF the world 4,
owing TO Its proximity TO the Pacific
NO DROUTHs, NO INSECT PESTS MO
URHlCANESi WHIRLWINDS, OR 9TH
Err DESTRUCTIVE PHENOMENA.
The lands Of the Pacific Northwest show an
average yield of wheat per acre largely In
excess Of that Of any other section Of the
United States.
No failure Of crops has ever occurred.
=, oregon Wheat commands q higher price
than that of any other country in tho Liver
pool market.
An immense area of very fertile Railroad
and Government Lands, within easy reach OF
the trunk lines Of the Northern Paoiho r, R.,
the Oregon Railway Il Navigation, and the
oregon Il California r. r. Co.'s and their
numerous branches in the great Valleys of
the Columbia and its tributaries, are now
offered for sale at Low Prices, ana on Easy
Terms, or OPEN to pre-emption and Home
stsad Entry.
The great movement of population to the
Columbia region now in progress will be enor-
mou,ly increased by the completion of the
Northern Pacific R. R., and the Oregon Rail.
way q Navigation Co.'S systems, This rem
ders certain rapid increase in the value Of
Lands now open to purchase or TO entry under
the United States Land Laws.
For Pamphlets and Maps, de-
scrtP1iVe of the country, It's re.
sour ces, climate, routes of tray.
ell, rates and full information,
address
A 7 CmOHMr
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Wedding and Party IDvifatfOnR
in the latest Designs.
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at the southwest corner Of Main and Madi-
SON streets, In Memphis, Taxing Distriet Of
shelby county w. IesInn.ssSete, between legal
highest bidder, for cafh, the following land
in Shelby county, Tennessee, to-Wit:
lot 80 In the subdivision of the lands Of tho
late John Trigg, fronting ia feet on the south
side OF Mo- emofe avenue and running back
same being shown on the plan Of said TrirS
lands on record in the Ohanoery Court Of SAID
county,
Title has been approved. but shall sell
and convey ~ trustee only. Faulty OF ~
o'clock m.
ca RLEs N. GRosvENOR, Trustee
N b. Trezoyant, atty. Mo
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LRDOER Book Bindery, 10 Madison
street
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-11-21
The Wclland Canal.

Few Americans have any idea about
The Welland Canal. looked at this new
achievement of the Canadians last week;
the Great Western Railroad of Canada
runs beneath the canal by tunnel; the
old Welland Canal, which is still used.
lies some two or three miles to the west
Of the present one. The old cannl was
a towpath concern, and did not admit
steam-tug coincident with the vessel.
The new canal has fourteen feet of wa
Ter when there is high water, but in sum-
mer drouth it is said to bo less than four.
teen feet. 1t is magniiicently con.
structed work, and excites surprise that
the Americans should have permitted the
Canadians to anticipate them. Yet il
will be observed that the facilities for q
canal through Canada are much better
than through the United States. The
axis of the two lakes, Erie and Ontario,
passes through Canada; the niagara
River issues from the extreme eastern
end of Lake Erie, while Lake Ontario
overlaps Lake Eric considerably in Can.
ada. 1t is rather startling to see NOV.
ing through the apparently solid ground
(for the country is very high where the
new canal is builO tall massive ocean
steamers, full-'igged ships, etc, some
times as continuous as caravan across
the desert. They go along silently, not
sound or whistle escaping them, and
the visitor sometimes thinks his mind
il deceived and that the landscape is
haunted.
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There We're Giants In those Days.

Years ago the Sawkill was then only
n village tavern in Milford, Pa, aud was
kept by remarkable man named Lewis
Cornelius, who, Mt the time of his death
in 1841, must have been the heaviest
person in the country. The following
is a copy of n certified entry in one of
the books of record in the clerks Office
of the county, the original entry having
been made Immediately after Mr.. Cor
nelius's death:
Lewis Cornelius Died September 81, 1871.
His height was feet.
circumference below the waist, feet 9 inches.
circumference above the waist, 6 feet ~
inches
Circumference OF arm above the elbow, feet
. inches.
circumference Of arm below the elbow, foot
0 inches.
Circumference Of wrist, foot il chcs.
Circumference of thigh, A feet inches.
Circumference of calf Of leg, 9 feet inches
circumference Of ankle, foot 7 inches.
His weigh, was Gi5lG pounds, without clothing.
During his lifetime Mr.. Cornelius
would not consent to be weighed. The
above was his weight after death, and
after long illness, during which he had
lost much flesh. Mr.. Cornelius was sur
vived bya wife and seven children
three sons and four daughters. The
management of the hotel has never
passed out Of the hands of the family.
The wife, three sons and one daughter
are dead, and the house is now managed
by the remaining daughter. Two of the
sons weighed over three hundred pounds
each at the time of their death, and the
deceased daughter weighed over four
hundred. One son, who died two years
ago, had been Sheriff OF the county five
times.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-11-21

"Ill do it, sir. You may count ON
that Goodbye, Mr.. Grant" and tho
man held ont his hand, his face working
wlih the struggle Of feelings he could
not repress.
"dood.bye, Jimmy" returned the su.
perintendent as he took the mans hand
Think OF me ms n friend. II goes hard
with me as well as with you But Won
lett us no alternative. Goodbye And
II all goes right let me hear from you."
Jimmy Allison had no voice to reply
turning away in silence, he left the oft
fee.
II don't see how you can have the
heart to do it" said the book. keeper as
inc man had gone. Hes taken the
pledge, and it's my opinion he'll keep it.
Why not give him chance? cant
get the poor. old. sorrowful face of his
mother out OF my thoughts for mo-
ment; it haunts me like ghost"
MIR. Grant did not reply and the book.
keeper turned to his desk and resumed
his work. A little while aiterward, the
whistle OF the coming train was heard;
lew minutes later, and Jimmy Allison
was borne away from home, wife and
mother, ON the swift wings of steam, a
sadder and wiser man.
The day had worn on drearily to the
miserable wife and mother of Allison.
the pleasant June sunshine unfelt until
the sun had reached the tops OF the
western mountains, for the shadow OF
great trouble rested on the little house
hold. Suddenly the wild scream of the
locomotive cut the air, and went echoing
among the hills; and soon after the down
coming train dropped few passengers
at the station, and then went tbunderinR
on its impetuous course.
Mrs. Allison, said boy who rushed
into the room where the two women sat
in their helpless. half despair, "here is
n letter from Mr.. Grant, and lie saws
read it right away"
The startled wife opened, with hands
that shook nervously, the folded paper
and read: "We've telegraphed Jimmy to
come back-look out for him by the
down train"
A wild cry of joy broke from the lips
Of Jenny Allison: "Oh, mother. mother !
they've sent for him to come back, and
there he is now y
Springing up and bounding through
the door half crazcd with JOY, she ran
through the little garden, and flung her
self, laughing and crying, all at once,
into the arms Of her husband.
"Weve lad narrow escape, Jimmy,
my son" said old Mrs. Allison after they
were Nil quieted down. at hurt me
away down here, my son"--and she laid
her hand over her breast-"hurt ms
more, may be, than you will ever know"
ooh, don't say that, mother. But you
shall never be hurt again." answered
Jimmy, catching his breath with some
thing like sob. "Never, never, never
I've taken the pledge, you know, and
when Jimmy Allison puts his name to
anything it's got to stand. The ALI
sons don't so back on their word of
honor"
"Ill trust you, my boy" was the
mothers confident reply as the sunshine
of gladness fell over her aged face.
All this happened just ono year ago.
And has Jimmy Allison kept true to his
pledge? More than true; for besides
holding true to his own integrity, he has
induced a dozen other workmen to follow
his example, and is now organizing n
temperance society in the shop, where
lie already holds the position of foreman.
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THE OLD STORY.

Alas for the head with the crown OF gold
The tempter came as he came of old.
Alas for the heart that was glad and light.
Alas for the soul that was pure and white
Censlire who may-condernn who must;
ltwas perfect faith-t was utter trust
That asked her promise; nor pledge nor sign,
He was hers-shc was his by law divine.
He was lifted up; lie was set apart;
lie filed her thought; he filed her heart;
She called him great she believed him true,
AS women will, as women do
Oh, to betray such tender trust
Goodwill repay, and He is just-
Through wrong and i'll she loves linn still
As women do, as women will.
Giving little and taking much,
Ficklc and ialse--therc are many such
Selfish and crucl-you know the rest-
lie broke the heart that loved him best.
MARY +. TUCKER.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-11-21

A QUARTER of million cases are now
brought each year before the consular
AMI commercial courts of France, and
the number is steadily increasing. Much
the larger share of this great crop OF liii-
CATION arises in the commercial centcrs,
Paris, Lyons and Marsciles furnishing
forty per cent. of the whole number.
The cases are rapidly disposed of, not
over ten per cent. being carried beyond
a year. About twenty eight per cent. of
the cases are settled by actual trials,
forty-two per cent. on Judgment by de-
fault and thirty per cent. on compromise.
The number of failures is each year
about six thousand, and bankruptcy pro-
ceedings are rather slow. They do, how
ever. generally end in dividend.
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"Our'' Money.

Before the day OF your marriage buy
, nice bureau; have fine lever lock with
two keys put on one of the little drawers.
Have IL taken to your chamber,
and when you conduct your wife to that
room hand her one of the keys and say
to her:
"Into that drawer shall put all our
money. 1t is ours, not mine: II you
wish TO know what we can afford, you
may find out by opening that drawer.
Go to it whenever you need money"
You may be wise man. You may be e
what they call "smart as lightning, .
but you will never perform another act Ct
as wise or smart as this. ] began my
married life in that way and have con.
stantly looked back to it as the hapriest
step in my life. Such is the advice given
by DR.. Dio Lewis.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-11-21

THE postmaster-general has received
the annual report Of Joseph BlackGan,
superintendent OF foreign mails. The
total weight of mails dispatched to the
countries in the postal union, with the
exception Of Canada, was 1852, 900
pounds, an increase Of 329,l14 pounds
over the weight of last year. OF the let
ter mail dispatched, Al per cent. was sent
10 Great Britain and Ireland, % pei
cent. to Germany, 27 per cent. to other
countries of Europe, and 8 per cent, to
postal union countries and colonies out
side of Europe. OF the printed matter
and samples sent, Al per cent. was sent
sent to Great Britain and Ireland, II to
Germany, 81 to other European coun-
tries. and 81 to postal union countries
outside of Europe. The amount of mail
dispatched ast year increased seventy
per cent. over the amount sent in 1850.
Printed matter increased seyenty-foul
per cent over the same time The sun
paid for sea transportation of mails was
1916, ,522, an increase over the cost OF
1882 Of s3s,36s, or fifty-nine per cent
over 1880. The aggregate amount OF th'
balance credited to this country by othel
,ountries on account of mail transpor
,ation, is S145,777. The sum paid by
the department to other postal unio'
countries on account of mail transporta
don was 1856, 6,745. 1t is estimated tina
the revenue collected in the Unite(
,tatc, from unpaid matter, received from
foreign countries, exceeded the amo'in
# unpaid matter sent to other countries
$685. The estimated amount o
postage collected in the United States oi
foreign mail matter is S2,O7S,Vlo'
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-11-21
HIS First COWBOY.

A rather timid young man from tho
East was travelling through the West by
stage. and, after asking the stage driver
n great many questions about buffaloes.
hears and Indians, he finally inquired IL
tl,ey would be likely to meet with any
cowboys, expressing wish at the same
time to see them il they did. The driver
replied that they would probably meet
with some before reaching their desti-
nation. The young gentleman proceeded
to relate some Of the lurid stories he
had read concerning cowboys, and while
he was telling one Of the most thrilling
yarns, party of cowboys returning from
Town dashed around @ bend in the road
firing their six.shooters and yelling like
demons. Young Timid rolled of his
seat into tho bottom Of the stage, ant
after the cowboys had passed rose up
pale and trembling, and ejaculated.
Great Bob they're part human. am
theyp" @
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-11-21
A Joke.

Two men in Miles City, Montana,
pretended to have learned by telegraph
that the Government had thrown open
the eastern part of the Fort Keogh reser.
vation to settlers. They whispered this
cautiously to special friends, enjoining
strict secrecy. Before night there was
n stampede, the supposed public land
claims were staked of, shanties were
put up, tents were pitched, and the
iokers say that town was laid out, and
real estate 'boom" was under full
headway before nine o'clock in the even
ing. But by ten o'clock the joke was
out. and the place was deserted.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-11-21

The grape crop of Ohio, representing
a great industry, is dead failure, and
California will have to be depended on
for the main supply of domestic wine.
Besides furnishing an immense American
trade, California sends great quantities
Of wine abroad every year. is there
manipulated, labelled and sent back to
the United States, to be bought at fancy
prices and slipped with the knowing
smile of the pretentious American cpl
cure 1t is certain that central Calfor-
mia is now producing the riches. quality
to be found anywhere. The art of wine
making is not properly cultivated, and
the state thus loses much of the possible
value of its fruitful vines.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-11-21

past l have been exhibiting the magic
spy.glass, my own invention. 1t en-
ables you to see in single drop Of wa
ter wonderful animals, the intricate
mechanism of n humming- birds feather
and the elephantine proportions of an
insect. Oh, I'm death on reading, I
am. i have cleared thousands Of dollars
in a single night, but 81 pleases me as
well now.
Il shall soon be in the field again,
however, with an entirely new and novel
entertainment, in which my boys viii
participate. ."-New York World.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-11-21

A DAYTON, Ohio, man writes to the
paper that his child "had fifty fits in
twenty-four hours" and is now we'll
hearty, and rugged. Oh, well, we should
think it is very likely. A child that has
made record of ilfty-twofits, in twenty.
four hours, ought 10 be tough enough to
board all the year round. The Asiatic
cholera would balk at that infant
HdWkeye. .. IN un
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-11-21
EDITORIAL NOTES.

I1IE total revenue derived from dram.
shops and wine and beer licenses from
September ! to January /, under the
new high license law at st. Louis
amounts to S255,l2s, an increase of
Sl3S,697.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-11-21

An American who had q jolly 0srmshh !; man
friend wished to become acq ia'n.esv ssvsli I "
The Germans charming wife: ssi T..
sn;d sao ibe German, "ofe yon droat, dos
SUI sur" ,,e % sIl' riohdt T. After the treat the
,,on W., uv led him over to where the lady
ue ,sa s;tt;nc with number Of friends.
"Kstrina. "Es Si, ail the husband, "you know
AT MANI "No, said Katrina, mod
estlv. "velI, dots him W-Lo,'isvitte
C6urier.J Journal.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-11-21

A COUNTY prisoner says he has always
been taught to do in Rome as Romans
do, and he finds fault because, now that
he is in Jail he is not allowed TO do as
the jailors do.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-11-21

CHrNA is q country of marvellous OK.
tent We consider the United States
with 100000 square miles Of territory,
a very large country. And so it is. But
China covers about 100000 square
miles in its three parts-the Eighteen
Provinces, Manchuria, and the Colonial
Possessions, including Iii, Koko-nor and
Ihibet. The first of these divisions
alone is that to which other nations have
given the name of "China," and is the
only part entirel ysettled by the Chinese.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-11-21

TIE prodigal robs his heir; the = misel iysl
rol,s himself. The middle way Is, JUS
tice to ourselves and others.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-11-21

The HlauEsr. - Mount Jefferson
Davis is the highest peakin Nevada. IT,
altitude is 1906 feet.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-11-21

TIE Cubans, it is said, are about to
make supreme effort to cut loose from
the dominion of Spain. General Bona
chea has sailed from New York with an
expedition, and others are to follow.
The friends of Cuba in the United
States are very active, and the revolu-
tlonists have great hopes of success.
he negro slaves on the sugar planta-
tlons are said to be ready to join in a
revolution. Meanwhile, the Spanish
government is in a state of alarm, d
extreme measures are to be taken to nip
the new movement in the bud.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-11-21

A New York man has imported pair
of Indian mangooscs, the first that ever
came to America. They are a little
larger than good sized rat; their bodies
are covered with brown hair, variegated
with white stripes The importer will
breed these animals and sell them rs
vermin exterminators. 1t is claimed
that they have no equal in that business.
One mangoose will rid the largest house
of rats, and they destroy snakes with
wonderful avidity aad are the inveterate
enemy of every species Of vermin. But
they are gentle and harmless to human
beings.
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MOZART SUITS
AT THE CLEARING SALE,
1891 Main street.
Strawberry PesiiRaI.

DNWWUVIIy HVbIIVUI9
Tonight at the |. 0. l. Hall, on
Front street, a grand strawberry festi-
val is to be held by the Mount Ararat
Commandery No, 9, X. of o. The
committee Of arrangements are H. j.
Jackson, P.W. Hail, s. NJ. Oaruthers
and W. A. Wade. An address by the
Rev. II. N. Countee, fine music and a
fine time is promised. The exercises
begin at 8 o'clock pm. sharp. All
lodges, courts and the public are
invited Admittance, % cents; chill,
dren, Is cents.
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Consult your coupons at the Expo
sition tonight previous to entering,
and 20 in at the door leading directly
TO your seats. 1t will save confusion,
trouble and delay.
The wife of Mr.. Henry ]. Lynn
died Saturday evening at 8 o'clock, at
the family residence, No. 239 Linden
street, in the thirty fifth year OF her
age. The funeral will take place to-
morrow morning.
70 accommodate people attending
the festival the steamer Ida Darragh
will lay over until after the concert
tomorrow night. Passengers will be
taken for all points along the Missis'
sippi river to Terrene,
No trains were run out to the ceme-
terry yesterday by steam and many
people, it is said, did not attend the
memorial services because there was
nothing to ride in. 1t is very certain
that a number of people walked out
and back again.
The leader Theodore Thomas is
rigid disciplinarian, and after he raises
his baton tonight at 8 o'clock the
Exposition doors will be closed, so
every visitor should be there in good
time, or they will not be admitted un-
til after the first part is over.
Our President, or Mayor D. p.
Hadden, if it be preferable, has been
in the best Of humor ever since he be-
came public official. He has gained
flesh every day steadily, and he asserts
positively that he has never been mad
one moment during his official exis-
lance.
1t was raining at Louisville this
morning and showers fell last night
about Cairo and st. Louis. The low
est temperature here this morning
was $50. Rainy aud cooler weather
is the forecast, not only hereabouts,
but in the West Cult States and the
Missouri and Ohio valleys.
Nearly all the country people, and
particularly the young men are talk
ing about their potatoes, One person
sat on the grass with coterie of po-
tato farmers out at ElmwOod yester>
day aud told how he expected to sell a
hundred barrels from a four acre
patch, while another related how one
person has cultivated a field OF eighty
acres near this city,
Sol Coleman has returned from his
Northern trip, just in advance of large
shipments of cigars. tobaccOs, as well
as novelties in the smokers line. All
his purchases have been made with
view of not only sustaining the well
known reputation of his house, but
also adding to that reputation by
dealing in the finest lines of goods
kept by any cigarist in the South. His
new cigar palace will be ready for
occupancy ina few days.