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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-04-28
Reconstruetion Of an old Theater.

CHICAGO. ILL.,. April 81. n. Mcvicker
has determined upon rebuilding and recon
strueting his theater, completely altering both
the exterior appearance and the interior ar
raneement. The building will be Eplendid
marble front. six stories high. and fronting
on Madison street. as at present. and the al
terations are estimated at $4,000. which will
be commenced the first Of June.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-04-28
LUMBER.
LECTURES
LECTURER
Mechanics Institute.

HHIRD LECTURE, MEMPHIS CLUB
Il HALL. In Greonlaw Opera House.
Thursday Might, May 4, IszA,
Commencing at o'clock.
LTTFs1ET ADDREss: "Poetry." by GERALD
l.. GRIFFIN, ESQ.
TFcHN1raL AppREss, " The Harmony OF
Science and Art. j" By DR.. W. d. LlbkS.
s nglo admis ion, . cents.
Members will please set tickets Of any officer
Of the Institute. or AZ the once Of Jones q
BALDWIN, Architects, Kit Hiiliams Block
Amenities will be admitted iree, on Ger
tiGcate OF their Master Mechanic or Foreman
a. AZ "H'" SECRETARY.
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IRELAND.

DUBLIN, April 2S.-General Sheridan has
been notified by the Nationalist of this city
that committee of their members would wait
upon him for the purpose of presenting an
address. The General, however, has declined
to receive the honor, and has so intimated to
the Nationalist.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-04-28
VERY WRONG.

We publish in another place an &C
count of the Dresden affair. 1t is mon,
strous. Are our laws insufficient to pun
ish crime2 If So let us change them
Are our officers incompetent to arrest
criminals aud bring them to justice2 Il
So let popular opinion force them to re
sign. Must the lives Of people be at the
mercy Of men With masks on their facesi
The two negroes executed we're greai
raseals, no doubt, but. 1t is not fol
masked, irresponsible men to take the
punishment of great raseals into theil
hands.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-04-28

DETEoTG. MicH0AE. April zs.-Yesterday
our city ~ss visited By a severe hail storm.
which did much damage TO trees and rsr1ehs,
broke some glass, and oceasioned q large num-
Der Of rahaWays on our streets.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-04-28
RACES.
SPRING RACES!

COMMENCING APRIL 25, 1871, AND CON-
" tinuing FIVE days. Trains will run between
the depot Of the Memphis and Charleston rail-
road and the race course each day during the
races. as follows: Leave depot at 10 Am,
10:45 am. IL 40 am, IL: 80 pm, rs !. m,
2:20 pm, Bpm, lis PM; railroad time
fifteen minutes faster than city time. Tickets
25c for the reund trip, or 25c in either direction
whom paid on the train. Tickets. including
railroad and omnibus from Court Square,
end badges for sale at the depot Of Memphis
and Charleston railroad.
A. A BARNES, Gen. Ticket Ag't. 1901
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NOTICE.
NOTICE .
Maron's OWES. Cry Hall,

MITOn'8 UFTTCE. CIV Hall, I
MENrns. TESS.. April l9, H.
mHE INTEREST UPON THE GOLD BONDS
81 the City Of Memphis will Be paid IN
eold on Monday, the lst Of Nay, 1871, upon
rresentatfon OF the proper cOupona A. the
oiIre DIP. N. Myers a Co. No ~ Pine street.
Nov YORK city. nd also AZ the once of the
City COMPTROLLER. City Hall, Exchauss ssiid-
'n 81 ." '"H' JOHN JOHNSON. Mayor.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-04-28

PRINCE BISMARCK is to receive a Par
liameniary grant Of 1000, 600 thalers, in
recognition Of his services to the country.
Generals Mol;ks, Goeben, Werder and
Franseck; viii receive grants Of 100000
and 5000 thalers each. The com
mandefs Of army corps Will receive
smaller appropriations from the En-
peror private exehequer.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-04-28
TnE New York Tribune makes this
dal;cate allusion To one Butler:

delicate allusion to one Butler:
As to Mr. Butler, if there is anything
remaining of him after the sanguinary
row be provoked, we may safely leave it
to be dealt with by his Yankee fellow.
citizens, who will certainly object to
being represented by a man who has not
got discretion enough to keep out of
quarrels nor pluck enoughtO carry them
through.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-04-28
LEGAL.
Petition for incorporation

No. 257, in Second Chancery Court of Shelby
County, Tennessee.
WHEREAS, ]. W. HEATH. GUSTAVE
w Reder, NJ. ii. Baldwin. VIM. Whitelaw.
VIM. Farris, Il. @. Jones, w. ii. Eader, G. W.
Wainwright and Joseph Hainer, all residents
Of Shelby county, Tennessee, have fled a pc
tition in the Second Chancery Court Of Shelby
county, Tennessee. praying to be Incorporated
az THE Memphis Mechanics Building and
benefit and stock company. having for its
objects 20 enable the members thereof to
become the owners Of the land and houses on
which they may live, instead of being the
mere renters thereof, 1t is therefore oroered
that all persons wishing SO TO do. make their
appearance herein at the courthouse OF said
Court, in the city Of Memphis. Tennessee, on
or before the 1st day Of June. and show cause,
il any they have. why said persons should not
be Incorporated as prayed for. or the same
will be proceeded with ex parte; and that
copy Of this order be published for thirty days
in the Public Ledger.
M. ID. L. STEWART, @. and NJ.
Mcdowell 4 Martin, SOILS for Petitioners.
- yIll - l9ll.
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PROPOSALS.
To COntrnctOrs.

CEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RE-
- ceived by the undersigned for the erection
Of the proposed school BUILDING 20 be built on
the corner Of Market and Third streets. Plans
and specih -atiOns can be- seen al the Office of
Jones A. Baldwin architects, Kit Williams
Block. Bids % be LEFT with the Secretary Of
the Board Of hdueatioH, al the Odd Fell0Ws'
Hall, on or before the tn Of May next, ~
o'clock noon. The committee reserve The
right TO reject any or an ef the bids.
q. IS. FENNBR,
n. J. WIGGIN.
II. }. MANSFORD.
do-as Building Committee.
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LATEST TELEGRAMS.


AMERICAN PRRss ASSOCIATION. VIA Q. ?. q A
TRLRGRAPH COMPANY.
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EEAMELED or porcelain lined pumps, at
Browne 4 Brownies, 3l5 Second st. PAT
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CoURT STREET STABLES furnish horses
and buggies for the races.
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The gossamer silk dress hats, the best,
at Wheaton q Co.'S. 90
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NEW arrivals Of parasols Of all kinds
at the southern Palace. 1872 Main. 1871
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Jordan a. Co., Wholesale and retail
wood and coal, 4 Madison -. ALT
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AWNINGS made to order by J. P. Lalle-
mand, $3.50 Second street. l25
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NURSERY.
Bluff City Nursery,
M. PERDUE, PROPRIETOR,
Poplar Street, near Dunlap Avenue.
OLoF JOHNSON, Florist and Landscape Gar
dener. late of Royal Gardens, Stockholm.

na- Greenhouse and hardy plants. cut flow.
ers, bouquets, feral decorations for balls. par
tics, weddings and funerals. Lawns, gardens
and cemetery lots laid out in the most artistic
style. 79-tin
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REMNANT SALE Of Menken Bros. on
Friday and Saturday next. 81
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MASONIC. %

A TTENTION. KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
"A You are hereby ordered TO attend a spe-
fial conclave Of Cyrene COmmandery NO; 3;
this friday evening. at asylum, No. ~
Front street. ~ O'Clock, for the purpose OF
comforting the orders Of the Temple. Visiting
knights are courteously invited 70 meet with
w. - J. N. PEirTIGREw. Acting Z. C.
T. j. BARCHUs, Recorder.
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CALL.
MASONIC TEMPLE OF MEMPHIS,

TIIIR ID q A L l..
YIyTE THIRD CALL OF TEN PER CENT.
Il hereby ordered to be paid BY the Stock
holders OF the Masonic Temple OF Memphis,
at the Office of the Secretary Of the Temple;
Room No. 5, corner Of Madison and Second
streets. over Steever's drug store, on
Monday, May LIST. 1871.
As soon as this call is collected, the Temple
will be placed under contract.
By order of the Directory.
- ''D0' - ii. ii. HIGBEE. President.
A. j. WHEELKR. Secretary. 4s-i
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VARIETIES. = The great Sanyeah
Troupe of trapeze performers will APP
pear tonight
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-12
Jerome Riyiere vs.. "A. Bower.

EOURTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH
II of Orleans. No. 25,343-By virtue of writ
of seizure and sale to directed by the honorable
the Fourth District Court for the parish of Or.
leans, In the above entitled cause, l will
Merchants e and Aactiopee e,s Exebanae. RoysI
street, between Canal and CustomhOuse streets,
in the Second District of this city, on SATURDAY,
August r. 1871, at twelve o'clock NJ, the following
A CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND, situated,
lying and being in the faubourg Bouigny, parish
of Jefferson. now the Sixth District of this city,
in square No. Sc, bounded by Bordeaux. Nayades,
now st. Charles Valence and Apollo, now Caron-
ures one hundred and fifty feet front on Apollo or
Carsndelet street. by one hundred and twenty feet
in depth and front on valence street, and forms
part of the one half of said square No 66.
Together with all the buildings and improve
ments thereon, rights, ways and advantages
thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining-
the buildings and Improvements comprising one
story frame cottage, etc.
Being the same property acquired by defendant
Bower, per act passed before W. J. Castell notary
public, in this city, on June g. 1870. 500 e..
Seized in the above suit. - .
Terms-Cash for sufficient amount to pay plain.
tiffs claim, say the sum of two thousand three
hundred and thirty three dollars and thirty three
and one.third cents with interest at eight per
cent per annsm from the twenty-frst day of May,
1870 till the day of sale five per cent attorney
fees three dollars and eighty five cents costs of
protest five dollars costs of copy of act Of mort
gage and costs of suit Q. The purchaser to as
sumo ito the extent of the amount of his bid the
payment of promissory note secured by concur
rent mortgage on said property for the like sum
of two thousand three hundred and thirtythre
dollars and thirty-three and One-third cents,
drawn BY defendant to his own order and by him
Endorsed, dated May 81, 1870 payable two years
after date with eight per cent interest per annum
from date till paid and in case OF judicial proceed
ings five per cent att0rr eys tees; the property to
be kept insured according to the terms and condi.
lions of the act of sale TO defendant. g. And the
balance of the price of adjudication, if any, cash
on the spot - ---
4 c. 8. SAUvINET
iyI2 Is aul2 Sheriff of the Parish of Orleans.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-12

DY G. DE FERRET. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
b No so Royal street-SATURDAY,J July 20, 1871,
at twelve o'clock NJ, at the Royal Street Auction
EXCHANGE late Bank of Louisiana, corner of Royal
and Cont streets, will be sold by public auction,
hy virtue of an order from the Hon. Charles
Judge Of shs ns 81 s tbe
ing described real estate, VIZ
LOT OF GROUND, with the buildings and
improvements thereon, situate in the Second Dis
trict of this city, in the square bounded by Ram
part Dumaine, St. Claude and ST. Phlnp streets
measuring about IS feet front on Rampant street,
by about IS feet IN depth, between parallel lines.
The buildings and improvements consist OF an
excellent one.story house, with brick front and
slate roof No. 2S Rampant street h aatc tb
hack buildings being of brick and two stories high,
contain kitchen washroOm, three servants rooms
and privy There are besides hes Two Sheds water
2. ANOTHER LOT OF GROUND, with the build
ings and improvements thereon, IN the same aus
trfct in the square bounded by Dumalne, Royal,
ST Philip and Charities streets, measuring about
20 feet front on Dumane street, by about 1T feet
10 inches and lines in depth
The buildings and improvements, bearing the
No AZ Dumaine street, consist of a one-story house
containing four rooms and rear gallery, two-story
brick building in the yard, containing 1our rooms
a she'd cistern, privy, waterworks, grape arDor,
80: 5 ANOTHER LOT OF GROUND, with the build
ings and improvements thereon IN the same uns
part Esplanade and Burgundy streets, measuring
about 81 feet front Barracks street Dy Ioo Zee!
inches, more OF less, III uopoh' "0'"So" P"N
lines. -,
The buildings and improvements bearing the No.
139 Barracks street. consist OF pTlck zen
ment with balcony in front and side gallery, and
containing four rooms below and four rooms above,
privy, two sheds, cistern ETC.; Also carriage en-
trance on side
See plans at Exchange. -
Terms-One-half cash in United States treasury
notes, and the balance on a credit OF one year
the purchasers to furnish their negotiable promls'
sorry notes for the onehalf of the purchase price,
in sums suitable to effect division, bearing elgni
ner cent interest per annum from date till
paid, made to their own order and by them IN.
dorsed, payable at one year from date Of SALE with
special mortgage retained 10 secure said notes
and five per cent attorneys fees, in case of lit
CATION in favor of the holders thereof, and the
property to be insured at cost of purchasers
for the benefit of the holders of said notes. and 90
to remain insured until final payment of the
same the purchasers to assume over and above
the price OF adjudication. all taxes of 1871.
The acts Of sale with United States internal
revenue stamps attached, before Octave MOrel
notary public at purchasers expense.
je28 jy1 Is 10 -
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SALE TO EFFECT A PARTITION.

DY G. DE FERRET, AUCTIONEER-OFFICE
ID No. so Royal street-THURSDAf, July 70,
1871, at twelve o'clock NJ at the Royal Street Auc-
ton Exchange, at the corner of Cont and Royal
streets will be sold by public auction, by virtue
of a Judgment rendered by the Hon. Louis Duvig-
neaud, Judge of the Second District Court for the
parish of Orleans dated June Is, 1871, the following
described property
A CERTAIN LOr OF GROUND, situated in the
faubourg IRENE of this city in the square bounded
by Claiborne st. Ann Derbigny and DuInaine
streets designated lot No. "a, in square No 20
on a plan drawn by A. BOurgerol, in January. 1889
said lot having in American measure, 81 feet
inches and four lines front Claiborne street, by
95 feet 10 inches in depth and front on st. Ann
street of which it forms the corner, together with
the buildings and improvements thereon, which
consist OF onestory house, containing four rooms,
two cabinets, closed gallery, and two rooms IN the
attic; a two-story kitchen, containing two rooms
below, and two above; two cisterns, well, priVyr
and the ward is paved with bricks.
Terms-One half cash, and the balance on a
credit of one year in note secured by special
mortgage and bearing interest at the rate OF eight
per cent per annum from day OF sale till paid the
buildings to be kept insured against the risks OF
fire until final payment of said note, and in case OF
suit for the recovery of said note the purchaser
shall pay the attorneys fees, say five per cent on
the amount of said note, and interest.
Act of sale, together with United States internal
revenue stamps attached, before o. DrOuet, at the
expense of purchaser. iel8 "a jyl Is 20
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-12

COralie Bernard, Wife of Charles Daven-
port VS.. Henri Deron-Seventh District Court
for the parish OF Orleans, No. 89li
DY VIRTUE OF A WRIT OF SEIZURE AND sALR
ID to me directed by the honorable the Seventh
District Court for the parish of Orleans, in the
above entitled win proceed to sell at publAe
auction at the Merchants and Auctioneers Bx.
change, Royal street between Canal and Custom
house streets in the second District of this city
SATURDAY, July o. 1871 lat twelve o'clock NJ. the
following described property to wit
THREE CERTAIN LOTS OF GROUND, together
with all the buildings and improvements thereon.
and appurtenances thereof and all the rights.
ways, servitudes and advantages thereunto be-
longing or in any wise appertaining, situate, lying
and being in the Second District of this city New
Orieans)' in the square bounded by Esplanade Rob
ertson Where and Barracks streets, designated by
the numbers twelve. thirteen and fourteen on
Elan drawn by L. Brngier, late surveyor, dated
the twenty-thrd of February, 1887, and annexed to
an act of sale from Alexander Milne to w. G. @.
Claiborne passed before the late Carlisle Pollock,
April of the same year Said lots Of grou nd ad-
ION each other, and measure, each, thirty 1eet
trant,. Feat deem. between parallel lines. Winch
said prop,,rty belongs TO the said Henri Dero1,
means Of the purchase he made thereof fye. ~ am u,
tiff herein as PEE act 81 sale passed before Al
phonse Barnett notary public Ia this city, bear
ing date the thirteenth day Of pne, 1870.
Seized in the above suit.
Terms-l, In cash for a sufficient sfndtnt to pay
plaintiffs claim, say the of five Thousand dol
lars with interest thereon at the rate OF eight per
cent per annum from the fifth day of Jtfe 1871,
until the day Of SALE three dollars and thirt1 cents
costs of protest, and two and half per een5 on.
said amount and interest for attorneys fees ard
costs of suit. q And the balance on terms to meet
the payment of the following promissory notes.
secured by concurrent mortgage on said property,
dated on the second day of June, 1870, drawn by
defendant to his own order and by him indorsed,
bearing interest at the rate of eight per cent per
annum from maturity until final payment One for
the sum of one Thousand dollars, payable on the
second day of December. 1871; one Tor the sum of
five Thousand dollars, payable the fifth day of
June, 1871, and one for the sum of twelve hundred
1873
C. 3. SAUvIEET
ie20 iy3 ~ Sheriff of the Parish of Orleans
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c. 5. SAUVINET,
iel3 30 iyl5 Sheriff Of the Parish of OrleanS.
A.G. FarwelI & Co. vs.. F. NJ. Fisk.

INIFTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH
Il of Orleans, No. l696.-By virtue of an alias
writ of eri facias to me directed by the honorable
the Fifth District Court for the parish of Orleans
in the above entitled cause, will proceed to sell
public auction. at the Merchants and Auctioneers'
Exchange, Royal street, between Canal and Custom
house streets in the Second District of this city
on MONDAY, August Z, 1871, at IL o'clock NJ, the
WS foTS os TO W the hu,s
and improvements thereon, situated in the First
District of this city, in the square bounded by
and designated by the numbers two and three
Lot number two measures twenty-three feet eight
inches and six lines front on New Levee street
twenty three feet nine inches and six lines front
on Fulton street. by one hundred and
twenty feet seven, inches and one line in
depth on the side ond Of O number t
INCHES and six lines in depth on the
side of lot number three; aAd lot num-
eight inches and six lines front on New
Levee street, twenty-three feet nine inches and
six lines front on Fulton street, by one hundred
and twenty feet eight inches and six lines in depth
the side of lot number two, and one hundred
and twenty feet ten inches and three lines in
depth on the side of lot number four, American
measure.
The buildings and improvements on said lots
comprise sheds, three-story brick store, Nos. 1873
O. A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, together with
all the buildings and improvements thereon and
privileges, etc, situated in the First District of
this city, in the square bounded by Natchez
Tchoupitoulas, Gravier and Magazine streets,
designated by the number eighteen on plan
drawn by James Dakin, architect, dated January
5, 10, and deposited in the office OF --
notary public. in this city. Said lot
measures, in English measure, twenty four feet
one inch front on said Natchez street sixty Zone
feet ten inches and lines in depth the side
adjoining lot number nineteen said plan,
twenty five feet five inches in width in the rear,
and sixty three feet four inches and five lines IN
depth and front on the Arcade passage, which is
common to all the lots fronting thereon.
Seized in the above suit. .
Terms-Cash on the spot.
49, C.s. sAUvINET,
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ie4 jy925 Sheriff of the Parish of

William G.. Smith VS.. Robert Nick enZie-
Seventh District Court for the parish OF Or
leans No. 1882
RY VIRTUE OF WRIT OF SEIZURE AND SALE
~ to me directed by the honorable the Seventh
District Court for the parish of Orleans in the
above entitled cause, will proceed to sell at public
auction, at the Merchants and Auctioneers' Rx.
change, Royal street, between Canal and Custom.
house streets in the Second District of this city, on
FRIDAY, July %, 1871, at twelve o'clock NJ, the
following described property to wit
TWO CERTAIN LOTS OF GROUND together
with all the buildings and improvements thereon,
and all rights and privileges thereuntO belonging,
situated in the Fourth District of this city desig-
mated by the numbers one and four of the square
number two hundred and sixty, compri. ed within
Jackson, White, Laurent and Josephine streets, as
per plan drawn by J. A. Pueyo architect dated the
twenty eighth day of November. ls45, and depos-
tied in the Office of A. Chapella, then a notary
public in this city. Lot number one measures
thirty-one feet seven inches front on jackson
street. by one hundred feet in depth, between par
allel lines Lot number four forms the corner of
Jackson and White streets, and measures thirty
feet six inches and four lines front Jackson
street. by one hundred feet in depth between par
allel lines, and front White street; which said
lot number four was acquired by defendant herein
by purchase from Vincent Knecht, as per act of
sale thereof passed before Abel Dreyfus a notary
public in this city, the second day of April 1885,
and lot number one by purchase from Thomas
Greaves, as per act of sale thereof passed before
James Graham. notary public in this city, on the
twenty-seventh day of April, 1859.
Seized in the above suit.
Terms-Cash on the spot.
ie27 iyf4 % Sheriff of tIe Parish of Orleans