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The Painia RoyaI.


A writer in the Figaro, speaking OF
the Palais Royal, Paris, says; What a
wonderful place It is--restaurant, shops,
and cafe all rolled into one; place
where one may buy almost any sort of
article de Paris, as the cheap knick-
knacks are called, or may get dinner
at the most inexpensive rate. The
ground floors are reserved for shops for
the sale of articles of all sorts from the
most expensive SPECIMENS Of Paris jew
elry to the cheapest of Lowther Arcade
knick-kaaoks. In one of the windows
one sees the wonderful clock, the clock
which is made entirely Of glass and
which is perfectly transparent which
hangs suspended by g string in the
middle Of the window, and in which
the apparently entire absence of
works causes us astonishment as to
how it keeps such perfect time. The
mechanism cannot well be in the dimin-
utive pendulum, and the riddle is only
solved to purchasers. In another win
dow we see the most tempting assert
ment of jewelry--none very cheap. and
all marked Or or Argent Perhaps
next door We find marked Imitation,
and apparently the self-same articles
are marked at tenth OF the price. The
Palais Royal Imitation is world
renowned. The first floor of every
house in the Palais Royal is devoted 10
a restaurant Here, at prices ranging
from two to four francs, one may obtain
a dinner which even a British epicure
would find too sufficient Soup. fish,
poultry. entrees. knick-knacks, vegeta-
bles q separate counsel. cheese and
dessert, with bottle OF wine, for one
and eightpence. The price is ridicu-
lous. But if you wait there for
q couple Of hours you will
be astonished how many people avail
themselves of this cheap way OF dining
and you viii make a shrewd guess that
it pays the proprietor better TO take a
small profit from a number tn an large
one from few. In the courtyard there
is cafe, where, smoking a cigar and
slipping petite tasse of cafe DIRE. with
q dash of brandy perhaps. we may sit
and listen to the strains OF OF of the
bands of the line. which plays here at
throughout the summer
months. At the cafe, too, when you set
down without word, the ga-con will,
seeing that you are Engli sh, bring you
the mornings Times ,or Telegraph,
nailed to little sticks of wood, in order
that intending peculators may not be
allowed to try their little games. Verify,
the Palais Royal is wonderful place.
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Thnradnr. December 1O. 1s74.

at the south gate of Court Square, in the city
of Memphis. Tenn. sell at public auction, TO
the highest bidder, for cash. within legal
hours. the property in said trust deed and the
deed therein referred to. described as follows,
to-wit; Situate. lying and being in Shelby
county, Tennessee. in the Seventeenth CIV.
District of said county. in range s and sec
tons and 4. and being part of a subdivision
Of a six hundred and twelve acre tract DUR
chased March 26, 1886. from A. Woodruff by
&. Irby, AMI more particularly described as
follows. to-wit: Beginning It stake south
4S1ao east Is links. bla,k gum. the north
cast corner of Mount Vernon Church lot;
thence north IA east G5 $40 poles to stake,
southeast corner of A. G.. Roark's l42-acre
subdivision thence west 10 So north 2lS poles
to stake, three dogwood and two white oak
pointers, the southwest corner of said Roark's
subdivision; thence south 81 east rs $40 poles
to a stake, mulberry and birch pointers south
62o east 16 links, birch; thence east l. north
2l7 80 100 poles to the beginning, containing
by estimation 1908 acres.
Title believed to be good. but | sell and CON
vey only as Trustee. Equity of redemption
barred JAMES NJ. ADAMS, Trustee.
HuMEs & PosToN, Attorneys: 1885
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TO THE PEOPLE OF MEMPHIS AND
SHELBY COUNTY.

At a period of profound peace and
tranquility, in county where not an
act Of lawlessness has been committed for
years on account Of political differences,
where the utmost freedom OF speech is
tolerated, and the right to exercise the
elective franchise by the citizens of every
race, color and creed never has been
questioned or abridged since the termi-
nation Of the war, an armed soldiery has
been quartered in our city, upon the eve
of an election, and at almost the termi-
nation Of canvass which has been cor
Quoted thus far with a courtesy almost
unprecedented. Therefore we, the un-
dersigned, request our felIow-citizeus to
assemble at the Greenlaw Opera House
on Tuesday, October q, 1874. to respect
fully but earnestly petition His Excel
lency President Grant to remove them
from our midst. and TO assure him and
the people of the United States that we
are neither disloyal nor lawless; that we
accord here to every man entire free
dom of speech aud political action.
The above call has been numerously
signed and will be presented for other
signatures to-day. Some of our ablest
citizens will address the mass meeting
tonight. 1t is understood that the troops
here vii! be stationed in Court Square
on election day for political purposes.
The intimation that their presence here
is necessary will do more to engender
unpleasant forebodings in the minds of
the people and to effect injuriously the
commercial interests of Memphis than
the success or defeat Of any political
party.
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party,

ROBERTSON TORI, that eminent tax.
payer, has taken the stump. Being a
man of wealth and leisure, be can afford
to amuse himself as he chooses. He
made very denunciatory speech at Col
lierville last Saturday, we learn, along
with Emerson Etheridge, who four years
ago was as anxious to sustain the State
credit as Houk was at the last Legisla-
ture. Topp says that, with one excep
ton, there is not man on the Demo-
cratic ticket who can frame bill, Well,
when it goes to the Legislature, as it
certainly will, he may change his mind,
especially when bill is offered and
passed compelling the rich man to pay
his taxes as well as the mechanic in his
cottage. A law that would carry per-
feet title with tax sale would convince
the chief fugleman Of the cotton ring
that a genuine reform and workingman' S
ticket had been elected.
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Murder and Poison.

INDIANAPOLIS, October 27.-The final
act in the Mawson murder case at An
derson, so far as Mrs. Mawson was con-
cerned, terminated last night about
twelve o'clock by the taking Of her own
life by means of poison. Before the
verdict was rendered she was allowed to
20 out to her house to change her appa-
rel, being accompanied by guard. 1t is
supposed that she procured the poison
at this visit, she having it concealed
about her house. Last evening she was
discovered lying on her bed quite SICK
and apparently in great agony. A ply
stefan was summoned at once, who pro-
nonnced her symptoms to be such as
indicated arsenic 10 the stomach. An
antidote was prepared, but she stub
bornly refused TO take it, and in a few
hours expired. Her son is still held for
trial, and It is thought that her sonin'
law will be arrested on suspicion Of be
ing implicated in the murder of young
Albert Mswson.
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lWAsHl xoToS, October 27.-For the
No, .thwest and upper lakes and thence
to Missouri and Kentucky, high pres
sure, northwest to northeast winds,
cold, ", clear and partly cloudy weather
and Tost. For Tennessee and the gulf
State 9, nearly stationary pressure, lower
temp erature, northerly winds and partly
clouc y weather and frosss in the former
State ). For the lower lakes and thence
to West Virginia, rising barometer.
northwe 81. winds, clearing and clear
cold ives 1. her and frosts.
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A priest who was examining a confr.
nation class in the south OF ireland
asked, What is the sacrame Mt of mat.
rimony" A bright little lurl at the
head Of the class answered, "A state of
torment into which souls enter 10 nre-
pare for better Worruld." That's the
answer for purgatory," said the priest
" Put her dewn fut of the class" said
the subdeacou. Lave her alone re-
torted the priest, for anything you or I
know to the contrary she may be Der.
fectly right
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A Penny NEfn., Cnnp.

From the San Francisco Call
! am thinking of the hour l spent
down on the Bay of Naples, where the
sunny Italian goes in swim ming in the
face OF everybody. The sunny Italian
"a slender youngster who swan well,
wanted a copper for his excelle ut diving;
would l drop one into the water and e .e
him plunge for IT'D Yesl Down he WEI
and came up presently with tears in his
eyes, the copper was lost and he would
have to go hungry, for he was poor. /
was touched by his sorrow, aud down he
went after second copper, but returned
with the same pitiful story, embellished
to degree, but he went too far, for at
that moment ne choked, and out of his
mouth few the two coppers, to nv
amazement and chagrin. i said. "Son.
ny though you live in this STATE, of ma
ture thousand years, you swa How no
more Of my coppers."
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MAYNARD, LEWIS & Co. assert that the
civil rights bill, which will be called up
as soon as Congress meets for final
passage, does not mean mixed schools.
Well, here is what Senator Frelinghuy-
sen had to say on the 10th Of the pres
ent month in speech at Newark, N j.:
l do not mean to speak in enigma. l
mean to be understood, whether you like
it or not. go for the perfect eqHaR-
cation, politically and socially Of all
mankind. [Applause.l If the XIIIth.
XIvth and XVIII amendments are not
carried into effect all the results Of the
war will be lost" That shows how the
stepfather Of the civil rights bill looks
upon the question.
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SAID W. j. Smith yesterday to some
gentlemen on the street: We hare
GOT them (the Democrats) this time
sure. That Independent ticket is a
trump card" As matter of course,
for everybody knows this is Radical
ticket in disguise, as well as dark.
lantern concern.
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APPOINTMENTS OF
]. NJ. Galloway, Democratic asd Con-
sentative Candidate for Flo
terial Representative.

City Of Memphis. First Ward-corner Of
Jackson and Main sts.. Saturday, Oct. zith.
Bartlett, Monday, October 18th.
COlierville, Tuesday, October Nth.
LAGRANGE. Wednesday. October 2eth-
Moscow. Thursday, October 18th.
Somerville, Friday, October Oth.
Memphis. Beal Street Market-house, sat
urday, october 3lst.
Ny competitor Radical or Independent. is
requested 20 meet me at these appointments
and discuss the questions now before ne peo-
pie. ff5-53l j. III. GA.LOM ~
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Nothing so much destroys a man s
peace Of mind as to hear a woman ex-
press an intention to give him a piece of
hers.
An enterprising downtown restaura-
teur in New York announces "paros,ys.
NAL steWs" as a specially Of his bill Of
fare.
A man, to be known, must keep his
name before the people. he must let
them know where he is, what he is, nd
what he is doing.
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The youth who viii one Of these days
be Grand Duke Of 0ldenburg, and is
nov a student at Leipsic, was in the
railway station at Dresden. He pre-
ferred 10 cit on the refreshment table
and assaulted mine host for remonstrat-
ing, whereupon the crowd tumbled the
embryo Grand Duke over and used him
roughly.
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Billy Lieben, at No. 1864 Main street,
has all the latest pictorials, daily papers,
ETC., from all parts Of the country. Also
Cooley, Dcmorest. Harper, Leslie,
monthlies for November, and Nasfs
Comic Almanc for 1875.
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JuDGE H. T. ELLErr, one Of the ablest
constitutional lawyers Of the day. will
address the mass meeting at the Pea
body Hotel tonight (changed from the
Opera House, on the relation of the
bayonet to commerce and the industries
of the country" He will command the
strictest attention and doubtless have
an immense audience.
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SlOtO SI0OO-Ipyested IN stocks and
gold pays 200 per cent. month. Send
for particulars. Tumbridge.6 Co., bank
ers, 2 Wall street, n. Y. 86d&w
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The election takes place this day
week, after which Barbour Lewis, E.
Etheridge, R. Topp and the rest Of the
defeated Radicals, viii enjoy season
of involuntary retiracy from public life
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IT is limited that one Of the candidates
on the P. R. and W. T. Perkins, Roths-
ohilds. Williamson add ToPp) once =rots
a learned book to prove that Abraham
Lincoln vas the Cog oftbe scriptures and
ths; the negro is but fewremoves above
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origin Of Uni. an Opern.

About the year l494 three young men.
natives of Florence, " no were exceed
ingly intimate and who possessed many
artistic tastes in COMMON, conceived the
idea Of restoring the ancient Grecian
lyric style Of defamation. They per
suaded the celebrated poet Rinncci to
compose the words Of drama, the sub
ject of which was the story of Daphne,
and this was set to music by Pest, the
most celebrated corapose of the fifteen tn
century. Count Corsi, an admirable
musician, aided him in the undertaking,
and the first performan ce of the first
opera was played in the palace of this
gentleman. The actors and singers
were friends of the author, and be him.
self took one Of the parts. The orchestra
OF this first opera was composed Of four
violins, cythra, arp and violin
cello. There were no, airs in this com
position, and it con sisted entirely of
recitatives accompanied by fine har-
monies, which, however, were judged by
the great critic Ruecellai to be very
monotonous aud tedious.
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SCHOOL books, embracing every book
now in use at either public or private
schools in the city, can be fond at
Mansford's, corner Second and Monroe.
1T
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oFFIcIAL.
NOTICE

MAYORS OFFICE. Cry HALL.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. October %. 1874.
OWNERS OF REAL ESTATE ARE HERE
" by notified that the Assessors have COM
pleted the assessment for the 48th corporate
year and have returned the books to this
office; and notice is also given that said books
will be open for inspection, in accordance
with city ordinances, section 300. on and after
Monday next, 26th instant for the space,of
ten days, for the correction of mistakes by
the Assessors, who will attend at the Mayors
office for the purpose of correcting errors or
mistakes. JOHN LOAGUb, Mayor.
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the brute creation. [see page ls.] The
negro may not have a soul, as Ariel !
asserts, but he has lots Of votes, which
is better.
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NJ. J. WALDRON, Chairman
Ed WoRsHAM, Secretary.

II having been ascertained, according to
section S62 OF the Code. page 544, that ticket
with other names than those Of parties who
are candidates for Offices named in the Sher-
ifs advertisement Of election, will be rejected
By the returning officer. the Executive Com
Pesolped. That separate box will be pro-
vided for and separate judge placed on duty
at each poll. under the direction Of the sub
committee Of each ward ana district, 70 re-
tor. and that blank tickets be provided for
such votes, aifording each Democratic and
Conservative voter an opportunity Of express
ing ms preference for the important etice of
limited States Senator; and such judge so act
ing is hereby required 70 send such ballot
box. together with a certified statement Of the
nnmber Of votes cast. and for whom for United
States Senator, with the least possible delay,
to me secretay Of the Executive Board, al the
Office Of John OyeTton. corner, of second and
Court Street, MemRhis,
IN. WORsHAM, Secretary. 1851
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SIGSs executed in every variety, neat,
cheap and durable, by Hook & LaGrill,
326 Second street. 81
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NOTICE.


A LII PARTIES HAVING cIArue
~, ssainst ihe late frm Of Cooper 4 n;ctins
son. SsSIn an Tenn. are notsed nj I'm
Heated bsfot sa ne Eith ne, properly authsn-
! will az that time make n Si,i9esr next. as
tne ,eaitors q All the funds In nv bsn5s baE
AZ al " saia nm JOHN c. PTZER.
Irnsle=
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LEGAL,
Trustees sale.

pY VIRTUE OF THE TERMS OF A DEED
d in trust executed to the undersigned
Trustee, on the 18th day of January, 1873, and
Of record in the Registers Office Of Shelby
county. Tennessee, in Deed Book l02. page
Al L will on
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MEAT STORE.

g, NTErgDEL ~ co.
WILL OPEN A WHOLESALE MEAT
w Store at No. 3zS Front street,
October II. 1874. 500
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"ONDAd, October 26-Nieht-Nintb We'd
corner GIeenlaw and Fifth strestsN er H. ward
,Lh6S EEliIb Hon. HOSEA TOWNsF,N1n1'
Ta}ot M SEEQlRGE W. WINCHESTER- cant'
pnnlosa october T-Night-Eighth Ward
VPn5a nI street Market house-Hon. W "i1r'
HHfTIEnhns Gen. JAS. r. CHAMBERS Ind:
hhAhII' Col. A. ]. KELLAR. ~s'
W,EEDNESspAY. October 2-Niebt -s;xth
s MraI1; Main street, near Beal-Col. m
nnIVgTnh,tHvgN. y. A. TAYLOR, ESQ, JOHN
THURSDAY. October % -Nirbt-F orr,b
mard, Second Chancery Coprf-roornU ro ~
T. n; LOCKWOOD, Col. REESE II M IN.
mONDSQN, Col. R. p, DUNCAN ~
PEITIGREW. Esq. d Ne
FRIDAY, October 3O-Joint d;s,rs,;o. -.
HreenlaM Qpera-hOuse between Jnd',n 4 g
" PPU0kfER and Hon. HORACE NAV.
SATURDAY, October 81 For P;oh -
seventh Wards, Beal street Maykat-koo,,san u
Hol; JOSIAH PATTERSON. C.,nta;,,i us ~ y
WILLIAMSON, Hon. @. P. Al. TURNFR
BY order Of Executive Board
T w.. N, J. WALDRON. Chairma,
.-SS-Ss-Il. 14h9
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Mrs. Jewett, the postmaster's wife who
stole money from letters passing through
the postotiice at Hancock, Vermont. has
never been punished for her crime. She
has recently been visiting Hancock in
male attire.
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SPIcER & RYAN have removed to 347
Main street, nearly opposite their old
stand. 40
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PianOsi Organsi TIae best
and cheapest al HOIlen-
berg's," sO4 Main street. lot

SPiorR h RYAN have removed TO 347
Main street. nearly opposite their old
stand. 40
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BANK.
THE
BANK OF COMMERCE,
MEMPHIS, TENN.
Cash Capital, $25O,OOO.

JOHN T. FARGAS0N, President
JOHN OVERTON, Jr., V. President
II. A. PARKER, /; Cashier
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PROFESSIONAL.
aERAToR.
u. S. SENATOR.
OFFICE SHELBY COUNTY DEMOCRATIC AND !
CONSERVATIVE Elk, COMMITTEE,
OCToBER y, 1874.

OFFICE SHELBY COUNTY DEMOCRATIC AND
CONSERVATIVE Elk, COMMITTEE,
OCTOBER %. 1874.
Resolved. That the Democratic and Con-
sentative Ticket Of Shelby county shall, in
addition to the names of the candidates for
Governor, Congressman and Members of the
General Assembly. have. also, a space in
blank for United States Senator. and that
each voter is requested to fill such space with
the name Of his choice.
Resolved, That the Judges and Clerks OF
the election make returns of the vote for
United States Senator as for other candidates,
and that the Chairman of the Executive Com
mittee and the Secretary be charged with the
duty of securing proper returns, and pub
fishing the sane, Of the vote for United States
Resolved, That these resolutions be pub
lished for one week in the daily newspapers
of the city Of Memphis.
Adopted.
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OYSTERS. shell, stew. fry or any
style, at RAggiO's, 10 Jefferson 81.
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DIRECTORS.

JOHN 7. FARGASoN ......of. Fargason & Clay
JAS. ELDER. ....late President DeSoto Bank
IHQS. II; ALLEN..."Of Thos; u. Allen 4 GO
NJ. GAVIN. ......................:of NJ. Gavin u Co
JOHN OYERT0N, JR........of Memphis. Tenn
o. IL. p. PIPEk..................of Memphis. Tenn
B. BAYLISS -........,,. ......-of B. Bayliss 4 Go
JOHN G. FIZER..............of Estes. Fizer i Co
SIT
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INSURANCE.
MERCHANTS
FIRE AND MARINE
INSURANCE COMPANY
OF MEMPHIS,
Have Removed to Office Formerly
Occupied by DeSOtO Bank,
No. 20 Madison Street.
OFFICERS.
NJ. L. MEACHAM, President
A. N. MCKAY, Vice President
WIN. GAY, Secretary
OFFICERS.
BOARD OF DIREoroRs.

NJ. L. MEACHAM...-of NJ. L. Meaehan a Co
A. n. MCKAY. Of sledge. Mckay 4 Co
S. MANsFIkLD.----......of Mansfield 4 Higbee
WIN. JOHNER..... Of Joyner. Lennon 4 Gale
WIN. b. GALBREATH.-... Cotton Factor
Hon. JOHN 0VERTOR. JAM. Memphis
J. NJ. PETTIGREW--o Edmonds, Pottigrev
q Co.
ISAAC sCHWAB ....................of sebrab 4 "a
B. Z. HALLER.-....Of HolloWsll. Crockett 4
Halter.
- Takes Fire and Marine risks. DWELLING
Houses and isolated Country Stores
especially solicited. 6-8
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welded BIIss.-We were personally
cognizant of the supreme content that the
Fourth brought to brace of lovers.
They were from the country, and as if
the heat of the weather was not enough,
must needs add to the caloric of the day
by lighting the torch of Hymen. Contig-
uous to the BULLETIN office, is the Office
of a venerable magistrate, one of the
functions of whose office is it to case the
delicious pain peculiar to young hearts in
such cases. So on the BIRD O. Freedom"
day, our hero and the girl of his choice
presented themselves before the Squire,
duly hanked by another couple, not yet
arrived at the matrimonial crisis. but evil
IDENTITY fast approaching it, to undergo the
ceremonial that should fuse two loving
hearts in one. There was nothing unus:
ual in the scene, but it afforded us remin-
iscent pleasure to look in upon it from
our vantage ground just outside the open
door. After painful preliminary spent
in adjusting situations, the worthy magis-
trate rose and with the gravity BETTING
his Office, bound the nuptial knot.
The undiasoluble tie that binds two will
ing souls - one" was duly manipulated
and then 70 sec the bestific light that play,
ed upon the face of that young man was
sublime. Nothing can fifty compare
with It except the rapturous Joy that the
first man experienced when the fair Eve
was delivered to his expectant arms.
Treading ON mir, and obllvious of all