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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-08
N~on-RosIdon Notice.

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NO. SSe-ln the Chancery Court Of Shelby
eyuntyy Ienneesee. Walter A. Goodman,
apminlstIAtor of W. Goodman, deceased, Of.
~, V, ine Mississippi central Railroad
RI appearing from aaidayit IN ,bis cause that
u tho defendants, The Mississippi Csnfrai
Railroad Company, II. s.. McComb, Josiah
Bard we'll, kben ID. Jordan, Chss. II. Lom-
DeEq, a. Winthrop Gray, Cyrus ii. Meter
MEX, JunluB u. Alexander, John L.KineQ
pamI ~. FELTON,, Henry Lewis, and Horatfo
~. Heweome, tall of the above, except the
.aia railroad Company, being p~artners under
Lhc nrm name inc style OF the Southern
EAlIoad hss0oiation1, are nOn-residenta ~
the state Of Tennessee; that said Kississinni
central Railroad Company and said firm. tbe
southern Railroad Association, are indebted
70 the complainAnts in various amounts evi-
aenced oy notes, accounts and judgments.
eesregatlng about S75,0 600; and Attachment
nsyirg been issued and levied on the propertv
o. eel1 hailroad Association, il Is therefore
erdered that all the parties above named
make their appearance herein, ut the court
nouse 81 SHELBY county, In Memphis, Tenn,
on or before the FIRST Monday In Febrnarv'
1881, and Plead, answer or demur 10 cow
p~lainant. bill, or the same will be taEen for
confessed as to them and set for hearins
ex1karte, and that a copy Of this order he
published once q week for four suocessivs.
WesEs IN the PUBLIC LEDGER,
This 18th day Of December, Iee0.
A eopy-Attest:
RI. BLACK, Clerk and Masts,
ny Ell. ,MoHHNRYa d. G. 4 n,
dumes Y Poston, BigeloW e Mn. Wick,
tpikes : Wright, solicitors for complainsnt
~ OK I'M I'm
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a CONFEDERATE CHRISTMAS.
A Grand Dinner Given. ihe Last
Year OF the War.

New York WcFld.l
Christmas day, 1864, was the Con.
federate Christmas par excellence
Outside supplies Of all kinds had dis.
appeared and whatever comforts were
provided were Of home manufacture
The Confederate dollar was now worth
just two cents in gold, and -four was
5000 a barrel; sugar was $50 a pound
salt, 81; butter, $40, and beef, $35 tC
$40 a pound. Wood sold at 500 a
cord, and coal was not TO be had, save
in a few OF the cities, owing to sCarci.
ty Of transportation. The day was
Sunday, which, in itself, would have
tempered the usual merriment. At a
country residence below Richmond,
and not far from the lines of the con-
tending armies, a party Of seven-la-
dies and gentlemen, all in the strictest
sense Of the term-were assembled at
dinner. The mansion had been pro-
verbal for its hospitality before the
war now the welcome was as cordial
as ever, but the board was spread in
accordance with the necessities Of the
times.
At the head Of the table was placed
a large ham, worth $500, at the foot OF
the table was the last turkey the farm
could boast, worth $l75. The vegc-
tables consisted of cabbage, potatoes
and homiuy, worth, at a reasonable
calculation, 800. Corn-bread was
served, -four having been unknown in
this house for months. The meal Of
which it was made was worth $50 o
bushel, and the salt that seasoned it 81
a pound. Dessert there was none, but in
its place the hostess provided a coarse
black molasses, worth $50 u gallon.
The same kind lady, as rare treat for
her guests, brought out, with a glow Of
pride, a steaming urn ofreal tea-not
sassafras-(worth 800 a pound), at the
same time warning the company that
they must expect but one cup apiece,
as this was the last of her store. After
this there was coffee made from
sweet potatoes cut into little bits,
toasted brown and ground to powder.
Such was a Confederate Christmas
dinner in the last winter of the war.
From this superb repast the scale
descended to army r%ations-a bit of
salt pork, corn bread and sweet
potato coffee without sugar. The
company consisted of three ladies and
four gentlemen. The ladies' toilets
the writer cannot venture to describe,
but they were largely made up of
homemade articles in the fashion.
prevailing at the commencement Of
the war. The tresses Of one were
fastened with Confederate hair-pins,"
made Of long black thOrns, with the
heads tipped with sealing-Wax. and
the dress was Of simple home-spun.
With the exception of the master of
the house, whose age compelled him
to pursue the ways Of peace, the
gentlemen were in uniform, two being
officers and two privates from the
neighbOring lines. The country road
beyond the farm was lined with slowly
moving trains of army wagons, and
occasionally a small party of cavalry
would pass at a sharp trot. From the
windows of the mansion thin, light
clouds Of smoke could be seen rising
from the camp-fires on the lines, and
now and then the dull thud of a heavy
gun would break the stiffness of the
scene, and a heecy cloud would rise
over the tree tops and melt away in
the air.
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"a Fair Barbarian" by NTFs.
Burnett.

Scribner's Monthly is about to do a
thing perhaps without precedent in
u magazines, namely, reprint a Sc
rial story which has already run
through six numbers of another maya
zine. The serial of Mrs. Burnett, "a
Fair Barbarian, which is announced
for the "MidWinter Number" is
said to be altogether the brightest and
most amusing this popular author has
ever written. 1t will occupy two or
three numbers of Scribner's, the first
installment covering about twenty
three pages. 1t has been printed al
ready in six numbers of another
magazine, with a large %circula-
ton, but with an entirely different
circle of readers. There is at least
one Partisan precedent for such a
course as Seribner has adopted. A
novel by a popular French writer.
written the last year Dr. two, appeared
in a prominent daily paper as a serial.
After this it came out in book form,
ard when it had reached a sale of
some forty or fifty thousand, one fine
morning this very novel was an
nounced far aud wide as the leading
serial of a daily newspaper, lie Petit
Journal, which, as every one knows
who has read its gigantic sign on the
sides of the seven story Paris houses,
boasts the unequaled circulation Of
$4,000 copies daily. Mrs. Burnett
has revised her story for its reaprear-
ance in Scribner, but has made no
material change in it.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-08

TaE Avalanche has an acute attack
Of rgpudiation with a big r on the
brain. 1t believes that fifty cents on
the dollar is quite as much as the state
is able to pay, but at the same time
believes that to force the creditor
against his will to accept cne.half the
amount Of his bond is a reputation of
the other half Of the debt" The logic
Of this is that if the bondholder
should take it into his head that he
would like TO have dollar for dollar,
compound interest and all, itwould be
reputation not to pay him, Again the
Avalanche says.
1t is not yet clear that the creditor
will not accept a compromise that will
be satisfactory to the debtor. And in
any event, as the validity of the debt
cannot be questioned, it is just as we'll
to call any compulsory process upon
the creditor to scale down the debt by
ITS right name: Reputation, with a
big r.
And there is where the big
r comes in. All the light we
have in regard to the temper of the
bondhOldersg Of late comes through
that famous circular, which declared
that they we're going on with the suits
against the railroads, with every pros
peet Of winning, and that they would
not take 6O-6. If any bondhoider
diSssntsfrom this circular, he has not
made the fact known, although our
columns are open TO all such free Of
charge. And if there was a democrat
or a republican 10 tho state who, dur.
ing the late canvass, said he was in
favor Of any given figure
above 60-6, we never heard
Of him. Wethink 40-au6-4 would be
an equitable settlement, but might
assent, as we did in 1879, to 80 aud4
to get rid ofthe question. But some
Of our high credit brethren seem Ia
think that it would be very indelicate
to propose the very rate Of settlement
which they themselves advocate.
There is no use in going over the
ground and discussing this question
again-we have had enough Of
that before-but there is no doubt Of
the fact that a majority Of
the people Of Tennessee, regardless Of
party lines or their apparent position
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-08
V-Gon-rosIdont VIOVIco.

No. Ss5s-In the Chahcery Court Of Shelby
county, Tenn.@0M Alsup, executor Of w II
Walker, deceased, VI. Bliss B Cornelius.
TT appearing from affidavit in this cause that
l. the defendant, Eliza B Cornelius, 10 .
nonresident Of the State Of Tennessee: that
she Is indebted to the estate Of W II
Walker. deceased. in the sun Of Sl5,
duo BY note, and attachment having been
Issued and levied on her propertyi It ia
therefore ordered that she mako her appear.
anee herein, at the courthouse Of Shelby
county, in Memphis, Tenn, on or before the
frst Monday in February, 1881, and plead,
answer or demur to complainant bill, or the
same will be taken for confessed as to her
and set for hearing ex-parte; and that o copy
Of this order be published once 3 week for
four successive weeks in the Public Ledger.
This 3lst day of December, 1880.
A CODY: Attest.
ROBERT J. BLACK, clerk and master.
By p. B. McHEERT, d. @. 4 N.
WI Wilson, sol. for eompl't,
1O5 Ill III 12s
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-08
CredItor,s NotIce.

No. 35s3-In tho Chancsry Court Of Shelby
county, Tennestee-Brdget fttzgibbOn, ad-
ministratnx Of Michael Filzgibbon, deeeas-
cd, ct al ". VIM HARRINGTON, administrator
ofM n MckeiuaYy, deceased, ct al.
appearing from the bill 10 this cause that
4 Il is a proceeding Instituted 70 settle and
wind up the estate Of n II Mckeinavy, de-
ceased, as an insolvent estate, and an rider
having been made by tho CourI, directing pub
LEGATION % be made, etc. Il Il nov therefore
ordered that all parties claiming 70 bc utter
estsd in faid cslate, make their appearance
herein, At the courthouse Of Shelby county, in
Memphis, have themselves made parties here
10 ard present and esiablish thei, demands
siihia thfes months from this date or the
tame viii be forever barred; and that q COPY
Of this order be publishod once q week, foF
four successive Nesu, IN the. Public Ledger.
Ihis tth day Of January, l8d.
A copy-Attest.
b ]. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
RY EB. hcHsrRr, &c. 4 N.
Wn n Randolph, sol. isr eowplt,
10 lis IL 1N
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-08
Nonresident Eotlee.

No. 84e-In the Chaneery Court of gbsIbv
county. Ienn.-yoseph e JCOnuor W. Tbc
Globe Mutual Lifs Insurance Cempanyefai'
Appearing. from affidavit IN this cause
that the defendant, The Globe Mutual
LIE Insurance Company, Is a nom
resident OF the State Of Tennessee, II II
therefore ordered that II make IL an
pearance herein, at the courthouse Of Shelby
county, II. Memphis, Tenn. on OF before
the hret Monday In February, 1881, and.
o. the same will be taken for oopfsssss
as 70 II and set for hearing ox-parte.
ana that q copy Of thiB order be publishodonc
week Tor four successive weeks IN the Public
IhiI the 18Th day Of December. 1880.
A oopy-Atteat
BIZ, BLACK, Clerk and Ma,..,
AoHHNnys D. o. an,
bigsleH &Hil, soils. for eompl't.
A-ps-lOl-iie
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NOu-R Resident NotIeo.

No. 1850, R D-Oircuit Court Of Shelby coun.
y. Iennessee-Hsrrisoa Boyd VI. Caroline
Boyd.
IT appearing from affidavit fled In this causo
4 that the defendant, Caroline Boyd, IL a non.
resident Of the state Of -f5sssssee: II Is there
fore ordered that she make her appear .scs
herein. at the courthouse. IN the civ
q hemphist Tennessee, on o. bef9ge tbe third
sHer or domur 70 plaintiffs bill for al.
vorce, or the sane viii be taken for con sessed
a. 70 her and the cause cot for hearing er.
paytej and that q copy Of this order be puh.
lished once a week, for four successive weeks,
10 the Public Ledger.
A oopy-Attosti
J08BPH UHL, Clerk.
Georgs Elliott, Attorpey for Plaintiff.
o. 100 110 lis
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-08

The LEDGER Office book bindery,
10 Madison street, is in the same
building as the newspaper and job
printing establishment; is owned by
the same proprietor, embraces all
machines and material used in a first
class book bindery, and is conducted
by competent workmen capable Of
executing work in as good and sub
stantial a style as can be done any
where.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-08
Trhstee's Sale Of Real Estate.

Under aud By virtue ola trutt decd, duly
~ recorded in book No. III, page AS, Of the
registers ofico Of Shelby county, Tennessee, /
will az trustee, on
Friday, the 18th day orPebrunry. 1881,
during legal hours, at the southwest corner Of
Main and Madison streets. 10 the Taxing Dis.
tIict Of Shelby county, tennessee lato city Of
Memphi9 soil az public auction, 10 the highest
bidder for cash, the following described land,
to-wit; a certain lot ofiand s~itaatoin Shelby
county, Tennessee. and In said city of Mem
phis, being part Of iot No. l92: Beginning at
the southwest corner Of the lot Of land con-
yeyed 20 .MrE. Emily A. samuels BY James
jenkins by deed duly recorded 10 bOoE No. z,
page 26ia OF the registers office Of Shelby
county, Tennessee, and running thence east
wardly with the north side Of Union street 50
fcet, thence northwardly q feet 90 an alley.
thence H%estwardly With the south side Of aid
alley 50 feet, thoece fouihEardiy 81 feet 10
Union street the place Of beginning. and being
the anne conveyed to Vim. B. Street by deed
duly recorded in book No. 95, paee III, or M
register Office Of Shelby county, TebnesEee'
Equity Of redemptiou wsived. Iitle believed
70 e goed, 9ut 1 VIII convey only ~ trustee.
l@1a SIMON sTURN. trustee.
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i NOTICE
TO WATER TAKERS

DEFEATED notices nave failed to prevent
~ the great waste Of wator. Many persist
In allowing IL TO hoW continually; some be-
cauRe their stops are out Of repair, some to
prevent freezing, and others from neglect.
Hundrede, even thousands Of such instances
exist. and have been the prime causesof veal
pressure for the paet few months.
Inspectors arc nov oanvassing the city with
inStrucions TO turn of water from m mar
Use. On which It is found running In waste.
ing on again. ~
70 prevent freezing. pipes must be- emptied
~ tqfning the 6tjp n Wasta-cOck.
WHO W. l.. CAMERON. Se.'v.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-08
GOOD news
IN SIX HOURS

A new discovery in the vegetable lips, q
medicine that cannot be found Ia any Drug
Store in the Unitsd States or Diminion Of
Canada OF present, until the druggists call for
II; and all Druggists that order my medicines,
| will advertise their names and places Of bus
iRess IN the same column with my advertise
ment In the paper. 4tItar .srt.. ~
No Druggist has tho genuine medicine IN.
less you see his name and place OF business Ia
my advertising column. Ieru erf
This medicine is produced from a vegetable
10 Spain and Portugal, called Bellina de Sal
utariai an almost miraculous herb, for the cure
Of all Chronic Diseases, etc. viz. .ief at|
Female Weakness, Dyspepsia In Its worst
form, Sore Eyes, Sorofnla, Syphilis,
ChiIls and Fever, Gravel, BlIOusness,
D%erangemenf Of the Bowels and alt dis.
eases arising from the impurlty OF the
blood.
All persons afflicted with any fthose dis
eases are referred TO the above, and II, after
three or -four hours time after taking the med
icine, you do not find it improving your
health l will refund double the amount you
have paid for a bottle. Of the medicine: and my
agents also will DO Instructed TO refund tho
money, provided you have it pronounced By Q
phySician that you did not receive any benefit
BY 1t. And l will also say this much, that lido
not care by what doctor you have been treated
and pronounced incurahle. Do not be dis
couraged, but come and SEQ me. To all ply
sioians who have cases OF this description un-
der their care l should be pleased If they would
give il a tie. Give my medicine fair trial
and l will guarantee sure cure, II taken a.
o0rding to directions. N
CONSULTATION fres Of charge In my ONCE
from 8 to II a, IN. and 2 to5 p.m. All calls out
side of these hours intide city limfts free, out.
side OF corporation Soc per mile. itH 5ff
Vhronio Diseases a Specially. Charges from
81 to $40. Cure guaranteed.
Price 81 per Bottle.
Call on or address .
DIR REVA
1861 Main Street, Memphis, Tenn.
II 1ls ~
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-08
Reeds Git Edge Tonic alleys irritation

The dramatic critic of the New
York Sun, having carefully surveyed
the limbs Of Miss Mary Anderson With
a field glass, during tho rendition Of
Ion a night or two ago, declares,
with appropriate solemnity, that zone
feels a proper difidence in abiding to
matters Of the kind: but Miss Ander.
son does not present the healthy elias
steal robustness and dignity of cen.
tour that would, for instance, charao-
terize the Venus Of Milo we're that
figure differently or less attired.
There are illusions that should be
buried in the discretion Of dress
makers, but which Hamlets and Rosa
linds give thoughtlessly to the winds"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-08
Caucus Nominee for Z. s. SEN
atOr.

SAN FRANCISCO, January IA
Carson City dispatch says The demo-
Gratis here held a caucus last night aud
nominated j. G. Fair for Z. S. sena-
tor. There gems to be some dispute
as to the number present at the eau
Gus, it being claimed by anti Fair
men that there was no quorum. It
has been supposed that Adolpb sutro
would make a 6gbt against Fair, bat
he now states that be will not.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-08
FntaI RniIroad AnrIdent.

NEWPORT, W., January THE
mail train leaving Newport, on the
PassumpSic railroad, this morning,
was thrown from the track bya broken
rail. One old lady was killed and
several persons soriouslyinjured. The
train consisted of passenger, smoking,
mail and baggage cars, all badly
wrecked.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-08
Saturday Evening. Jan. $, 1851.

Mr.. james Redpatb, who has been
the New York Tribune's correspon-
dent in Ireland for several years, and
knows the details Of the suffering and
oppression there, will deliver a lee
ture on ireland next Sunday night in
Louisville.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-08
IS COURT STREET, MEMPHIS.
Assignec's Sale Of Groceries.

Alta A Heath's store, II Fifth street, on
n MONDAY, January 10th, 1851, al Il
O'clock, l will cell at hue' ion. for cash, The
entire stock Of groceries, one horse and deliv,
cry wagon, and other property lately assigned
By said Heath 70 me.
December 30th. 1880.
W NJ PAINE, Assignee.
Henry + Dix, Attorney. li lis
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-08

in the late election, are opposed to
paying more than fifty cests on the
dellar Of this debt. If this is repudia-
ton bring out your big Rs and paint
them on the gate posts, for it is a fixed
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-08

Spring brings the blossoms. Au-
tumn brings the fruit-and also colds,
ETC., for which nothing superior to
DR.. Bulls cough syrup has ever been
offered to the public. 1t always cures.
Price % cents.
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Notice Of Election for Incorporation

NOTICE is hereby given that on TUESDAY,
~ 9Th day Of January, 1881, an election Will
DO held By no In the town Of Millineton, Shell
By county, Tenn, to ntcertain tho viii Of the
qualified voters therein In regard 10 the iaeor.
pofatisn o. said town.
Those who favor the incorporation Of said
town thall ave on them printed or written
ballots, the word Corporation" Those
opposed shall haze On them printed o. written
y. 4. ATHY,
Sheriff Shelby County.
hsaphu, December cd, 1850. Sill
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-08

May be entirely prevented by the use
of Burnett's COcoaine.
HOusekeepers should insist upon
obtaining Burnett's Flavoring Tx,
tracts they are the best,
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largest size, and that il she would re-
store the parlor to It's former condi-
ton, he would stay at home and mako
no further complaint Of its want Of at
Effectiveness.
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sIeep, AppetIIe nd strepEth
NOTICE.


THE ~eemi-apuual interest upon the bonds
i issued By Calvary Cemetery Association,
will be paid upon presentation 81 Bank Of
Commerce, on and after January let, 1881.
By order Ofthe Board ofDirectors.
50 lis OWEN DWYkR, Treasurer.
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ORDERS SOLICITED.
ELECTION. NOTICE.

A MEETING of the Stockholders Of the
"A German National Bank, of Memphis.
DAY, the 18th day of January, 1881, between
the hours 0f1t am. and ppm, for the pur-
pose Of ~electing Thirteen Directors, 10 serve
the ensuing twelve months.
R9 ll6 w O.. MCCIURE. CaRhier.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-08
'uesoay' lt cav OF ebruary. 1881,

day of August, 1876, TO soeare ~ on the 18th
a note Of i've hundred and foy 5payment Oh
and forty one cents, being y SaiwT dgIia np
Tuesday, lst daV Of , sbruary, 1881,
within legal hours, lAF on, % a.. cou,tbonso
Y ihe elIy OF MemPS 'C coSD Of t aS S sSsrb5uV "nd
The highest biddsrt ell at public auction to
scribed property nr cash, the following de-
Shelby, II theV situated in the county. OF
knewn and 81 .sc @iS q aeHahggssee. a ~ pein y
state, beiy ID situated In said county and
wing al e foFty-three acres, more or less,
Rgleiab Jacent 70 and east Of the town Of
hi lie q and bounded as fellows: Beginning
VilI north line Of the Raleigh and SOmer-
10 yroad, at the southeast corner of a lot of
, = BY 40 feet Of ground, owned by William L
MaTsh, lying north so degrees east, $50 feet
from a stake, it being J K Kings southeast
corner; thence north 50 degrees east, with said
read II @-lUO chains TO the Raleigh and Coy.
tngtou road; thenoe with said road north 16
degrees east. IL 1910 chains to a stake, by
two elm sapplings; thence north IA 40-l0O
chains 70 a white oak marked II Z, it being
the southeast corner of Henry Cannon's 31S
acre tract (now A NJ Boyd's); thence south
n degrees west, 20 IS 100 chains to the north
east corner Of ~ acres owned by Shep-
herd; thence with said Shepherds line south
y degrees east z SO-lO0 chains; thence south 10
degrees east, II chains; thence south 80 de-
g1r1ess wsst, I, SI; 100 chains TO northeast corner
| William L Marsh's lot; thence south 6 1900
chains said MARSH line 10 the beginning, be-
ing the same property described in the deed Of
J N Shepherd, registered in book No. 113.
page. sos Of the records of the Registers Office
ofsaid Shelby county.
Tbs equity Of redemption is waived. Title
believed 70 DO good, bat 1 will sell and convey
WIN. L GRAHAM, Trustee.
II Edgington, Atty. l02 l08 ia 10
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Friday, Che Ifth day Of Jnnuary,

inst, at IL m, the following described prop
erty, to-Wit; 2 mules, I horse, / burRy, 1
wagon and drays and harness.
January Sd, 1891. i0siis