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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-17
Notice to Contractors.
Bonn OF FIRE N PoLIcE COMMISSIONERS, !
Taxing District, SHELBY Co., Tonnn,

BoARD OF FIRE AND PoLICE COMMISSIONERS, J
Taxing District, shelby Co., Tennu. 7
January 18th, 1881. }
CEALED proposals will be- received by u
- until Thursday, January 20th, 1881, at !;
o'clock, noon, for the following work TO b.
done-service to be rendered and material tC
be furnished 10 the Taxing District Of Shelby
county:
For the furnishing Of abouteighten hundred
Qs0O) square yards of block stone, similar 4
thar now being laid on the wharf south o.
Union street, in dimension 5 to IL inches, tor
and bottom, faces of5 to s inches, and to
inches depth, the blocks to be well-sha ped
and of good, hard lime stone.
Also for the grading, furnishing gravel and
laying of the above stone on UT ion street, be
tween the east line Of Front street and the
levee, as hereafter directed. The entire work
above enumerated to DO completed not lateI
than the 10Th April. 1881.
Proposals will also be received for the fur.
nishing Of stone and gravel, the Board resery.
ing the right to lay tho pavement with a Dis
t,iet for Q, and the Board also reserves the
right 10 reject any and all bids in the above.
N0TE-All bids must DO labeled Union
Street Pavement" and under resolution OF
Legislative Council must be accompanied with
the names Of two ~ responsible bondsmen
who are prepared to execute a bond for five
thousand dollars each, and each and every
bid must also be accompanied with n certified
check for two hundred and fifty dollars.
By order OF the Board.
100 III d. Il. PORTER, President.
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Notice.

Before d @ Slaughter, ]. p. for shelby county,
Tenn.-Stewart, Gwynne 4 Co. VS.. W D
WelbHrn.
IN this cause an attachment having been
i sued out under section 1856 Of the code Of
! ennessee and returned levied upon the prop.
erty of the defendant, and affidavit having
been made that the defendant is indebted to
the plaintiff in the SUN of S447.97, due By
account, and that the claim is just, and that
the defendant is a nonresident " the state OF
Tennessee, so that the ordinary process of
law cannot be served on him; it Is therefore
ordered that said defendant make his personal
appearance before me on the LIST day Of Feb
ruary, 1881. at II o'clock M. at my Office. No.
defend said attachment suit within the
time prescribed by law, or the same will be
proceeded with exparte; that a copy Of this
order be published onee a week, for four
weeks, in the Public Ledger.
This the 9th day Of December, 1880.
SO lbs Ill III ID G SLAUGHTER. j. p.
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M-on-rosIdsnt IIOtlco.


No. SS59-In the Chancery Court Of Shelby
county, Tenn.-0 Alsup, executor Of w ii
Walker, deceased, VS.. Eliza B Cornelius.
TT appearing from affidavit in this cause that
i the defendant, Eliza b Cornelius, is a
nonresident of the State Of Tennessee: that
she is indebted to the estate Of W II
Walker, deceased. in the sum Of s275,
due by note, and attachment having been
issued and levied on her property; it is
therefore ordered that she make her appear
ance herein, ut the courthouse Of Shelby
county, in Memphis, Tenn, on or before the
first 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 a.cOpy
Of this order be published once a week for
four successive weeks In the Public Ledger.
This Slst day Of December, 1889.
A copy: Attest.
ROBERT J. BLACK. clerk and master.
BY e. B. MoHENRY, d. @. & NJ.
WP Wilson, sol. for compl't.
los Ill III 12S
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-17

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pso.les.

No. 35s9-In the Chancery Court Of Shelby
county, Tennessee-Eliza j Campbell OF al,
VS.. Louis Walker ct al.
TT appearing from affidavit in this cause that
i the defendants, Louis Walker and G II
Meyers, are non residents Of the State Of
Tennessee; that they, as members Of the firm
Of Walker Brothers Il Co. are indebted to the
complainants (who compose the firm Of Ross,
Campbell 4 Coz in the sum of 81, 377 .02, evil
denced by one note and two OpeD accounts, and
attachment having been issued aud levied on
their property; it is therefore ordered that they
make their appearance herein, at the court
house Of Shelby county, in Memphis, Tenn,
on or before the first Monday in March,
1881, and plead, answer or demur to com
plainant bill, or the same will be taken for
confessed as to them and set for hearing
ex-parte, and that q copy Of this order be
published once a week for four successive
weeks in the PUBLIC LEDGER.
This 18th day Of January, l%l.
A co3y-Attest:
RI. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
By e. B. McHENRY, d. @. x n.
smith Il Collier, solicitors for complainant.
ia 100 l26 1872
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CHICAGO LETTER.


Correspondence PUBLIC LEDGER.l
CHICAGO, January II, lSS1.-M'lle
Sara Bernhardt, the much criticised
artist, is in Chicago. She arrived on
Monday. Quite a large throng gath
cred at the depot to get a glimpse Of
her. An elegant carriage was in wait
ing to wheel her to the Palmer house,
where the most luxurious apartments
had been specially prepared for her
use. When she, her sister aud her
suite entered the hotel they, and espe-
cially herself, we're the observed Of
hundreds Of curious guests. How
ever, the party bore up under the or
deal with the sang froid peculiar to
the French. Those who inquiringly
gazed upon the center Of attraction
seemed satisfied with her appearance.
While she and party we're being men
tally criticised they were surveying
the magnificent hotel, and comment
ing on the many fascinating attrac-
tons it presented. Miss Jeanne
Bernhardt seemed perfectly delighted
with the surroundings. At night the
celebrated actress appeared at Me-
Vicker's theater as Adrienne Lee
couvreur in the play Of the same name.
Her stage appearance IS very artistic,
and her acting at once appeals to the
hearts and intelligence Of the audi
enee, and at once forces the admission
that she is a ms ster of her role
Physically she is not beautiful
of face, but she is very attractive as tC
face and form, while her forehead il
strikingly stamped with intelligence
Her voice is very sweet. and her move,
ments full of grace. Her debut il
Chicago was an ovation. The audi,
ence was very large, ard among the
number cosld be counted hundred
from society's most select circles. NJ
doubt, on Tuesday morning, when thu
lover virtuous" read the long list O.
the cream de Ia cream Of Chicago
best people published in the Times, a
being in attendance at the performance
they felt annoyed hat they had beer
premature in their attempts to cas-
odium upon Miss Bernhard. Tuesda,
night the attendance was larger thar
Monday, and no doubt tonight stand
ing room only will sbe placarded owe.
the ticket Office window. AS you.
correspondent predicted in his las
letter, everything goes to indicate tina
Miss Bernhs rdt will become quite
fayorite with Chicagoans. She is
lady Of noble parts, and this ha
already been demonstrated by her con
sonting to give several readings" a
the musical memorial s%oiree, soon +
be held in Chicago by the Apoll
Club, the proceeds to be used to Great
a memorial window in Central Musi
hall to the honor of the founder O
that magnificent temple of music, tn
late George B. Carpenter, whose re
mains we're regretfully laid away las
Sunday. The Apollo Club is one q
the best and most select musical organ
izations in the country, and its reques
to Miss Bernhardt to assist in tb
f laudable work Of creating q fttin
tribute to the memory Of one SO muo'
/ beloved by Chicsgoang is carte blanch
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-17
GOOD news
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mess in the same column with my advertise
ment in the paper.
No Druggist has the genuine medicine I'M
less you see his name n place Of business in
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This medicine Is produced from a vegetable
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Derangement Of the Bowels and all dis
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All persons afflicted with any Of those dis
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three or four hours time after taking the med
icine, you do not find 1t improving your
health, / will refund double the amount you
nave paid for q bottle Of the medicine; and my
agents also will be in tructed to refund the
money, provided you have it pronounced by a
physician that you did not receive any benefit
by it. And | will also say this much, that lido
not care by what doctor you have been treated
and pronounced incurable. Do not be dis
oouraged, but come and see me, To all ply
sicians who have cases. of this description un-
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-17
TUESDAY, Ist daY Of February, 1881,

and forty.on cents, being unpaid, | will, ON
Tuesday, Ist day Of February, 1881,
within legal hours, in front Of the courthouse
in the city of Memphis. county Of shelby and
state of Tennessee, sell at public auction TO
the highest bidder for cash, the following de-
pcribed property, situated in the county of
Shelby, in the state of Tennessee, and being
known and described as follows One lot or
tract of land situated in said county and
state, being forty-three acres, more or less,
lying adjacent 10 and east of the town OF
Raleigh, and bounded ms fellows: Beginning
in the north line of the Raleigh and Somer-
vile road, at the southeast corner of a lot of
100 by 400 feet Of ground, owned by william l.
Marsh, lying n)rth so degrees east, $50 feet
from a stake, it being ] K Kings southeast
read II 80-lU0 chains to the Raleigh and Cow
ingtou road; thence with said road north IL
degrees east, II 75-l00 chains to a stake, by
two elm sapplings; thence north IA 40-l00
chains 10 q white oak marked ii G, it being
the southeast corner of Henry Cannon's 318
acre tract NOV A NJ Boyd'O thence south
II degrees west, 20 SIS 100 chains to the north
east corner of 222 acres owned by II B Shep-
herd; thence with said Shepherds line south
d degrees east Z 8O-l00 chains; thence south 10
degrees east, II chains; thence south 80 de-
grees ives 6 81 l00 chains to northeast corner
William l. Marsh's lot; thence south 8 1900
chains said Marsh line to the beginning, be-
ing tho sa me property described in the deed Of
j N Shepherd, registered in book No. ll3,
page sos of the records of the Registers office
Of said Shelby county.
The equity of redemption is waived. Title
believed TO b. good, but l will sell and convey
as trustee only.
7 Edgington, Atty. l02 l08 ia 10
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-17

The cold, driving easterly rain
storms Of this season rarely fail to
afIict nearly everybody with colds.
Use DR.. Bulls cough syrup-the sur
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Price . cents.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-17
No.. 1851
STATE OF IENNEsshE, SHELBY Co.,

DIAIE ~ ny Nhnblthg bnELbl WI
.OFFIoE COUNTY Court CLERK,
Memphis, Tenn, January 10th, 1881.
To Mrs. G A Neville, administrator Of B y
Neville, deceased.
HAVING suggested the insolvency Of the
i'll estate of B B. sNeville, deceased,
you are hereby ordered to give notice,
by advertisement in some newspaper
published within the said State, and
also at the courthouse door of Shelby
county, for all persons having claims
against said estate, TO appear and file the
same, with the Clerk of the County Court au-
t~henticated in the manner prescribed by law,
on or before the 9th day of July, 1881; and any
claim not filed on or before said day, or be-
fore an appropriation of the funds Of said es-
tate is made, shall be forever barred, both In
law and equity.
Witness my hand. at office, this 10th day of
January, 1881.
By HUGH B. CULLEN. d. G.
Bigelow il Hill, Atty's for administratrix.
ia l20 l26 132
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M-Om-rasIdont Notice.

No. 3S38-In the ChanCery Court Of Shelby
county, Tenn.-H NJ Hill, administrator Of
SIS Dean, deceased, VS.. Laura Dean ct al.
IT appearing from affidavit in this cause
i that the defendant, Charles Dean, is a
nonresident OF the State of Tennessee;
that the names and places of residence Of
some of the heirs of said S S Dean, deceased,
are unknown and cannot be ascertained after
diligent inquiry; and that they are perhaps in
teTested in the property involved in this cause,
it is therefore ordered that said Chas. Dean
and said unknown heirs make their ap-
pearance herein, at the courthouse of -helby
county, in Memphis, Tenn, on o. before
the first Monday in March, BSl, and
plead, answer or demur to complainant bill
or the same will be taken for confessed
as TO them and set for hearing ex-parte;
and that a copy of this order be published once
Q week for four successive weeks in the Public
Ledger.
This the 18th day of January. 1881.
A cepy-Attest.
By e. B. MoHEEkv, D. @. & ID.
Bigelow d Hill, soils. for compPt
lie l22 12s 1874
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Trustees Sale.

FINDER the authority vested in me by the
u terms Of a deed of trust, executed by
William and Anna HaTdt, dated January
10th, 1879, which deed 10 recorded in the Reg
listers office of Shelby county, Tenn. in book
1875, page 2s8, default having been made in the
payment of the debt therein secured, l will, al
the request Of the beneficiary,
On the 10Th day OfFebruary, 1881,
between the hours Of 10 and II o'clock am,
at the southwest corner of Main and Madison
streets, in the Taxing District ofshelby coun'
ty Qafe city Of Memphis), sell to the highest
bidder, for cash, the following real estate TO-
wit:
Part of original country lot No. 500. known
and designated upon the plan Of John John,
son and j. j. Murphy's subdivision Of said
lot No. SOB, as the north half of lot No IL Of
said johnson and Murphy's subdivision, and
bounded as follows: Beginning at q stake N
the south side of Alabama street. the north
west corner Of said johnson and Murphy
fOur-acre lot; thence with south side OF Ala
bama street. eastwardly 81 feet 8 inches TO a
stake; thence southWardly at right angles VIII
! Alabama street 81 feet to a stake; thence west
wardly, parallel with Alabama street TO- g
stake in the west line Of said lot; thence north,
wardly with the west line Of said lot, 81 lee
10 the beginning.
This property has q good twe-story frame
house on it, has nice evergreens IN front yard
and will make a good home for a small family.
Homestead and equity Of redemption waived,
| The title has been examined, and 1 beiieVe i
to be good, but / will convey only as trustee.
lis 14l HUNsD0N CARY, Trustee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-17

mHE Directors Of the G~reenville and Mem
i phis Telegraph c.. having failed to meet
al the time appointed, there will be meeting
qfs9id Board a g~roenyiilel Miss, on he-
auostsd. Il. B DUNN, President.
! D Y. HEnsDON, feerelarY. nl ll9
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-17
NOTICE.

To Holders Of Calvary Cemetery Bonds.
THE ~semi-annual interest upon the bonds
i Issued by Calvary Cemetery Association,
will be paid upon presentation at Bank OF
Commerce, on and after January Let, 1881.
By order Of the Board Of Directors.
IS IFS OWEN DWYEk, Treasurer.
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Trustees sale.

PY virtue of the terms of a trust deed exc
ID cuted to me by ] N Shepherd on the 18th
day OF August, 1876, to secure the payment Of
and forty. one cents, being unpaid, | will, on
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-11-12
A woMAN's wHIMs,

The Empress Josephine had 100000
francs for her personal expenses, but this
sum was not sufficient, and her debts in
creased to an appalling degree. Notwith.
standing the position of her husband, she
could never submit to either order or Ell.
quette in her private life. She rose at 9
o'clock. Her toilet consumed much
time, and she lavished unwearied
efforts on the preservation and EN-.
bellishment of her person. She changed
her linen three times day, and never wore
pair of stockings that were not new.
Huge baskets were brought to her con.
tanning differentsdresses, shawls and hats.
From these she selected her costume for
the day. She possessed between three
and four hundred shawls, and always wore
one in the morning, which she draped
about her shoulders with unequaled
grace. She purchased all that were brought
te her, no matter at what price. The
evening toilet was as careful as that of the
morning. Then she appeared with flowers,
pearls or precious stones in her hair. The
smallest assembly was always an occasion
for her to order new costume, In spite of
the boards of dresses in the various pal
aces. Bonaparte was irritated by these
expenditures. He would fly into a
passion, and his wife would weep
and promise to be more prudent,
after which she would go on in the same
way. It is almost Incredible that this pas.
sion for dress should never have exhausted
itself. After the divorce she arrayed her.
self with the same care, even when she
saw no one. She died covered with rib
bons and pale rose. .colored satin.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-11-12
THE GOOD LUCK OF Dunn IS.

Alexander Dumas, the famous French
writer, boasts of never having known dis.
appointment in any venture he has under.
taken. An event which occurred only
week or two ago at Deauville has given
confirmation to the superstition which has
been set afioat concerning this especial gift.
The popular author was just alighting from
the train when the crier of the place came
up with his bell to announce the loss sus.
tanned by one of the great ladies sojourning
there. The bracelet lost was of great
value, but having been the gift OF the late
Empress OF Russia, its value was increased
tenfold. The reward offered was princely.
The lady had dropped it on the sands, aud
therefore but little hope was entertained
OF its recovery it being gold, and con.
seGuently heavy, it would have sunk
deep beyond sight. Alexander Dumas,
laughing at the ignorance which could SUP
pose it possible that any small object of
that weight could ever be recovered under
the circumstances, walked jovially down
the beach, resolved to have dip. before
dinner time. No sooner had he placed his
foot into the sea than he withdrew it with
cry of pain. It was streaming with blood,
and searching with his hand to ascertain
what had caused the wound, he found the
golden bracelet, wedged in between two
mossy stones, which had prevented its
being washed away to sea. The whole
population of Deauville turned out to con.
gratulate the hero of the adventure. Much
to his terror, they insisted on carrying him
to the hotel, and greatly to his horror,
upon serenading him with penny trumpets
and triangles all through the night. Be-
cause he could not refuse the reward,
which would clearly have been rejection
of his luck, he only claimed it to present
it to the cure to pay for bell for the
church, to be christened Jeannine, in
honor of his daughter.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-11-12
A cHILD-HERo.
I concur

The statue of the child hero, Joseph
Bara, has been erected In the church square
at Palaiseau, on which the chateau of the
Condos, in which he was born and reared,
looks down. It was in an inn near this
residence that the thievish magpie" stole
the silver spoon for which the serving
maid was sent to prison. Palaiseau is
near that end of the valley of the Ivette
where the fair vale of Chevreuse begins.
The landscape is of seductive character.
There are fairy green meads, wooded
knolls, a pretty stream; and everything
appears to catch the SUP. A very thin
mist often runs over the undulating ground
and gives additional charm to the scenery.
OF the Conde Chateau only single ogive
window exists. George Sand once inhab-
tied Palaiseau, and wrote there Mdlle.
La Quintinie." She bought an old house,
and in attempting to improve it got into
debt. M. Taine is very fond of the seen.
cry around Palaiseau. He has country
house not far from it at Chatillon. His
brother lives a few miles on in the Chev-
reuse direction.
Joseph Bara's father was wood ranger
on the Palaiseau estate of the Copdes, and
his mother was a domestic in the chateau.
She was widow when her son, at the age
of II, enrolled himself as a volunteer. His
head had "taken fire " at patriotic meet
ing where Carnot's appeal for 450, GOO men
was read before him. The boy learned to
play the fife and drum, and FURNISHED the
arms and cleaned the horse of a Major of
Spahis who had fought in India under
Busy. This officer "le petit tambour"
followed to La yendee. To harass and
throw the enemy off the track, the Major
often sent this little drummer running
through the bocage to beat here and there
the drum and sound the fife. Bara was one
day surprised by a band of peasants. He
was a boy of delicate features and aristo-
cratic air. The Vendeans thought him
some noblemans child who had been per.
verted, and told him that if he would cry
" Vive le Roi p they would let him off.
He answered by beating his drum.
"Are you deaf p roared country brute
who took aim at him.
Pm Republican, replied the boy.
"Ah young brigand, have care Give
up your drumming, and, like us, cry Viye
lie Roi ?"
!" Vive la Republique !" cried Bara.
Twenty firelocks were discharged at him,
and he fell dead. Horrified at the execu.
tion, the Vendeans fed. But some of them
returned, picked up the corpse and respect
fully bore it to the camp of the Blues.
The Convention decreed pension to Bara's
mother, and ordered that an engraving of
the little drummer's execution should be
made and hung up in every primary school
20 show what child can do when inspired
bv noble sentiment
Chenier, in g LIE Chant de Depart" al.
luded to Bara's execution, and David
ID Angers), who found one of the engrav-
ings ordered by the Convention, chose his
death as a subject for his chisel in 1887.
The statue at Palaiseau represents the
youthful hero In the uniform of hussar.
A drumstick has fallen from one of his
hands, the other he still holds. The boy
has been struck with the twenty bullets,
but the expression of heroic exaltation still
fingers on the delicate young face.