Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-01-11
BY TELEGR Pr.
Dispatches 10 the Southwestern Press
Association.
NEW YORK.

| Nsw YoRK, January 10 There was
stormy scene in the gold room yesterday
resulting from the refusal Of Trevor q
Colgate to comply with the rules of th'
clearing house, and deposit with tn
Gold Exchange Bank certificate checl
for $500, 900 for balance due the bank
and accept in exchange similar checl
for the balance due them by the bank
They allege that they have had trouble
enough with irjuuctioRs, and contenc
that they have right to do business II
such manner as will secure them against
loss. The bank officials finally agreed
to the terms proposed. Yesterday they
announced that hereafter oil persons
dealing with Trevor 4 Colgate must &C
! cept the risk of settling This s&air will
probably involve serious arrangement
ofthc clearing house system.
Dangerous counterfeit fifty cent frac-
tional currency notes Of the new Lincoln
vignette issue, have just been put in cir
culation. The backs are very good, but
the faces of the notes look rather dark
and blurred. John Anderson is under
arrest for passing the notes.
Hon. John Hughes, ex Congressman
from Nsw York, died yesterday from In
iuries inflicted by drunken man some
weeks ago. His murderer is in custody
The clergy Of this city reported
to bave eloped with young lady, mem
Der Of his flock, is Rev. Mr.. Cook, OF
the West S sveuth street Methodist Epis-
copal Church.
NEw YoRK, January ia special
from Salt Lake says: The celebration
of the laying of the last rail of the Utah
Central railroad took place yesterday.
Connection ia row complete between
Salt Lake aud the Atlantic and Pacific
coast. Business was suspended and the
day observed as holiday everywhere.
People from all parts Of the Territory
came to attend the celebration. Brig
ham Young and bis apostles and the
elders Of the church, saints and sinners,
Jews and Gentiles, participated in the
rejoicing. At one o'clock g train ar
rived, bringing representatives of the
Union and Central Pacific road. Maj.
Gen. Gibbons and the officers Of Camp
Douglas we're present. At two clock
Brigham Young drove the last spike in
the last tie. There was great cheering,
and salules were fred. Elder Woodruff
then dedicated the railroad to the Lord.
Cook, the erring Divine who eloped
with a young lady member of bis church,
has heretofore possessed the entire con Fl.
dence Of his hock, bnt it is feared that
bis evil course is not Of recent origin,
for he is believed to have been the prey
of black maiIers for some time past, in
consequence of his secret indiscretions,
and being driven to the wall by their inn
portuni,ies, he resolved at last to secure
the person of the poor trusting child and
Ay forever. He departed on Saturday,
leaving letters to his wife and the father
OF Miss Jones. confessing his crime.
Detectives are on the track in several di.
rections. The girl is undoubtedly ruined.
Her brothers are on the track, and
bloody tragedy will probably end this
painful drama.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany is firm and the strikers are firm,
and there is no present compromise Wis
ible; meanwhile, the funds of the opera
tors out OF work are getting low, and the
various labor organizations in the city
have undertaken to tax their own mem
bsrs five per cent. for the benefit of their
suffering brelhren.
The Republican General Union Com
mittee of this city was last evening full
and permanently organized, with John
GochTaHe as chairman. all the delegates
we're present, with few exceptions. The
proceedings we're harmonious, and their
conclusions substantially unanimous.