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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-04

memphis THEATER.-The initial con-
cert of Mrs. Charles Moulton will take
place tonight. The theater will be
crowded by the critical and fashionable
N. .ople of the city upon this musical and
;nt sresting occasion. The musical crit
los = f the Eastern cities are enthusiastic
over he voice of Mrs. Moulton. One
of thel 4 has said; Nl
"vo;l ala yoix" hadrung often enough
in ber ca, g in America. She had heard
Il from no, cir hood in every phrase. Ithad
ieaned hot rom the throats Of hatterers,
Int Il had likewise come cool and honest
from, the wise. st admirers in multltud-
nous circle. Now that the, do della
mns;ca himself repeated it-that fecund
and versatile gen.'n whose potent art
baS swent the strin gs of the world--the
singer blushed, thro, Ugh all the indiffer-
ence of lifetime, wi th womaniy PRIDE
Rossini. at least, knew a diiTinely,or-
dained singer when he heard one, Tor,
being divinely-ordained h1mseli, ne pos
sessed the faculty of iustantaneouslyc
recognizing beauty in whatever form oi
nature or art it clothed itself.
Equally removed from the m0onshiny
STYLE of the modern sentimental schooi
and the bouncing vigor of the lyric ar
lists of the past, Mrs. Moultons vocal,
ism is at once impressive, chaste and
brilliant in its simplest as in its most
transcendent efforts. With Q faultless
information, an earnest refinement OF
style in phrasfng and vocalizing, per-
feeted by a loving and long study of the
unrest methods under the best masters,
her almost faultless voice-virginai,
flexible and equable-caresse the ear
without assaulting the sense: In the
hest of Mozart's and Gonnods arias 1t
throbs with the sincerity and intensity
of the composer; in Rossinis strains 1T
is the exhalation of song with South
ern languor. sensuous and subtle IN It
in the elaborate and difficult .foriture OF
Meverbeer it revels with the volublllty
and ease of the American hooking bird.
For purity of information, exquisite deli
oacy of nttdnces and the rare power OF
conveying by phrases OF single notes the
m ost spiritual shade of meaning, we I'M
hesitatingly accord to It the superiority
which Rossini SO well epitomized IN
sentence.
BRooM's.-Crowds of people attend
the Jefferson street Opera House every
evening to witness the attractive per-
formance presented by the popular man
agey, Tonight great attractions are to
he mr. scented; new stellar attractions
will anne IT, and a programme OF start
ling interest has been arranged BY the
stage manager. Everybody is invited to
attend the Opera House tonight.
OLYMPIC VAmr, "tEs.-Msnager Lusk
offers rare attractions TO the public at
the Olympic, on Wa >hington street
each evening. The old Washington
street theater has ever been q iAForl'e
with the people of Memphis, ma enner
the present management the eatAoiisn-
ment is fourishing. This evening the
ballet troupe and vocal performers Nin
present many novelties. The entire
company will appear in the Canaan
dance, which will be placed on the stage
in the most attractive manner.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
PUBLIC LEDGER 0PvIoI,
MxnPHIs. TKNE. December 4. lS7l.
MAnaW


} Money matters during the week have
undergone no especial change. The de-
mand for accommodations grow lighter
as the season advances, and rates are
easier. Prime commercial paper could
be placed at 10 to II per cent. per an
mum, and lower rate would be made to
customers. On the street II to 2 per
cent. per month are the market rates.
Transactions in local securities have
been more active, and larger business
has been done in all branches Of trade
than during the same week last year.
Exchange has been in fair supply and
good demand until to-day, when there
are but few cotton bills offering, and the
demand for Eastern exchange is more
active. Cotton bills are taken at to &c
discount, and the sight checks are sold
at ic discount.
Gold is bought to-day at 1893. The
New York rate huctuates some, opening
at ll0t, and is now llOa.
Local securities have been active dur
ing the past week County warrants,
Arkansas levee bonds, Tennessee money
and Charleston railroad stock being the
specialties. One sale of 42,5O0 Arkan-
sas levee bonds was made at 25c early
in the week, and to-day $40, 900 was sold
at the same price. County warrants are
firm to-day, with an active demand
counter selling rates are 95c. Late on
Saturday $4,000 were purchased by a
dealer at 93c, and to-day we learn of
$4,000 being on the market at 9lc. Ten
nessee money is sold at ssc, with a mod
crate demand Memphis and Charles
ton stock is held at 4Oc, and some hold
ers ask soc. City coupons are bought
at 80 and sold at 82c, with none offering.
City bonds currency issue are So to 553c,
and gold issue so to SIC. Memphis and
Ohio railroad stock is firm at l9o.
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FOR SALE OR LEASE.

COR SALE OR. LEASE-43O ACRES OF
n land will be sold on accommodating terms
or leased TO q responsible man for the term Of
Eve years. There are three frame houses and
bred acres under cultivation. the balance in
timber. II may be divided TO advantage.
Two good wells OF water; also good cistern,
large barn well filed with fodder, and good
stock of corn. Located on the Mississippi and
Tennessee railroad. two miles south Of Horn
Lake Depot, DeSoto county. Mississippi. The
road runs through a portion Of the tract,
where a flag station is established, which rem
ders II a great convenience 70 ne neisnpoI-
poultry Of all kinds. and all necessary farm
ing utensils, ETC., ETC., will be disposed Of on
terms to suit. For particulars apply to w.
Eyerheart, on the premises, or Of Joseph
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|. RoEsoHER & Co.,
1921 v : yi68 NPractical jewellers.

PARTICULAR ATTENTION is called to
the Directory column on first page. Al
ready some Of the best and most relia-
BILE houses are advertising in that column,
and as the rates are very low, It is es-
pecially adapted 10 small business cards.
Cards from two to four lines are inserted
for sir dollars per quarter three months),
payable two dollars monthly. Adver-
tisements may be left at this Office, and
with Mr.. W. II. Halstead, Commercial
Hotel 90 e 4ttetaa 81
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Per sale.
Best Pittsburg lump coal; also. best
hard wood. in navy yard, at mouth Of
Wolf river. Orders left At City Inspect
or's Office VAL receive prompt attention.
e. o. WHIrr.
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NEw oRLEASs. December 4. II 80 a.m.-cot-
ton is firm. Middling. 1870. Sales, 500 bales.
Receipts. 6i93 net; 1882 gross; stock, 1882.
Sight exchange, " TO 10 discount. Sterling
exchange. 1lglI.
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LIVERPOOL. December 4. II a.m.-CottOn Is
firm. Uplands. ssSd; Orleans, 97s to lOd.'
2p.m.-Cotton is firm. Uplands. ed; Or
leans. vs. to 1Od. Sales. 1000 bales. Of which
600 were for export and speculation.
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1O;l5 a.m.-cotton is firm. Sales for Decem-
Der. IS lS-l6c; January. IS l5-l6c; February,
IS Lice; March. IS 5-l6c.
1iBa.m.-Cotton is firm. Spot sales. 1900
bales, futures. II 800. Sales for December.
1917; January, lie; February, 10 s-l6; March.
1870; April. 19lzc; May. 1919.
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a. madison sireet-4s court stree

a MadIs0h btFeet-7SCOuF see'.
Mr.. Joe McCullers, the proprietor OF
the Court Street Stables, informs us that
he has opened his stable through to
Madison street, which gives him front
on two streets, and he is now prepared
to accommodate all who may give him a
call. He makes boarding a specially,
and is prepared to board and give good
attention to horses left in his charge.
Good hostlers and buggy washers always
on hand to attend to the wants of his
CUSTOMERS. Give Joe call and he tcitI
please you. 81
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sTRAYED.

6TRAYED-FRoM MY Farm ON NON
- connah, Horn Lake road, on the night Of
The 9Oth November. two bay horse mules lone
a stud). Said mules are about II OF Is hands
high; six OF seven years old unshod. A
reasonable reward will be paid for finding
and delivering the same TO the subscriber at
~ sl ss0h' 'l's'' "'"pIp5 D. II. TOWNSEND.
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LOST.

4 OsT- A SIDE OF A CHILD's CRIB (MA-
IL horanyl, on Vance street. A hberalare-
ward will be paid for is return 70 -
a-sS AMEs, BRATTIK 4 co.
Il OsT-WKDNEsDAY EvRNIEG. ON TIE
IL levee, a lady's gold bracelet, marked
. Lizzie Green on inside. The hnqer VII
Of Southern Life ms. o., 2s9 Main q. at
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Tonight grand concert at the Tivoli,
81 South Court street, by the Bohemian
Concert Band, consisting Of three ladies'
and one gentleman.
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quotations.
Total receipts for the week are IA, 1872;

Iofh receipts lot the week are lf,'7
shipments, l6,O97, and sales 1000,
against II, 1913 received, 1873 shipped,
and $4,000 sold last week, and 30, 799 re-
ceived, 1860 shipped. and 1900 sold
the corresponding week last year.
Last year at this time middling here
vas l4lc; in New York, l5sc; gold, lll5;
upIsnds in Liverpool, 81 to Sd.
Our daily kilograms below give the
latest quotations from other markets.
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE

ARRIVALS.
Steamer John Kyle, ST. Louis.
Mary Miller, New Orleans.
G. W. Cheek, Friar's Point.
Julia, Vicksburg
st. Francis, St. Francis river.
Phil Allin, Friar's Point
Warner, Wheeling.
Pauline Carroll, New Orleans.
Frank Forrest, Fulton.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Louisville, Cincinnati.
r. P. Walt, st. Louis.
" ST. Joseph, st. Louis.
John KYLE, New Orleans.
Mary Miller, Louisville.
Jslia, st. Louis.
n. s. Turner, Cincinnati.
Louisville, Cincinnati.
Minneola, Cincinnati.
Warser, New Orleans
BOATS ~ PoRr.
Pat Cleburne, G. W Cheek, St. Fran
els, Phil Allin, Pauline Carroll, Frank
Forrest.
BOATS ADVERTISED TO LEATE To-DAT.
Vicksburg City Of Yicksburg---,.-s n
Arkansas river-.-Pai Cleburne--..---. ---.-l pm
Napoleon. ]. Whitq....---...-...-5 Y
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j. Ernest Perring.

Organist of st. Peters Church, late of
London, and formerly of the Academy
of Music of New York, has taken up his
residence in Memphis permanently, and
will take limited number Of pupils who
desire to finish their education as vocal
lists or instrumentalists. Lessons on the
organ at special rates. Mr.. Perring
makes the cultivation of the voice a
specially. Applications may be left at
the music stores. So
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Fresh mince pies every day at Ber-
tons, corner Of Fourth and Poplar
street Also frst-class assortment of
CONNECTIONS and fancy articles in the
confectionery line for the holidays. [S6
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LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION.
THE CITY.

PITrsBURG and Camel coal and gas
coke. Brown & Jones, Office 2s2 Main
street, Bethel Block. tfs I
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NEW YoRK. December 4. 10 a.m.-The mar
ket opens quiet Sales Saturday. l2,i0; re-
celpts, l3.525i here. 454l.
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FOR SALE.

DOR sALE-F0RREST HILL-0N THE
Il Memphis and Charleston railroad, seven
teen miles from Memphis. suitable for an ed
ucational institute or private residence. The
place contains two and half acres In garden,
highly cultivated; six acres in hno timber
SIX acres Of lawn and shade treesi and the
rest in fruit trees of the best variety. The
land is rich and the products remuneratiye.
The college building is eighty by forty feet.
and has twelve. rooms; the cottage has three
rooms and kitchen, etc. Best Of well and
cistern water; location high and healthy;
neighborhood one Of the best in Shelby county.
Address Overton, Ledger Office, OF see pro-
prietor on the premises. 4ot
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JOSH. RECEIvED,
An immense stock Of

TOYS AND HOLIDAY GOODS,
70 which ne especial attention Of mer-
chants Is fnvited. is f8aT $50
5lO WHEELER, PICKENS d co.,
100 Ia dtfN IN $50 Main street.
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A fne 10, just received by ThilmAn a
Gaisnan, s. Union st., which they OHer
on thirty and sixty days time. sO-sl
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NEW YOHK. December 4. 10:25 a.m.-Goy-
ernments are dull, with a slight decline
through the list. Sterling exchange is steady
al 1917. Gold is carrying at per cent.
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FOUND.


MOUND A MEMORANDUM BOOK
+ marked on outside Wall Bros" Sall a
ME once. gu
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FRESH Canadian oatmeal, new mess
mackerel-extra fine, crumbs of COM
fOrt--new, Atmore's mince-meat, Mil
liard's finest prepared family chocolate,
new strained and comb honey-very
choice, at j. Devotos, corner Third and
Adams streets. st
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CokE sSD Coat TAR for sale at Gas
Company's Office, 2sl Second q. rot
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Genuine Gravel Roofing, by Bar-
fhOIOmew a. Allen, 40 N. Court. lO4t
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Bnovsr 3 BaowsI, 8l5 Second st. at

FoR Christmas presents-Jet Palace.
Hno1
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CONE everybody to the Jet Palace and
buy your Christmas presents, as you will
find there the best assortment, and goods
which are stylish and rich.
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TAKEN UPON THE 2sFn NOVEMBER,
i one dark bay mare. six YEAR, old ltt
hind foot white had on ~ old English Eat
saddle and snefae bride. The owner can set
the same ~ Mammoth Stables. ~ Monroe
street, By paying eharges, etc.
0f ID. d. DIsMUKES.
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JET and fancy ievslry7Jet Palace
moi
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EIoHTEEscarat gold riDgs7Jet Palace.
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AMERICAN DRIVEN WELLS at Browne
& Brownies, 3l5 Second street. 1897
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+. A. E. FRAxKLAxD sells this erenigg at
sepen o'clock, 10 The trade only, 200
clOaks, clothfsg, dry goods, boots, shoes,
hats, ioOolens. piece goods, ETC., at 1856
and lgI Main street
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Oysters.

Fresh stock received daily by V. d.
Fuchs, Al jefferson street. ITO
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Go TO Bracket 4 Co.'S, s2i Second
street, for young Kentucky mules. sO-t
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COURT STREET STABLES.

~ 60 90 Brooks
Stock yard for all classes of stock [
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At the Tivoli. commences to-night at y
o'clock.
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THE celebrated Weber piano will be
used at the Moulton concerts, December
4lh and 9Th. II. N. Oliver, agent, 81
Main street. 50
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For fine bracelets-Jet Palace. [lO2
srulr.rrrrrra at slb Second st. at
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BUY your wood from c. H. johnson,
III Poplar street. 6i-T
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FoR solid gold opera ehains-Jet
Palace. l02
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Nrw styles fine plated jewelry-Jet
Palace. l liez
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GLs-EIrTIEa d sl5 se0Ond 8,
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FREScH gilt jewelry-Jet Palace.
lO2l
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PUnrs a BID Second sLreet.
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Emmons & Son, newsmen, at No. 10
Jefferson and 4l0 Main streets, have re-
ceived the latest daily papers from New
York, New Orleans, Cincinnati, St.
Louis, Chicago and all other cities;
also, illustrated weeklies, foreign publ
cations, and news goods generally.
Esquire Spellman inquested the
dead body of a white man found lin
the snow on the Raleigh road yesterday
morning. The proof brought before the
coroners jury showed that the deceased
had been drinking in the city on Satur-
day evening, and had started homeward,
but ere he reached that place, had
wrapped the drapery Of his couch
around him, and laid him down TO
pleasant dreams"
A pair of saddle-bags, filed with pill
boxes, was found last night in the
Greenlaw Opera House, the bags hAv-
ing been left there by some unfortunate,
houseless disciple Of Eseulapius, whom
the frost aud snow drove into the
building for shelter. One Of our morn
ing contemporaries fears the pill-bagger
met a violent death and suggests a mys-
terry; bat as none Of the pills had been
taken from the boxes, Of course no
death ensued; at least, the owner was
able to work his way ont Of, as he did
into, the building.
Several Memphians in New York city
visited the young Russian Bear Alexis,
at the Clarendon Hotel Alexis regret
ted his inability to visit Memphis at the
present time, but suggested that be
would probably visit the Bluff City on
bis way South. The Russian plan Of
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ACS EDENH NASEHVALIsE
AND NORTHWESTERN RAIL
ROAD,
Four Cas- Thrown down an EN-
bRnkmcnt.

Four Cas- Thrown down an En-
bRnkmcnt.
About . o'clock night before last, an
accident occurred on the Nashville and
Northwestern railroad, two miles this side
of Gardner Station, of which we have OBJ
tanned the following particulars from gen.
tlemen who arrived in this city via that
road yesterday. Tae end of one of the
wooden brakes gave way, and fell down
upon the track, under the wheel, caus ng
the wheel to slip the rail and throwing
four cars from the track and down an en-
bankment about six f et high. This was
freight train, consisting of seventeen cars,
with an extra cabOose and the locomotive.
Several of the cars were damaged consider
ably, but no person was injured.
Three Drakesmen we're on the top
Of the cars at the time. One of them
noticed the accident, and signaled the en-
gineer, who failed for some cause TO see
the signal. The brakesman, however, ran
from one car to another, and Just escaped
by reaching the osboose, which did not
Jump the track. Major lands and con-
ductor Davis got together such forces as
they could, On the line of the road, and
were thus enabled to place the track and
everything in order by eight o'clock yes
terday morning. Yesterday mornings S
passenger train, bound for Nashville,
reached the wreck and went back, but the
regular evening train reached Nashville all
right, though two hours behind time wait
ing at Mckenzie for orders. We do not
know that blame for the accident can at
tsch to any one, as it was one Of those &C.
cidents liable frequently to occur.
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LOUISVILLE
Lesson to savings Banks.

LOUISVILLE, April &c. G. Rogers,
cashier of the Cent Savings Bank of this
city, was dismissed yesterday, for irregu-
larities, consisting mainly of the certlfi-
cation of checks payable at future time
for firms, some of whom are not respOn-
sible for the amounts. The bank is in
yolved $50, 900 or more in this way, but
the investigation now going on, leads the
directors to say that % or 50 per cent OF
the capital stock will be saved.
The capital stock of the bank swas
Sl2O,00O.
Mr. Rogers publishes o card tomorrow
in which he says the ccrtiAcatioa OF
checks was done under circumstances
which seemed to render it necessary to
protect the interest of the bank, and with
the knowledge and approval of the Pres
ident, who has himself similarly certified
checks.
A statement of the condition of the
bank will be made in day or two, when
the directors will determine whether to
resume operations or wind up the affairs
of he~bank.
strange Soldiers, TO Suppress h"-
KIux.
MIR. BOardman, a daiFynl.n, who wac
returning from the city this evening on
the Preston street road, was attacked by
| men with faces blacked. He was shot al
but escaped with q wound in the shoulder.
The purpose was robbery. The sssail'
ants are suspected to be some of the sol
| diers recently arrived here.
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THE TEXAN BORDER.

seven Americans Killed by Indians
-MexIcans IAVenge Their Death,
killing so Redskins-U. y, Soldiers
Defend the Indians and Get BADLY
Thrashed by the MeXicans-iO Sol
~ dIers Killed.
GALVESTON, TEXAS, April ia spe-
cial dispatch from Austin, Texas, to the
Galveston News says Keard and Miller's
train, loaded with bacon from Chihuahua
for Fort Bayard, was attacked near the
boundary by band of Indians. Keard,
his wife and five other Americans were
killed. The Chihushua frontier troops
pursued the murderers across the, bound
ary into the United States, and killed and
captured eighty Indians. The United
states troops at Fort Goodwin went to
r,rotect the Indians ald came in contact
viii the Mexicans. 4 fight ensued.
Fish, the commanding officer at Fort
Goodwin. and forty American soldiers
were killed. The Mexican soldiers num-
bered two thousand.
EWAsHINGToN, April l2.-The War De-
psrtment has not yet received any aGViees
relative to the reported fight betW 2er
United States troops and Mexicans, on
Nhe Texas frontier.
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THE CITY.
Death of Chancellor W. w. Ward,
of the Fifth Chancery Division.

OF tne E1Gtn CnanCeTy DlflslOH'
We were informed yesterday by Mr..
Butler, Secretary of State, who recently
returned to this city from Gainesboro, that
on last Sunday the Hon. W. W. Ward,
elected last August as Chancellor Of the
fifth division, died at his residence in Car
thage, Smith county, Tennessee. Il
will be remembered that there was
contested election case between
Mr.. Ward and Mai. Robert Cox,
of Gainesboro. Maj Cox was one Of
Mr.. Wards opponents IN the race for Chan
cellor and subsequently contested the cleo
ton. The contest was taken before Chan
cellor Marks, and an appeal was subse-
uuently made, we believe, to the Supreme
Court. It will be also remembered that at
the late election of Directors FOR the Ten
nessee and Pacific Railroad, Mr.. David Il.
Campbell stated that he had been appoint
ed as alternate proxy to cast the vote OF
Smith county, and that Chancellor Ward
was very unwell and unable to attend the
election In fact, he (Mr. CampEell) stated
that he believed Mr. Ward wGs even
then lying almost at the point Of death.
Chancellor Ward was member of the
House of Representatives, in our State
Legislature, in 1866, and a Colonel In
the Confederate army. He was retiring,
unassuming gentleman of great public and
private worth, highly esteemed by all who
knew him, and especially by that people
among whom he was raised, and whom he
had served in peace and in war without a
murmur of discomfort A pure and up
tight nan, his death viii be deeply and de-
servedly regretted,