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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-22

C0R sALE-F0RREST HILTON THE
teen miles from Memphis. suitable for an ed
vocational Institute or private residence. The
place contains two and half acres In garden,
highly cultivated; six acres in fine timber;
six acres of lawn and shade trees; and the
rest in iruit trees Of the best variety. The
land is rich and the products remunerative.
The college building is eighty by forty feet.
and has twelve rooms the cottage has three
rooms and kitchen. etc. Best Of we'll and
eistern water, location high and healthy;
neighborhood one Of the bestin Shelby county.
Address Overton, Ledger office, or see pro-
prietor on the premises. Got
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Gls-F1rrrSo at Sl5 Second st.

Buy your wood from c. H. johnson,
III Poplar street. OIL
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once OF Erie Transfer Company.
Mr.. CHI. Haight is this day appointed
Agent of this Company at Memphis.
7. A. LEWIS, Supt
November II, 1871. 66T
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81 repaired a 9sl Van streel. %
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ANNOUNCEMENT


W.. are authorized 10 anuounss NJ. ]. n.
NrENI8IlT a. a candidate iof nafimaiter
al the ensuing election. i.
We are aufhorissss5i 2 sanyWsnes AOhihs
~ esuinr MunicsF=. elsciion--Iauuarg
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Last year at this time middling here
was l43c in New York, l64c; gold, llls;
uplands in Liverpool, 9sd.
Our daily kilograms below give the
latest quotations from other markets.
COTTON STATEMENT.
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THE CITY.

NEMP HIS,
Wednesday Evening, Nov. ~, 1871.
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FOR SALE.

NOR RENT-CH0ICE FRONT ROOMS FOR
Il families, with board, at SO Madison street.
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oO0O0 WILL BUY HOUSE AND LOT
OZUUU No. 10 Beal street, 20hx70 feet I;
house, four rooms.
street, near Tennessee.
$1,000 will buy cottage and lot on Brinkley
avenue, lot 6Ox200 feet; would ex-
change for farm.
$1,000 will buy beautiful cottage residence
southeast corner of POntotOc and Null
berry streets lot 76xl50 ft--two fronts
$1,000 will buy farm six miles from Forrest
Station, on Memphis and Little Rock
railroad forty acres in cultivation.
6s-7s b. B. BARNES, 2s5 Main street.
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AT BRooKLYN-Loss $4,000.
New YORK, May 29.-Five fires in Brooklyn
yesterday destroyed $4,000 worth of property.
The principal fire was in row of tenement
houses ON Union street. Several families mar
rowly escaped death.
AT CHATEAUGAY, N. Y.-LoSS HEAVY.
New YORK, May 29.-The woods are on fire
at Chateaugay Lake, Franklin county, New
York, and the summer cottage at Deer Spring,
belonging to Col. James III. Thompson of
Springfield, Mass, and others were totally de-
stroyed.
AT PHILADELPHIA-Loss $4,000.
PHILADELPHIA, May 29.-Malone & Sons
building, containing five thousand bushels of
grain, was burned last night. Total loss was
1926, $50; insured, $4,000.
IN SULLIVAN COUNTY, N.Y.-FoRESTS ON FIRE.
New YORK, May 29.-Heayy fires areistill
prevailing in Sullivan and Orange counties in
this state. Many farmers have been compelled
to fight fires for weeks. Many houses and out
buildings are burned. Monticello and Port Jer-
Wis have been the centre Of vast amphitheatre
of fire for many days. Several persons have
been burned to death, and vast and valuable
forests of hemlock, together with tanneries,
DESTROYED. Monticello is enveloped in a dense
cloud of smoke day and night.
IN PIKE COUNTY, PA.-FoREsTs ON FIRE.
NEW YORK, May 29.-Fres have swept the
mountains for ten miles in Pike county, Penn
sylyania, down to the Delaware river. The
mountain overhanging the village of Matamoras
has been pillar OF fire for days. Wayne, Mon
roe and Carbon counties, Penn, have lost vast
area of woodland.
AT NORTH ADAMs-LoSS HEAVY.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, May 29.-The valuable
harms of Bradford Harrison, at North Adams,
were destroyed by an incendiary fire this morn
ing. Loss quite heavy.
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to the same committee; of DR.. Merrick Bemis
and others to.have Shelby street extended, of
George Jacques and Others to have We'll
lington street widened, of B. F. Farley and
others to have Linwood place made public, and
of II. NJ. Harrington and Others to have Canal
street made public, severally to the committee
ON highways; of the Worcester street railway
company for remittance of what they owe the
city for relaying their track opposite the Ethan
Allen estate, and where paving has been done
since it was first laid, to the committee on
claims.
The report of the joint special committee on
a city hospital was taken from the table and ac-
cepted, and the accompanying order adopted
authorizing the mayor to draw his warrant on
the treasurer for the appropriation of sum not
exceeding $4,000, to be charged to the hospital
account; so much Of said sum as is necessary to
be expended for the establishment of a city hos
pital, substantially in accordance with the re-
port of said committee, under the direction of
board of seven trustees to be appointed by the
city council, one to be selected from the board
of aldermen, two from the common council, and
four from the citizens at large.
The city treasurer was authorized to issue
water bonds for $4,000 for ten years.
An order was adopted instructing the COM
mittee on water to investigate the excessive use
of street and garden hose, and to secure the en-
forcement of the city ordinances and former
orders of the city council in relation to the ex-
cessive use of city water
On the order for block paving the aldermen
adhered to their former action, and asked for a
committee of conference, on which Aldermen
Barnard, Kelley, and Barton were appointed, to
be Joined by a committee of the other branch.
In the board of aldermen, the report of the
special committee on award of damages to GER
tain estates on Blackstone street, caused by put
ting in the sewer, made report, which was ac-
cepted, as was also the report Of the committee
on claims on petitions for damages to several par
ties for injuries received on account of alleged
defects in sidewalks.
A hearing was had on the petition of c. N.
Smith and Others for the widening of Chandler
street, in which Messrs. George Jaques, Joseph
Mason, DR.. C. B. Robbins, Chester Cummings
and others, appeared in behalf of the petition
ers.
In the common council, the following, offered
by Councilman Ross, and advocated by
Councilmen j. H. Walker and Chase, and 9th
ers, was adopted:
Whereas, there are buildings in process of cree.
ton in numerous localities in the city, obstructng
the public ways and endangering the safety of the
citizens without the maintenance of the safeguards
provided by the city ordinance in relation TO build
ing privileges;
Resolved, that the board respectfully desire to
call the attention of the board OF aldermen to the
danger impending of heavy bills of costs and dam
ages to persons OF citizens and to ask that board to
instruct the city marshal to enforce the provisions
of ordinances in this regard.
Roth boards adjourned for two weeks,
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From Washington.
WAsH1NGroN. u. d, Man 20


THAT SCRIP DIVIDEND CASE.
Commissioner Pleasanton to-day decided that
the internal revenue tax Of five per cent, 81 ISL
800 on the New York Central railroad scrip divi-
dend of eighty per cent, declared December 10,
structed Collector Bailey, Of Albany, to notify
President Vanderbilt of the decision, and pro-
coed at once to collect the tax. The commits
siCner says: By the resolutions of the directors,
the certificates represent moneys, earnings of
time TO time, but of which no acknowledgment
has ever before been made, and which is clearly
the subject of tax under the general provisions
of section 122 OF the internal revenue act of
1864, requiring railroad and navigation compa-
MES to pay tax of five per cent on net earn
ings and dividends. The penalty of one thou
sand dollars for not retaining the dividend as
required by law is declared Illegal, and may be
recovered by proper proceedings.
THREE JUDGES
OF the district court favor granting new trial
to Bolster, lately sentenced TO be hung for the
murder of James. Judge DIN, who passed sem
tence, disSents.
Personal.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Richard
son will leave for Europe on the 14th of June,
accompanied by John p. Bigelow, chief of thel loan
branch of the treasury.
A PATENT CASE.
The commissioner OF patents has decided the
case Of Gray, assignee to Hovey, against the
Rubber tip pencil company, in favor of the conf
pany. The case was test, involving the ques-
lion of abandonment under the new law of 1870,
and disposes of a large number of pending suits.
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COUNTY NEWS.

Canker worms are beginning to devastate
fruit and shade trees in Shrewsbury.
Col. Moses Waite, of Hubbardston, recently
deceased, at the age of 81 was one of the most
prominent and respected citizens of that section
Of the county, having for long series Of years,
beginning in early life, filled successfully almost
every Office within the gift of his townsmen, in
GLIDING that of selectman for sixteen years,
most of the time as chairman of the board, and
for six years representative to the general court.
Throughout his long life, he was foremost in
every good work for the advancement Of the in
terest of his fellow citizens He had voted at
every presidential election since he was of age,
in 1901, beginning with vote for John Adams.
Entering the ranks of the militia as private
during the last war with Great Britain, he
early rose by successive elections and
promotions to the command of his regi-
ment. He joined the order of Free
Masons about seventy years ago, and was prob
ably the oldest member of that fraternity in
the county, unless the venerable Gen. Salem
Towne of Charlton, who is of about the same
age, be an exception. Col. Waite had resided
in HubbardstOn since he was year old, and
his widow, to whom he was married in 1904,
and with whom he had lived sixty-seven years
in happy wedlOek, still survives, at the age of
eighty-nine, like him remarkable for the reten-
ton of unimpaired mental faculties. His MEM
DRY is stated to have been as accurate and reli-
able and his mind as brilliant to the last as in
mature life. He was brother of the late Alvin
Waite of this city, who died about ten years
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All expectation of a boating contest between
Yale and Harvard in the Springfield regatta is
abandoned, but the controversy between the
rival clubs and colleges is by no means ended.
The College Courant sums up the case for Yale
as follows 1.-THE controversy, about which so
much has been said in the papers. has simply
consisted on the part of Yale of various attempts
to get reply to its challenge, and on the part
of Harvard of various pretexts for delaying that
reply, At last, twenty-three weeks after re-
ceiying the challenge, and eight weeks before
the day of the proposed race, it condeScends to
state that, if Yale wants a fair straight away
race, on neutral waters, it must enter with it
into the union college regatta; but if it wants
separate university race, it must row over the
old course at Worcester. That is to say, it
complies with its rejection of Yale's challenge, an
admission of the justice of Yale's demand for a
straight racer
More Connecticut kukluxism: Some time ago
a man at Lyme put up harness at rattle, which
was won at cost of S16. But the man spirited
away both money and harness, and refused to
rive ND the latter or tell where it was. SO the
marty took him down TO the river, tied rope
around his neck and proceeded to drown him in
a quiet way. 1t was soon apparent that the
rome was tied so tightly that the fellow would
he strangled instead of drowned, so it was re-
moved and adjusted anew under his arms. A
hoat was procured and the party towed their
victim about the stream until at last ne managed
TO clutch the stern of boat moored near by,
and actually refused to De drowned. nuen au'
daciousness of course created unlimited indlgna-
ton. and with a long and strong pull the boat
men managed to break his hold, although he
chung SO tenaciously as to tear out the stern OF
the boat, and proceed on their voyage. soon a
crowd Of misguided men, who hadn't lost any
money at the rattle, appeared on the bank and
compelled the boatmen to bring the man ashore,
which they did reluctantly, and he was resusci-
tated with considerable difficulty, but not until
he had been treated to several hard blows
| Three of the party have been arrested.
The Apaches at the Camp Apache reservation
| in Arizona, have rebelled. They captured q
| herd of government cattle and robbed the mail.
] Troops were sent after them, and were driven
back with the loss Of one man. The Indians
| used the arms and ammunition furnished them
| ut the reservation.
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Our Northern Neighbors.


MONTREAL, May 29.-The Witness says: Our
Canadian executive is going to exercise the same
privilege as the queen herself OF ratifying the
treaty without asking the consent of the parlia-
ment. This will, We presume, be final, as far as
regards the fisheries; but, legislation may be re-
quired to open the canals. All this is for the
BEST for two reasons: First, any solution of in
ternational difficulties is better than the arbtra
ton of war; second, the Dominion of Canada
will, we hope, go in by all she has conceded in
this treaty, as well as by all she acquires through
it, There are, certainly, various points in which
we might justly have claimed more; but, upon
the whole, the treaty is, we think, happy solu-
ton of the complication of difficulties.
OTTAWA, May 29.-No explanations will be
given why Sir John Young signed the treaty of
Washington, until after the treaty has been
signed in England.
OTTAWA, May 29.-The contract for carrying
mails between Halifax, Cork and Liverpool, has
been awarded by the Canadian and Imperial
governments to Hugh Allen, on the same terms
formerly made with the lnman line.
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WASHINGTON, D. c., Nay 1870 p. NJ.
SYNoPsIs.-The light rain reported on Sum
day evening in California, ceased during the
tain stations. From Colorado to Lake Superior
the temperature appears to have slightly in
creased, with falling barometer, The tempera-
ture has risen in New York and the eastern
states, and the pressure has generally diminish
ed slightly in the Mississippi and Ohio valleys.
Light and fresh winds generally prevailed from
the south and southeast. Rain has been report
ed from Tennessee and threatening weather still
continues there, as well as in Georgia and north
ern Florida.
PRoBABILITIEs.-It is probable that fresh
southeast and northeast winds may be expert.
enced on Lake Superior, and threatening wealth.
er, with light rains, south and east of Tennes-
see. No important change is indicated from H.
linois cas- ward to the Atlantic.
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BANGOR, May 29.-Decoration day was OBJ
served at Kenduskeag yesterday under the di-
rection of Post Daniel White G. A. r. of that
town.
The cars on the Maine Central road were de-
tanned several hours tonight by fire in a wood
pile at Etna which seriously threatened the
station house, &c, at that place. The train ar
rived here at II :15.
AUGUSTA, May 29.-The Maine Central freight
train from Danville to Waterville ran off the
track at North Belgrade this afternoon, instant
ly killing the fireman, Eugene CULVER, and
qadly injuring the engineer, Austin. The acci-
dent was caused by the expansion Of the rails
by heat.
PORTLAND, May 29.-The Grand Trunk ex-
press, No. 2, from the east, ran off the track at
ten O'Clock, Thursday night, three miles east of
Newcastle. The shock overturned lamp in
the mail car, which caught fire, and was CON
sumed, with large portion of the mail matter.
Nobody was injured.
CONNECTICUT.
HARTFORD, May 29.-The police commission
ers to-day suspended W P. Chamberlin, chief
of police, for conduct unbecoming an officer in
writing scandalous letters to a young woman in
Norwich. The suspension is during the pleasure
of the board.
Memorial day will be observed in this city
The soldiers graves will be decorated by mem
bers of the G. A. R., and an address will be de-
lyered by Rev. Henry Clay Trumbull.
Levi Cooke, member of the house of represent
tatives, from Colebrook, sixty-four years old,
died on Thursday of typhoid fever, and was
buried on Saturday.
Geo. Talcott, of the firm of TaIcott Brothers,
wholesale druggists, died at Niagara Falls to-
night of pneumonia He was married two
weeks ago, and was absent on his wedding
tour
VIM. H. Dolby, for several years dock agent
of the Hartford and New York steamboat COM
pany, died suddenly by hemorrhage of the lungs
to-day, as he was about leaving home for his
business.
Committees of Congregational churches in
this city have voted TO invite the American mis-
sionary association to hold its 25th annual
meeting here, next fall.
RHODE ISLAND.
PROVIDENCE, May 29-William p. Beaman,
farmer at Rocky Point, lost his life this after
noon, at the wharf at that place. His horse
backed overheard, drawing him after. While
struggling in the water, the horse kicked him in
the head, and he was stunned and drowned
Decoration day was observed to-day in New
port, all the military of the city joining the pro-
cession, while Fort Adams fired minute guns
The Grafton was delivered by General C. c. Van
Zandt and the poem by Rev. Charles T. Brooks
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SAN Francisco, May 29.-Judge Sawyer, of
the police court, to-day dismissed charge
of robbery against white man made by a
Chinaman, deciding to abide by the decision of
the supreme court of California against the adj
instability of Chinese evidence, notwithstand-
ing the kuklux bill.
The family of John Brown, residing in Cali
fornia state that the report that they nee assist
ance is unfounded. They are well provided for,
and will not accept assistance from any source.
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aaurtester 4aiIp Spp.
CITY NEWS.


A portion of Thomas street is being repaved.
The people of the city have made their ar
engagements to give the day to decorating the
graves of our fallen soldiers and few if any
places of business will be open.
The big tree "chip" on thecommon attracts
many visitors.
Late sessions, and plenty of them, seems to
be the present rule of the city council.
Joseph Riedl has written quickstep for the
Worcester brass band, dedicated to Post 10, to
be played this afternoon.
Excursion parties to Lake Quinsgamond VIII
soon be in order if the present warm weather
continues
The public library will be closed to-day. The
lower reading-room will be open from nine to
eleven A. NJ, and from seven to nine p NJ.
Messrs. Z. & A. H. Batcheller, of North
Brook6eld, have an advertisement in the paper
for help.
The full programme of memorial exercises to-
day will be found on perusal of the official order
of Post 10, in another column.
The committee on flowers will assemble at
Washburn hall, at seven o'clock this morning,
to receive and superintend the making of bou-
quets and their distribution to the battalions.
The mayor requests the members of the city
government to meet at the City hall this morn
ing at nine O'clock to adopt measures for taking
part in the memorial services of to-day.
The Sabbath school connected with Laurel
street church will have an exhibition and straw
berry festival at their church, Thursday evening,
June sth.
An advertisement this morning calls on Tenn
plars of Honor to attend the meeting promptly
this evening, to complete arrangements for the
anniversary celebration.
a two-act farce, "Das war Ich," was performed
by home talent, at Saenger halle, last evening,
after which the Germans and their wives and
friends danced few hours TO the music of
Barnard & Richardson's orchestra.
ARRANGEMENTS are nearly completed for the
graduation of the frst-class at the Free Tcchni-
cal institute. The class yesterday elected Mr. L.
P. Howe as class orator for the occasion Full
details will be promptly announced.
Stone & Munay's popular circus will exhibit
on the new common this afternoon and evening.
There will be no street parade. Balloon ascen-
sion at one o'clock, and performance inside the
tent at two.
Again the Plymouth church, worshipping at
Mechanics hall, has failed in the effort to Sc
cure pastor, Rev. B. F. Hamilton, of North
Andover, who was recently called, having de-
clined to accept.
The commissioners of shade trees and public
grounds are progressing finely in their much
needed work upon the old common. gentle
rain would give the grass, just starting up where
the ground has been filled up and graded, sud
den impetus. If those who go across the COM
mon would be more particular to confne their
travel within the newly graded walks, great
point would be gained. Hitherto the commits
sioners have been very forbearing toward tres
passers, but it should be understood this board
have power to enforce their own regulations,
by requisite penalty, which, it is hoped, they
will do, if their gentle request to "keep off the
grass" is not needed.
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Criminal Record.

SAN Francisco, May 29.-The sentence of
Mrs. Fair has been postponed until Thursday,
to give time to the prosecution to file counter
affidavits in answer to those of the defense,
seeking to impeach Beach, one of the Jurors.
1t will not be possible to obtain another Jury in
case an effort for new trial is successful.
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ALBANY, May 29.-The German peace cele-
bratiou, to-day, passed off with great success,
the procession being one of the largest and most
imposing ever seen in the city. Addresses were
made by Gov. Hoffman, Mayor Thatcher, and
Charles L. Smith of the Albany Evening Jour
nal
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Fatal Acciden,..

BOAT UPSET AND THE OCCUPANTS DROWNED.
HALIFAX, May ga boat containing Capt
Matthswson and DR., Mexican, Of the Inman
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Cuban News.

HAVANA, May i29.-Valmaseda declines the
offer Of 1000 Havana volunteers to take the field
near Maron,