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coroners investigation, Il seems that
Powers either struck or kicked the man.
or both, for his not complying with the
rules OF the boat in regard to smoking
near cotton, Or other combustible mate
rial, from the effects of which blows
death was perhaps fastened, though
there was no evidence that Powers was
angry when be did so, and it is stated by
some that he merely pulled him from
the cotton. Nothing was found upon
the body of the dead man to identity
him, and all that is known regarding
him is that he was on his way here TO
enter the hospital.
Capt. Ask. Moses, the New Orleans
Underwriters Agent, is in the city, and
will go down this evening to the wreck
Of the Katie, and then to Chicot TO look
after wharfboa that was burned there
recently.
Capt. Carleton, of the Katie, came up
yesterday, and corroborates previous
statements made in regard to the loss of
his steamer and the saving Of the freight.
The only part of her cargo damaged was
275 bales Of cotton that was in the hold.
Old Prob says clear weather this after
noon,
The bridge and trestle over the Mis-
souri, at st. Charles, Missouri, is $50
feet in length, that of the bridge proper
2l7s feet, and the highest pier los feet
high.
Little Rock is overjoyed because there
is water enough in the Arkansas to load
a steamer there fer Fort Smith. The
Fort Gibson is the boat, and she left
Little Rock on Friday night.
Saturdays Little Rock Gazette says.
The rise reported above reached here
night before last, and for the twenty.four
hours ending at six o'clock last evening
the rise was eighteen inches, and still
gaining"
Last Fridays Vicksburg Herald re.
ports only fourteen inches OF water in
the Yazoo at Old River, and states that
the steamer Big Sunaower had been
aground there since the Tuesday pre-
vious with all her freight on the bank.
The Steamboatmen's Convention as
sembles at Cairo tomorrow.
The Louisville Ledger says that the
in Commodore Rollingpin's
almanac for steamboat navigation have
been found to be so accurate that most
pilots can tell what rock, snag, or bar
hey have struck in the darkest night,
and therefore no further Congressional
legislation is necessary on that head.
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An old man named Peter Bran, who
was digging we'll on Front street, went
down into the well on Saturday, and
left the heavy bucket, which was used in
hauling up the dirt, resting on the edge
Of the eurbing. The Aold mans dog
came bouncing along soon after in
search of his master, and jumping
against the bucket knocked it over the
side of the curbing and into the we'll,
The old man, who was, about forty feet
below, could not escape the blow from
the falling bucket; the space was too
small. When taken out Of the we'll soon
aiterward, it was found that his skull
had been literally cut open. Squire
Spelman held an inquest, ss q llAApi
PHELAN 4 CoLLEYDER' beveled tables
at the Peabody Billiard Hall. sc
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AMUSE MRNTS.

There we're too many counter attrac-
tons and too much political excitement
last week for the good of the drama.
Miss Charlotte Thompson was formerly
great favorite in this city, and being
supported, as she was, by the Barrett
company, which had won such high
favor in this city, it was reasonable TO
suppose that she would be greeted by
crowded houses every night, and we
we're sorry that such was not the case.
The Japs did not do well at the theater.
They we're fine troupe, the best that
has ever appeared in Memphis, perhaps,
but then our amusement lovers don't
seem to appreciate performances of that
character, and especially of late, since
the Japs have become somewhat com
mon. They have appeared here three
or four times within the last two seasons.
GRAND OPERA HousE.-At the Grand
Opera House tonight Mr.. +. S. Chan
frau will make his first appearance for
several years in Memphis in his mint
able character OF 4" Sam" This gentle
man played a very successful engage
ment in this CITY about five years ago,
and created equally as great sensation
then in his character Of eSamp as Mr..
Sothern did last season in the character
of Sans" brother, Lord Dundreary."
Those who have seen one will naturally
desire to see the other, and we think we
should be safe in predicting large au-
dience at the Grand Opera House to-
night. Mr.. Chanfrau is supported by
the st. Louis company that played with
him during his successful engagement Of
two weeks in that city.
MENrrns THEArER. Tonight Mr.. t.
@. Riggs, the Irish comedian, will
make his first appearance before a Mem
phis audience at the thsater, in FIVE DIFF
ferent characters, in the great sensation
drama fof Shin Fame. Nj. Riggs al
though a stranger to our Memphis thea
ter-roers. comes highly recommended
by the press and public of other cities,
and we trust he will be greeted this eve
ming by "a large audience. The drama
of Shin Fame appears to possess all the
elements Of success, and is certainly
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Affrn,ian. CiaiEensI

Iwaut you to know that / have kept
the prices of perishable articles down to
living rates in Memphis for eight years
and l will say that / can and will sell
cheaper than any house in the city. l
have the best and freshest Of everything
that comes 90 AeRphis. ! am constantly
in receipt Of and have always on hand
oysters, fsh. turkeys and gama Of all
kinds. Citizens Of Memphis. do you
remember the high pricesyou were CON
PEELED TO pay for all these articles beiors
I came here2 know you do. Were
to retire fros. The business, what would
be the result2 YOu FOsid pay the old
ezosb,lsnt rates again. ] shall continps
in the business aad live and let live,
and hope that all will call and see pe a
No. 2Is Second streeI-" HeadquarteTi
Oysters, Game and Fish Depot
Rssnectfully. J. ID. EDWARDS,
az No. 27s Second street.
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VIM. DEAN 4 co.

we have added 10 our stock dur
Ing the last week lJAI.
90 packages seIect,roii butter
10 barrels fresh buck " heat -four
IObarrels fresh eranberries.
so boxes fancy cheese. NJ ~ G
20 boxes new codnsh,
80 barrels choice family sppies,
Guinness porter,
Younger's ale,
New suEar.h ouse molasses,
New Holland herrings,
80 Kegs pigs feet,
80 kegs pickles,
o tierees new Carolina rice.
WM. DEAN q CO.,
lss Poplar street.
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ORANGEs-Firmi fresh Louisiana, 81 5es
ONIONS Stead et az OO@3 90.
.0ATS-Steady a. 59Sfes for mixed and
choice.
TURKEYs-Stcady at slO@is T,dozen, and
the market cleaned by dealer Tighe.
/, MESS P0RK-NOminally 9l6 90, with a
light stock: fresh, 788c o ID.
JOHANNESBURG in shipping order.
g. 1903 0O
IsUGAR-Firm; We quote: coffee A, 1294c;
extra @, 12(9121<c; crushed and powdered, 14c /;
new Louisiana white clarified. 121zc.
SALT-s2 35g3 Is u bbi domestic and dairy.
/, SRTAw--SteaIy at S1691S.
TOMATO Quiet atsf so y bushel.
TIES-Are firm; $685. the inside price for
lots of not less than 800 bundles.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
MONEY.
PUBLIC LEDesR OryIcE,

" 1l PUBLIC LEDaRR 0FYIcE,
MEMPHIS. TKSS.. Noyemberll. lS72.J
But little was thought of or talked Of
in business circles to day except the ter
rible 6resinBoston andLondon, and espe
cially was business dull at the banks
where but few cotton bills were taken al
the established rates. Gold was bought
by dealers at ll2!, the New York rate
being ll4f Nothing was said in regard
to local stocks or bonds. As one result
Of the fires, the price of all leading rail
way and express stocks have declined
from lO@20 q cent. in New York to-day.
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Mn ADoIPH LOEB, agent of the Ameri-
can Central Insurance Company, OF 81.
Louis. showed us telegram from his
company, stating that they had no
agency in Boston, and hence escaped loss
in this terrible conHagraiion. We con-
graduate our friend Loeb upon the good
luck Of his company. ...-
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FOR RENT.

TSOR RENT-HOUsE FOR RENT ALSO
II good farming land, at Ridgsway Station,
Memphis and Charleston railroad. rf GisaiN
6I-si s. MOSBY. 804 Front street. i
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DOR sALR-cHEAP. ONE FINE DOUBLE
4 o. earrei 'no' gun 80 SECOND sTREET.
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For vicksburg, Natchez and New
Orleans.
For Cincinnati.
ELLIOTT LINE.
Memphis & White River Packet Co.
u. s. Mail.

MEMPHIS. November 2. 1872.
To the Merchants and Planters Of the White
River Valley:
Owing to extreme low water in White river.
and not having suitable boats, we withdraw
for the present from the trade. OF course we
would not do this IL there were not plenty Of
liSht-draught boats already in the river TO do
the business. This being the case, we feel that
we are not justified in chartering boats and
running them at loss. Our side-wheel boats
will resume their regular trips on the first rise
in White river. In the meantime we will en-
deayor to have the United States mail deliV-
cred promptly by the light-draught boats;
W. K j. d. ELLIOTT,
6-T9 PTOpnetOrs.
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PAUL WEIGnT. the enterprising news
dealer whose emporium is located at No.
296 Main street, has all the latest papers
and periodicals, and the very best Of
cigars Give him call. ni8
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$1,000 Reward {,

We will give one thousand dollars ron
ANY INFORMATION that will lead 10 the
recovery oflhe four diamond rings stolen
from our show case, at the Exposition,
on Monday last, the 2lst inst. ~
+. d. BARSUM & Co.,
49t g Jewellers. 265 Main street.
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STEAMBOATS,.

go We are prepared to do all kinds Of
Steamboat Printing. at the LEDGER office, in n
style that cannot be surpassed anywhere, and
at rates far below the average prices charged
because they are steamboats,. Cabin Regis
tiers. Portage Books, Receiving and Discharg
ing Books, Bills Lading, Cards, Tickets.
Manifests, etc., done in the very best style.
please fry our IOh Onica
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Closing out.

In order to close up our business, we
offer our stock Of office and fancy sta
tionery. blank books, etc, at from
twenty Eve TO fifty per cent. below usual
figures, and We respectfully invite the
public to give US a call.
"a GoaDwYS d Co,
at 36l Main ST.. Memphis, Tenn.
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Blank (......) indicates no report; cipher 10Y
stationary.
I0Giciaij s.w. RHODE,
4eS. Observer Signal Service. u. S. A.
THE RIVERS AND WEATHER.
The rise in the river opposite the city
has been seven inches since last Satur-
day, and by tomorrow morning it will
have further advanced a foot, making
nineteen inches in all, and giving clear
channel depth OF seven feet three inches
to Cairo and above there six feet full to
St. Louis. The Ohio is declining at
Pittsburg and below Louisville, but
rising at Cincinnati, and the upper Ms.
sissippi is rising slowly, SO that we may
safely predict a fair boating stage Of
water to all points above until cold
weather sets in. There is full two feet
in the Arkansas, and White river has
thirty inches at Little Island and other
lower streams, except Red river, are i'm
proving gradually. The weather yester-
day was gloomy and fall like, but to-day
ia clear and more pleasant.
b. BUSINESS.
There were ten arrivals and seven de-
partures yesterday, giving the landing
quite an animated appearance. The
Dexter went South during the afternoon,
adding 81 bales of cotton, "a bbls of
flour, and some other stuff. The Robert
Mitchell passed up nearly light, and
the Mary Houston went down drawing
six and a halffeet. The Commonwealth
went South, adding 1858 sacks of oil
cake. and Sc bbls of oil. The Atlantic
and barges passed up during the after
noon. The Mary Mcdonald, from St.
Louis, brought 81 bales and 80 bags of
cotton, 81 sacks of corn, PSI Of oats, GAG
bbls of -four, 80 of apples, 2l3 of meal,
l42 Of potatoes, and other freight, in all
about three hundred tons The Cheek
came up with 25l bales of cotton and
ll28 sacks Of seed. The Phil Allin
came up from Friar's Point with 399
bales of cotton and 1921 sacks of seed.
The Yicksburg, for St. Louis, took cut
500 bales of cotton, and the Shreve took
1900 bales. The Nashville arrived from
the Ohio with 500 tons assorted freight,
and the Anna and St. Marys, from the
same stream, each brought good trips.
Business to-day was fair. The A. ].
White came in with 255 bales of cotton
and 1907 sacks of cotton seed. The tow
beat Bee and barges passed south this
morning. The ST. Francis brought in
SO bales Of cotton and l43O sacks Of seed.
The Pat Cleburne, from Friar's Point,
arrived with Ga bales Of cotton, and 1886
sacks Of cotton seed. The Grand Tower,
from above, came in during the forenoon
with 400 tons of freight, including ll05
dry barrels, 1896 sacks Of grain, 476
packages of beer and 4s bales Of cotton.
The City of Alton had not arrived at
noon.
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ron RENT OR LEASE.

r1oR RRNT-A GOOD FRONT OFFICE.
n np-stairs In LEDGER Building. Apply IN
,us~sss office, IL Madison street Ii
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Above low
-akna
Changes.
Stations.

below high water.
Blank GIL indicates no report; cipher TO-
stationary.
(0ficiall s. W. RHODE,
"a let Observer Signal Service. u. s. A.
Tur ptvrpo ,N,n urarurp
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MANsFoRD, the well-known bookseller
and news dealer, corner of Second and
Madison streets, has received the Josh
Billings Allminax and the Mast Almi-
mack for 1873. Both are rich, rare and
racy and superior in wit and humor to
those Of last year. he has alsorsceived
the magazines for November.
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EXPOSITION.
Commeneement Of tint Great Week
The Guy, RniI. Of saganEers-rhe
PrOgrnu1me f0r1ne week..

-Hhe wy FuIis OF hefnuEors-tnc
Programme Tor ahe Week.
| The city is full OF strangers to-day,
all attracted hither by the great Indus
trial Exposition. On all the railroads
eentering in Memphis the trains were
crowded this morning. This shows the
wisdom and sagacity Of those who orig
mated the great attraction in our midst.
BEAUTIFUL HAIR.
On the east gallery q show casol Glled
with specimens of human hair goods at
tracts considerable attention. These
beautiful specimens Of bandiwork are
from the establishment OF f. Layigne,
No. 1854 Main street. At this well
known house strangers in our city can
find splendid stock of goods, com
prising everything in the human hair
line.
AMussMEsfs, PAsrA TO cove.
Last Saturday hundreds Of our citi-
zens visited the Exposition in order to
behold most charming sight. The APP
pearance os two thousand Sunday School
children, gaily dressed, and moving like
a Celestial army. was sight 10 behold
and gladden The heart Of humanity.
Their bright eyes, musical voices and
hymns Of praise made many worldly
man bow his head in humiliation and
thought. Tonight Prof. c. j. Smiths
Colored Glee Club, numbering hundreds
of colored children, will give Grand
Concert. The progromme is as follows:
Part 2. "Yokomo;" "They Come
20 Come, let us Sing" Belfast"
Magnify Glorify;" Song of Jubilee"
Interval ofsf6eeri minuies. tiPart II;
sAuvi! Chorus" Summer Sea-" "Men
Of Strength" "Tinmaker Man" Age
Of Progress; Ring the Bell, Watch
man." "a Hundred Years to Come,
Tuesday night, concert by Sodality Sill
yer Band, fifty pieces. Wednesday night,
Tyrolean warblers and Ministries.
Thursday evening, November 18th,
grand musical vocal and instrumental
entertainment will be given by the pu-
pills of LeMoyne Institute, of Memphis.
This school viii render, among Others,
the following popular pieces: American
hymn (Keller), Praise the Lord, Water
Bright, Conqueriug Hero, Judas Macca-
beus; Waltz, by three girls-piano; Fare
well to the Forest (Abschied vom Wald)
Mendelssohn, Swee. Bye and Bye.
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srRASorRs, go to willett's.

EIGHT HUNDRED boxes choice factory
cheese; 200 packages choice butter, on
consignment to Taylor 4 Dnfin, 27s
Front street. GO
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LrSEys and house-furnishing goods
are sold atextra bargains at the South.
ern Palace closing out sale. 5stqo
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COTTON.

On Saturday sales were 400 bales,
but to-day there is but one buyer, and
he, it is said, is only looking around to
see what effect the two great fires al
Boston and London will have upon fac
tors. A decline of l16d in Liverpool
aad sc in New York has also depress-
ing effect, and sales were not enough to
establish quotations. 1a
The following statement shows the receipts.
shipments sales and priGse Of cotton Per week
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BLACK Iceland silks, sold to close out,
at the Southern Palace. regardless of
cost, 1872 Main street. 7aiaaaia58t
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srE advertisement Of Wheeler &
Wilson's sewing machine in the "FOr
Sale column, the owner considering il
worthless offers . bargain in it. 4st
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OlNl ~ -
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TAKEN UP
.---..-
BOARDING..

BOARD - PLEASANT FRONT ROOM
ID with board for gentleman and wife, at No.
90 Madison street. 6l-72
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CLoAKs AND FURs.-Go to the South
ern Palace closing out sale, regardless
of cost, 1872 Main street. 5st
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take this opportunity Of informing
nv friends and patrons that am pre-
pared to furnish both dealers and fami-
lies with my famous Norfolk oysters at
greatly reduced rates. Goods sold by
me are knoEn to the public to be Of the
best quality, and believing competition
TO be the life Of trade, am determined
not TO he undersold by anybody. Very
respectfully, YIGroR d. FUpHs,
Ar Al JeffersOn street..
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KrYA, OF HARTFoRD.-Have heard
nothing officially fron the home office
of the Etna up to this writing, but
telegram from Hartford states that the
Etna losses, carefully Appropriated,
will not exceed $750O00." Shall have
fuller reports by tomorrow, and will
take the earliest occasion to lay them
before the public.
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SOUTHERN PALACE closing out sale
Bargains are the rule" 5st
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

.t.,w t4 ARRIVALS. l
Steamer Mary Mcdonald, St. Louis.
p. W. Strader, Vicksburg.
Robert Mitchell, New Orleans
Mary Houston, Louisville.
Frank Forrest, Fulton.
G. W. Cheek, Friar's Point.
=" Undine, Osceola.
\ st. Mary's, Cincinnati.
III Anna, Cincinnati.
- Nashville, Evansville.
!, " Phil Allin, Friar's Point.
g A.. J. White, Napoleon.
st. Francis, Mariana.
(" Pat Cleburne, Friar's Point.
Grand Tower, st. Louis.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Robert Mitchell, Cincinnati.
Z" p. w. Strader, st. Louis.
" Dexter, New Orleans.
[" Mary Houston. New Orleans.
Huntsville, Red River.
u" Commonwealth, New Orleans.
/" City of Vicksburg, St. Louis
=" Mary Mcdonald, st. Louis.
BOATS IN PORT.
Frank Forrest, St. Marys, G. W.
Cheek, Undine, Anna, Nashville, Phil
Allin, A. J. White, st. Frances, Pat
Cleburne, Grand Tower.
Daily report Of the stage of water and the
changes during the twenty-four hours ending
at noon to-day:
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Buy your wood from . Il. John.
son. III Poplar st.. near Fourth. q
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Victor d. Fuchs, at Al Jefferson street,
is receiving them daily by express. Call
on him for your supplies. 81
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lI:5J a.m.-C0ttOn Is iTreRuInr. SaIes i0T
January, Is 5-l6c March Is ll-l6c; April,
IS Is. l6c: May. l91sc; November. 1880; De-
oember, ls1sc.
lp.m.-Cotton is quiet. Spot sales to-day.
335; futures. II 900 bales. Sales for January,
ls7sc; February, ls%e; March, lsNc; April,
1Qc: December lS 3-l6c W.. ~
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Office, 81 Charleston avenue-Ware's
drug store; at night, al Hotel de Europe.
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Doors aud shoes q extra low prices,
sof lregaraless q cost a tie Southern
psl.o. sS .S' ;ss, s;s---....7eet. 5sf
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I" Old ReIiabIe.n
For Cairo ana ~. I,ou,s

Memphis and st. Louis Packet Company-For
Hickman, Columbus. Cairo and st. Louis.
GRAND TOWER.................Lenn master
WILL LEAVE AS ABOVE vs..
" TlIIsDAY. November 1lth' stlStt7
FLEM. CALVERT. Sur't,
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SHIFTING TAGS printed just at New
York prices at the PUBAc LEDGER
office. 4SI
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FRESH OYSTERS.

FoR sign, ornamental and house paint
ing, go 70 A. F. Davis, 2sl Second no
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PEABODY Billiard i an largest and
most elegant in the S Invest. Sc
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8 DoN'r forget that the Southern Palace,
1892 Main street, is closing out their re-
tail stock at less than cost 56t
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THE PISTOL AGAIN.
Death of Philip Martin az Oh

Hands Of Bob Cox.
Phillip Martin, laborcr who worked
at the compress in the navy yard, and
boarded at Ito Front street. was shot in
the head and killed by Bob Cox, men,
Der Of the fire department, about six
o'clock last evening. The origin of the
difficulty is not definitely known. but it
is said that woman is at the bottom of
it. Rumor hath II that both Cox and
Martin were in love with young lady
who favored the former and rejected the
latter. Martin feeling aggrieved at what
he thought was i'll treatment at the
hands Of her he loved, became rather in.
sulting to the lady, and she reported the
fact to her accepted lover. Last
evening the rivals met in front of
the boarding house mentioned above,
and engaged in conversation for
few moments. There were other persons
standing near, but they paid no atten-
ton to the two men until they were
startled by the report Of pistol. They
then saw the man Martin clap both
hands to his head and fall. while Cox
replaced his pistol in his pants pocket
and walked rapidly away. Not loud
word had been spoken by either Of the
men. The bystanders went immedi-
ately up to the wounded man and re.
moved him into Mr.. Burke's boarding
house, when medical attention was sum
moned at once. DIR. Minor arrived an
hour afterward and probed the wound,
which he pronounced mortal, the ball
having entered the crown and ranging
downward lodged in the brain. Philip
Martin, who was tweRty-three years of
age, and known as sober, hard-work-
ing young man, died this morning. An
inquest was held by Squire Spelman,
when the jury returned verdict that the |
deceased came to his death from the
effects of pistol shot at the hands of
Robert Cox. Cox, the shootist, has not
been seen or heard Of since the shooting. |
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PERIoDIcALs.-Joe Locke, newsdealer
at 2S6! Main street. has the latest pic
torials, dailies, weeklies, and monthly
magazines. Karl Preizels story book is
tho fatest o,it
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II. A. Littleton, Agent, Memphisi ri.-l
Our entire amouat at risk is $500, 600.
From the latest information received our
probable loss is about 100000. The
old Hartford has $2,355, 900 assets, and
will meet its engagements promptly, as
it did at Chicago.
[signedl GEO. L. CHASE, Pres't.