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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-07
MUNICIPAL.
Regular Meeting 'Of the General
Council.
BOARD OF coUNcILMEN.


loTgicAL REPoRr.l
CRY Hall. MnPHIs. March s. 1873.
Ata regular meeting Of the Mayor and Com
mon Council OF the city Of Memphis on
Wednesday evening. March s. 1913; present
Hon. John johnson, Mayor; Messrs; fresl-
dent Gent, Holbr0ok, Hewitt, Chase norton
Beehn. Droseher. Regsh. shaw Bingnam'
Clarke, Toof. Hunt: White, hughes, vrAn''
Simons. Smith and Mason. Councilman.
A quorum being announced, the President
took his seat, called the members present 70
order and had the roll Of Councilman called
Thereupon the recorded minutes OF the pro-
eeedings Of the Council had at their last meet
ing was read and. on motion, adopted.
city Onieers' Reports.
CITY cONPTRoLLER.
OFPIoR on CRY CoNPrRoLLER,
MKMPHIs, March S. ISIS.
Honorable General Council:
GESrLEMEx-The following is my report Of
receipts and disbursements for the month Of
February. 1873;
RECEIPTS.
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SHERIFF%S SALE
OF VALUABLE
Suburban Properly on Spring and
Camilla Streets.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN. THAT BY
rected frem the Honorable First Circuit Coiur
Of Shelby county, Tenn, in the case Of los
ter, Gwynne a Co. VS.. j. }. DuBose, jud &
ment rendered on the 18th day of May, 1870
for the sum Of one thousand four hundr %
and ffty-four dollars, credited BY three hun
dred and ffty-One dollars and sixty cents
paid January "a. 1873, with interest and COSY ,,
Of suit. to satisfy said Judgment, ETC., VIII.
On Tuesday, 25th of March, 1878,
At II o'clock am, in front Of my Office. No:
35l Second street. Memphis. Tenn, proceed
TO sell 10 the highest bidder, for cash. the tOl-
lowing described property. to-wit: iot, OF
ground beginning at a stake on the south SIDE
Of Spring street, 100 feet west Of the northeast
corner Of lot TO. y; thence west with the
south line Of Spring street IS feet; thence in q
perpendicular line from Spring street, 4oS1s
feet to the north side Of OyertOn street; thence
east with the north line Of Overton street 20
street not named thence in line perpendic-
ular with 0verton street 2o35a feet 70 stake
thence west and parallel with Spring street 100
feet 10 q stake; thence north on perpendieu-
lar line with Spring street 30 feet 10 the south
side Of Spring street; said lot Of ground being
part Of suburban lot No. = Of subdivision OF
Dunn tract. Also lot No. ~ Of said subdivi-
sion having front Of i02 4-lQ feet on the east
side Of Camilla street. GjSx feet on the north
side Of Vance street. and Ll,H feet on the
south side Of Overton street
Levied on a. the property Of defendant. J.
J. DuBose. 20 satisfy the balance Of said iudg-
ment interest and costs. Sale 10 commence
al II o'cl0ck an. W. ]. p. DOYLE.
sheriff Of Shelby County. Tenn.
G. W. NucALF. Attorney for Plaintiff.
Memphis, Tenn. March /, 1913.
IL. INK Nj
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North Memphis Matchmaker,
MEMPHIS, Tenn, March /, 1873

MEMPHIS, TENN, March /, 1873.
Honorable General Council:
GENTLEMEY-My collections from the Beal
street market for the month of FEBRUARY
amount to tire hundred and eighty-hVe doi-
lars and fifteen cents 1885 l5).
CHARLES B0RNER,
South Memphis Matchmaker.
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South Memphis Marketm
CommItteo ON Accounts.

Your Joint Board of Aldermen and Council
Committee on Accounts report fayorably upen
and recommend the allowance and payment
Of the following accounts against the city Of
Memphis:
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Trustees Sale.

DY VIRTUE OF A TRUST DEED MADE
ID 70 ne ~ Thomas s. Callan, on November
~ lqsq recorded In Registers once Of shelby
county, Tennessee. In book I5, pages So and
~. io secure the payment Of a certain note
therein described. which note is siill due and
unpaid, / win on
Thursday, 18th day Of March, 1873,
A The corner Of washinEton and Fourth
streets. In the city Of Memphis. Tennessee
between the hours Of 10 o'clock an. and
o'clock m, proceed 20 sell, AZ public sale. 70
the highest bidder, for cash. TIE pTcmites men
particular description 81 said premises, refer
ence 4 hereby made. kiEht Of REDEMPTION y
raired and The title e. believed % b perfect,
but I sell aud convey only q. tfu,.i.ee
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N'''"''a b. THORNTON,
f.f Hospital Physicia

sTATIoS-Housg KHErIR.
MENrHlS. March I, 1873.
To the Honorable General Councils
GESrLHMHN-I have collected and turned
over 10 City Treasurer S6t9 oo-amount col
leeted on mitimuses issued BY the City Re
corder. for the month Offebruary, 1873.
'''''''' JOHN MAGEVNEY,
Station-house Keeper.
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eFFIcE OF CITY TREASURER,
MKNPHIs, March 4. 1873.
Honorable General Council:
GTNTLRNEN-The following is my report Of
receipts and payments from FebrurTy 10
March I, inclusive:
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MARKErNAsTERs.

MEMPHIS. March l, 1873.
Honorable General Council:
GRNTLEMES-My collections for the month OF
February, 1873, amounted to three hundred
X. Ii. NORRIS,
North Memphis Matchmaker,
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LEGAL
Trustees Sale.

DY VIRTUE OF THE POWER GIVEN TO
ID me rs trustee in n certain deed Of trust
executed BY William c. Bayley on the 23d day
of December. 1873. recorded in Record Book
No. 81, page 30l, Registers ofhce, 70 secure a
certain Indebtedness in said trust deed men
toned, will, on
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Drunks, l6l; disorderly. IS; drunk and dis
orderly, So; misdemeanor. 40; carrying con-
cealed weapons. 26; assault, o; assault and
battery 7; assault with intent TO kill, l6; null
sance, 6; prOwling. s; fighting, q; obtaining
goods unoer false pretenses, 4; obtaining
money under false pretenses, ]; street walk
ing, 7; suspicious characters. !, larceny, 81;
threats, / (; abusive language. 4; attempt 70
rob, /; contempt of court, l; vagraney, 10;
trespass, 2; lewdness, 3; no number on We
hicle, / swindling. 2; careless driving, Z; fast
driving, 6 doing business without license. 2;
keeping vicious dog, 3; attempted arson. l;
sleeping. on sidewalk. ! imPostor, pick
pocket, /; burglary, l; wife whipping, 2; tres
pass. p; obscene conduct, s; confidence game.
/ cruelty to animals. / gambling, p; keep
ing gambling house, 2; running and drum
ming. ; passing counterfeit money, !; horse
stealing. 2; receiving stolen property. o. To-
tai, 603.
LoDGKRs' REPORT.
Number Of dodgers accommodated at the
Adams street station-house during the month.
1856; mechanics. Ill; labOrcrs, IA. Total, 3S5.
FEED OF PRISONERS.
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CITY KN0ISKKR.
CRY KSGfNRyR's QYrIon.
Memphis, March 3, 1878.
Honorable General Council;
0nNriKuKS-The following Is n statement Of
tho expenditures Of this department Tor the
month OF February, 1873;
sALARiEs.
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FOURTH WARD.

Cleaning eulyert Main and Georgia. 3 f;
Crossing on Second at alley between
GAyoso and Beal. .............-........":.. -
Repairing alley south Of Gayoso. be-
tween Main and Second.....-.........: );
Street force, cleaning streets and
u
Workhouse force, cleaning streets 80
lz'
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s6.45l II
sINKING FnND STATEMENT,

Respectfully submitted,
FRED. @. SCHAPER
City Comptroller.
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Dr. @, b Thornton. Hospital Physician
reputation for hospital comml.sary stores any
drugs. was granted BY Council ana hoA'u "
A'ue' NA'"' b ROBBINS,
Chm'n from Board Aldermen.
w j CHASE,
Chm from Com. Council.
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cHiEF OF r0LIcE.
OFrIcR or CHIEF OF PoLicE, /
Memphis, March !. 1873.
To the Honorable General Council;
GEErIEMRN-I have the honor 10 submit for
YOUR consideration my report Of the operations
OF the Police Department for the month OF
February, 1873;
NUMBER or ARRESTS.
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Herewith 4 inclosed y statement Of the
Marine account for the month amounting 10
So. = copy of which has been furnished the
Surveyor 70 Customs for settlement VITA the
City Treasurer.
Received from pay patients and turned
over % City Treasurer since last report -. A
rfQorf Tor The year lslz would have been fur
nishei you al your last meeting had known
Ii would have been called for. since then ne
report with detailed iabular statemonu have
hren banded your secretary for publication in
ne ordered Foiume CT reports cf city uoceri
fer 1T-l
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+. W. ROBERTSON.
City Tax Collector.
HARB0RNAsTER.
HARBORuAsrER's OTFIcE, !
MKNPHls. TESN., March 1. 1873.
Honorable Mayor and General Council Of the
City Of Memphis, Tenn:
GEvrLEuEN-M harfage collections for the
month Of February. 1873, amounted 10
500 81. Very respectfully,
r. W. LIGHTBURNE.
Harbormaster.
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THIRD WAR;

Work at Jefferson street bridge......" y
Crossing on Court at Center alley. ~
Repairing culvert on Water, between
Jefferson and Adams...............-...;
Repairing alley between Court and
maulso ............''...'''',,
Street force, cleaning streets and
alleys.-................. ..........-''....'.. ~
and alleys ..s' 12O
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sKRGkANI-AT-AHNss
To the honorable General Council Of the city
Of Memphis:
respectfully submit the following, as my
report for the work done in tho sanitary de-
ma rtmant sfnco my last reDOrt:
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HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN.
Cry HOSPITAL.
MENFHIs. March I. ISIS.
Honorable Common Council;
GESfLEHEN-I have the honor 10 submit the
following report for the month ending fohru-
ary 18th;
No. Of patients remaining At last report---lst
admitted during February Us
" treated " .-....atl,
died - . III
DISCHARGED % Isl
remaining Feb. = -...........-l57
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Respectful e. 'aGiSSSFFRIiSiffsSs, City Engineer
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-08-03
ICnE c. FCE,
NOTICE. 10 TsY-7kYERS.

CFFICE OF THE CO.. MY ASSESSOR,
UEizBY COUNTY. HEvADA, !
CARsuN CITY. iane "a. RIB
III. YFISiSAss LIABLE 20 PAY
~ STATE siia County Taxes. fer The year
io.., ar, l. = b= rutIt!v, that tlt annual pull
tax of four co.laTs. FOR Ike Cf TIE State End
COUNTY due T., each l.ait resident q tAis
state oytr ~. uty-c.ll. srii unttr Saty ytars II
aae Is NtjV ii T. AMI PAYABLE to the
Count ASS ssur II his Deputy, alIt, all are &
p,t.sod t. pay sai,l tai, len callt d ION. And
also that he taxes the Z, rsoIial II, party II
u, :. IL il do not I, 81 se7ai, y I'M lbs
yIty a -uisicit y: VillIst 20 H.. taAes =
both tl..;r al snd rom! pr, y rtS, AT dus
and yay able iItn the same IS as=' s~to.
III. laws rroyid, 4 for Tie collection Of the
above I1lelrio1ed tIes 3 III be strictly snft r. ed.
J. 2. TINl>Ji
tt5tI;x Assessor
~ O..ice il. tllt. County Building. jeas-n
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Take Warning !!
xH..E-x- IL ~ N n fg,nTnss aRE

THE y. q. T. II. II. COMPANY ARR
l. anxious 10 take due p-scsUtion against at
c.ueLts and less CT lie rvspitiEg irOin running
q. their trains ami they take this nietho,. U,
warming Pare,iss and Guara:Ia..s against the
iang.-s Attending the too c,,,,iCua Practice OF
Chil::-un playing about their Cars Snd iocoIao-
tive Thos- having in charge the business u
tas Company find it impossible 10 FEHsCADE
roys- VINO treQuent the {, r1uili and stopplnt
places OF the road from climbing upon the cGr>
.uo engines, and they will feel themselves
Obliged to resort to More decided mexSlrss IL
these sunoyances are continued. Recent acci-
Gents. which ere wholly ascribsble to tho care
essress OF p0xs3Hs Jumping and Cx tho car~
when n motion. should b ~sis:nG enough in
ghs,oselveS. n. II. YEhHGTUN,
Super,ntenasRt
The New York herald., 1873-10-24
DOMESTIC MARKETS.

GALVESTON Oct e. 1873.
lac Net receipts sIa bales Exports oSastwise i5
Sales, $50 Stock, 1881. =
Cotton active: m,ddlnas issc. iS!c low miadnss.
5000 Of Which s,sco last evening. STOCK, Sssa -'''
essp @ bales oOas~se sS
ss7s asssF'' to Great Britain ls'A sales i2 Stock
Cotton easier and in good demand; mddlings, i5c. !;
lSw Sss recsaps %sass Sales s0sa sooE S1aaa
WILMINGTON, n. c. Oct g. 1873.
Spirits Of turpentine firm, at ssc. ssc Rosn hrm, at
steady. at 81 for hard s. for yellow dip and 81 10 for
virgin. Tar weak at s2O6.
Flour steady and unchanged sales ct LOO bbis at
Mh for y II 4 s 1t
% sa % % red M Ss s 81 s 20 &C. cmS
uSats SG1a sgdss ' s.asy s o1 Sos
& s s snsSsa psa mdns isss s s99s Gn
Canal irsights-wheat s1.c. barley, Sc e New York;
ssr!sy 3 ka4S.a
e rn,aaslpha and BSstSn Sc to New
ley $1,000 feet aseT q Il; 81 S bbls nSur
Lake and rail- import. toE sss ss
do Canal shipments-Wheat Isl, 062 bushels; corn
e Ss'i rsls
oats nc Grain nomnally dull and unchanged sales
LOO white Michigan wheat at 81 65 1000 do MIL
waukee No. spring at 81 70: 5000 do. ut 481z
5000 do No. at 49c 5000 do Canada barley at
81 60 Balance unchanged -
, Flour dun and unchanged. Wheat dali and lcwer owe
amber Michigan, cash, 81 36 November, 81 36h; De-
cember 81 43; No red cash, 81 80; No. red, cash,
81 81; November 81 30; pecember, 81 A. Corn dull and
dull No charters. Receipts-900 bushels wheat IS 600
do corn 1900 do oats. Shpments-l0OO bushels wheat,
5000 do corn - - % go.
Flour firm and in fair demands sales Of extra spring at
In demand sales OF No. spring at 81 0S regular.
81 O9H 81 10; No spring. 81 05 cash; ST OK
for November 81 037S for December; No. 3do, 81
rejected Corn active and higher; at 33lzc for No
mixed, cash $3.50 354c., November; 34c December;
rejected, sc. Oats steady at size for No cash and
November; rejected. &c. 2Shc. Rye quiet and un-
changed &c &c. for No Barley firm and fair
demand 81 IS 81 z Tor No. tall 81 o. 81 03 for
No. spring Provisions quiet and steady. Pork sold
al SIS old and 4l2 tor new. Lard steady ut 7kc.
for old; TIC tor cash. Bulk meats quiet and un-
changed 53ac. SIC offered for shoulders: 631c'a 6<c
for short rib mddles; 6zc &C for short clear mid
dies, all loose. Bacon quiet and unchanged Whskey
steady at 90c. Freights-Com 10 Buffalo, &C. Receipts
1850 bbls four 1000 bushels wheat 124,00 do corn,
5000 do OATS 5000 do rye W ana T,@o do barley sc M
do. corn, l420o do. oats, ana 1900 do barley. tt
The New York herald., 1873-10-24

es 3D. British steamship hence voyage. 1000 do.
rec. CoaIinsnsal port qasrisrs grain = os Ia
to n
sanoanos s 20 pS pnspa.s nsnss 10 4 a. = s1 Ansrsn
Dbl Eunorsd. bark. now Ssncs rom FhsGsipSSis & Si
sa USs sa. NO
business was reported and prices remsinsd nominay
rors icc us dos EnssS issnds and bS.
Feo Enssh dS ssnas M
NAVAL sronrs-For spirits Of surpsntins the market
ss q 9ds g se% es 4 bs q
good demand and again rmer strained closing st e Sc
$3.50 The sales foot 800 bbs 81 strained Inc A. n s Aoq
ssss SS ~. Ss SSls q low ,:; Ne Ia :;
ssss SS Warrington ss
aali and aominsliy unchsnsss Rsfnsd quoted y iSs.
5p 10 SSf Ss
q 5c and IN shipping order at oc Gases qqoted O.
CITY The phiiadsipha market was quiet very ARM
Ssssrs % S5is 'Ss From
Sssa SSni s. Is ss !! * cs
yps PaEks S sr we assTa asVsSg q ssfs a. IN
1000 bpls Of refined ior October delivery, at AGO
ss % ss
2 ss4s sss beet .,.!. u, s,ss ss
with prices ruling easier sales rep0rsd q $50
at s Old private ssa
Bacon steady and moderately active for futures;
the sales les embrace l boxes long clear on the spot At
the 18th November at re 1000 boxes of long and short
clear, December and January, at he; 2O boxes
short clear for first halt of December at c $50 boxes
short clear, for December and January, at 500
csmber, at Sc; Beef continued quiet and ,un
changed; small sales were made, in job
bing way footing up 50 packages at prices within the
range OF $S % $40 for plain mess, bbls $40 $l2 for
extra DO. bbls $40 SIS for prime mess terces and
nominal; quoted at sis s23 extremes for common
70 prime Gut meats In moderate request and not
essentially changed in value We heard OF sales OF 70
uerces OF picked hams, IA lbs average, at $40 500
green hams at sAc 80 uerces Of smoked hams on pr
&c 1900 lbs. do IS lbs average, at 5000 lbs Of do
private terms; 20 boxes do, IL Is lbs average
9Ic Dressed hogs were trife better quoted At SIC
TIC tor extra heavy TO market pigs Lard-The market
for Western was lower and fair trade consummatcd at
the decline Sales We're reported OF 800 terces the
spot at Sci $50 tierces, seller November at &c. 500
erces for February at SIC. 500 terccs for do at 6c
clio ling with &c. asked for all months to February and
RIcR.-A fair distributing business was consummated
at former prices The sales include 40 erces OF Caro-
lima at 8sc 80 bags Patna at 7sc. INC, and 20
bags OF Rangoon at 6sSc. q 6ssc.
SuGAR.-The inquiry has been moderate to-day for raw
sugar and the market steady Sales were reported OF
mscovado on the basis OF TIC INC. for fair to good
Refined sugar only in limited request and not ma
teriay changed In value. Messrs. Wait, Creighton 4
Morrison report the stock sales and receipts follows
Hhds B0res Bags. Aetado.
Stock (ascertained by actual
including specula-
The New York herald., 1873-10-24
EUROPEAN MARKETS

I,oypos MoNEY MARxEr-LoNDoS. Oct 23-l2 80 p. NJ
United states fve-twenty bonds 1865, old; 9sA; ten
forfes. gih; Erie Railway sharesb 35L. r. M.-Ere
Hallway shares. 39f l:3l-Erie Railway snares 39z.
s-Erc Railway shares, 30 330-Erie Railway shares,
shares, 39,t 80 :.
dispatches quote at 5 75c. 4-French rcntes,
ST. TIC
Ave twenty bonds 977z the issue Of 1852 0United
states ive-twenty bonds ". for the issue Of 1851
LivERPooL COTTON MARKKr.-LIvFRrooI Oct 23-5 p.
Nor the sales to-day 800 bales were American.
the market Is quiet aud steady MiqdiRg uplands, 9d.
a g,<d. mdding Orleans gxd 96d. sales IL, 900 bales
Including 0 Tor speculation and export Cotton TO ar
rive i6d lower Sales OF uplands the basis Of good
ordinary deliverable october ana November Att li6d
November and December, att 9l6d do do, delivera-
bic October at SD do the basis OF low mddling,
deliverable November, At SD do. do, shipped October
ct SD. ...9
ing spirits turpentne, S4s per cwt Refined petroleum,
12Isd. per gallon .
TalI0w ala 80. per cwt Refined petroleum, 13kd per
gallon. Taliow, Ais Cd. per cwt
The New York herald., 1873-10-24
AZ the HssAIp puDlished sne entire EVIDENCE

Ar the HERALD published the entire evidence
ELECTED at the inquest It is only necessary to re-
count the outline OF the case. Brtton was employed
in the drii yard or the Pennsylvania Railroad
depot and left work on the 9th OF June. On the
day following he called Tor his pay, and dispute
arose regarding the spelling Oh his name. He re-
fused to 20 TO work. but soon reiensed and ofrored
to return to his employment Mccain, the FORE
man. would not receive him. On the evening of
the 1lth he appeared at the depot intoxicated and
swearing vengeance against Mccain and Clothier,
. boss In the yard. Kane, who was warm friend
only grew more angry. ABOUT midnight he BRAN
dished . revolver and was in q greater rage
than ever. Kane, fearing that BrittOn would
either do serious mischief or be arrested. was pull
ing him towards the watchman's shanty Britton
calling on him to let him go, when Brltton nred
and the ball entered Kane's abdomen. The unf0r-
tunate peacemaker was corpse in less than ive
minutes
The prisoner is a oeardless youth, about twenty
years OF age-a fair type Of the fast American boy.
Although small in stature, ne was, according to
with on the evening OF the murder.
The New York herald., 1873-10-24
SOUTHERN SECURITIES

SOUTHERN SECURITIES MMI
were dull. We note the following as the late
ds:-Missouri skies, SO; Mississippi skies, Hanni-
bal and ST. Joseph issue, s5h; Tennessee skies. old,
6S; Tennessee skies, new, 6S; Virginia skies, old,
80; do. do, consolidated 46 do. do, deferred, 6h
Georgia sevens, new, 10; South Carolina skies, 20; !;
do. do, January and July, 1oh; South Carolina
Funding act, 1866, IL Alabama flves. 1883, a5; do
do, 1886, S5 do eights, 1885, 90; Louisiana eights
levee, 5S.
THE FOREIGN MARKET
The following are the late London quo
tations :-Consols for money, 925s q s24;
do. for account, e2H; fve-twenty bonds Of
1865 toldl, 9Sx a 93N; do. do. do. 1857, s6H
a s64; ten-forty bonds, 911s 914; new fves,
9lH 91I; Erie. ssI 8s7s; American securities
quiet and steady; New York Central closed at 7714
77h. Amsterdam-Unon Pacific first mortgage
bonds, 65; do. stock. 16a4; Northwestern pre-
ierred, cox; st. Paul preferred, 81; Erie shares,
42A. American securities dull. Frankfort-United
States ive-twenty bonds, eS for the issue of 1862
The Bank OF England lost f2s7 900 during the week.
THE STOCK MARKET.
Opinion Is divided as to the future OF stocks, and
the present is quite as unsatisfactory. The market
is weak, and any large block thrown upon 1t would
reduce prlces materially. To-day the figures have
been irregular. The greatest decline was In Ohio
and Mississippi, which sold at 25k 22x a 23A.
Pacific Mail and Wabash followed, the former SELL
ing from SSA to 81 and the latter from 43A to
Az. Western Union sold at 591S 571s SIX;
Lake Shore at 6sH 67h e7x; Northwestern at
S9A S74; New York Central at 9Oh s91s sss4:
Rock Island at 90 9lh a 93 q s1h st. Paul at 81
%, and Panama at 80 IS. Erie opened at 45at
bid and rose to 461s bid. In Philadelphia stocks
were unsettled and quoted as follows:-Pennsyl
vania sixes 1o4; Reading Railroad, 81 Gold, 1Osh;
Philadelphia and Erie Railroad II; Pennsylvania
Railroad, 465s.
HIGHEST AND LOWEST.
The following table shows the opening, highest
The New York herald., 1873-10-24
TIE MONROE STREET HOMICIDE
Autopsy ON the Body-Investfga alton ON
Satu rduv.


Yesterday morning Coroner Herman and his
Deputy, Joseph Cushman, M. D., proceeded to the
Seventh precinct station house for the purpose Of
investigating the circumstances attending the
death OF John Mclaughlin, the man who was found
lying dead in the cellar or the new building, 4s
Monroe street, on Wednesday evening, under cir
cumstances which strongly indicated that he had
been murdered by being struck on the head with q
cart rung. gt
POyr-NORTEM EXAMINATION.
DR.. Cushman made post-mortem examin alton
OF the body and found o lacerated wound some
three inches In length on the forehead, directly
meath which was another ct shaped) lacerated
wound; and, In the opinion or DR.. Cushman, de-
ceased had been struck three times, probably with
the lron-bound cart rung which had been dis
covered lying near the body. Beneath the above
described wounds the skull was badly fractured,
which OF course caused death. Coroner Herman
informally examined MIR. Tobias Cody, owner OF
the premises where deceased was found,
and his son, James T. Cody. who had been
elder Cody's innocence, Coroner Herman released
him on ball. The explanation OF the younger Cody
not being perfectly satisfactory he was sent to tho
Tombs TO await the result or the investigation,
which VIII take place tomorrow Saturday morn
Ing James Murray, whose attention had been
called TO man snoring In the cellar by the younger
Cody, and one or two Others were detained a. Wit
nesSes The relatives OF deceased, who seemed to
nave no permanent home, took charge Of the re-
mains for interment. Captain Mount, OF the sew
enth precinct Is exerting himself TO md proof
which VIII clear up the mystery and place the
guilt where II properly belongs.