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MERCHANfS' NATIONAL BANK No. 229. !
: sI 'r'- - OF BURLINGTON. 81
BURLINGTON T s 60 the order q 5dsi so as'
: O. W. wo0DHoUSE, Cashier. !
To the National Bank OF Redemption, Boston,


: This check was sent to Boston, the money re-
turned 70 the express and paid over to James Cox,
or No. IS Nassau Street.
In the meantime the Merchants National Bank
OF Burlington was informed that their check was
not received by James Cox. The bank at Boston
then notified Adams Express Company that the
check was forgery. They refunded the money to
the Boston Bank and placed the matter In tho
hands OF Captain Thomas J. Kennedy, Of the sixth
precinct, to Investigate aat 81 MeHft
The Captain went to work and discovered that
there were two James Cox's, one, for whom the
check was Intended, doing business at 10 Cedar
street, and the other, who obtained the money
from the Express Company, at 70 Nassau
street. AS the direction on the envelop
could be read FOR either one or the other streeS
the letter carrier, unluckily happened to bring II
to the wrong James Csx and not to the person for
James Cox. OF rs Nassau street, took. advantage
OF his good fortune and accordingly endorsed 1t
and ted It for collection. rl4tlgr ga
He was arrested yesterday BY Captain Kennedy
after being informed Of the charge against him.
admitted endorsing the check and receiving the
meney: but insisted that he did not commit o
forgery In so doing. Judge Downing thought other
wise, and committed him, without bah, on his own
ali
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cruHr Qf GENERAL sEssMHs.

Bowcry Pickpocket Convicted and
Sentenced TO the State Prison for Five
Years.
Before Judge Sutherland. s
The first case called by Assistant District Attor.
ney Rollins and tried by the jury yesterday was an
indictment against young man named Joseph H.
Godstein, charging him with stealing rom the
person OF James Calaghan on the night Of the Goth
Of March, gold watch worth $50. It seems that
the complainant and friend were In concert
saloon on the Bowery, ana while In there drew q
revolver upon the woman who kept the place. An
ofncer was arresting Q friend OF Callaghan
Gr &. {e c2g U oDd n
man turned around and saw 6aliashan seize Gold
stein and charge him with stealing his watch.
afterwards the watch was not found upon him, but
the theory OF the prosecution was that he handed
II to a companion named Smith, who was close to
him at the time OF the occurrence. witness,
James Myers swore that he was with Goldstein
and that the complainant who was under the in.
did not steal the watch Evidence WAS Gwen o
show that Goldstein worked at the tailoring bust
ness, and was at work that night tiil midnight
Honor sent the prisoner to the State Prison for nvc
years. flG a8A #.a A
A Highway Robber Sent 20 the state
Prison for Seventeen Years.
Edward Dunno, reckless-looking young fellow,
was tried and convicted OF robbery In the first de-
gree me testimony was SO conclusive as not 10
admit OF doubt OF his guilt Henry White, the
complainant, who arrived from Jersey In this
city eight days since, was walking through Green
witch street about eight O'Clock In the evening, and
while near the Battery he received o blow In the
back Of his head which feled him to the ground.
He recovered somewhat from the effects OF " IN o
very short time and found Dunno on top OF MIN
taking his watch and p0cket-book, containing 500.
The prisoner threw the property TO one Of his con-
federates and then ran away. An onlcer was, Ior-
tunately, close by, and upon hearing the cry o.
"Stop thtefW pursued Dunno ma caugnt Nun uear
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DEATH OF A RELIeEUsE.
BALTIMORE. An,

..vv,---~ ..Aaa - BALTIMORE, April g. 1879
Sister Antonio, sister o. Bishop Lynch, OF south
Carolina, and for long time the Mother Superior
daY,
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the scene ofthe robbery. the Jury rendered YER
Z dict OF guilty without leaving their seats.
that Sc was bound TO take notice Of the fact that
crimes OF violence were frequently occurring In
New York. and that citizens ought to be protected
6s.s. 10 sent Dunno 70 ths state Prison for sew
The fact came out in the course Of the trial thss
Recorder last month 10 the State Prison for fifteen
years TOT ~, sopeef was companion or to use tho
Larccnics.
Henry wtlliams pleaded guilty to an attempt at
grand larceny the iudlctment charging him with
stealing, on the 22d OF March, piece Of cloth
valued at $s5, the property or Edward Guengel.
The prisoner was sent to the State Prison for two
yearp and six month";. Dae h9ftgNW eHf
Carl Damn was sentenced to the State Prison for
two years upenl . similar plea. the charge being
that on the 18Th Of MARCH, he stole two bags Of
ring rom Frank j. Robinson on the 10th Of FeSFru
sa 70 besSss{ s
said that he did not believe he meant to steal the
property The Judge sent Brown to the City Prison
! john Olnningham Headed euilty TO en- attempt
at burglary IN the third degree. the charge being
burgiarously entered the basement or James Frei.
1oa West Twenty-sixth street. No property was
character OF Cunningham the punishment was
Sltigased 70 inprlsOnhent N the Psnltensisry for
Joseph Slater, who was jointly indicted. being
known to the authorities as thie was sent to the
State Prison for four years.
John Murphy, indicted lsrEstealIng $50 In money
from q bureau drawer in the house or Walter
tempt a. grand iarceny.-y NJ es--',g
Michael Kelly pleaded guilty to burglary In the
broke into the liquor store Of Patrick Nsals, 5ox
Mulberry street. and stele SAT worth Of property.
He was sent to- the state Prison for four years.
Almost . Murder.
James Fitzsimm0ns, who was indicted for firing
loaded pistol at Diedrich LANCE, on the 26th Of
to an assault with intent to do bodily harm. Hfs
honor imposed the highest sentence that the law
allowed which was imprisonment in the State
Prison for i've years.
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BY Judge Fancher. a--- ,--~-r--.
In the Matter OF the Application OF n. G. Ee Roy
&c.--Report confirmed and new special guardian
appointed. ss $50 a,M ~glss.09l
ctsi0n. s
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covsT or APPEALS CALENDAR.

49, NEW YORK. April o. 1873
The following Is the Court OF Appeals day caen-
tar Tor Friday April Amos. AZ, 17k, s, So 81, Al
81 and IS.
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O0MPTRoLLER's RECEIPTS.

The awards will be made in q few days.
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he CMr. McMullen) would live to pray to be deljv.
cred from such friends. -
DR.. CURRY again got the noor, and opposed the
continuance OF Mr.. McMullen or any man who had
passed the age Of tmrtynve years. No church
wants man ever l0rty-1ve years Of age unless he
10 man or extraordnary ability. He thought 1t
very probable that man who had lived to be
thirty-nvs years Of age without knowing that God
wake tp under . Misrepresentation OF his duty in
this regard. We have ceased to be missionary
Church, said the Doctor In this vicinity, and our
cnmsTs1s oSscteS y
postponement OF the discussion on this case, and
pressed his own motion to q vote Brother McMul-
len was continued on trial FOR another year. The
characters OF the other brethren of the same class
were then examined and passed., and they were
continued, as foll0ws:--D. McMullen. Thomas w.
Bethel, ID. L. Lownsberry, E. A. Blake, John l.
Langlois George A. Parkington, Perry Chandler,
r w. Roden, W. L. Holmes and William BROWN.
Messrs. J. II. Dudley, u. y. Bovine and b. r. Baker
Bshop JAMES thon made brief address In re.
THE mrSARD ORPHAN HOME.
In Morristown, N. J. They have accommodations
therein Tor forty pups--the children OF deceased
ministers OF the Methodist Episcopal Church and
the children OF foreign missionaries. The limits OF
age are I'VE and eighteen years. The property Is
valued at $4,000. The Bishop asked the endorse
ment OF the Conference Tor this institution and on
motion OF DR.. Woodruff, committee OF three was
appointed to prepare minute on the Home. The
Bishop named and the Conference confirmed Revs.
Woodruff, Parker and Crooks as such committee.
The Conference then adjourned
In the afternoon Rev. Dr. J. 8. MITCHELL A veto
ran itinerant, preached his semi-centennia sermon,
which had been postponed from the previous day.
remember all the way the Lord thy God hath led
thee.u He was born In Block Island II. l., in 1900.
His father moved to Exeter In the same year, and
ownedW farm on which the lad worked. having .
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-01-08
LATEST 'TELEGRAMs.
NEW YORK.

NEw YoRK, January s.-The Republi
can Central Committee have issued
draft of amendments to the city charter
which they propose to submit to the
Legislature, They propose to give The
Mayor aud Board of Aldermen admins
trative control, instead of the Mayor
and also propose the adjustment Of
assistant aldermen. They do not recon-
mend minority representation nor spring
election.
Stokes is daily visited at the Tombs by
friends aud relatives. His counsel held
a long interview with him yesterday
afternoon.
The Herald's special from Washing
ton states that Secretary Fish, in con-
yersation Monday regarding the Cuban
question, said there was not particle
of ground more for the United States
government giving belligerent rights to
the Cuban insurgents than there was
three years ago. They have not even
the semblance of government, and he
believes that nothing will come of the
proposal of Colombia and San Salvador
to cooperate with the United States in
favor Of Cuban Independence. Regard
ing rumors of the intention Of the
United States TO annex the Sandwich
Islands, he says the government had no
other object in sending out war vessels
than merely to protect United States
citizens living in that part Of the world.
The choice of future sovereign of these
islands will be made to-day.
The Times special from Washington
says the President will in few days,
transfer the House resolution of inquiry
as to official information OF the situation
of affairs in Louisiana.
Letters about week old were re-
ceived from Secretary Delano yesterday
from Havana. His health was greatly
and he was expecting, when
he wrote, to leave for home by way OF
New Orleans to-day.
The annual meeting of the Committee
of Seventy was held last evening, when
the following officers were chosen for
the ensuing year: Chairman, James M.
Brown; Vice-C Chairman, Benjamin b.
Secretary, Simon Stems;
Treasurer, Emile Sauer.
The regular yearly auction sales of
pews Of Plymouth Church took place
last evening at an increased rental over
the preceding year. Last year the total
amount OF rental and premium was
$50 ,S75; this year it foots up $50, 23O, an
increase Of 1856.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-01-08
THE CREDIT MoBILER.

The Credit Mobiler scandal has occu'
pied the attention of the country for
some time. but heretofore the invesliga-
tons we're conducted by the committee
at Washington in secret session, and
the people had no reliable information
of what was going on. But public Gu
frosty and sentiment grew so elAmorous
that the House was compelled TO pass a
resolution requiring the Investigations
to be conducted with open doors. The
Republicans seemed to squirm around
somewhat, and sixteen voted against the
resolution, but when the ayes and nays
we're called by some meddlesome Demo
crat the number was reduced to seven,
all Radicals. The first testimony that
has come to light under the new rule
was submitted yesterday by Mr.. Coliax,
who denies in toto that he ever owned
any shares in the Credit Mobiler, or that
he knows of any Congressman owning or
holding such. Indications are that the
charges made against most OF the mem
Der as to corruptly receiving and owning
shares of this stock will be sustained.
The Democrats in Congress are happy
over the situation.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-01-08

AFTER WA. PEsTILENoE ASD IETEN-
PERANcE, colds are doubtless the princi-
pal cause from which the greatest de-
struction Of human life results. And yet
stubborn cold is considered very or
binary affair, and most people are con-
tent to wait its getting well ofitself, con.
verting by such neglect a durable afiec-
ton into a serious and generally fatal
pulmonic disease. AS ordinary prudence,
therefore, plainly teaches that a violent
cough and cold should be taken care Of
in its incipicncy-should never be trihed
with, and that immediate recourse should
in every case be had to prompt and
certain curative-so the experience Of
thousands, and reputation sustained
for thirty years, points to DR.. d. Jayne
Expectorant as a remedy always effica-
cious, cure to exert a most beneficial
influence on all the organs Of the chest,
and certain to effect a speedy cure. Sold
everywhere. mw8s
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Calcutta now has street railroads.
Death is still the penalty for arson il
Virginia aud Maryland.
The East India cotton crop is one'hiil
larger this year than last.
Oil wells, producing two hundred bar
rels daily, are reported from Peru.
Poole, the fashionable London tailor
is said to have $25O,OOO income year.
Vincent Polo. Polish poet aud politi
cal writer, died recently at an advanced
age.
A Modoc chieftian was 50 10th "a
leave his aged mother when called away
20 war that he considerably killed her
before leaving.
A funeral party at Table Mound,
Iowa, found the grave digger frozen to
death at the bottom Of the grave he had
been digging for the corpse.
The original manuscript of Burns
celebrated song, Scots, wha haze wi
Wallace bled," is said to be in the pos
session Of Senator Sumner.
Otto Muller, an ex.Secretary Of the
King Of Hanover died recently in San
Francisco. He had long been in state
Of the utmost poverty.
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MISCELLANEOUS.


DUBUQUE, January SAT Delhi ]. A.
Brown for many years past Clerk Of the
District Court. was to-day arrested on
the charge Of trying to burn the county
buildings on the night Of December 81.
The FIRE was discovered underneath some
desks in the Clerks office in a paper
basket by a party Of young men on their
way home from a matchmaking, who
saved the building by bursting open the
door and subduing the flames before any
great damage was done. in the stove
was found heap Of ashes, thought TO
be the cash-box, which is missing.
Mr.. Brown is supposed to have been
prompted to the act by desire to cover
a defalcation Of some $4,000 or $1,000
he is charged with. In default Of $4,000
bail he was remanded to Jail to await an
examination.
COLUMBUS, o., January g. Senator
Patterson, of New Hampshire, who has
been rendered the presidency Of the
Ohio Agricultural College, arrived here
yesterday and is the guest Of Mr.. NOyes.
As his senatorial term has about ex-
pired and he was not reelected, the mag
unanimous trustees Of the college have
affixed a salary Of four thousand dollars
to its presidency, i is generally be-:
lieved that Mr.. Patterson viii accept.
DArToS, o., January s.-Pressler. the
engineer whose engine ran over and
killed Helfrioh and daughter, was fined
twenty dsllars and sentenced TO pay
costs By TIE Mayor for running bis en-
CINE faster than law allows. Pressler
was then arrested on the charge Of man
slaughter, c. c. Gale. Superintendent
Of TIE c. C. c. a l. r. R.. going bis
bail for $1,000
sFRNoFIELD, III, January Sit has
been suggested that the vote Of the oppo-
aton be cast for Hon. G. Robinson, Of
Springfield, for United aiatss srrsior,
bit be is disposed 70 decline il favor Of
Governor Kerner, 10 wbom be thinks The
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CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, January 6.-The money mar
ket continues stringent. Applications
for loans were deferred until after the
first Of January. The de- and is now
almost as much ahead of the supply as
Mt was two weeks ago. 1t seems probable,
however, that it will be only temporary,
and the effect of the dividend and IN
terest disbursements will make money
easy in a week or two. The remittances
to New York continue unusually heavy
and make such large demand for ex-
change that bankers are shipping cur
rency to New York. The amount OF
New York bills made against shipments
of hogs and cattle to New York during
the last week has been small, owing to
lack Of shipping facilities The capac-
ity of railroads from here to the East is
insufficient to carry more than half the
hogs and cattle that would be shipped.
At the same time, the roads from the
West are pouring in twice as much
stock as they we're ten days ago. The
inability of eastward trunk lines to carry
off the products of hogs, cattle, etc.,
that are now brought by the roads from
the West, has the effect to make freights
accumulate here, makes money tight
and sends the currency off eastward
instead of the products that would 20 in
its place if there was any means of send
ing them.
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Justice IN California.

The FIRST Aloalde, in 1851, in Yreka,
California, was known as "Cut.eye
Foster" but he left no docket, and soon
ran away, and George G. Vail reigned
in his stead. No law book was ever
used in his court; he decided each case
on its own merits, writing out the full
history, and his docket is a curiosity.
In one case brought before him, boy
had driven a team from Oregon, and
worked all winter for man who de-
clined TO pay. He sold out in the spring
and was leaving suddenly, when, on
complaint Of the boy, Vail and two con-
stables stopped him on the road. 1t
was proved that he had received three
thousand dollars on his sale, but he de-
clared himself unable to pay, though
not denying the boys claim. Judge
Vail decided in these words: Con-
stable, stand this man on his head, shake
him well, and see il you cant hear
something dropW No sooner said than
done. A vigorous shaking brought to
light wallet containing two thousand
dollars in gold dust; The boy received
his claim OF three hundred dollars, the
Judge and cOnstables took an ounce
apiece for their trouble and the defend
ant went bis way lighter man. Justice
Ike this was cheap at three ounces.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-01-08
FROM TIE srArE cAP1rAL.

The Legislature is taking time enough
to organize well. On the second day at
the forty-fourth ballot Mr.. A. 7. Lacey,
OF Shelby, was elected Speaker Of the
Senate. This is the first time West Ten
nessee has been recognized at any cleo
ton in either house Of the General As
sembly for several years, the last time
beingwe believe, under Radical auspices
when Frank Richards was Speaker of the
lower House, just after the war Better
late than never. Mr.. Lacey is a gentle
man Of fine business experience aud ca
pacity, and has many frierds at home
here among all parties who will rejoice
at his advancement to a seat Of so much
honor and responsibility. That he will
ell the position with ease and dignity, aud
a strict regard to its parliamentary pro
prleties, no one can question. His cleo
ton. however, will be claimed. we fear,
as party triumph, at a time when par
ties should stand aside until the repre-
sentatives OF the people get through with
the business that is created BY the neees-
sites and live issues Of the times. Mr.
George Howard, the former accomplished
clerk, was reelected, aHd Mr., White, Of
Hawkins, was elected eBgr0ssins clerk
by one vote over Mrs. Brown. the LADY
who last held the position.
The Lover House vas not so f0rtu-
naie-only thirteen ballots were taken
an the two days The lssi one stood:
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THE LEGISLATURE.
Preliminary skirmishIng for the
spehkership in the Organ1za.


Preliminary skirmIshIng for the
speRkeFship in the Organ1za
tfOn.
From the Nashville Banner, Jan. II
The meeting of the members elect to
the new General Assembly yesterday
was an event of peculiar public interest
owing to the uncertainties as to what Of
political significance might develop in
the organization. Some time before the
usual hour of assembling-l2 o'clock m.
there might have been observed squads
Of members, candidates, end interested
and disinterested curiosity-seekers,
winding up the circuitous paths and
straight stairways leading to the Capt.
tolian nights.
The first novel thing that strikes the
visitor in making the ascent to the Cap.
itol is the picturesqueness of the Capi.
toll grounds, in the addition of shrubbery
and everereens which adorn the lawns
and terraces Of the hill.
The stars and stripes aoated grace.
fully and hopefully from the flag staff at
the east front entrance, and the gilded
proud bird Of liberty" which capped
the staff, stood out in bold relief, and
gold-relief against the sky.
The members of both Houses present
a very respectable appearance, as to
physical development and intelligent
demeanor, and seem likely to conduct
themselves as digniiied bodies. There
is an unusual number Of young men,
with a few gray heads sprinkled here
and there, and a sufficient number OF
middle-aged vOing men to balance the
scales. Though there ore several old
Legislative stagers, whose familiar faces
are recognized, there is not the usual
proportion Of old members in the new
Assembly.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-01-08

The friends of a postal telegraph
scheme in Congress cannot agree among
themselves as to the plan they will
adopt. The opponents of the measure
are confident it will not make much
Roadway this session. There are several
old postmasters praeticing telegraphy
in various parts Of the country with a
view to becoming operators under the
new system, who will rejoice to hear
that they are likely to have several
months longer in which to perfect them
selves in the fine art of sending letters
and mail bags, patent office reports and
papers Of cabbage seed by telegraph.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-01-08

0yerton, sei Houk. Of Knox, "a; Ward,
of Shelby, 3; necessary to election, 81.
It would be UNUSUAL, and doubtless with
out precedent in this State, TO elect both
Speakers from one section and one
one county. The grand tussle, however,
will probably take place over the State
ofiices-Treasurer, Comptroller and Sec
rotary Of State.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-01-08
FOREIGN.

BERLIN, January 7.-During the SEES
sion of the Prussian Diet today, Count
Won Edenburg, Minister Of the In
terror, in an address explanatory Of
the recent resignation Of Prince Bis
marek, stated that Bismarck retired
from the Premiership simply because
the duties OF double office we're too
heavy for him at his advanced age. The
Cabinet still remained Bsmarckiah, and
was carrying out the Bismarckian pol
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-01-08

The Nashville Banner and Memphis
LEDGER are in favor of abolishing the
Office of State Printer. Too many Of US
are for abolishing all offices that we
know to be beyond our reach Courier
Journal.
Then the Courier-Journal is untrue to
its first love, and is not good authority
on that sort Of chicken-pie.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-01-08

IT is stated that Belgian publisher
has in press a book purporting to give
the letters received by the Grand Duke
Alexis from ladies, dcring his sojourn
in this country. These epistles, it is
further said, we're all contained in sin
gle trunk, and, with large lot of mis-
cellaneous Arehducal baggage, conGded
to a valet at Havana, to deliver in st.
Petersburg. All the chests, save the
one packed with the letters, the servant
forwarded to the Russian capital, and
the contents Of the stolen trunk he sold
to the Belgian publisher, who announces
the novel volume. 1t is reported the
Russian government has demanded the
extradition of the rascally servant.
The advance sheets received by the
LEDGER, and thus far translated, do not
contain anything of interest to Men,
phis. Nicht viel.