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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-10-21
Election Notice.

SHERHF's OFFICE, COUNTY OF ALrESA, MICH
To the Electors Of the County OF Alpena:
You AR, hereby notified that the next general
election 60 he held on the Tuesday succeeding ths
first Monday of November next, IN the state OF
Michigan The following officers arc to b. elected
viz, A Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, Sccreta'
ry Of state, Auditor General, state Treasurer,
Commissioner Of state Land Office, Attorney 6en-
cral, Superintendent OF fuohe INSTRUCTOR
Member Of the State Board Of Education, in place
of David +. Mayhem. who was appointed 10 M
tie vacancy caused by the death OF Daniel b.
Brown. whose term OF Office will expire December
Sist. 1874, and Representative n CONGRESS Tor
the Eighth Congressional District of this state, 10
which your county is attached; also senator IN
the state Legislature for the twcuty-siNth Seaa-
toria District composed 81 the counties OF Gratlot'
Midland, Isabella, Clara, oiGd"in' losco, Cgt-
nav Roscommon. Altoona, Oscoda, Alpena, Mont
morency and PrCsque Isle, "a provided by act No.
l9s OF the Session Laws Of ISL Alsoa repre-
sentative in the State Legislature for the Repre-
sentative District composed Of the counties OF
Iosco, Ogcmaw, Altoona Oscoda, Alpcna, Mont
morency, PresQue Isle and Cheb1ygnn' US plo'ld-
ed by net No. li6 Of the Session Laws OF lsil.
You are also hereby notified tina, AZ said general
election the following amendments 10 the tonstl-
tuition Of this State arc 10 he submitted to the
people of the State, for their adoption or rejection
pursuant 10 the requirements OF the Constitution,
and the resolutions OF the Legislature submitting
them viz: can amendment relative TO the quail
hcation Of electors TO be substituted, IN case OF
ADOPTION for so much Of section of article I, as
precedes the proviso therein in the present Consti
tuition Of this State, MS il now stands. and substi-
tuted for section one of article seven in the amend
ed Constitution. il the latter is adopted. p. pro-
vided by Joint resolution No. two, OF the Session
Laws OF the BNtra Session of 1874. Also, the
Commandments TO the Constitution Of the state OF
Michigan, which are TO stand in ease Of adoption,
as the Constitution Gf the State Of Michigan, and
to supcrcede each and every other pre-cSisting
provision of the Constitution OF the State OF
Michigan. as provided by joint resolution No. four
Of the said Session Laws Of 1874.
In witness whereof l have hcreunio set my
hand and seal the day and year first above written.
y. u. SpRATr. Isl
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-10-21
CONGRESSIONAL.

For Representative in STATE Legislature,
w. I. CHURCHILL.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-28
saturday. the ssth Of March, 1s74,

at the southeast corner of Court Square, in
the city Of Memphis. Tenn. sell to the high
est bidder, for cash, at public cutlery. the
property therein described as follows: Begin
ming at stake 10 chains and IL links east Of
the southeast corner of the intersection Of
Holmes and Elizabeth avenues: thence east
with Elizabeth avenue ii chains and A links;
thence south "a chains and 81 links; thence
west chains and IS links; thence north l5zo
east 3 chains and IS links; thence north 6So
west 9 chains to stake; thence north 81
chains and IS links; containing as 6O-l00 acres,
and being a part of the old home place of
Geo. l.. Holmes, being the same conveyed to
said Person by Jacob N. Moon by deed dated
May 4, 1870, duly registered.
Also one tract Of 40 acres. being the south
west quarter Of q $50 acres tract laid of 10
said Person By decree Of the Common
Law and Chancer7 Court Of the city %
Memphis, and which 100 acres is part Of the
73 acres therein described; said 40 acres
hereby conveyed begins at the southwest cor
ner Of the 73l acres, in range 8, section I. on
the waters Of Nonconnah; thence north 3
chains, east rs chains; thence south 25 chains;
thence west Is chains TO the beginning. For
greater certainty Of description see deed Of
trust under which this sale Is 10 b made.
Terms cash. Equity Of redemption barred;
title believed 20 be COED. but 1 will sell and.
convey only as Trustee.
i5S-2s D. u. P0sT9N Trustee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-28
MAsoSIC DIRECTORY.


LODGKss wv
Souri, MEMPHTs, No. 1l8-meets I'd Friday
n each mopth-hall corner Madison and Sec
ond. W. NJ. Brooks, W. M; A. Wheeler,
KNeERoEA, No. 16s-meets 1st Monday in
svery month, at Odd Fellows Hall. corner
Court and Main. G. G.. Locke. W. M; b.
Richmond, Secretary.
LRLIA SOoTT. No. 2S9-meets LIST Thursday
Of each month--hall corner Madison and bec-
ond. VIM. Frank, W. M; A. 5. Myers,
DESoro, No. 2ee-meets Sd Friday Of each
month Odd FeIlows' Hall. Bun. +. Price,
W M: X. W. Shelton, Secretary.
Kn.WrEKIEe, No. 3l1-meets 4th Friday Of
saoh nonth-at South Memphis Hall. corner
~ Wadisnu and Second. Richard Creighton.
W. M: Jas. s. Carpenter. Secretary.
ROYAL ARCH.
PKHE CHAPTER. No. 2-meets % Monday OF
zach month-0dd FelIows' Hall, D.B. Forster,
NJ. Z. II. p; A. j. Wheeler, Secretary,
MEMPHIS CBAPrER, No. yo-meets Ct Odd
Fellows' Hall, Sd Monday Of each month. W.
3. Matthews. NJ. y. II. p; X. W. Shelton,
Secretary.
AND Q. X.
EUREKA OOUECrL, No. 6-meets ID Ihurs-
day Of each month-0dd Fellow Hall. g.
Rodsr, Tn. H.; @. II. Myers. Rec.
TENPLAR9.
CYRENB COMMAHDKRY, No. 4-meets 9Th Mon
day ofeeach month. Geo. Mellersh. Com. 7.
CiIvIRY CEGPrER or Rosz CRorx, 18th. No.
I. Charles W. Adams. 32d. M. w.; II.
Tomlinson. sd. &c.,.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-28

LTvKRPooL. March Is. 1890 p.m.-cotton
opens dull. Uplands. S1s981<d; Orleans.
SD.
3p.m.-Cotton Is dull. Uplands, s1S61s11fd;
Orleans. SD. Sales. $1,000 bales, Of which 2O00
were for export and speculation.
NEW ORLEANS. March o. ll:SO a.m.-Cot-
ton is dull. Middling, l6ssc; sales. 1000 balesi
receipts. Al bales.
NORFOLK. March 2s.-COttOn receipts To-day.
1886 bales.
MOBILE, March H.-The cotton market Is
firm. with a good demand. Middling. Ice I;
receipts. 2S8 bales.
CHARLESTON. March 28.-The cotton market
Is quiet. Middling. 16c; receipts. 1851 bales.
GALVESTON, March 2.-Cotton Is firm, with
fair demand. Middling, 10; receipts, 200
bales.
SATASSAH, March 2s.-Cotton is quiet. Mid
ding. l61Sc; receipts, 200 bales.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-28
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
Cincinnati, Ben ranklin..................".5p pm
New Orleans, Belle Lee.....................0 y. IN
White river, Bannock City............-....9 p. IN
Arkansas river, Mary Boyd..................9 p. m
Mariana, St francis......... ...........'.o p III
st. Louis, Grand Tower. $50 p m
Vieksburg, st. nevieve......a....."....o p. N
New Orleans. John kilgour ........-.......-9 p. m
New Orleans, City Of Quincy-...".~........o pm
ARRIVALS.
Steamer Grand Tower; s.. Louis.
St..Francis, Wittsburg.
- Pat Rogers. Cincinnati
st. Genevieve, st. Louis.
City Of Quincy, st. Louis.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Phil Allin, Friar's Point.
Frank Forest. Hale's Point.
A. j. White, Napoleon.
Capitol City, ST. Louis:
Nick LOngworth. Cincinnati.
IN PORT.
Zen Franklin, q. w. Cheek, Quickstep,
Belle Lee, City of Augusta, Mary Boyd, Ban
mock City. Pat Rogers, st. Genevieye, City OF
Quincy.
WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
Weather cloudy and cold. The river here
has declined one inch since yesterday noon,
and has fallen altogether twenty-eight inches.
and is falling all the way down to Vicksburg.
At Cairo the river rose eleven inches. AT St..
Louis the river was stationary. The Ohio is
falling rapidly from Pittsburg TO Evansville.
The Cumberland river is declining steadily.
White and Arkansas rivers are falling rapid :
ly. Business on the wharf is quiet, with little
movement in freight.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The river fell two inches since noon ysster-
day. The rise coming from the lower Ohio
and Missouri win not bring the river mp to it,
former highth.
At Cairo the river rose eleven inches yester-
day. At St. Louis it was stationary.
The local packets out last night had fair
trips.
The Thompson Dean for New Orleans. and
James D. Parker for Memphis, left Louisville
yesterday.
The Coal City and John Atwood, with tOws
Of coal. left Louisville last evening for New
Orleans.
The towboat Kellogg arrived last night from
Illinois river with FIVE barges of ice. She
leaves to-day for Little Rock with two barges
Of ice,
The Alps with tow Of ice for Yicksburs.
and the Belle Memphis for Memphis. left st.
Louis yesterday.
Hereafter we will receive river dispatches at
noon from all the ports for the benefit Of the
commercial and river fraternity.
The Paragon for Cincinnati and Henry
Ames for st. Louis passed Vicksburs yester-
day.
The ST. Genevieve. Captain Vickers. is the
Anchor Line packet leaving this evening for
Vieksburg and the bends. Captain Jarrett
Huls, clever gentleman. has charge Of the
Office.
The Nick Longworth. Captain Lew Hates,
had her repairs finished this morning,
and left At nine o'clock for Cincinnati.
Eugsns Bowers. an afable gentleman, pre-
sides in the ciice.
The Bannock City. Captain VIM Elliott in
command. leaves this evening for all points
on White. Black and Little Red rivers, carry
ing the United States mail. W. T. Butler and
JohH Oh smberlin have charge Of the Office.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-28
Trustees Sale.

PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF A DEED
Person on the 9th day of January, 1872, duly
registered in the Registers Office Of Shelby
county, Tennessee, in Deed Book No. 81, page
235, TO secure to Miss Judith A. Bouner. his
the request Of the holder, ! will. on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-28
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

MONEY.
PUBLIC LRDaER OFFICE,
Mv,rpuro TENN March *. 1874.

PUBLIC LEDGER OfFlvhl. !
MKMPHIs. TENN. March %. 1874
We have nothing to report in financial cir
Giles. There is nothing worthy Of interest do
ing aside from the regular routine Of bust
ness. Tho banks continue to report collec-
tions easy. Currency is in good supply and
money easy. The discount market remains
quiet and the banks continue to discount all
first-class paper offering at lO@12 y cent. "
annum; on the streets money is plentiful Mt
11S@2 o cent. o month. Brokers are paying
-@1ll1S for gold. with few transactions.
Exchange is steady at the following rates /;
On New York par buying and selling at
4c premium. Boston and Eastern points AZ
par, and on New Orleans at &c discount
City warrants. coupons and bonds remain
quiet and firm, with no transactions worthy Oh
note. County warrants are quiet, with rev
inquiries for county warrants. kaiiroad
stocks and bonds are unchanged. Mississippi
and Arkansas securities are steady, with quo
4.4:o,. angad and liOht TRANSACTIONS.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-28
GENERAL mARHET.

The following quotations are for orders
from store and small lots in a jobbing way;
APPLES-Mediam 10 extra, 81 009T % D
Dbl.
BAC0N-Clear sides. e1< sec; clearrib sides
vased ii5<Gisc; breakfast bacon, l04gl05fc-
BKAN- si78lS . ton.
Br1TER-Steady; inferior 10 choice, 90
Soc; extra. 52e536c; western reserve and choice
roll. SS940c.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-28
Administrative Sale.

WILL BE SOLD AT AUCTION, MON
w DAY, 30TH DAY OF MARCH, at IL
O'clock, corner of Main and Madison streets,
Memphis, the trotting horse " Honest John, :"
formerly owned by d. Cockrell, one-half in
terest in same belonging to the estate Of d. j.
Doyle, deceased. IRRELEVANT 4 CO..
16.M Auctioneers.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-28
COTTON.

The market this morning was steady. with
light offerings. The demand was chiefly for
medium grades; low grades we're not much IN
request. New York futures were reported
easy. Spots steady; middling. 1870. Liver
pool was quoted dull; uplands, SID; Orleans.
SID. 1t being Saturday. the closing up OF the
weeks business. offerings were light, with a
fair INQUIRY for bright cottOns. Several lists
changed hands Of low middling at l4sagl514c;
middling, 1910; dusty cottons. 6@9c.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-28
LEGAL.


PARTIES INDEBTED TO THE Es-
n tate of the late James Davis are hereby
notified to come forward and settle the same
And those having claims against the estate
will present the same, duly authenticated. to
me within the time prescribed by law, or the
same will be forever barred:
21-27-33 80 p. MADIGAN, Adm'T.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-28
Saturday, the 18th day of April next,

between legal hours. all the following
described property situated in the said
county Of Crockett, and State aforesaid, to-
witt One town lot in the town Of Gadsden.
beginning at black oak. Hugh Rains north
west corner that was), thence west forty-nine
poles to double black oak, thence south tif-
teen degrees. east one hundred and eighty
feet to stake, thence east forty-six poles to a
stake on said Rains west boundary thence
north one hundred and eighty to the begin
ming, containing 81 acres; the same being.
at the date of said deed. the said W. Il. Rich
ardsen's homestead, bought of John b. Boy
kin, Nov. s, 1850. Also in same town four other
lets. viz: No. 20 on the west side of Quincy
street, size 30xl25 feet; lot No. SO on Quincy
street, size 30xl25 feet adjoins W. IL. Soils
lot lot No. 80 on Quincy street, size 30xl3
feet, adjoins W. III. Soils lot; lot No. 70 on
Poplar, corner of tho street. begins at a stake.
runs north fifteen poles, thence east ten poles.
thence south twenty-four poles. thence west
fifteen poles, to the beginning. The said last
four lots we're bought by W. i. Richardson
ut sale made by o decree of the Circuit
Court in 1866 or 1917, sold for division Of the
estate of John b. Boykin, deceased. Right
Of redemption waived. Sale made for benefit
of assignee of said note. The undersigned
convey only as trustees.
j. W. DICKINSON,
b. F. DICKINSON.
W. W. WILLIAMS.
II. T. ELLEIT. Attorney.
March 3. 1874. Std
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-28
UNIGHTs or PTTHIAs.

TESNEsgEE Lopez No. 5-mceis w
svery ednesday night over Adams =
street Engine House. cor. second street.
n MCLEAN. @. G. P, j. Moran; Y; Y; =
Etedt. NJ. Of r.; A. Hum, III. OF B.; Z
aross, p.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-28
For New Orleans

V1 ~" y
Cincinnati and New Orleans Packet Company
For Vicksburg. Natchez. New Orleans and
all bend landings.
JOHN KILG0UR .............. ALI Stein. master
I RAVES AS ABOVE SATUR- H. =
II DAY. 18th inst. at 5 pm.
For freight or passai e apply en-
1T. WASHINGTON. Agent.
1924 AZ Madison street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-28
r o. o. p. DIRECTORY.

Odd FsllowaA :HaI. corner Main and North
Court streets.
MErPHTs Lopez, No. 6-meets every Tues
dav- Geo. w, Smith, N. g.; W. W. Hum
phreys. Y. g.; @. II. Plischke, Secretary; K.
cETcxisAw LoDGE, No. 8-meets every Mon
dav night, John Garrow. N. g.. Ben Frei-
berr- ". g.; X. b. Jones. X. s.; Thomas
Raeon. p, S.; John Holt. Treasurer
SoHIiLER LoDGR, No. 140-meets every We'd
uesdav night. Jos. Achtman. N: 81; J. g..
Sohmid, v. g.; II. Shilling. Secretary; Peter
Mentges, Treasurer.
BIsEER Lopez. No. 1i7--meets every Friday
night. G. Gross, N. g.; J. I. Lees, v, ";
2. III. Starr. P. and r. s.; George A. War
"N' pKsRKz LODGE.
NK1rPHre DEGREK Lopez NO. 3-meeu ist
Saturday Of each month. Chas. u. Carroll,
NM: b. o. Trader, ID. ID. nj. George w.
Mathews. A. ID. NJ; I. 5. Bingham, oecre-
tary: e. r. Jack. Treasurer.
KNCAMPMEHTs.
GAroso EEcAMPMENT, NO. 5-meeJ on the
ist and "a Thursday nights Of each month.
Iohn larrow, @. p; Charles Nj. Carroll. IA.
D DsnI shioss, g. W.: Thomas Bacon, 5.
Iobn A. Holt, Il John II. Graf, ]. W..
MEMPHIS EKCAKPMKNI. No, 5s-meee "a ana
an Thursday nights Of each montn,o " a.
PIbchke, o, P.s @. Gross, II. r; Heo' a.
WarinR. s. W.; II. L. Pickering; scribe; 1.
s. Jukes, Treasurer Thos. b: hisE' j. W.
-..--,s 80 nwTEFTAa. ~
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-28
Trustees Sale.

DY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST
ID made by w. b. Richardson and wife.
dated May II. 1872. to secure a note Of that
date for 5000, to Dickinson. Williams x Co.,
cash, at public auction, to the highest bidder,
on the premises, in the town of Gadsdon, in
the county of Crockett, and State Of Tennes-
See, on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-28
STEAMBOATS,.

For VtcksburK.
Memphis and st. Louis Packet co.,. S. Mail
Line-For Vicksburg and the Bends.
ST. GENEVIEVE........ Vickers, master
WILL LEAVE AS ABOVE r. =
w SATURDAY. 2Sth inst, at sllS:'f ~
23-2i AID. STORM. Treasurer.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-28

The following is the present tariff from New
the GreatWestern Dispatch Fast Freight Line:
All rail-First class. 81 81; second class, 81 Is;
third class, 81 o.; fourth class, Sac; fifth class
SIC.
The following are freight rates. V c.wt., on
Compressed cotton 70 the points named:
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-28

Il2 memphis & Ohio r. b. / SD
100 S.SOl Twice Daily; $50 alb
memphis 4 Charleston :, -
9.3Ol12 r. R.-Daily. loo I.oo
mississippi & Tennes- a o-
ll,45l see r.. R.-Daily. I'D
Memphis 4 Little Rock
II r. R.-Daily. o.OO
miss river TO Telena Il
sol Friar's P't-daily:
ENTHUSIASTICALLY
sol Mon, Thurs, Sat.
miss. river h st. Louis
3 col Mon. Thurs. Fri.
I White River-Semi-
$50 | Weekly-Tues. Sat.
Ark river, semi-weekly
9 80 { Tuesday and Saturday.
marion (tri-weekly)-l
0 Mon, We'd, Fri. 10
Cuba. Tennessee
10 weokly-Friday. 10
lByhalia&0live Branch
3 sol Tues. and Fri. $3.50
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-28

Memphis and Arkansas River Packet Com
Little Rock, and all points through 70 Fort
Smith.
MARY ..................-..Haines, master
WILL LEAVE AS ABOVE ON H. n
w SATURDAY, 18th inst. at -
JOHN n. HARDIN. Agent.
1924 .0fics 90 Front street.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-06-11
en- purchased to advocate the imperial NOV

been purchased to advocate the imperial NOV
ment.
The newspapers generally consider Roche
fort a disappointed man. An invitation by
the Parmeee omnibus line to a banquet, a
suit of slop-shop clothes and little attention
from the New York Herald, constitute about
all that he viii pleasantly recollect of his re-
ception in this country. There was no wav-
ing OF handkerchiefs when he departed, and
his egress from this country was about as
private as his escape from New Caledonia.
Who wants to go to Congress from the Sec
ond District? Any man applying at the
Globe office, with certificate of hostility from
the Republican, can have our tow-line and be
pulled through.-St. Louis Globe.
1t is reported that Senator Cameron and
Col. Forney have adjusted their troubles of
long standing, illustrating the text that the
lamb and the lion shall lie down together.
But which is the lamb.
There is a strong prospect of putting a
Washburn into the Senate from Maine. At
least, there is one good thing about the
Washburns-they do not STEAL Cincinnati
Commercial, Liberal.
Will the New York World please suspend
the operation Of uniurling that banner long
enough to remark upon this incidental obser-
Walton Of the Cincinnati Enquirer: zone
thing is certain, the Democratic party of the
West will never vote for or nominate any man
who acts with Wall street on the currency
question. p Springfield Republican.
The Providence Journal, referring to the
Rhode Island senatorial vote on Tuesday,
thinks that the friends of Burnside, of Dixon
and of Barstow were all somewhat disap-
pointed by the result.
The Washington dispatches say that the
Senate will probably agree with the House in
voting to admit Colorado as a state in the
Union.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-06-11
STATE NEWS.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.

A barn belonging to W. E. Feeley of Little
ton was burned Thursday night, May 2Sth,
together with a set of farming tools. In
overhauling the debris, on Saturday, the bones
of person, supposed to be the insane man
seen in that village some weeks SINCE were
found. The building was insured.
James W., the son of Mr.. William Dorsay of
Fort Fairfield, was drowned near Bellviser
Bar in the St. John river, May %.
Special agents are about in Aroostook and
postmasters are frightened.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.
Rev. Albert burlington of Lisbon, who was
rendered helpless on the afternoon of Decora-
ton Day, after participating in the exercises
with Berry Post by paralytic shock, is slowly
rallying from its effects and hopes are now
entertained of his recovery.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Jerusalem drive on the Carrabassett is
hung up and the 100 men discharged.
A few days since foot traveller passing
through Emblem was attacked by twenty-seven
dogs. His clothing was torn from his body and
he was quite severely bitten before help suf-
hcient to rescue him came to hand.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Chief Engineer Low of the Bangor Fire De
partment is having cast iron shields construct
ed, which the firemen can hold in front of
them and thus enable them to approach nearer
the flames.
Merritt Jordan, ESQ.,, formerly of Bangor,
died in Auburn, June 4. He was a Sergeant in
the army during the Mexican war.
Bangor proposes to celebrate the Fourth by
subscription.
The fire commissioners, after investigating
the burning of Circular Block in Bangor,
think the fire was caused by throwing stump
OF cigar into heap of rubbish.
YORK COUNTY.
Biddeford's proposed Fourth of July cele-
bration IS likely to be failure The two
branches of the council don't agree and SO the
matter is likely to rest.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-06-11
News and Other Items,

Lieutenant Colonel Fred. D. Grant is booked
for a bride in October.
Butter at st. Adams on Tuesday was 20 to 30
cents.
Fourteen thousand Jews are threatened with
starvation in Palestine.
Miss Missions engagement with Strakosch
next season is at the late of 300 per week.
The Courier-J ournal proof reader charges
twenty cents per line for reading original poet
ry
Henry Ward Beecher, Prof. Swing, E. II.
Chaplin, VIM. r. Alger, and Henry Powers are
to form party for trip to Colorado.
The Brooklyn Argus states that the latest
telegram from the spirit world is signed ''Da-
vid G. Farragut," and contains the pathetic
Injunction Don't Winnie Ream bust me-"
Queen Victoria has such dislike for her
youngest son, Prince Leopold, who is student
at Oxford, and is much liked there, that she
would not visit him while he was dangerously
i'll, lately.
There is going to be trouble in the editorial
rooms of the Chicago Tribune. That paper
recently mentioned the Illinois editorial excur-
sionists as dead beats, and it transpires that an
editor of the Tribune is one of the excursion
lists.
John w. Ward, mayor of the little town of
Floreyville, in Mississippi, has rendered his
resignation to Gov. Ames by the following let
ter: 81 herewith beg leave respectfully tender
my resignation as mayor of FlOreyvile, to
which office l was appointed by your high.
handed predecessor, which, with the Internal
greediness for Office SO characteristic of the
American people, 1 was green enough to ac-
cept. In thus drawing off the judicial ermine
am governed alone by the haunting of being
inordinately rich if | continue to hold this lu-
crative position. Perhaps some other man and
brother may be inveigled into the acceptance of
this position, but your humble servant prefers
to retire to the gushing serenity of private
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