Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-28
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
NEW YORK.
congregational COuncfi-WOman's
Temperance Movement.

New York, March 28.-Arrived :
Steamships Hermann, from Bremen, AND
Caledonia, from Glasgow.
At the Congregational Council the
first four questions under consideration,
involving church discipline, were de-
cided in the negative by an informal
vote, but the questions involving fellow
ship with Plymouth Church remained
unanswered last night. The letter sent
to the Council by Theodore Tilton was
not read officially, but occasioned much
comment by members of the Council,
and was the subject OF remark at the
regular Friday evening meeting at Ply
mouth Church. Mr.. Beecher preached
charity to all men. AT DIR. Storrs'
church prayers we're offered that the
Council might be guided to correct
conclusion.
In Brooklyn over thirty lady visitors
went out yesterday under the auspices
of the Womens' Temperance Union and
tried to get signatures to pledge not
to sell liquors for beverages They Wis
tied keepers Of groceries, druggists, prop
erty holders and a few saloon keepers.
The visitors report kind reception,
and affirm that number Of signatures
were obtained at drug stores, groceries
and among property holders. In one
saloon which three ladies visited prayer
was offered, the proprietUrs and Gus
toners manifesting a marked interest,
and in that saloon and another the dram
sellers said they hoped to change their
business.
The ship Merrimac from Rio De
Janerio for this port, reported overdue
lere some days since, was seen entering
Para river apparently all right on the
Ith inst.
The counsel for Hayes. the alleged in
ormer in the Woodruff and Robinson
case, have begun suit against the special
agent of jayne to recover $4,000, IL |
egally drawn by him asinformer.
Austin Black, late Of the firm Of
Black & Spaulding, and j. Dusenberry
nave been arrested on indictments
charging them with attempting to induce
perjury. The offence, it is claimed, &C.
cured in connection with the suit begun
BY Austin Black and Putnam SPaulding
against the Continental Bank to recover
se3, l25, with interest from May l, 1866,
upon check deposited with plaintiffs
By one Jno. Ross, forger.
The Two thousand dollar pigeon
match which was to have taken place
to-day between Ira Paine, of this city,
aud James Ward, Of Canada, has been
stopped through the fundamentally Of
Burgh.
The Supreme Court has granted an
order to show cause why writ Of man
damus should not issue against Judge
Davis, on motion Of counsel for Tweed,
who claim that there we're certain ex-
ceptions taken in the course of the trial
and noted by the stenOgrapher in his
minutes, which the Chief Justice i'm
properly refused to allow. In setting
the case on appeal, the order is made re-
turnable the 23d of April next. and
counsel for Tweed are given until the
l5th Of the same month to submit fur.
Their afidavits.
John h. Atkeson, a street broker and
discharged custom.house officer, has
been arrested on the charge Of attempt
ing 20 stab Special Agent Jayne. Jayne
says it is the third time Atkeson has at
tempted his life. Jayne says he caused
Atkeson's removal from the custom.
house four years ago for frauds in costs.
Atkeson says be only defended himself
by Selling q heavy cane with which
jayne attempted to strike him with,
and threatening to stab if the cane was
zsed.