Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-04
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Specials Byte nrrtcas Fnrss ASSOCIATION.
NEW YORK.

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the late James w. Gerald, admitted Z
probate yesterday, bequeaths large
amount of real estate and persona
property, besides a large number of cast
legacies, ranging from 500 to $1,000
EACH to the aggregate of the estate
apart from the cash legacies and be
quests. The personal property is val
ued at 81, 100000.
1t is reported that White, convict
was shot and fatally wounded while at
tempting to escape from Sing Sing
prison yesterday.
The cap.makers strike has recon
menced, some of the employers not con
senting to the concessions agreed on BY
the main party.
Advices received at the Cuban head
quarters here say that 5O7 Spaniards fell
at the battle Of Palasco on the I'd OIL
December. On the 10th Of December
| 10 prisoners, 80 guns, 80 mules aud
horses, and considerable valuables were
captured by the Cubaas. The victory Is
the greatest since the commencement OF
the present Cuban war.
The Herald correspondence from the
| City Of Mexico gives an account OF the
kidnapping and murder of Senior Saliva
terro, a wealthy merchant Of that city
worth half a million dollars. He resi-
ded on his farm of San Isdro in the sub
urbs of the city. On the 18th of Janu
airy a band of armed robbers forced al
entrance into the house, oyerpowerinl
the servants and mortally wounding The
farm oyerseer They made Salvatert
prisoner after desperate defence hat
| been offered They robbed the hous'
and left for the mountains. Salvaterro
| body was found next day brutally man
pled. A body of police and 400 armeC
men we're sent in pursuit, About fit.
persons, believed to be implicated in tn
outrage, were captured and imprisoned
Negotiations are pending between tn,
committee representing the Reformed
Church in America and committee
| from the General Assembly in the Ssutl
relative to union of these bodies. Sc
cret meetings are being held daily in thi
city.
| 1t was reported at the Custom-house
yesterday, that several United State
bonded warehouses will be closed afte
| this week in consequence of the grea
falling off in imported goods since TIL
panic in September. Owners have petit
| toned the Secretary of the Treasury t.
be relieved from their obligations to tn,
Government, as they are compelled tt
close to save themselves from ruin. Fiv,
petitions have already been presented
Active war is in progress between
Henry Bergh, of the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals, and hoI
dealers in this city. Bergh alleges the!
use cruel and inhuman means in slaugh
tering animals. The dealers deny it
and ask redress, as Bergh's interference
and arrest of employees are destructive
to their business.
Stocks were generally weak yesterday
There was some inclination to hold "
prices for railroads and Western Uniol
Telegraph during the day, but there wa
no real strength to the market, whicl
closed weak ct decline.
A number of prominent Republican
will in few days introduce bills IN Leg
islaturc &c completely remodel the pres
ent organization of the police and healt
departments Of New York.
A number of ladies met last evenin
to organize woman's temperate
society. Their plan is to appoint tw
ladies for each ward to visit together
circulate temperance, and persuade in
temperate persons to reform. The.
meet to-day at Balm Hall. Althougl
the ladies movement is very popula
popular here it has not obtained thu
strong footing predicted for it; in almcs
every instance the ladies evince disin
clination TO visit GROCERIES.