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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-17
Saturday, Sd day Of October, 1874,

the, real estate mentioned and described in
said decree as follows: A certain lot or par
eel OF land in the city of Memphis, Shelby
county, Tennessee, being the west half of lot
No. 8. in Block No. 43. as described on the
plan Of what was known heretofore, as the
town OF South Memphis. said half Of said lot
fronting. as supposed, forty or forty-one feet
tending back southwardly one hundred and
seventy-hve feet, more or less. and being the
same lot conveyed by W, B. Ross to John ID.
Martin, April, IS, 1861, ard by said Martin
May 20, 1851, who with her husband Richard
X .Bectel sold and conveyed said LOT on the
10Th of July, 1865, to defendant Jane o. L.
Thomas. JOBN II. FREEMAN, Clerk.
L. b. TURLEY & HENRY CRAFT, Solicitors
TOR COmplainantg. 3-22
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Trustee Sale.

RY. VIRTUE OF THE TERMS OF A DEED
- in trust executed to the undersigned
Trustee, ON the llth day of January, 1873, and
Of record in the REGISTERS office of Shelby
county. Tennessee, in Deed Book 1O2, page
474 will on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-17

Freedom didn't shrek much when
Poland fell.-Paterson Guardian.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-17
Saturday, Sd day Of October. 1874.

e tne real estate mentioned and described in
parcel Of land in South Memphis, Shelby
county, Tennessee, and being at the sontheast
intersection of Elliott and Hernando streets.
fronting seventy feet on east side Of Hernando
and fifty feet on Elliott street, being parts of
lots Nos. and 2, in Block II, OF Buffers ad-
dition to Memphis, and same conveyed to de-
fendant Sarah 1. Dent by A. NJ. Ferguson By
istered in the office OF the Register Of Shelby
county. JOHN II. FREEMAN, Clerk.
HUMEs * PosToN, Solicitors for Complain
ants. 32g
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Supreme Court Sale.

In the Supreme Court at jackson.
L. d. McKissick ct al. VS.. Rosa Martin ct al.
RY VIRTUE OF THE DECREE PRO-
- nounced by the Supreme Court of Ten
nessee at Jackson, 10 this cause. at the April
term, 1874, / will sell to the highest bidder,
Shelby county. in the city of Memphis, within
legal hours, on
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PAPER.
Paper ! Paper ! Paper
OF ALL KINDS.
A. ". DU PONT az COS
Manufacturers and Wholesale DsaIorss
Louisville, Kentucky
Have Just removed to their new. Iarr
0o ofour-stogy warehouse. No. I64 Main s.s
LEGAL
Supreme Court sale.
In Supreme Court AZ Jack,on

In Supreme Court at jackson.
James M. Heathman VS.. Henry G.. Dent ct al.
RY VIRTUE OF THE DECREE PRO-
~ nouneed in this cause by the Supreme
Court Of Tennessee at Jackson, at its April
term. 1874, will sell to the highest bidder. for
sash sh IN 'front.' Of the office Of the Sheriff Of
legal hours, on A'''-'A
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GAMBLING MADE EASY.

Dealers an Marked Cards-FearfuI
Trap for Young Men-Inside View
of the BIackIeg Business The
sleeve Machine ''-The" Bug,o
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RAILROAD II Me- TABLES.

MEMPHIS AND LoUBVILLE RAILR0AD.
Arrives. Leaves.
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for holding out or playing extra cards;
the most perfect piece of mechanism
ever gotten up for this purpose. This
article works in the coat sleeve noise
lessly, admits of holding the hands in
the most natural position, requires no
false movements, and weighs but about
four ounces" This machine" the
circular goes on to say, " is manufae-
turhd by no other firm in this country,
and is guaranteed to be all il is adver-
tised. Price, with full directions for
use, S35. Now this, we submit, for a
little four-ounce fraud, or rather in
struetor in fraud, is pretty high price.
Still, we must think OF the possibilities
of advantage its use involves, and
remembering All Sins success, we may
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-01
lie following ~ = statement 81 "a
rencY outstanding At tina date

ENC, jan I.....-s53Oi5 35J s8tI 4gS sJ3.D5l,9u
Price of gold. ......... liOie lls ilj
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-01

SUPREME COURI.-HENk1 A. MI 1, rs
and oherIn pursuance Of Judgment made IN The above
March 1874 the gned viii and 81
VALENTINE MOTT deceased as referee N coaa1con Etn Jaf.
the exchange saeoon No ~ Broadway N t1s CIV Of
o'clock the following DESCRIBED premises to Wit .
an tast pUon o. tme ji ~, Of '"i consisting ~
OF LAND BoGmngille in the Fweh Ward Of SAG City
yard Al pou distant souherly the south
to the center Of the Boomngdae formerly lad
out THENCE nor9%ariy along the cent? OF & t et
niche north from The norihey line Of G thsnes ID
ave to point 10 inches west Of the westerly me Of
al thence in porhssriy direction crossing
hhs point the souher hne Of distant about
westerly along line Of Nnes Th st, crossing the River.
line Of SAID CITY on the Hudson River as low esaDhast by Lse
orths s. 70 point distant iroes south the southern
line Of eaSary direction crossing the
inches west of the westerly Inc OF the neysnhavr thence -ouh
s aIo . int Of ys Psa' a1 about # inches
Of the westerly line Of the hleyenthay thence 10 ~
he estery line Of sad Ttna Boasl 1J P1 snc more or
e Together wh sill he right ste ara Laie r9a n go
and dpes Of N and under water Ia 'front.' Of sara ou
n t a" he eonpred within the various
and LAID ont by law and a.G ,ae poS re e9 pax
Ana also all that certain Other p 3 a % brreb to MAJ
and known as Number % NaraYs, bounded
follows: Beginning at point on ne norihsr sue o. FA
running theme 81 IL inches along The nothY me ~
Pakpace nohwsy hundred ttv feet me son
ery SIDE thence in Sewsruy DIR con along
land belonging TO the Oopp'aIoh u iH
% feet along SAID ianl thence "rSNay
the point place OF beginning ot.ni
VIII from subject % esaa lsrseqls
relating affecting said premises TIE SAID several as
mentioned being more OF tess
subject both Of which expire on the I' " "
TeI,rIsrv. wit a lnHuI rental Of flp.OtO
And also Other psrc" OF land situate hs
and being Of he City Of Brooklyn, County Of hng
oced and described Beginning Il the noheasry
conner Of N,gonervst thence easeEF
on 81. inches; westgarlv 81 let ae 70 le east
r linz thence southNl lO4 @ lO2 n h's along
A6sprave 10 ST. At Tiaoe Of beginning be
-' HENRY 4. hOTT.
John CHBlWOOD.
Frecntors &c of Valentine deceased. rciererA
JAMES ACQUADE, Referee
r W Brpp Pla.ntfs Attorney Il Broadway.
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Ai8IrbI Abl II


Messrs. Wnsiow Lanier & Co. No q Pine-st.
commences the payment Of largo amount OF Interest,"
Attention is invited 70 their advertise
ment. in another column.
II is stated that the Security Bank Of this c,ty,
which was organized IN May 1870. Is 30 be t'scon
tinued On the 18th of April. Its cashier Henry ID.
Loves. absconied last November leaving deh-
cheney of about $4,000 in his accounts and IN equal
amount was lost by the bank through the failure Of
the Commonwealth Bank. its agent in The Clearing
house Other losses were incurred and On Tuesd1y
last the directors voted that the bank be dIscon-
tinucd ~ unprJdtable that It's debts be paid md ia
net capital be distributed among il stockholders. II
this action Is approved by the owners of majority
Of the stock. The capital stock Of the bank "a
SJOo,ooo. Of which Edward CLARK the Pra-'siouts
owns S2OO0CO George p. ROwell. Inslee Hopper.
and Mr. Clark were appointed ! committee to wina
up the affairs OF the Company. Depositors will Ne
paid in full and once and the stockholders ,t -
believed, will receive from % TO 90 per cent
The coupons OF the Land Grant bonds Of the
Union Pacific Railroad Company due April viii be
paid, a. usual at the Office OF the Company IN Bo-
ton and at the banking hOuse OF Morton. Bliss 81
Co., New-YOrll.
The Philld ,phil stock market il steady Penn
sylvania Skies. 1913; Philadelphia and Ere
Railroad, 12O.; Reading Railroad. 81. Penn-ylvlnia
Railroad 50: Gold. 1888.
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II n. CAMP will sell on 2d April, by order
Supreme the webut story bownsone DWELLING
No Coumbs College lease $500 ground rent
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Brook!Dn propertp 60 &c.

BrooklpH propsrtp Go Ect.
CHEAP AND CONVENIENT DEVICES FOR
Y DRAWING WATER .At ircomp' BE- civil nf peer me non
ti,o illustrated s1i described in nr A.Iicutda Depart
men l DAYS WEEKLY TaIDJaE Al residents o TIE coIuif
viii I'D then worth attention
MOCK PROPERTY TO LEASE. Apply to
~ H. b. SCHOLgs, p R,iHevst.. " .liamshurgh
VNO LET-STORE No. ~ NasSau-st.; three
Z FLOORS o. lJ2 PuesDp.est GORDON l. FOhDi -
Cilrlsl, Bu)4iTn.
no LET-Very pleasant twO-S.0Ty. nigh
bsseaea. uuie-air HOUSE; go modem rnavcnenre i.fl
,rf and oaper. f42O u Y1tesve MVfte " % pes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-01
rom "a O'CLOCK p. VI. TO
SFGs 2 O'CLOCK L "
TUESDAY, March 3l-P. VI.

There was no distinctive feature 10 the general
speculation to-day. and matters seemed to stand
STILL and operations to be held somewhat IN chech
pending further developments, Congressional and
otherwise. From Washington the news was de-
cidedly meager. but from London dispatches were
10 ie effect that the depression in domestic secur-
ties continues. probably owing in some degree 10
the fact that this is fortnghty settling day lnere
were ex, sctatons of a further advance in the Bank
# ENGLAND rate of discount on Thursday. money
in the open market being quite active. Tue bank
Gained f1o.OO0 on balance to-day. AT the
oponing Consols were weak. but later stead
led, American securities beng hrse "aiey
steady and then firm. with Erie up to 81, AGAINST
89l the lowest price of the day. But no influence
wa ezerted upon stocks here which were generally
firm after little periods of heaviness at times during
the morning. The fluctuations were, however OF
mild character and nothing like those oil YESTERDAY
Union Pacific leads the market in point OF strength
closely backed up to-day by Paoiho MAI,
Lake shore New-York Central (which adVancoo
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Cltn properin 10 fet.

NILU I1IUPkKLU 10 LEIs
4 VERY SNOWY STORE and Rooms
~ IN complete order Si2 Aso Large Dry basement 25I
100, suitable for billiards STORAGE, 853 HaisOn-st
a BOWERY STORE TO LET, with or with
~ out fIures been used 6rstcaIs r
no,e.ss on Immediately Ao ROOM
Sfees or any light bisnes App premises No ESQ Bowe
4 LEASE is offered of buildings on corner
n m groas AM Notts lately occupied by
"a 5ifI2 teet AZ sioes be dvas1 md II required
mower FURNISHED Or sPpy 10 A. KURSHEhDr "A Sew
enih-sYe
A HOUSE and FOUR LOTS of GROUND
" an o,eupd -accontst lseeH the Boulevard and
.on Rre 70 real At 81 900 also. f4iHs4s4
nislec koases q hat locality luqnifr 81 - go
DR0XN- STONE fOur-st0ry HOUSE, ele-
ID ntly funslo very y.l tenant olr 500
pss uolu ls1.L- AsIleH. Address l. H. n sa-AaA "a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-01

from 1905 to 1917. Northwest. and Rock Island
Western Union was feverish. snd Wabash weak and
unsettled. An attempt wss made to break down the
market by demonstration against this stock based
subsequently denied story of default in ma
turing loan Investments were quiet, sales of Psa-
ma at ltjI, and Delaware, Lackawonna & Western
at 110i. The Quicksilver shares fetched 29l for COM
mon and S54 for Preferred. Coal and Express shares
were almost neglected. The general market left oil
firm. The opening highest. lowest. and closing
nricns of acflua shnrns were "A fnllnYa:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-01
Aurtion Sales OF Real Gstaie.

DY HJAMES NJ. MILLER - THURSDAY,
ID Ami 2 at ~ o'clock Exchange Saiesroom, Broad
Wv unoer the Of Henry H. holly Leonar IooeI ana
Trnsend audel Executors Of Abraham Vorbs Orehundeanl
tsentf,ecpd.t LOTS of LAND north SIDE Onehundea and
commencing 100 Of Ehaye each lot
Mans nj mart 4 tLs Office.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-01
BANKING AND FINANCIAL

FIRST MDRIJAbE bDLD DpND't
VERMONT DIVISION.
PORTLAND AND OGDENsBCRG RAILROAD,
WITH
TRkRYIC GUARANTY
EASTERN RAILROAD OF MAs,ACHUsErrs
SAFE AND CONSERVATIVE NEWSSTAND In
yEsTMENT
The issue il LIMITED To $4,000 per mile. and has -
basis of a CASH CAPITAL STOCK OF 81 20OlJ PAID IN
AT PAR.
lIrrItpd amount remain unsolf Bonds issued IN
denominations Oh 900 $500 and 500. and interest,"
payable in gold Stay and November !.
For sale by
l.. * T. FAIRBANKS & Co.
st. Johnsbury, Vt;
FAIRBANKS, BROwN & Co.
Mlk-st., Boston,
FAIRBANKS Il Co,
81 Broadway New York;
FINANCIAL AGENTS.
NEw-YoRK AND OswEGO MIDLAND RAILROAD
COMPANY
First Mortgage BOndholders are requested ~ ne.
posit their bonds with the Farmers Loan and Trust
Company prior to the 18th April aud receive IN ex-
change Trust Certificates emitting them 10 repre-
sen tation by the Committee of the United Foreign
and Resident First Mortgage BondholderS. FOR
further particulars apply To
HuDELBACH, FRANK X co,
Bankers, No. - Exchange-place' Ne"-l'rk.
THE RATE OF INTEREST FOR MONEY y always an
important subject ID both borrower ana lender An
able and suggestive ESSAY on TINS bOp. ~ ~ 70
r. Elliott of the Treasury Department. read at ths
Portland Scientific Meeting IS reported tnlY IN
TRrHUNE LECTURE EXTRA No. 10. Price 10 cents
Address THE TRIBUNE. New-fork-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-01
And the following for city bank shares:

We are informed by the officers Of the Chicago.
Danylle and Vincennes Railway Company that q
majority Of their bondholders have acq1iesced IN
proposition of the Company to fund their COUPONS
W. ii. Motley Of the Stock Exchange has formed
co2artnershp with Henry Caggill. under the tirrn
of W. III. Motley & Co. for the purpose OF transact
ing the stock commission business 40 No FIX
cbange-cOurt.
The following shows the exports exclusive ~
specIel from tho port of New-York q, foreign ports
for the week ending March 81 and since N, begin
aing Of the year:
80 $50, ISL, ,,is,t:
Previously repBrts.. ~ .J37 iS9 51r-5 - biuttJ71
ENC, jan i...... s53Oi6 11J ga. 81 49, s5sU6lgu
Pre-. Of gohi.......... liOis ~ ilj
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by LANES MI. MILLER.

I'D THURSDAY, APRIL 9.
at o'clock the Exchange SslesrOOm. III Broadway,
No The cOmnoious wri-iliI aui lr
stable. snd
VIM. H. Srn situate TIE north s'e
Of l2Os 1913 Of the grand eastern bouevar
The house JOts addition 22x3S has al the mera i'm
proveInen fr,icass and condition Stable 413S
the latest pTOFe
principles This place easy Of BY he second Ir 4n1
which make 30
by this route Fulton Ferry. The mansion, green
house stable grounds ra order and condition anu
resdy occupancy. perenQtoy without reserve
particulars and permits the oIee Of the Auronee -
Pne-sL t2jOs)
CHEAP AND CONVENIEN DEVICES FOR
- DRAWING WATER by that accomplished civil engineer me hon
illustrated described the Agclturl Depart
DAYS WEEKLY TRIBUNE All residents Of the country
will fnd them worth attention.
II n. CAMP will sell on 2d April, by order
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GOVERNMENT srocK pErARrMENT-lOs O'CLOCK
FIRST BOAkD-lCi 4 VI.
SIIeA0f Slnlk BOnaH- RtlIrnnf R0nrg-BHI
Tennessee Sc, Old

~ COUPON
Is. OUD ....... 90
lp.ODO DO. be. o., :
reuue gre 0s. New
2.UUD....... - =
Tennessee g., Y s
-, Ou0....bc. 81 =
Missouri ia
lO.OOD.....bc. 81 y
krie "a Mortgage
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Brooklnr Real gstatc for Sale.

CHEAP AND CONVENIENT DEVICES FOR
" DRAWING WATER b that accomplished civil engineer e Hon
&c, eides arr illustrated Agricultural Depart
e o his TRIBUNE. All residents Of Tie country
VII dud them worth attention.
NOR SALE-LOTS on Remsen and Montague
st Fllush.svs frospec; PARK Plaza. GORDON l. FORD
81 Cark-st. Brooa.rn
NOR SALE IN BROOKLYN-Large brick
HOUSE and lots ground clUbly ooatel or ngh
ground Overlooking Palisades and Orange Mountain rutland
WHITING. Dcakmaust
TOR SALE on VERY EASY TERMS
a HOCsFS Nos 43 WI.ow. - icksst lO2 Pneappes, l5e
Rcrseu d. .sd 81 Nasaust 700 and POS Washlgonsi
l7g lg7 Wollbgs GORDON FORD, 81 Csrk-st brook
Iva
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Foreign exchange was dull The nominal rates
were "a annexed but sales were at least half cent

Money has been in liberal supply all day at ana
Der cent on call Prime discounts are as last quoted
United states bonds have been quiet and In point
of tone following the course of gold. The general
market closed firm on the basis OF 130s to 100! for
.ryvaotie, of 1851 The following the latest
uuOtltiOnS. $1,000,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-01
Gin Real Gstdte tor Sale.


BARGAINS for CASH-Take your cholce:-
ID T,cl,ss b-oystoBe Us rooms superior TENEMENT
ret ~ 2I5 finely above PARK Owner 2U West
,i-'h-st
THEAP AND CONVENIENT DEVICES FOR
- DRAW ING WATER that accomplished cyi engineer ne non
Agricultural be
~ d. dys WEEKLY TRIBUNE All residents Of the country
vii Ind thcn worth attention.
TIGHT LARGE TENEMENT HOUSES on
II Prst ave Tor SALE rutland WHITING, Bcekman-st
NOR SALE-N neat three-stOry HOUSE, on
Forty6nhst Asto lease wears prompt buyer little
sssh required. Apply 90 4J2 West Fifty .iourtnsi
NOR SALE or LEASE-FOm LOTS, brick
II DWELLING bdca frame FACTORIES ElshtYlts
At near Boulevard Apply 70 JAMES BlRCHkTl, 700 West
Toehty-6iit-st
EOR SALE-At a sacrifice To prompt pur-
Furnished uuaTnlshi the elegant 4ory
hgh-soop BROwN-STONE HOUSE ami LOT 800 West FIFTY
loon har woods and Is il me VtiY
throughout the will be easy and immediate pos
So. On pnven Is worth Permits from
SAMUEL FITZPATRICK, 1903 Thiri-sve.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-10-16
LEGAL NOTICES.


S,TATE OFTENNESSEE. OFFICE CLERK
- and Master Chanoery Court, Nashville, DC
tOber y, ISL
whereas. The Hyds's Ferry Turnpike Co. z
corporation chartered b. Tie General Assembly
II tha State # Tennessee. has this 4 " fled its
petition ia the Chanccry Court at Nashville,
praying for amendments 70 lis said charter, as
follows:
l. The next meeting OF stockholders for the
elton OF directors shall be held az the TOllgate
Of the Company on HsatOn's Greek, Davidson
county. on the first Saturday Of November,
is.5, and every two wears thereafter the stock
holders shall meet at the same place for the
election OF directors.
.. That the stockholders in all elections shall
have the right 20 cast their votes by proxy. The
person who casts vote votes bv proxy
Tor any stOc khOlder or stockholders, shall pro-
duce an authrity in writing empowering him To
vote for said -tockhOlder or stockholders.
3. All stock shall be transferred on a record
book TO be kept byt the company, and such trans
iers shall be signed on the record book by the
party making the transfer. and his certificate OF
stock shall be delivered up 10 the Secretary Of
the Company and b. cancelled.
l. The rOad-bed Of the Hyde'S Ferry Turn
pike Road shall be sixteen (l6) feet wide clear
are cuts or fills, or where the rOed-bad has TO be
cut through rUek. or where, upon hillside, it
has 70 be cut into rock or nearly perpendicular
earth. The grade Of the road shall not be over
six (6) degrees. IL shall be covered with gravel
or broken stone ten (lO) feet wide and six Co
inches deep.
IL l. therefore ordered that al persons who
desire TO resist the granting OF said amendments
or PRAYER OF said petition, enter their appear
ance herein on or before the first Monday in
April, lS7j, and then and there show cause, IL
any they have or can, why the prayer Of said
petition should not be granted and sal charter
amended. and that a copy OF this order be pub
lished for thirty days in the Nashville Union
and American.
A COpy-Attest:
NATHANIEL BAXTER, JR.,
Clerk and Master.
Samuel Watson, Jr., Solicitor for Petitioners.
Oc13 sol
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are to-day jubiIant, and regard the result
of yesterday as the prestige TO yet greater
victories in November.
The general opinion to-day of politicians
is that the elections of November will go
heavily with the Democracy. II is sup
posed that, with some hope of Tightening
the Republican ship in New York and New
Jersey, great pressure will be brought to
bear by portion of the Republicans OPP
posed to third term to get Grant to come
out over his name and declare that he will
not be q candidate. d -
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1T GIVES tOthe Mechanic az account
Of every nslv iRvention calculated to Gd-
rance his interest By Iessening his labor
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THE NEXT CONGRESS.
A Good working Democratic Major
fly Highly Probable.

A Good Working Dem0eratsc MAJOR
fly Highly Probable.
Washington (oct I4) Special to the Louisville
COurier-Journal.
In view of the elections already aud the
political drift manifested in Ohio and other
States, the politicians here are beginning to
prophesy an anti-administration majority in
the next House of Representatives. The
body is composed of POP members. The Dem
ocrats have now about 80 members, ndhaye
TO gain 81 members in order to secure ma
jority. They have gained already: 2 in
North Carolina; Z in Ohio; l in West Viz
glnia; and 8 if not in Indiana; total, Is.
Gains are claimed as follows: Arkansas.
4: Alabama, 4; California, 2; Connecticut, ?;
Delaware, /; Florida, L; Georgia, 2; Illinois,
4; Maryland, 2; Massachusetts,, 1; Mime
sofa, 1; Missouri, L; New Hampshire, 1; New
Jersey, 2; New York, 8; Pennsylvania, 5;
South Carolina, /; Tennessee, 5; Virginia,
3; Wisconsin, 3-Inaking in all fifty-three
members. This would giys an opposition
majority of about twenty votes. The gains
above claimed in Delaware, Arkansas,
Georgia, Virginia and Tennessee, from all
TIRE information received here, may be re-
garded as positively certain, and the rest
are sufficiently probable to justify the hopes
thus confidently INDUCED