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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-11
saturday, May 2, 1874,

at the southern gate of Court Square, in Mem
phis. Tennessee, between 10 O'Clock In the
morning and 4 o'clock in tie afternoon, sell
for cash at public cutlery, the property con,
veyed to me by said deed 81 trust, dese e d
in Pulaski county, Arkansas, all in township
one. south of the base line in range eleven,
west of the principal meridian, containing IN
all 1918 2-100 acres, being all the lands constl-
tuting the Fourche Place, whereon John u.
Adams, on December II, 1872, resided, to-wit
That part Of the northwest quarter OF sectlsn
% living south of Fourche Bayou. about ~
acres north half of southwest quarter OF Sec
ton %, containing so acres; northeast quar-
ter of section q. containing 100 acres south.
east quarter of section 2, containing l9S oo-lOV
acres; northwest quarter OF section -, con :
tanning l59 86-l00 acres; a fractional part OF
the southwest quarter of section Is, on when
stands the residence, negro quarters ana gar
den, containing 81 14-l0O acres; that part OF
the southwest quarter of section IA that lies
south of Fourche Bayou, containing ABOUT 70
acres, upon which stands the GIN; All tnal
part of the southeast quarter OF secuou 70
lying south of Fourche Bayeu, containing IA
acres; the southeast quarter Of section IA, con-
tanning 100 acres; the southwest quarter OF
section 10, containing lis 2-l0O acres; the
northeast quarter of section %, containing
l2s 49, 100 acres; all that part OF the northwest
quarter of section "a lying west OF the Arkan,
sas river, containing IS 52-lOO acres, all ofsaid
tracts Of land constituting the PLANTATION
known as the Fourche Place. And at the same
time and place, will also sell the following
personal property conveyed 70 me oy salu
farming implements, tools and improvements
on said plantation. Sale to be made to pay
debt secured by said trust deed. Equity Of
redemption waived; also widows right OF
Titles believed good. but l will sell and
aid 'H'' W. Z. @. HUMEs, Trustee.
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FAnrs FOR rAx PAYERS.

The reduction Of county taxes for the
ensuing year from eleven TO seven dol
lars on the $1,000 of property will be
hailed with satisfaction by all classes of
our citizens. This is what they would
call in politics the of year" and we
hope it will be succeeded by many others
of the same kind. The county is in a
sound financial condition as a result of
economy and careful management-so
much for a County Court that can neither
be fattered nor driven into any measure
not approved by their impartial judg-
ment. The privilege tax was entirely re-
moved last July and will not be assessed
this year. Merchants and various other
occupations, however, will continue to
nav State privilege tax, to be collected
after August by the County Court Clerk.
Two wears ago the merchants were liable
TO "a State and county tax OF 81 Az, ana
that was before these special county
taxes had ever been assessed against
merchants. Realty and personal prop
erty was taxed 81 27a, including county
special taxes. Hereafter the merchants
will pay as follows: State ad valorem,
forty cents State privilege, forty cents;
fbut in no case to be less than S5;)county
ad valorem, twenty cents; county special
taxes, fifty cents, total, 81 30; while
others, not merchants, will pay 81 10.
This is a reduction of State and county
taxes on the merchant of ninety cents in
two years, although the special taxes
have been added in the time. and re-
duction on property assessed in the reg
Mar way of 81 II on the hundred. All
this has been done by the county, except
the twenty cents ad valorem and license
tax dropped by the State. While the
misfortunes Of the city seem to increase,
it is some relief to see disposition, as
we'll as the ability, on the part of the
county authorities, to reduce the burdens
Of taxation. The system will be simpli-
fed somewhat after the next election by
the consolidation of the privilege office
with the County Court Clerks office
and the discontinuance of the railroad
tax Office.
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LEGAL.
Attachment Notice.

[2107 A. d.
In the First Circuit Court of Shelby County,
Tennessee.
Mrs. A. NJ. Palmer VS.. John j. Cooke.
TN THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENT HAY
| ing been sued out under section 34oo OF the
Code of Tennessee, and returned into Court,
levied by punishment served on Ely. Harvey
& Richardson, and Gage y Fisher, and am.
dayit having been made that the defendant
is Justly indebted TO plaintiff in. the, sum OF
s755. with interest from maturity, by con-
tract for the rent of a plantation for
the year 1878, in Upton county, Tennessee.
and that the defendant has removed the cot
ton raised on said place out OF said county OF
Upton, and is attempting to dispose OF the
same in Shelby county, Tennessee; 1t Is there
fore ordered that said j. j. Cooke make his
personal appearance herein, before the Judge
of the First Circuit Court Of Shelby, county,
at the court house in the city OF Memphis.
on the third Monday in May next and defend
said attachment suit within the time pre-;
scribed by law, or the same will be proceeded
with ex parte; and that copy OF this order
be published once week for four consecutive
weeks in the Memphis Public Ledger. This
the 18th day of April. 1874.
b. F. COLEMAN. Clerk.
WARRENRR & LEE, Attorneys for plaintif.
So 42-4S 81
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-11

THE total State and county tax Shelby
county for 1872 was 81 27l per 500, for
1873 81 GO, including State tax 90 cents.
Yesterday the Quarterly Court fixed the
county tax for all purposes at 10 certs,
in accordance with the recommendation
Of Major w. W. Mcdowell. This added
to so cents State tax makes the rate for
1874 81 20. The county is financially in
a prosperous and healthy condition.
Such a steady and rapid reduction Of
taxes as this is the best evidence OF
good management and economy. The
other recommendations of the County
Attorney, as regards official bonds and
the consolidation of tax offices, were
substantially adopted. After the expir'
alton of the present terms the County
Tax Collector will receive the railroad
tax in addition to other collections. The
action Of the Court yesterday was
almost equivalent to adopting the com
-,un;cation of its Attorney entire.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-11
On Saturday, April II, 1874,

on the premises, in the city Of Memphis, offer
for sale and sell for cash, at public auction, to
the highest bidder, the following described real
estate, viz: A certain lot, being part Of the
lot known and described on the plan Of the
city Of Memphis as lot No. in block No. 81,
Tops subdivision, and beginning on the
north line of Vance street, southeast corner
Of said lot No. 4; thence westwardly with
Vance street 65 feet; thence northwardly lSI
feet to an alley Is feet wide; thence east with
said alley % feet to the northwest corner o.
along the west line OF lot No. 5 10 the begin
ming, being at point $50 feet east Of the IN
tersection Of Vance and Orleans streets. Inc
right Of redemption is expressly waived IN
said trust deed, and the title is believed 70 oe
good, but will sell and convey only as Irus-
tee. HOWELL II. JACkSON,
1875 Trustee.
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ProhabtIities.

WASHINGTON, April ll,-For the lower
Ohio Valley and Missouri, increasing
cloudiness and possibly light rains and
fresh TO brisk variable winds. For the
lower lake region, partly cloudy weather
north to east winds, diminishing in force
and from lower Michigan and southern
Wisconsin to Indiana and Illinois, light
snow aud rain. The Ohio, Cumberland
and Tennessee rivers will continue to
rise, but the lower Mississippi will re-
main nearly stationary. Cautionary
signals are ordered for Toledo and
Cleveland.
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Chnrch serrIees To.norrow.

Central Methodist Church-services at II
an. By Rev. Z. C. Slater. Professor A. Curr
win preach his farewell sermon at night.
Court Street Cumberland Presbyterian
Churoh-services at 10; 30 an. and pm.
BY Rev. L. G. Ransom. pastor.
Union Street Presbyterian Church, near
Marshall avenue-Serviees Il am. and 3; %
pm. BY Rev. A. shOtWell. Sabbath school,
sss0a.n. Prayer meeting every Wednesday
at Pm.
Linden street Christian Church-sunday
school. an; comnunion. 1880 AMI
preaching By David walk At n;9O an. and
7:50p.m,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-11

For nineteen days the Massachusetts
Legislature has been balloting for Mr..
Summers successor, and the result has
been about the same each time. The
members seem to have made up their
minds to stand by their favorites. The
dispatches published daily from Boston
are becoming slightly monotonous. If
this thing keeps on all summer, we do
not know what is to be done about it.
John G. Whittier, with his one vote
every time, is as near Senator as
Davis with eighty-seven or Curtis with
seyenty.two or seventy-four. The Boston
folks are so modest that they are seldom
ever heard Of, but when they do start a
sensation they try to make the most of
Il; but If they keep up this one much
longer, they will discover that the sun
still rises and sets, and that the country
can get along, whether Massachusetts
has two Senators or one at Washington,
without losing its equilibrium. The
north pole may fly up few degrees, and
the southern end of the world drop
down like loaded dice, but the people
outside of the hub will soon get used
to It.
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ST. LOUIS.

ST. LOUIS, April 1.-THE Kansas Pa.
cife railroad has been awarded the con-
tract for carrying government supplies,
Indian and military, over what is known
as route No. 2, in Colorado and New
Mexico.
The Democrat has information that
Arthur Mccoy, who has been connected
with the notorious James and Younger
brothers, was shot and killed in Arkan.
sas six weeks ago, and Frank james
wounded, in q fight with 3 party who
we're il pursuit Of them.
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atrer Telegrams.

CAIRO, April ll.-Arrived: John A.
scudder, St. Louis, 10 PM Pat Rogers,
Cincinnati. IL am; City of Chester,
Memphis. 3 am; Fred Wilson, Louis
vile, 5 am; Iron Mountain and Ed
Hobbs. St. Louis, am. Departed
Pat Rogers, Memphis, 2 am Fred
Wilson, New Orleans; Chester, st.
Louis, G am; Hobbs, Wheeling, 8 am.
Weather clear and pleasant.
CINCINNATI, April ll.-Riyer thirty
four feet two inchesand rising. Weather
clear,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-11

WASHINGTON, D. c., April1l, 1874.
s. W. Rhode, Observer Signal Service. U. S.
A., Memphis, Tenn;
The heavy rise in the Cumberland,
Tennessee, Allegheny, Monongahela
and Ohio rivers, reported April 10th,
will probably cause a further rise in the
Mississippi.
[Signed.] ALBERT J MYER'S
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-11

The Cleveland Plaindealer of the 7th
is adorned with growing roosters, firing
cannon, and flags and eagles, emblem
attic Of a triumph gained in that city by
the Lberaloand Democratic party. A
heavy vote was polled and heavy gains
made The ball still rolls.
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REMOVAL.
REMOVAL.

WE TAKE PLEASURE IN INFORMING
w our friends and the public that We have
opened at the we'll -known stand. No.2iO Maln
street, corner of Jefferson. where WIN more .
room and increased facilities we shall be bet
Ter able To supply our customers. We come
10 STAY. and having had an experience OF
many wears in catering to the public taste'
think we can please Thankful for the sup
bonse (which for their benefit will be con-
tinued). we respectfully solicit share Of the
trade. pledging prompt attention and goods OF
unsurpassed quality and cheapness. dive us
a trial. Very respectfully.
VIM. DEAN * CO.,
Sc ~ $40 Main street. cor Jefferson:
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CHANCERY SALE OF DIAMONDS
Tuesday, April 81, 1874.
mo. 1911

mo. 1077.l
In the Second Chancery Court of Shelby
County. Tennessee.
Mitchell. Hoffman 4 Co. VS.. Mary Kane.
ny VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF SALE
ID made in this cause, will sell at public
auction, to the highest bidder, in front OF
Mitchell, Hoffman & Co.. store. opposite the
Peabody Hotel, in the city Of Memphis, len
nessee, on
Tuesday, April 81, 1874,
One diamond cross. containing eleven dia-
monds; one diamond ring. containing seven
diamonds. Terms of sale cash. This April
II. 1874. NJ. d. L. STEWART, y. NJ:
CAN'T & Mcdowell, solicitors for complain
ants 1914
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Administrator,s NOtice.

UHE UNDERSIGNED HAVING QUAIL
fed as administrator Of G. X. lsbell, de-
ceased, notice is hereby given for all creditors
Of the estate to file their claims, .probated.
with me within the time required BY law, or
be forever barred. Parties in debt TO the es-
tate will come forward and settle Immediately.
MARION II. ISBELL,
Sl-S7-43-l9 Administrator.
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Saturdar, April 11, 1s74,
Trustees Sale.

FINDER AND BY VIRTUE OF A DEED
u OF Trust executed TO me by John 5: Toof,
partners under the style of Toof. Philips 4
Co. on the 18th day of January. 1873, regis
tered in the Register office Of Shelby county,
in Book 81. page AIS, TO which reference is
here made, to secure the payment Of certain
G. Graham, 1 will, at the request Of said bene.
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NOTICE.
NOTICE.

TIME UNDERSIGNED NOTIFIES, ALL
creditors Of J. r. Allen, Esq, that ne n h
same have been made known to him; The
surplus on hand will be paid to said Allen on
the list Of June, 1874, if no more claims aims are
presented. j.. N, + hVoi,
30-s-72 Asslshee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-11
FOREIGN.

LONDON, April 1.-THE King Of the
Ashantees has signed the treaty with
England, but has given no guarantee
that he will execute its provisions.
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FIFTH ANNUAL SPRING MEETING
PROGRAMME

FIRST DAY-Monday, April 9th
Trial Stakes for threeyear olds mile neat i
a sweepstake of $50 each PIP, TO which ing
Club will add $500. Closed with six subj
Same Day Club Purse. $500. for all ages I
SECOND Tuesday. April 2Sth--
Jockey Club Purse, $780, mile-and-a-haii'
Same Day~Purse, $3.50, mile heats for all
THfRD DAY "Wednesday. April Goth.
Minor Stake-mile heats for colts and niles
that had not appeared in public prior 70
closing of Stake. Subscription We P.p.' 70
which the Club will add $500. Eight SUBJ
scribers.
Third Race-Purse. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
for all ages. -
FOURTH DAY--Thursday, April SOth-, j..
Jockey Club Purse, S2OO-mne-and-a-halI
Same Day~Club Purse, s5OO-two miles and
repeat, for all ages.
FIFTH DAY--Friday, May lst-
Chickasaw Stake for three-year. olds- tw o
miles; a sweepstake of $50 each p.p., to
which the Club will add $500. Six sub
scribers.
Same Day-Handicap for beaten horses mile
heats. Horses beaten once allowed lbs. ;
twice, IA lbs; three times, Il lbs. Entrance,
$40; money to 60 to second horse. For a
purse of 500.
No entrance fee 10 purses. A lodlk oreT eHti-
titles horse to full amount Of purse.
The Club reserves the right to postpone on
account Of the weather or for other sufficient
cause. In the event postponement shall be
announced, the entries will not be reopened.
The drum will be tapped for the start in the
first race each day at O'clock.
Commencing at $3.50 am, trains of the Nj :
and @. r X. will run TO and from the cour. o
every thirty minutes during the day. Fare for
round trip, including admission to public
stand, FIFTY CENTS. Day Badges, 81.
Stand icithom badge ichether accompanied by
a lddy or 0therioise.
Extra accommodations for ladies, who are
cordially invited to attend. Admission Free
JOHN DONOVAN, President.
@. STONE, Secretary pro tenn. 2-eod-5O
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-11

The news Of the breaks in the ievee
below here, as published in yesterday 5
1'TDarR and tO-day's morning papers Is !,
: matter of comment and regret IN all
,be business circles Of the city.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-11

colonel JOIN II. SAVAGE is spoken
of favorably as candidate for Congress
by the McMinnville Era.
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LEGAL /.
Trustees Sale.

PURSUANT TO A TRUST DEED Exc
cuted to me by John d. Adams. Cathe;;
rine A, Adams and Sam B. Adams. dated
December II, 1872, and recorded in the Re-
corder's Office of Pulaski county, Arkansas,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-11

TIE newspapers Of cities that failed to
arov the capital prize in the Louisville
letter. continue to abuse the scheme
and the library as fraud. 1t makes a
~-eat difference as to whose OK is gored'
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cIsTERHs.
REPAIR YOUR CISTERNS.

NOV is THE TIME FOR THE CITT-
~ Eens Of Memphis to have their cisterns
cleaned out and repaired so as to take advan-
tage Of the spring rains.
H. LEMON, No. 1O1 Union Street,
has all the appliances, and is prepared to do
all this kind Of work with dispatch, and in
the most satisfactory manner. 2-S
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-11

Old maids are now called belated
sisters" by those who wish to respect
old age. Next.
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Saturday, the 18th day of May, 1874,

at the southeast corner of Court Square, in
the city of Memphis, Shelby county, Tennes-
zee. seil to the highest bidder, for cash, within
legal hours, the undivided two-thirds interest
in and to the certain tract Of land situate,
lying and being on the north side, OF Linden
street. in the city of Memphis, Tennessee.
and beginning 80 feet east of the northeast in
tersection of Main and Linden streets; thence
east with the north line of Linden street oV
feet: thence north and parallel with the east 81
feet, thence south $50 feet to the place OF be-
ginning. Terms cash. Equity Of redemption
barred Title believed 10 be good, but Will
sell and convey only as Trustee.
ID. X. POSITION, Trustee;
Patterson & LOWE, Attorney. 30
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M0RNIN4 CLAss-67.

IS 81 81 IS 80 60 50 / s. 40 81 ! Y "A
Memphis. April IL. 1874.
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Trustees Sale.

FINDER AND BY VIRTUE OF A TRUST
u deed duly executed to me by J.. w Con
rad, of record in Book SO, page 100. will on
Saturday, April IL, 1874,
at the foot of the steps at No. SSeh Second
street, in the city of Memphis, Tennessee 9,
sell 10 the highest bidder, for cash, Lot NO, D
of Block A Of Stephens subdivision, near the
city of Memphis. on the fernando road IN
Shelby county, Tennessee. Sale TO take place
during legal hours. Equity of redemption
waived. Title believed to be perfect; but
onlv sell rs Trustee. W. G.. RAINEY.
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LATEST TELEGRAMS.
NEW YORK.

Particulars of the Tigress Disas-
ter MADAME Perre HyactnI IN @
FavOrs the American temperance
Movement.
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Tues,Iav. ApTiI eI, 1874,
Trustees sale.

DURsUANT TO THE TERMS OF A DEED
J. in trust to me, executed by George W.
and Frank NJ. Murphy. dated September !,
1873, and duly registered in the Register
Office of Shelby county, Tennessee, IN DEED
Book No. 81, page 457. will, on
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-05-08
FOREIGN NEWS.

LONDON May In the House of Commons
to-day, in reply to George Anderson, member
tor Glasgow, Hon Robt. Bourke. uoder secreta-
ry for the foreign department, said Her MrJes-
tvs government desires the resumption OF oil
pomatic relations with NJ xlco, and is ready
to receive overtures to that end, but none such
have as yet been received.
Mr.. Bourke also, iu reply to Sir Henry Wolff
said the present government had not considered
it their duty to take steps to carry into execu-
ton the sixth clause of the treaty of Washing
ton.
In reply to Mr.. Julian Goldsmid, Sir G. B
Addery, president of the Board of Trade,
stated that MIR. Tyler, the government lnspec
tor attached to the Board of Trade, was going
to America on two years leave ofabsence to ex
anime iuto the affairs of the Erie railroad, but
the arrangement was private one OF which the
government was not officially coguizint.
Mr.. Goldsmid gave notice that he would cal!
the attention Of the House to the matter.
The coal miuers OF Dur!la III have yielded to
the terms of the employers, and the strike has
ended.
The fire on the American steamship Ohio at
Liverpool has been exlinguished. Her cargo
is much damaged.
MADRID, May 7.-Castelar has rendered his
congratulations to Marshal Srrrano on his sue
cess iu the north IF Spain. Replying to the
congratulations Of the provincial deputatious
Marshal SerraUo said the Carst movement was
only shaken, not vanquished entirely. Dou
Carlos has issued a proclamation to his follow
ers expressing confidence that his cause Will
eventually triumph.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-05-08
NEWS OF THE DAY
To sh9w the very age and body Of the Times

The House Committee on Naval Affairs will
visit the Naval School at Annapolis to-day for
the purpose of inquring into the course OF
study pursued, and the methods of enforcing
discipline in use in that institution. The Sec
rotary of the Navy is determined to put do"n
"hazug," and he asks the assistance OF Con-
gress.
10 the General Conference of the NJ. Il.
Church South, at Louisville, resolution was
adopted yesterday directing the appointing Of
a committee, to consist of one clergyman from
each Annual Conference. to Investigate the
case of the Rev. Lorenzo Dow Huston, expel
ed from the Baltimore Conference year sluce
for immoral conduct.
The consolidation of the St. Louis and Iron
Mountain and Cairo and Fulton Railroads ha
been fully effected aud new board of directors
elected.
The citizens of Philadelphia have contrlbut
ed over $4,000 to the sufferers by the Missls
sippi foods.
Schuyler Colfax delivered an address at tn
dedication of an Odd Fellows Hall in Eyria
Ohio, yesterday.
Ex-Presdeut johnson addressed the citizen
of Nashville 10 the public square last evening
| upon the financial condition of the State.
Mr.. VIM. f. Dodge was yesterday re elected
President of the New York Chamber of Com
| merce
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-05-08
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

While for legitimate business purposes we
hear no complaint Of the scarcity Of money, out
side of commercial circles there continues to be
decided strii gency, and rates keep up In
New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore money
continues in ample supply, and in New York
call loans are as low as 2s3 per cent, while in
Baltimore borrowers in good credit find no diff
Guilty in obtsiing accommodations at 6lss per
cent for mercantile paper. The New York
Stock market was less active yesterday, though
the feeling was feverish and prices fuctuated
considerably, closing generally lower. Gold
was irmer, closing at ll2asll2s Railroad Sc
curities are weak; O., A. s. NJ. Is are quoted at
S0ia8l, and w. s. o. bonds at 75aSO Corpora
ton of Alexandria 6Sa70, with sales of small lots
at the latter figures.
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ALEXANDRIA, VA.
FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1874.

The bill making an appropriation OF three
million of dollars for the Centennial Exhibition
at Philadelphia, was virtually defeated 10 the
House of Representatives yesterday, the test
vote being upon its engrossment, which was
lost, ayes 90, noes 1873. An amendment pro-
posed by MIR. Crittendeu, of Missouri, declaring
general amnesty on the 4th of July, 1876, was
not permitted to be entertained. The Penn
sylvauia delegation and the Committee on Cen
teooial had meeting last night, and agreed
that Mr.. Crittenden's amendment should be
voted on, which action, it is said, will secure
an almost unanimous southern vote in favor OF
recoumittal. 1t is considered certain, how
ever, that the House will not vote s3'ooo'ooC
at the present session.