Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-17

OF SeorEin- Paasing Counterfeit
Money-sIrAtegy of Boss Tweed's
Friends--TehuRnt hnllroad-
Steamship Company DOcKery
Condemned AS u Spy.
NRw YoRK, April l7,-William Il.
Church, as trustee Of Maria II. Metcalf
and Mary Il. Church, has obtained an
injunction against Charles R. Stone, who
claims to be executor Of the last will and
testament of Thos r, Metcalf, restrain
ing him from receiving and Duncan,
Sherman & Co, from paying or parting
with S25O,0O0 held by them and belong
ing 70 the estate Of the late Mr.. Metcalf,
of Georgia, aud about to be paid over by
them TO said Charles r, Stone.
James Calvert, formerly of this city
but latterly keeper OF a saloon in Phila-
delphia, vas arrested here yesterday i'm
usdiA,ely sitter selling $500 worth OF
counterfeit 6Esy-esns currency to decoy
Calvert. Detectives say he has long
bssn knozu as S placer ef counterfeit
Currency.
The reports Of smallpox prevailing on
BlAekwelrs Island turn out to be the re-
salt OF = Conspiracy OF the friends of
Wn. n Tweed, on and OF the island, to
save him being subjected to the disci-
pine Of other convieis. Two eouvicts
confess that their er1piious we're caused
by the applicatioR Of Croton oil. The
orderly of the hospital has been dis
missed. and to-day . full investigation
vii Be made With view TO present all
concerned 70 the grand jary.
he Eauourns1sns il made that the
TsstnHrss,sr Railroad Company have
g,1uyls1ss c11nsss to- the eonstruc-
aisu and sszipzsni o. railroad from
Ms-7i5ilEz scr1ss The Isihmus 10 Salina
Cr1ss. > 5lsz4ses Of is miles, the work
10 .e s-5ssss5 ~ Azgass l, 1874.
Ala meeting Of the directors Of the
Paeise Mail Steamship Company yester-
5zy, long discussion was had ragard-
ing . proposition submitted By the Union
Pacific and Central Pacific railroads,
locking toward freight and passenger
combination. II is said 70 be not likely
that any amicAble arrangement can be
made. Vice President Hatch says; "All
efforts 10 injure the reputation of the
Pacific mail, are the result OF direct
efforts on the part Of stock jobbers, who
assume 10 control the market at the ex-
pense Of all truth and honesty. We
have now three hundred passengers
a1oat in our thirty.three steamers now
in commission. and 100000 worth Of
freight, Of which over 100000 is on
three steamers now between New York
and Aspinwall. We have $4,000 in
bank in London and loaned on call, to-
gelher with 5000 shares Of Pacific mail
stock in the safe, while, by economical
management, we have reduced the run
ming expenses Of the company about
forty per cent.
A Havana letter says: Frederick
Dockery, ex. United States District At
torney at Key West, is about the clumsi-
es, individual to have been sent on any
mission requiring peat tact. de has
come to grief owing to his stupidity in
surprising that he had the right to go
about as he pleased. 1t is said that he
came here on a mission from General
Quesada, trying to arrange matters with
Cespedes in the interior, and fix things
so that Quesada could land with an ex-
petition on the 9th inst. All tattered
and torn Dockery presented himself at
the Office Of the United States Consul as
agent in Nuevitas, telling him he had
lust come from the insurrection, and
was desirous Of surrendering to
the Spanish authorities, undoubtedly
thinking he would at once receive
passport to 90 back to Key West The
Consul went with him to the military
governor of the place, and he referred
the subject to General Puitillo, who or
dered that Dockery and the Consul be
placed in solitary confinement. General
Concha ordered the release Of the Con-
sui, but approved Of the court martial
to try Dockery as spy. The Thursday
following the court martial sentenced
him to death. The case was submitted
to General Concha, who, it is rumored,