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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-30
THE SCHOOL QUESTION-NO. 8.

To the Editor of the Ledger:
Let it be kept before the people that
the Superintendent of the city schools
was heralded into Memphis as a normal
teacher OF great ability; that he vas
e%minently qualified to train the teach
ers; that his fame was coextensive with
the great Northwest, and that the schools
would at once advance rapidly on the
road 10 perfection, He came; he saw
he found the schools in a rutl BE issues
his commands, and his teachers are
weekly assembled in obedience thereto,
to listen, to learn and inwardly digest
the wholesome counsels as they fall from
the lips OF the classic orator. Let's see.
He congratulates the city Of Memphis,
her people and her schools that they
have at last secured the services Of a
superintendent. BE promises fairly.
He graciously allows the organization to
stand. He must De excused for several
months from making radical changes,
not that they are not needed, but be-
cause he first wishes to mould the
teachers into his notions Of govern
ment, discipline, order and opin-
ions. Some points be must not
omit, however, and with precipitate
haste shapes his normal lectures TO assail
the system of grammar as taught previ
ously, and as approved by the Board of
Education; hence he hurls without mercy
his philippis against the entire cata-
logue of illustrious nsmes-household
gods to the educated mass of the South
ern people-who have written uDon or
taught this intricate science. Then, by
way Of emphasis, be dwells in laudatory
eulogies on the system as promulgated
by himselt-a system that ignores all
systems and which be has, through all
subsequent time, ~endeavored to impress
on teachers and pupils as the only sys.
TEN He never fails to find time to speak
of the mental, physical and moral en-
documents of the superintendent, who,
being the youngest of a large family,
Familiarity known to the teachers BY
name, by voluntary effort and self-reli-
has achieved a name and a fame
throughout the land These being nor
NAL lectures, of course the teachers we're
edited, and inasmuch as by a
stringent rule of the Board punctual a.
tendance was eDjoiued, the superintend-
ent, with infinite satisfaction to himself,
continued in the selfsame strain through
out the session.
Your obedient servant,
d. G. SLAUGHTER
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NEW YORK.

NEw YORK, June SO.-The jury in the
Tilton-Beecher case have not yet come
to any agreement, The counsel for
Tiiton are in consultation in the court.
house.
The $4,000, 600 Western Union 20 per
cent currency bonds have all been taken
at Csc and interest by Commodore Van
derbili, the United States Trust Co.
Draxel, Morgan h Co., Ed Morgan, Mar
tin, Bliss & Co., Nose Taylor and others.
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United States of Irish character and as
pirations.
MADRID, June sO.-It is officially an
%nounced that General Martinez Campos
has occupied positions on the Ebro to
prevent the escape Of Carlists from Va
lencia and Arrayon into Catalonia.
General ~Jouvellar, commander Of the
army Of the Center, with $4,000 troops,
advancing by different routes on the
Carlist leader, Dorregaray, who com
mands 1900 men.
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ST. LOUIS.
steam Tug Burned-AnOther Bratal
outrage.


steam Tug Burned-AnOther Brutal
outrage.
ST LOUIS, June 30.-About | o'clock
this morning the steam tug Sam Club,
lying at the East St. Louis wharf, caught
on FIRE and after being cut loose aoated
down stream and stuck on a bar, where
she burned to the waters edge. Loss
not ascertained.
Another one Of those brutal outrages,
several Of which have occurred in this
county during the past year, vas com.
mitted about nine miles from this city
last Monday afternoon. While Miss
Eliza Chamberlain, nineteen years old,
was going from her fathers house on
horseback to a neighbor' she was pulled
from her horse by a burly negro, all her
clothing stripped from her body and
most fendishly outraged and otherwise
cruelty treated. She tainted and lay in
the road for more than an hour, when
she revived and dragged herself TO a
neighbor's house about a mile distant,
where she went into spasms and her life
for a time despaired Of. The police and
citizens are in active search of the
black wretch. Yesterday a negro ans
wering to the description given by Miss
Chamberlain was arrested in this city.
The citizens in the neighborhood Of the
outrage are intensely excited and swear
they will hang the monster if caught.
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In supreme Court al JacksOn.


James c. Prewitt. Admir-, ETC., VS.. Naomi
Jones ct al.
DY VIRTUE OF THE DECREE PRO
ID nounced by the Supreme Court Of Ten
nessee at Jackson on the Sth of June, 1875, in
this cause. / will, on
Saturday, 3ist day of July, 1875,
offer for sale to the highest bidder, for cash,
in front OF the Office of the Sheriff Of Shelby
count in the city of Memphis, the real
estate mentioned and described in said de-
cree as follows: Situated. lying and being in
the city of Memphis. county OF Shelby, and
State of Tennessee, on the norm SIDE OF
Adams street, between Third and Fourth
streets. Immediately west OF and adjoining
the lot on which VIM. Park now resides, be-
Ginning AL n stake on the north side Of Adams
strept. AZ the southwest corner Of the lot on
which said Park now resides; running thence
with the north side Of Adrms street $50 feet.
3 feet east of the east line of Mrs. M. A. Will
Iett' wife Of DR.. n. Miles Willett; thence
norihwardIy on a line parallel with and 2 feet
distant from the east line of NJ. A. Willett,
1857 feet to a stake TO an alley thence east
wardly with the south line of said alley %h
f ct TO a stake on the line Of said VIM. Park ;
thence southwardly with said VIM. Parks
west line to a stake on Adams street, the
point Of beginning.
JOHN II. FREEMAN, Clerk.
KORTREcHT Il CRAFT, soils.
June %. 1875. lO4- Us
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River Telegrams.

CAIRO, June 80, - Arrived e. NJ
Norton, Louisville, II pm Arlington,
C%incibnoti, IL; Belle Memphis, Mem
phis, midnight; Falls Pilot, Memphis, s
am. Departed-Chester Memphis, 10
pm, E. NJ. Norton, Memphis, l am;
Belle Memphis, ST, Louis, 81 Falls Pilot,
Ohio river, 8. Clear and hot.
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TIE CITY CART BUSINESS.

llOSe WnO nave uktkcu III tue Ca
citing sport OF fox chasing often endure
the provocation of having the hounds
leave the trail of the fox in order to
follow thar OF a hare startled by the
noise and cry of the chase. We iorbear
the application. But Senator overton,
had he read our editorial carefully would
have discovered that it was not the cart
owners who we're troubling US, but the
mode in which carts were hired-the
miserable aud loose system, the want of
justice in it, the lack of fair, honest
competition. He is a large tax payer,
an excellent, worthy citizen, a reformer
who has carried reform almost to the
verge of having advocated measures
which would for the time being have
amounted to almost actual reputation.
About even all this we have no fault to
find with him. Our situation was and
is alarming, terribly so, and in those
particular instances he but discharged
his duty as he understood it to these
people. Often we have differed; some
times we have agreed on questions of
public policy; but if he viii bear with US
but patiently in due season he will agree
with US now about what our present stu
alton not only needs but demands, that
we may be saved from sinking
into a condition which will be
beyond financial resurrection. That
competition is. the soul OF thrift
aud prosperity is incantroyertible, and
to the absence Of it in our city govern
ment is directly attributable our disas-
tiers. Forty, five years have we been in
eorporated. Had all those years seen
this city government economically and
honestly administered, our population
would have quadrupled what it now is
with magnificent parks, drives aud
streets to have adorned our city, and no
public debt which we cannot pay tohave
disgraced it. That it is never too late
to reform and correct abuses is the
motive which prompts us to point out
wherein they exist, in tie fond hope that
our city fathers will apply the knife
without fear or favor: To save $4,000 per
annum in cart hire only requires an adj
vertisemeut that our city needs so
many, and those who have them for hire
at the cheapest rate will have theirs
selected; to save $40, 900 more per annum
in grading and cleaning bur streets and
alleys only requires specifications Of
what We want done for the year and an.
other advertisement for bids. In these
two items alone we a save enough to
pay interest upon s433. 600 Of our bonds.
We speak not at random, but from
Information derived from the most ex-
perieneed contractors. Under our pres
sent system our streets and alleys are
but seldom cleansed. l funder contract,
its provisions would compel the contrac-
tor to always keep them so. Hence,
economy and a sanitary %precauiiou alike
commend a change. We have selected
at the outset the department of public
improvements to discuss, because to us
it was apparently the least dificslt of
solution; but the whole machinery of our
city government in due time shall be
scrutinized, for if we succeed in lifting
from this oppressed and o~yer-taxed peo-
pie the smallest particle of their load
we shall be fully compensated for our
labors.
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Terrlnn ThnndarSinrm.

LEBANON, PA, June 30.-A terrific
thunder storm passed along the southern
border Of this county last evening. Sew.
eral houses were demolished or dam
aged by the lightning, trees were up
rooted, fences we're blown away and the
grain was swept clear to the ground for
miles.
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During the absence Of Messrs. Moody
and Sankey, in England, their friends in
Chicago have gone forward in the cree.
ton Of a church building which will seat
$500 persons, and which is expected to
be ready for dedication as soon as the
eyangelists return.
Bishop Ames told a class Of Methodist
d@eacons that the teaching of the ex-
tremists who preach entire sanctifcation
year in and year out, was so dispropor-
tiosate that its effect is to raise a huge
wen on the spiritual body, and to dwarf
all other parts Of it. He advised them
not to be eclectic, but to preach all the
gospel.
Mr.. Sankey, the fellow laborer Of Mr..
Moody, writes of Queen Victoria and her
grandchildren, that the little folks are
just such sly-looking youngsters as we
have by millions in our Sunday schools,
and their grandmother just such a quiet,
pleasant, womanly body as we may see
every Sunday in the amen-corners of our
Methodist churches in Amsrica.
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Iowa Republican convention.

DEsMoISEs, June 3O-The Republican
State Convention met at eleven o'clock
this morning. George c. Heberling was
in the chair. Hon, VIM. Loughridge, Of
Mohaska, was elected temporary Presi,
dent. After The appointment of the
usual committees the convention ad
journed until evening.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-30

AS INDICATED in our dispatches last
evening, the American rife team came
out victorious over the Irish yesterday
in the international shooting match at
Dollymount, near Dublin, by 967 to 929.
This match, as well as the one held at
New York last year between the same
parties, has attracted a large share Of
public attention in this country and on
the other side of the water. At least
thirty thousand persons we're present
yesterday. The contest was exceedingly
close and exciting. The crowd almost
took possession Of the grounds, aud it
seems was not in the best humor. The
vanquished Irish team, however, did the
whole souled gallant thing, and an
nounced that the American team was
the best shot in the universe. If the
Irish quarrelled or found fault it was
among themselves. The Americans
were feted and Iionized everywhere after
the contest was over. The Lord Mayors
Of London and York were present and
many distinguished guests. The Ameri
cans used breech-loaders and the Irish
used Rigby's muzzle leaders. As this
is the second time the Americans have
won a match over their Irish brethren, i
is uncertain about any further challenges
passing between them at present.
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Both Day Of June, 1875,

at public auction, the following lot. situated
in the city Of Memphis, Shelby county, Tenn. y,
being lot s. Of Craven Peyton's, deceased,
subdivision: Beginning at the northeast cor
ner Of lot a thence west l25 feet to an alley;
thence north along said alley 50 feet to saita
rams street; thence along the south side OF
Saffarans street TO Peyton avenuei thence
south with said avenue so feet to the be-
ginning. Right Of redemption waived. Title
believed to be good, but | sell and convey only
ss Trustee. b. NJ. HEARN, Trustee.
Qi.10
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Nh. SLAUGHTER, great Slaughter, Ajax
Slaughter. job Slaughter, slaughtered
Slaughter, has put in his appearance,
looking decidedly improved. He
Frances into the ring" far more
nimbly than "a circus mule" and has
come to stay.
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~FUNERAL 70,

The friends and acquaintance Of Steve and
Emma Hancock are respectfully invited toat-
tend the funeral Of their only daughter, ELLA
G., from the residence Of p. Harris. No. 1872
Vance street, this "wednesday afternoon at
A oseiock
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Fire.

QUYcY, Ills June 90-A FIRE last
night destroyed a large brick building
on the corner of Sixth and Hampshire
streets, owned by George A. Miller, and
occupied rs a store. The loss is esti-
mated at $25, 900; %insurapee small.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-30

GEoRGE ALFRED TOWNSEND found the
field of St. Louis journalism too narrow
and provincial for one Of his training
and genius and has already left the
Times. We have rot seen a copy of the
paper since.
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Trustees sale.

DY VIRTUE OF A DEED IN TRUST
ID made BY W. il. Jones to me as Trustee.
registered in the Registers office of Shelby
county, Tenn. on the 9th day Of August,
1873, in Book 81, page 425, ] will sell for cash,
at the south gate Of Court Square, on the
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Probabiu,,es.

WASHINGTON, June 30 For the lakes,
Ohio valley and Tennessee, rising ba-
rometer, cooler, clear and partly cloudy
weather, southwest to northwest winds,
backing to southeast on the upper lakes.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-30

BEEcHER talks ~aippantly Of " me and
God against the world and his crowd
cheers him as if in a political conven-
ton or a circus. And that was at his
last Friday night prayer meeting. The
blasphemy Of this old sinner is not more
shocking than the blind admiration Of
his deluded followers.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-30

CAPrArS Ro BrsSoS, of the Engineer
Corn. United states army. who was de-
inc !, 1Tombigbee rivers,
has -e Iesnl. zee a.. I'd reports the
work ' i5oplo 4 he YORK a
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-30

TUE graduating class at West Point
this year numbers ~forty-three members.
Willard Young, son Of Brigham Young,
graduated with the fourth honor, and
was assignee, with the rank Of second
lieutenant. to he corps Of engineers.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-30

MiSNEsoTA has been owing a debt of
two millions (S2, OOO, OOO) these seven.
teen years, without making any effort to
pay either principal or interest.
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MILITARY.
MILITARY INSTITUTE.

GIXTIETH SESSION BEGINS SEPT. 9Th.
mental, moral and physical training. Tuition,
500; estimated total expense for. one cadet,
1926. References-S. P. Read, Cashier U. up.
Bank; Captain j. M. Trezevant. + II White
and Z. A. Lamb, 26S Front street; II Harder,
Esq, Major RobertH Wildbereer, of the Fac
Guilty, at 26S Front street, will furnish inform
alton and catalogues till Juno Is. Address
COL. R0Br. D. ALLEN,
Sup't. Farmdale, franklin county, Ky.
Q5- 120 il7-20w
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ELECTION,
u CITY ms. CO.,
no. 2e Madison street,

MEMPHIS. TENN, June II, 1875.
nHE STOCKHOLDERS OF THIS COM
/ PANY are hereby notified that the annual
election for Directors will be held on Tuesday;
July 6, 1875. between the hours of 10 am and
Bpm, at the Office Of the company. No. %
Madison street. w. II. MOORE, Sec'y.
90-1O9
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-30

No VERDICT yet in the Tilton-Beecher
Nelson threatens TO keep the
jury in six weeks but what they shall
agree. He might starve them into terms
by carrying the key himself.
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BROWN, ALEXANDER,
STRATT0N g. CO..

WE HAVE THIS DAY ADMITTED b. NJ.
w S~tratton as o member Of our firm. and
will continue the Cotton and Commission
business under the above named style Of firm
Tia Block.
8-l2l BROWN ALEAANDEk.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-30

AT the recent examination Of clndi-
dates for admission 10 the West Point
academy three from Tennessee we're sue
c~essful-John D. Parker, from the Sew.
enth district; S. c. Robinson, from the
Tenth district, and G. L. Steele, from
the Eighth district.
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BusiaEss CHANGE.

j. II. BROWN, Coahoma County, Mississippi.
JIG. ALEXANDER.
b. NJ. STRAT1ON, formerly with Porter,
TAYLOR AZ 90.
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OPLUMII'1 i5i 3 5''i
AND

&S9QO0 per. day at home. Terms free.
Portland, Me.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-02-01
York County 9. j. Court.

JANUARY TERM, 1875, JUDGE VIRGIN PRESIDING.
SATURDAY.-Alce M. Weeks VS.. Inhabitants Of
Parsonfed Action to recover for injuries to plain
tiff
October 3lst, 1873, the plaintiff, 30 years of age,
left her home accompanied by her daughter II years
age in an express wagon en- route for South Par
sonfeld. While driving, as the plaintiff says, at
moderate pace the daughter holding the reins, they
went on to ledge in the Travelled part of the road,
were thrown cut, and the plaintiffs right arm frac-
tured lust above the wrist and her face badly bruised
Amount sued for $4,000.
The defence is that there was no defect in that
highway, and that lplaintif IS own negligence con-
tributed to the injury
Several witnesses were called by defence who tes-
titled to plaintiffs telling them that it her own
fault, that it would not have happened if she had
been driving instead of her daughter, and il the
wagon seat had been fastened both sides. Verdict
for plaintiff for $500.
Ayer-Moore Yeaton.
Mary e. Neatly VS.. George W. Tibbetts Assump-
sit To rent of store for August and Septem-
Der, 1873. Referred to court. Judgment reserved.
Neatly. Yeat0n.
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luDeriOr C0urt,

JANUARY CRIMINAL TERM, 1875, sYMONDs, j.,
PRESIDING.
SATURDAY.-In the case of State vs. Edward
Amelen for the larceny of $1s1 freight money from
the captain of schooner, in which he was seaman,
the jury rendered verdict of guilty.
Libby, County Attorney.
E. S. Brown for defendant
State VS.. Felix Junco. Indicted for simple as
sault in dischargng loaded pistol at one Benjamin
Stewart in lane running off from India street. We
published the facts of the at the time of the oc-
currence. Junco is Spanish negro and unable to
speak English. Mr.. Il. L. Robinson, the City Clerk,
was sworn and acted as Interpreter.
The jury after being out over three hours, during
which time they returned into court, and after hear
ing certain testimony read and receiving from the
Judge what further instructions they wished for, re-
ported that they could not agree and at 10 O'Clock in
the evening were discharged from further consdera-
ton OF the case 1t was reported that the jury stood
eleven for conviction and one for acquittal.
Libby. County Attorney.
Charles Clifford for defendant.
Members of the bar will take notice that all liquor
cases undisposed of will be in order this (Monday
morning at ten o'clock. Unless counsel and their
clients are ready at that time the cases will be dis
posed of without further delay.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-02-01

ACCIDENTS. Mr.. A. G. Schlotterbeck, the
we'll known apothecary, fell on the icy side
walk and seriously injured his arm one day
,ast week
Mr.. Isaiah Stevens horse took fright at a
locomotive and broke the pung on stone post
near the corner of Franklin and Commercial
streets Saturday.
As Mr.. Hogan, an employee of Mr.. Nathan
lei Whitney, the joiner, was at work Saturday
morning, on ladder, clearing the ice of the
cutters of Mr.. Waldroa's house on New High
street, he slipped and fell distance of twenty :
eight feet, striking on his abdomen on a
fence. He was taken to the Hospital badly
injured.
The horse of f. A Smith took fright from a
snow slide Saturday afternoon and ran away
Shaving up several sleighs which were in his
way.
Mrs. Anna Dobell, living on Spring street,
slipped on Park street and broke her leg, and
Mr. Edward Jewel, fell on Congress street, and
dislocated his shoulder, Saturday. Both by the
lev sidewalks.
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MAIL ARRANGEMENTS.
PORTLAND POST OFFICE.

j. W. YORK ASSISTANT Po osr Err.
Office Hours.
From 500 m to $50 p m, Sundays excepted
Sundays open for Carriers and General Delivery
from to 10 a m.
City Delivery.
The public are requested to adopt the house door
letter boxes, the use of which will result IN greatly
increased rapidty in the delivery Of letters.
Free deli very Of letters by Carriers will be secured
10y having them plainly addressed to the street and
No person need call at the Office for all may have
mail matter left at their residences regularly With
out risk or charge.
Three deliveries will be made daily, in all the dis
tricts, viz; at and 10 a. M, and at p NJ and in
the business portions of Nos. 8, 4,5,6 and Z, the
heart of the city, an additional delivery at 1.3O pm
Collections
Are made on week days at and lib, a. m, and
at 2 and p. m. On Sunday one collection at 8 p.
Arrival and Departure of Mails.
Boston and intermediate Offices Arrive at loo
and 500 pm. Close at $50 IN, and 24O and $40
pm.
ist,,-or Way Mails via Boston and Maine
Railway. Arrive at 100 and 500 IN. Close at
$50 a M and 2.4O pm. ,o
and 4.45 m. Close at $50 m, 240 and 800 m.
Bangor, Mattawamkeag, and connecting routes.
Augusta and connecting routes. Arrive at 300
and IN. Close at IL m and 2Opm.
Express, Augusta, Bangor and the East. Arrive
at I2.45 a m. Close at o p m.
Skowhegan, intermediate offices and the north
Arrive at m. Close at IL m.
Canada and intermediate offices, via e. L. X. Ar
rive at 3 m. Close at 12.45 pm.
Morning Northwestern by G. L. r. Arrive at 9 a
m. Close at $50 a. m.
Lewiston and Auburn. Arrive at 9.05 m, 8 and
$40 D IN. Close at 6. Is m, II m, and 7.20 pm.
Rochester, N. H., and intermediate offices. Arrive
at 10.10a m, and LBS p m. Close at 7.30 m, and
100pm.
North Conway and other offices on the P. & o. r.
R. Arrive at 1850 m, and 500 m. Closeiat 200
a M. and LOO pm.
BY the Bridgton Stage. Arrive at p m. Close at
$50 I'm.
Passport, via each steamer. Arrive at a m.
Close at 4.30pm
Castine, Deer Isle, Sedgwick, Mount Desert, Mill
bridge, .onespert and Machias, via each steamer.
Arrive at 6 a m. Close at p m.
Nova Scotia and Prince Edwards Island. Arrive
Thursday at a m. Close Saturday at $3.50 p m.
Foreign Mails via New York, day previous to sail
ing of steamers, Close at 2.40 p m.
Foreign Mails for lien Line from this port close
every Saturday at m.