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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-10-17
WANDER BILT.
Bogus Dispatch Asserting the Death
Of the Great Railroad King Au-
tnOrIta1iVeIy COntradIcted.

NEW York Oetober Is The Evening
port notifies the agent of the " estern Associ-
afsd Press that Vanderbilt is not dead. The
dfgDatch TO the New York Associated Press
annou nciug his death, and purportlng 10 be
signed uy Rev DR.. Deems, was The Work OF
some ricKster, 10 s. ems.
Thef. flowing is q copy OF the bogus dispatch,
as received: "COm modore Vanderbilt died
Jhts morning, at twensy minutes after ten.
Reporters are Z peciRlly Tequ sted not TO call
Al the house. Particulars wlll be given TO The
press" IL came from the Eew York hotel,
and vas gaed "ChRs +. Deems
The following dispatch from Commodore
Vanderbilt, a. noon, NAV be accepted as an
aushorItal i've denial Of the truth OF his dea: n.
Al twenty minutes after ten O'Clock the uis-
match was sent To d Wall street nrm:
am alive and doiug well-better than l
ave &C. Vanderbilt"
Tho J-uenin1 Post says; 1--WE hear that the
.,ocr aI n Sbge IL about 70 take steps 70 aScer-
80 M anti ors of the report of the death OF
-, "a re Va SderUilt snu the rumofs o. last
Frday tnst the Trunk lines hAa ~ am rs uueeH
rsfss UegspapeIs and news sgonclesIss W. II
% tI,sfr cus.omt Is Tie public were deceived
J,,- these statements, ana IL Is lull time mat
- sfoeix EXCHANGE y hich secured the enact
nent of A severe statute which relates TO such
offeuses. shOuld act IL me m8IJtr
Tne false report about the dsath OF MI. ' an
dsrbll, g aused Jsses TO many members OF the
Stocx hoard and their customers, the report
being teIegraphed throughout Ihe country
and wen 10 Europa. In consequence OF thlsi
com o AIN $ nave been N -ue 10 the preslu6nt I
n the ock exchange By the sufferers, h1
fbe affair is now under iuyestiga ION, ana VIII
he b~rught ~ a. q -DeetlDg OF the governors
on wednesday next. / Is stated that some
clue has alrea y bee obtained as TO sne per-
rsafrafOTs of the forgery
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-10-17

TIE news from and newspaper COM
ments upon sffairs in South Csrolipia
which we publish this morning, will
arrest the sttention Of every honest
man, and should strengthen Democrats
here bouts ia their discrimination to
route R4dicalism, no matter In what
9Uisa Il ia presented.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-10-17
TENNESSEE ODD.FELLOWs.
Meeting of the Grand Lodge and Grand
Encampment-The Work to
be Done.
Nashville American, I5th.l

The grand encampment, Independent
Order of o Oid-Fellows, numbering about fifty
representatives, will meet at Odd Fellows
hall tomorrow morning, at nine e'clUck
Thomas :. Bingham, of Memphis, IS the grand
pa Tiareh. Tie grand lodge viii meet next
We'd eS ssy morniag, with 40 attendance OF
shout one hundred and f1f Y delegates. Geor- e
B. Boy les, of Fayetteville is the grand mas er
ihe principal subject to be MS dered ~ 6oth
bod IS is the adoption of constitutions, which
have been drafted by a committee appointed
for that purpose. Some of tue cha ses pro-
posed w1l be very important, inasmuch ss
they sre designed to meet all the objection
sble features in the OLD constitutions. One of
the new features suggested is the election Of
half the delegates every year, to serve for two
years should tue constitutions be adopted
they will be submitted to the grand lodge Oi
the United states for It's approval. The meet.
iag of these bodies is 10, ked upon as the ost
Ord6r
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-10-17
COVINGTON.
Governor POrter's Heart
by the Democracy OF
County.
ptiOn
He Makes q speech which GTRtifies
and atisfieS All Who Heard 1T
Thomas Not in the Race.
From an Occasional Correspondent of the

Appeal
COvINGTON, October live have
had rouzing time here to-day among he
Democracy os this county. II reminded our
people of Olden times, and il Was good indeed
TO zee the masses Ierfsted and manifeSting
their earnest }rt of their party by turn
ing out, one and all, TO hear their candidates
on the hustings. The town has been crowded
all day vita people from all parts of the cOun-
try, who had come to hear Governor Porter.
The war that has been waged against him has
euiisted the warme feeling in his be half,
aud our citizens were anxious to meet him,
TO greet him, and to hear him The
boys in to Sn had made every arrangement
10 igiv6 the governor an enthusiastic recep-
ion, ana had procured the use of Captain
SteInkuhls 5 gun from your city. So, Y hen
the train came in fry N Mem his last night,
some two hundred OI our townspeople had
gathered around the railway Depot, and as
the go ernor left the ain ne was greeted
with three rSuSlDg cheers, lille a fine brass
band performed some OF our National airs,
ana a salute OF thirteen guns gave tone ana
spirit to the occasion and sent through all the
cUu Try round the su .umons to come and
hear. Al the gJver or was suffering with a
severe cold aud EOaTsen6ss he asked to be ex
cused rom speaking last night; md while he
was taken care OF aud resting al the home of
ii Ter made the event merr, and awakened
the county fOs the speaking on to cay. Early
this morning the sovereigns came pouring IN
on every road, and by oJn We had he largest
gathering have seen here since lS5s. Chan-
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-10-17

A BLOW has been struck in Ohio and
Indiana which will tend TO loosen the death
clutch Of the Confederate house OF represent
stives upon the throat Of the nation, and the
country, nearly stranEled and stung 10 death
by the serpent which IL had so unwisely I8keu
10 its blsonl, begins 20 breathe more freely
Washington Chronicle (4dmintstrdtt0R Rad
fcdD.
This reminds US Of the old story Of
John P 9 tx, who, rec9uDting an en-
cOuDtsr with an enemy, said he pinned
him to The esrth by Inserting his nose
between bis teeth
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-10-17

EVERYBODY sill rel ,ice to learn that
the yellow-fever st Savannah and
Brunswick, Georgia, is sbstirg. Al
the former place yesterday there
were hut three deaths and the
day before eight. The scourge
has spent its fury, and we may
reasonably hope UusI III few deys it
will psss away snd restore our sister
cities to full communication with th e
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-10-17

WASHINGTON, Octobsr Is. Reports
to the department of agriculture indicate 8
reduction OF the condition of cotton during
the past month in thu ten pr ncipal cotton
States froln an aversse of 81 3 100 70 81 100.
The figures for the condition Of states are IS
folio ~s: North Carolina 81; south Carolina,
80; GeorgAa, IS; Florida, 81; A a1ama, 20; Mis-
sissippi 50; Louisiana, 81: Texas 81; ATkan-
sas, So; Tennessee, 9l.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-10-17

HON. E, A. JAMES, D mosrs ic elect.
OF, snd Hon. II s Foote, Republican
elector for the State-st.l ,rge, will cd
dress the people of this city Oh the polit-
icsl issues Of the day, on Thursday, the
DineteeDgh instant
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-10-17
wEATHER PROBABILITIES.

Wa DKFT.t OFFICE Oh. SIC. OFTTCEF, l
Nssi-IECToss October IL, ! Am.
For Tennessee and the Ohio UuILeyy,
falling or stationary barometer, south
cry or 1Ceste7iy UisdS, and tOarnaeT c'eGr
tce0theT.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-10-17

THE latest news from the east is TO
the effect that an srmistlcs is impossi.
BILE. Fighting has bsen resumed. Rus
sis ia now more than ever likely to carry
har mint
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-10-17
FACED Letters OF credit Hnd Drafts
offered in szeInphis

MuWAUK E o; ober l6.-Tbe tirst
-,sfioral bank of this city is advised that 8
forged letter of credit anu forged drafts, Put-
Mating % De drawn by 1t on the American
fsTcEaTge bank OF New York, have been
Offered AZ Memphis. The fraud will probably
be Rttem pied elsewhere.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-10-17

Yesterday # cotton and gold: Mn
York cotton, i0Io. Memphis cotton. lot.
NesO York god, lOsi. Memphis gold,
I0St610SI
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-10-17
Attention, knights TempIar.

THE stated conclave of st. Elmo Com 2
mandery, No. Is, will be held this w
CFUESDAY) evening October 18th, at w
o'clock, for the disI atch of business. Mem.
uers that a. equipped are required 20 appear
Ia fatigue dress.
Fraters are courteously invited to meet with
us b. order b. f. HALLER, h @.
r. W. SHELTON, Recorder. Ocl7
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-10-17

The grand encampment of Odd Fellows met
in Nashville yesterday and adopted the new
that representatives are elected for two years
instead OF one,
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-10-17
OBSERVATIONS YESTERDAY.
wAR DEPT, SIGNAL SERVICE u. S. ARMY. !
MONDAY, Oct. l6 1875. :Os m. I
W. M'ELRoY. Sergeant.

CASEY YOUNG's answer to Randolph,
at Lagrange yesterday, was whitening
aud conclusive.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-10-17

From Memphis to Rh1lsdeIph1G and
Children under Il years, half fare. undei
4, free.
Ticke will also be for sale st Mag field, Full.
ton, Troy and other stations on the P and M
e. R., and at Nashville, HUpKinsviile, en-
derson and other stations on the st. L. and =
E. R'y, and at Holly Springs, Bolivar, Jack
son, NJ Jan, FrOSt's and CalgO, on the n. o. ST
L. and q. ID. Z. aud at CbriDth, 3umbOldB
Trenton, Union City and COlumO OGs, on the
and o. Il. H. and at Huntington, Mckenzie
Dresden and Hickman, K :, on the N. G. and
st. l. h. K. Arrange meniS will q so be made
with these roads for reduced fare to connect
the people with the Excursion Train. Ar
rangemenis Will also be made with the steam
ers on the Ohio river 10 connect the people
from above and below with the Excursf IN
Train to Paducab. sale of tIckeis will COM
mence Oa OCTOBER lOLb, and continue up 10
the departure o train on the 18th, at a 10.
Tickets w!H be good going On spec a; Train
October ~ h good re urDtDg on any train or
date until November 18Th inclusive, thus al
lowing every one to return "a pl asure and
compelling no une To remain longer than tney
wish. Ep1ciai ARRANGEMENTS have been made
with the very best hotels at Louisville, Gin
clnuati eYsiand, Niagara Fails, etc, t.
90 trd eXcuISiOnists at gre tiy rel uc 4 rates
should they stop at any Il these places, Ar
rangemenis have also been male with the
omnibus ana transfer line, at reduc d rate,
thus combining econ omy with pleaSuf &
throughout the entire trip. This is a rare and
chean onnOrtprltv for business men as well
as those IN search OF pleasure. A charming
trip for the lsdieS, an a good chance for eVSa
ryp1uy 10 N4slJ 11cutSNtlAS1 aiICiuLtHtis A4SNS-
land zone of the handsOnest and most at
tractive cities On The cOutineutl. Niagara
Falls (AmsTica's : great st wOnder), the beaut.-
fuI historic huj son river ithe Eden home o.
love. poetry ami rOmance), New York, Ptila-
delphia and the Great Centennial snow, tie
beautiful aud picture. qus Lehigh Valley (the
Switzerland OF Amsrica), and many OtGer
places OF inter- st TOO ted OUs to mention.
For fur hor particulars address
U. L. COLLINS, Trezevant. Tenn,
General Manager o. E cursiUn,
nr A tOIIiI%S MiIan Tenn.
Also, ThOs. b. Dunn, 27S Main street, or V. 3.
ThayeT, $40 Second street.
sS- Tae attention Of he MasODs is directed
10 this trip, as the great Masonic Celebration
and Meeting OF the Grand CommaDdery
comes of in Louisville during our visit to
the CITY, gCi7
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-10-17
EXCURSI0NI
CENTENNIAL EXCURSION
-gO -
PHILADHLP PHLA
Via New York.
THURSDAY, OCT. 10

EXCURSIONIST5 go one route and return
q auOthert BJute gong: Leaving Mem
phis TIA Paducsh, Louisville, Cincinnati, Cleve.
land, Lake Shore, Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Alba
ny, hudson river (rail or steamer), New York
Philadelphia. Returning Via the beautiful
Erie and Lehtgh Valley route. The mountain
and valley scenery, traversed by this line is
the most beautiful and picturesque in Amer.
lea, embracing the romantic valleys of the
Susquehanna and Lehigh, Mauch Chunk and
the historic Wyoming Tickets gOCd for 80
days, and eXcu TsioniSrs allowed To stop over
at any OF the above places going or returning.
ON Thursday, get. 10, 1876, at 2 a m,
Special Train, with ample ana tlrst-claSs 9c-
commOdstiOns in every respect, including
sleeping coaches and an elegant and vel
kept Restaurant coach, will leave Grand
junction, Tennessee. on the Mississippi en-
trail Railroad, anu run through TO Cincinnati,
making close connection a. Louisville With
the Ohio and Mississippi Railway, and at Gin
c1nnatI with the East-bound trans. We will
arrive at Louisville about am and at Gin
cinnstt about Ii a IN. on Friday, the 20 h, thus
giving us daylight arrival and departure in
both cities. d arrival at Cinc muau our
special Train Will be abandoned, ana excur-
siOnists holding our centennial Tickets will
oe allowed to go forward from Cincinnati st
pleasure, ON any of the regular trains for ten
(l0) days.
Fare for Round Trim to KshIIadaIDhfa
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-10-17
MARRIED.

SHELLY-CALHOUN- I2ts October, al
Stanton, genn., by J. II. Rice, Mr., D. g.
SHELLY, OF Bartlett, and Miss JENNIE CAL.
HoUN.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-10-17
CHANCERY SALE OF REAL E,TATE,

No. 469-Chancery court of Shelby county
Tennessee.-F. N. Lawrence VS., Heirs-at-
Law of Mary Baxter, ct al.
DY virtue Of an interlocutOry decree for sale,
u entered IN the ab1ve cause on the lltn day
of July, 1876, and renewed Uc ODER l3, 1876. /
will sell at public auction to the highest bid
der, in front of the clerk and masters office,
courthouse building, Main street, Memphis,
Tennessee, on
Saturday, November Ii, 1876,
in legal hours, the following descTi bed prop
erty, situated in shelby county, Tennessee,
and near the city OF Memphis, tO-wtt: A tract
of land designated on the plan OF W. D. Brown,
On or near The Pigeon RoOst road, maze and
surveyed by Vim. Crane, March %, 1856, as lots
81 and 68, bounded as follows: Fronting eight
chains and thirteen links on the east side of
Browns avenue, and running back, between
parallel HBes, at right aDg Is with said ave-
nue., nine caatns and twenty hysl1-A--sr'1 80
i'SseL @ a. no W and 9S, as the ga are des-
-I1f5ated on the plan of W. c LeWis's subdfYis-
ioa property, adjoining the city of Memphis
on the east
Terms of sale C4sh.
This October II, 1876.
4. A. COLE, Clerk and Master.
By r. J. Black, Deputy @. and NJ.
Estes & Elicit, Attorneys. Oc7
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-10-17

TO CINCINNATI AND RETURN.
From Granu junction, Bolivar, JacE-
son. Milan, ESost'S Fulton aud ANy-
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-10-17
are iOr kOunO Arlp 10 FnsIauelphit
via New York, and n esUPn

From Grand Junction, Bolivar, Jack
son, Milan, Frost s, Fulton aud May
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-10-17

TO LOUSY iLBrl A1vD nETUISny.
From Grand Junction, Bolivar, Jack
son, Milan, Frost's, Fulton and May
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,om Memphis to Philadelphia and
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-01-27
A DISCREET ENGINEER.
HOW HE FRUSTRA TES AN AT
TEMPT TO RE-ENAC1 THE
LONG FONT CRIME
From The Cincinnati Commercially

As Edward Crusen, an engineer on the
Vandalia route was oiling his engine at
East st. Louis, preparing for the through
trip east, last Thursday night, he was APP
preached by couple ofmen who seemed
curious to examine the engine. They
told him they were going on his train en-
roulette Columbus, Ohio. After several
questions and remarks, to pave the way
for so peculiar an interrogatory, they
asked him where he stopped for water.
Crusen did not like the question, and he
did not like the appearance OF the men.
He answered in an eyasive way, for just
there flashed across his mind the scenes
of horror at Long Point last summer;
and he was, as the sequel will Show, put
completely on his guard. He remarked
that sometimes they watered at one
place and sometimes at another, and the
conversation dropped there, These two
inquisitive men boarded the train.
As Crusen at midnight saw by well
known landmarks that he was approach
ing the Long Point water-tank, he gong
responded to the conductors signal to
stop. Crusen thought of the two strang-
ers, and that peculiar question; he also
thought ofhis own life and of the express
valuables of the Adams and American
companies in their car. And the took
the responsibility to believe that it was
not the conductor that had pulled, So the
train sped on. The signal to stop was
again given, and again disregarded, He
looked. back when this second signal to
stop came, and saw on the platform ofthe
water-tank three men standing; and on
the edge of the woods, on the opposite
side of the road, he saw two more men
by camp fire. He knew then
that robbery had been planned, for
there was nothing in the way of bust
ness to bring five men to that lonely
place at midnight. A half mile further
on Crusen saws horse hitChed to wag-
on, standing in lane. 1t was in this lane
that the robbers of last summer were
to have hitched their horse and
wagon. Having run the train a safe dis
or five miles-Crusen stop
ped the train TO warn and consult with
the conductor. AS he supposed the con-
ductor had not signaled to stop. As the
train came to a stop, the express mes
senger, Thomas Donaldson, well known
here, looked out of his car to see what
was up AS he did so he saw two men
Jump from the platform at the rear ofhis
Car and run to the woods. 1t is supposed
that these two fugitives were identical
with the men who thirsted for informa-
ton at East St. Louis The conductor
on going back and searching the train,
found himself short two passengers,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-01-27
BEECHER MAKES a SPEECH.

New York, January, I5.-Plymouth
church has resolved to call an advisory
council, which will consider the course
OF the church and its negotiations with
Mrs. Moulton, and point out any error
there might be in its action. Mr. Beecher,
in his speech last night, said that he
had been hammered at for two years,
stripped bare, standing in the glare of
the public gaze. Every word he had ut
tered was printed :. every act noted,
land" he added, chow can a man
stand under all this if he be a guilty
wretch? How is it that | am able to
stand under all Of this enormous press
ure if it isn't that God is with me and
that am right?" Referring to Mrs,
Moulton, he said: MRS. Moulton, in
her testimony, perjured herself over her
head, and my answers in court were
true, so help me Cod" Speaking OF the
mutual council he said he wanted a trial
if God would give him one before i'm
partial judges, and he was not afraid of
any tribunal on the globe, but he would
not place his life in jeopardy by giving
his case to men who had prejudice
against him. If they disfranchised his
own church he would stay and preach
just as long as his members wanted him,
but when any considerable portion did
not want him the sun would not go
down on that day before he would cease
to be its pastor.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-01-27

In the United States Senate on the 9th,
during discussion on the question to re-
fer Senator Morrill's bill to further pro-
vide for the redemption of legal-tender
United States notes in accordance with
existing law, Senator Thurman provoked
the galleries to laughter, in the following
remarks:
Mr.. Edmunds said this questian Of
finance was party question, and it
would be a party question like every
other great question which divided opin-
ions in this country or any other.
Mr.. Thurman said if the Senator
meant the bill of last January was par
ty bill, he quite agreed with him. That
bill never saw the light in this body un-
til it was brought forth from caucus and
passed without single word of discus
sion on the part Of the majority. 1t was
a bill which those on his side of the
Chamber never saw until the day it was
taken up; bill which went to the other
House where the previous question was
ordered, and it was passed without dis
cussion, by a party majority. 1t was a
caucus compromise of conflicting opin-
ions. 1t was party measure, and it did
not become the Senator from Vermont
to say that the thing was voted against
by every Democrat. He (Thurman) ven
tured to say that men who voted against
it were as warm friends to specie re-
sumption as the Senator from Vermont
or any of his friends on that side of the
Chamber. 1t would not do for the Sena-
tor from Vermont to say that because
Democrats would not swallow whole any
thing which Republican caucus might
agree upon that they were not in favor
of sound curreucv. There was no great
er proof of viciousness of such legisla-
ton than was provided by the history of
the practical workings of the bill. His
friend from Vermont, Mr. Edmunds, saw
fit to taunt the Democrats with not vot-
ing for the bill. He was in favor of spe-
Gle resumption; but his friend from YER
mont said that we could not resume un-
til 'the Republican party appointed hon
est officers to collect the whisky tax"
Great heaven, sir if that is the case,
the resumption of specie payment
is postponed forever. [Great laughter
in the galleries.
The Chair (Mr. Ferry reminded the
galleries that demonstration must not be
repeated.