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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-11-19
srh Day Of December, 1877,

10 front Of the courthouse door, in the city of
Memphis. at y O'Clock M, proceed TO sell to
the highest bidder, for cash, the following
described property
part Of a tract Of land formerly owned by
James Q. Jones, lying in the Twelfth civil
district in range 7, sections l and 2, beginning
at the sou beast corner of a 800. acre tract,
part Of a bO0O-aore tract, which said 600 acres
was conveyed by John p. Hickman and Edwin
Hickman to S. and b. Kimbrough, by deed
dated July %, 1929; thencs west n chains and
~ links, n stake on the east line of Patter.
sons 1000. acre subdivision thence north ee
chains and 81 links, a stake in the State Line
road, 37S links north Of a sweet-gum marked
X; thence south 63hSo east % chains and 81
links with the center Of said road; thence
south ~ cast % chains and 90 links, q stake;
thence south 64o east 81 chains, a stake I;
thence east 4 chains and 30 links, q stake /;
thence south IS chains aud 80 links 10 the be-
ginning containing by the original decd 4lbM
acres. Tho at rove land has been subdivided
by Sarah w. Jones into lots, which said plain
Is Of record in the Registers efice OF Shelby
county, Tenn, In Plat BOOK /. page SO, will
sell, by virtue Of said deed to me executed. lots
2, 3. A,&TS, 8, 10, II, IL, Is, Il and Is Of said
subdivision.
/ will sell all the right. title and interest.
both legal and equitable, of Sarah W. and
Felix M, Jones in and to said property. All
equity Of redemption Is waived In the deed By
the grantors. Tho title is believed TO be GOOD
but ! will sell and convey as Trustee only.
81 80 Il. M. HEARN. Trustee.
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Corner Second and jackson SITS
L.E0AL.
lR-llS2.l
BTDDINGS OPENED
-As TO-
Chancery Sale Of Real Estate.

Chancery Court Of Shelby County-J. I. Ann
onett. admir- Of S. NJ. Nelson, deceased, VS..
Mary B. Nelson ct al.
RY VIRTUE Of a decree entered In the
~ above cause on the 10th day Of October,
1911, the biddings were opened, and In front
Of the Olerk, and Masters oaico, courthouse
building, Main street, Memphis. Tenn, al
I'm, Saturday, December 1, 1877,
The same will be closed to the highest and best
bidder, commencing ct 81 per foot heretofore
bid by Mrs. M, B, Nelson as TO the following
property, situated in Memphis, shelby county,
Tenn, t0-wit:
Lots 10 and IS on the south side of Elk.
change street, east Of Fourth street, and west
Of the Bayou, each fronting so by $50 feet.
Terms Of sale-0n a credit Of six and twelve
months; notes with approved security. bear
ing int, est from date; lien retained, and
equity Of redemption barred.
This November 6, 1871.
r. A. COLE, &. and NJ.
By Il. j. BLACK. d G. and NJ.
Hume ~ Poston, and Wilson q Beard, At
terneys. 57-63 90 1878
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BRADFORD & ELY,
Steamboat Agents,
3O4 Front Street.
RIVER INTELLIGENCE

~AEEIVALs.
Steamer Golddust. New Orleans.
H.. G. Yseger. New Orleans.
Grand Lake. New Orleans.
Thompson Dean, New Orleans
Colorado, Vicksburg.
Capitol City, st Louis.
Coahsms, Frisr's Point.
Illinois, Arkopolis.
Bsteaville, S~canlau's Landing.
Osceola Belle, Johnson's L'dg
Belle Texas, New Madrid.
Wagner, Vieksburg.
Belle Memphis, st. Louis.
Geo. w. Cheek, Friar's Point.
DEPARTURE.
Steamer Hattie Nowlsnd, Ark. river.
Ruth, White river.
Andy Baum, Cincinnati.
Capitol City, Vicksburg.
st. Genevieve, St. Louis.
Colorado, st. Louis.
Golddust, St. Louia.
h. c. Yaeger, st. Louis.
Grand Lake, ST. Louis.
BOATS IN POET.
Illinois, Coahoma, Thompson Dean.
Osceola Belle, Batesville, Belle of Texas,
Belle Memphis, Geo. ". Cheek.
Condition of the Rivers.
The river here declined 5 inches
in the past As hours ending at noon;
now stands S feet 6 inches above low
water mark. At st. Louis it is sta.
tionary, with 8 feet 9 inches on the
gauge. At Cairo it is rising, with
II feet 6 inches on the gauge. At
Pittsburg the Ohio is rising, with
4 feet 2 inches on the gauge; al
Cincinnati it is receding, with IL
feet s inches on the gauge; at Lou
isville it is falling, with 6 feet 10
inches in the canal; at Evansville
1t is stationary, with feet 6 inches
on the gauge. Cumberland river i,
rising, with 6 feet 6 inches on the
shoals. White river is about on q
stand, with a good stage of water
from Jacksonport out. Arkansa,
river is falling at Little Rock, with
3 feet 6 inches on the gauge.
miscellaneous.
The leyee presented an animated
appearance to-day, there being q
good list Of boats in port receiving
and discharging,
The receipts of cotton by river
since Saturday evening up to moor
] to-day foot up 1898 bales,
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0EUTsCRRR

DEUTsoHER BRUDER- Bend meets LIST Sunday
a each month 9t2 o'clock pms at Cochran
mann, Vice rest; W. Glaentzer. sec'v.A n
Y . schultze. lTeas'ri Aug Zweiiel and JOB,
hand,werker,, Sick Committee for North n
Division; John Wendell and John NAV oiol
olok Committing for Seuthern DiziHinn- eN.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-11-19

The boxes of California salmon eggs
recently shipped to Europe on the
steamer MOsel arrived in good condition
at their destination.
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L ING MEN.

SHELBY LODGE. No. IL meets everv
Wednesday evening at Hall. corner of Real
and ~Hernandss str Gets. at ~ O'Clock first and
third WednesdaY degree nights. Ben k. Pull
ien' Frest; W. Il. Sims, Rec Sec'y.
CHELSEA LODGE, No. A-meets every Mem
I%treets, Cnelsea. A. T. Lacey. PTes,f. Il R
Prescott, Seo'y. q ~
GAYbso LODGE, Ne. 45-meets evory Tim, g.
day evening, northwest corner of second mi
Aasms streets. j. B. galloway, Presit; G. a.
s, Richardson, Soc'y. We A.
GERMAsIA LoDeE, No. Connects every Mon
4ay evening, northwest corner of Second and
Uhl, See'y. 'VS y JOS
MEMPHIS LoDGE, No. Connects overy Fri
gay evening at Harmony Hall, +. D. o. n
a, y. hennoday, Pres't; NJ. u. Willa- Snnirn'
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-11-19
On Friday, Deeember IL, 1s77,

sell at public vendue, to the highest bidder,
tor cash, the following described real estate,
to-Wit:
One undivided third interest in fifteen acres
OF land with a-pPurtenances thereuntO belong
ing, situated near kozelle Station, on the
Memphis and Charleston railroad, known as
the DR.. J. }; Williams place, and now occu
pied by DR.. I. X. Watkins, as l am informed.
Said property is further described as fronting
on the Memphis and Charleston railroad, and
bounded on the east by George B. Fleece, and
west by the old Rozell tract. The above pop
erty is 10 Shelby county, State of Tennessee.
Sale will take place at u o'clock in front Of
demption is expressly waived, The title is
believed to be perfect, but l shall sell and
onvey as trustee only.
S-9J T.B HAYNES, Trustee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-11-19
OLD Folks,

OLD Folks HIsToRIoAL S-oo1ErY-meets NJ
10. 10 Madison, street (basement), the Isl
tuesday in each month. W. Is. WalIrnn'
Pres't; j. P. Prescott, Sec'y; j. G. Lonfdale''
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LIVERPOOL. November 10. 2;3O p~.m.-Cotton
is fair; business at previus prices. Middling
uplauds. SD; middling Orleans, 6Id. saiet,
l2,000 bales. Of which 200 were for export and
speculation. Arrivals at previous prices.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-11-19

by VIRT0E Of a deed in trust executed 10
ID me on the 18th day of July, 1874, on Inc
herein described land. and recorded in the
Registers Office of Shelby county, in Book
No. lO2, page 81, to secure certain indebted,
ness therein mentioned, and the same heinz
now PAST due ana unpaid, now, /, the Trus.
tee, at the request Of the beneficiary, win, on
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unchanged


COTTON.
The rks this morning opened quiet
and steady, with q fair inquiry. Sales
Saturday, 100 bales.
Cotton RXoEASsE eUOEATIoEs.
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STEAMBOATS,.
Special Notioe.

THB STEAMER HARD CASH wu.
will leave for White river
WEDNESDAY, 2lst last, at &A1211Al
pm. Shippers will please send freights dow
70 Glenn's wharfboat.
6S-0 r. w. LTGHTBURNE. 26 Front.
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TEMPLARs OF HONOR.

,NATeMA TEMPLE or H. AND 4, MCZNm
No, l-neets every Friday even EhENu
ms, at . O'CLOCK at Temperance M yh
Hall, No. 29S Second street.
j, II. Thompson, W. @. T.; Earle tantf. W
Y. T.; @. a, 5. Richardson. W, r.. q. r
shepherd, W. A. R.; W. II. Hs iris. W r., K:
Bun T.. PRICE " IT,; T. F. Callahan, W. T.;
e 9 = Mcn w; d W W. W. Capps, W. e.;
THALEs TEMPLE oP II. AMI T. No. meats,
every Ihurssay evening at X O'Clock ut hall.
No. 2sS Second st. W. H. Atkinsons p w o.
T,'J.Li Bourne. W. g. n; F. T. Davis. W.
v. I'll D., g. Reahard, W. H.; /. D, Coma
way W; +. r; j. r. Chandler. W. Il. v;
y. BaT6ee, W; u; G.. Salem, w. d. d:
FRANK Hale, W, g.; J. Callahan, W. S.. D an
CHELSEA TEMPLR OF II. AND T. No. 2-U ,asts
every tuesday svenlng at 8 O'Clock, at tbsiT
nall, Brick Church, Chelsea. W. M, Carr.
". Y. t. X, 7. White, W. V. T.; Cb as' H.
Lanhams ~. r.; G.. r, Dawson, W. A. R:
L; u Williams, Y. X. R.; J. +. @ handler
" 4; d. Wheadley W. u; r. J.. p ,awiinss''
N. D. JUG. r. ERnew, W. g.: /. Isaacs'
Ws,o.; e. E. Colby, p. W. @. T.
MONTGOMERY COUN0fL No. ] 7. A. AVN 8
i.-meetS FIRST and third So .turd nv in soch
month"; in Temperance Hal al TX o'olocE
g;m. Horace H.. Briggs, O.. Of g.; g. AS.
Richardson, r. N'N'
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HINDER and BY virtue Of a trust deed to
April "a, 1915, and recorded in Record Book
No. Jos. page 256, in the Registers office OF
Shelby county, Tennessee, TO which reference
Is hereby made, l, as such trustee, at the re-
quest of the beneiciaries in said trust, the
debt therein mentioned being past due, viii,
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FEElGHI RETEs.

NV ORLEANS, November B.-Cotton quiet.
Middlings, lgz. Sales. 500; receipts. k.5 9.
nEv YOEK. November 10. 1880 an Spots
staadr. with frtureE nuiet and Eteadier.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-11-19

NEW YeRK. NoYember19 . 1883 p.m.-Cottsn
is quiet and steady, with futures steady. Sales
for future delivery, 1900 bales.
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NkT0MA TEMPLE or II. ARD 4.
No, l-meets every Friday even
ing at o'oioeoesk at Temperance
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-23
DISASTERS TO VESSELS.

The agents of the French Line, anticipating
that the stranded steamship AmcriQue, at se'briSht.
may float OF at any high tide have requested the Plot
Commissioners to send pilot the vessel to relieve
Pilot Henry L. Viewer who is still at tie vessel at the
request Capt Pouzoz, so that the Ameriquc may he
brought to the city Immediately after being set aiodt
While il is stated that Capt Pouzoz has every conf
dcnce i'll ability Of r Viewer, the agents Of the com
pany do not feel willing To trust him. Pilot Waiter
Brewer who was attached to the steamship star OF the
West when that vessel fred upon from tie guns OF
Fort MouIic. in April 1861, went TO seabright Jcser
day to relieve Mr.. Viewer 1t was expected That Nj
Viewers case in relation the stTandug OF The steam
ship would be tried to-day, but thus far no complaint
mas been entered aaains: HIM. having been deferred
mtl Capt. Pouzoz makes his report To the company.
The bark T.. w. Merriam, from Liverpool for Charles
ton was run into off Charleston Ear last Tuesday 10y the
bark lIomeward Bound during a heavy fog She was
struck the starboad side abaft the mz1en rigging
and had several pans of buwlrks stove ILL., besides hay
ns portion Oi hcr rigging carried away.
An unknown steamboat ran the schooner p. Ger
ri,h whilc coming through the Sound about 1870 a H.
on Jan Is and although The schooner set signals Of dis
tress the steamboat kept her without stopping
The schooner from Calais with lumber and had her
nhbOOm, headEear and othcr par carried away.
The brig Jura, which sailed from Colombo Tor New
York oct 2i put iutO CapctOwn, Cape OF Good Hope
with cargo damaged, ana viii discharge Tor repairs.
went ashore on Chatham Beach. Mass jan L. has
tecrrlphed the agents that ne has found necessary
10 a9lnon aud stp !he vessel. ne Pert Was owned
The cargo was consigned To different persons III tins city,
and is all discharged
several steamers are now Overdue at this port but
taking into consideration the heavy weather which has
prevailed during the past month, il Is Thought tlcfc need
IL no a prehrnsunS felt in regard to their safely III"
STATE of Gcor-il. from Glasgow, was due on Jan. ~
The AI ric. Bremen, and She ySa, FROM London,
were dlc on Jan 20. The City OF Berlin. which II always
on time Id not arrive until yesterday afternoon, WINE
sine was due on sand Y. The Cornwall, from Bristol,
al 50 due sunday. The steamships Colombo ana GcolEc
Cromwell stnl main Wlrjgd from, ana grave aplrc-
gtftIu4r tn
former is IS days overdue from HUI, England, AMI The
latter days ont from HahIaN, bound for 81 johns,
\ r. where she should have arrived On Jan. IL -
possible machinery of these vessels MY have
iccomr disabled aud that they are making Their way
infn nor uudcr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-23
TIE STORM AND THE sTREETs.

The snOW-stOrm which prevailed yesterday
over an extensive area began III this city about Dig
a. H. with auOlth-tafwnd. The snow extended az FAR
south us Wilmington and Is far west as Pittsburgh Tie
storm came in all probability, directly from the Cur OF
Mexico for it was stated yesterday at the Signal Service
office in the Equitable Building that their repors re-
corded Dig inches of rain having fallen in Galveston
on sunday and considerable amount through the sur
rounding region. High winds were not reported
from any quarter. In tine upper lake region the
weather clearing yesterday noon, Win
RAPIDLY falling temperature. During the morning
the snow fell quietly and almost uniformly III this city
coming down What more brisky between 10 ana IL
a. H. but even then accommodating slowly. As the at
mosphcre grew miider with the approach of noon the
snow became damp, almost melting as 1t fell Al ll;3o
O'Clock the wind shifted to the north Snow continued
70 fall steadily though more and more slowly, until
about 43O ocok when il ceased, the wind and the Ia
romcer indicating that the night would he clear aud
cold About ga inches of snow fell during the day
Yesterdays Storm suggesting the possibility of another
blockade called mind what had already been done u
render the passahe and the need OF further Work
in this direction The cleaning OF Broadway from Union
square the Battery was completed !ast wednesday
night During the rest of the week Wall and Cortaud
ss were cleared well a. Nassdl,t from fnit0nst 10
John-st. and considerable snow and ice were removed
from Fulton Chambers Gold, and Worh-st.. Nearly all
OF West Twenty rd,t WAS also cleared On SuudhN az
H. m when the horses became exhausted, the work on
broadway from Cnion-square TO Thry-ilrd-st. bad
been nearly finished, only about 200 loads OF snow
remaining 60 be carried away. on uat day
F0uth-aye. cleaned from FourteeniI-St to Seven
feminist, 5. ycneenth-st from Foufth-1y" 10 BROAD
yay. aud fouriconihst. IN pare from f9WthaYr; 10
ThiIlavc. About $500 loads Scrc removed on sunday
Capt Gunner who II IN charge of the WON s;ld maj
Sunday The hardest day the iab0rGrs rad haa me
ice nara ~ t. yrd very slowly aud only ia small
pieces to tie Icos, ard almost required - w. blasted
From Broadway alone 10000 iots o. snow aId Ice had
been removed.
During last week the FIN Ay,nue stage Company
cleared pas through the m..i OF Eiftl-aVc rom
FOrty-scVcna e. 10 fOurtccuth-St On Snnd force of
about % mcn was set at work removing and lee
from tho sides Of The street. TIE continued
the work Yesterday. They began Fort ythifist, and
late hour last evening mad cf ctualy cleared the
avenue as far down ~ Twenty -nintiIst.
Of candy Hook and in the bay yesterday, the air
thick with fog and snow, and vessels could hardly be
discovered i'm the Storm The BLACK Canbuoy No. 9, Oh
the Hook went ashore. The pilots complain th't most
OF the bu0vs from the channel east lar FIRE
Island adrlt, and many oil thcu have Disappeared
altogether. The caase has been The drifting ice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-23
nlsrIcT couRr.nOrsE CONrRACrs.

The charges against the Third District Court
house Commissioners, made by Robert Cushing were
heard yesterday y the Special Committee OF the Alder
men. Calvert Naux, architect, represented by
Wheeler H. PecAlan counsel. Mr.. Gushing accused
the architects receiving threcoIrths % per cent
commission on contracts. Mr. Pcckham made general
denial Patrick X. Horgan testified that he had put In
estimate for the work. lie would not pay for a
bill of quantities. lie asked TO sign agreement TO
pay LTccOurjLs OF pei cent, but refused he was
awarded the contract at $4,000. MI Pcckham sub
united the agreement, which witness would not sign,
as fOllows we the undersigned hereby agcec to base
cur bids for the work upon the bil OF quantities furnished
by Messrs Fdrnsworth and Osgse!l, and each to
pay the sum of $40 for TIE same; it being agreed
that the successful bidder shall pay them thrcequartcrs
Of one per cent on the contracts" Oswel the witness
said seemed 10 be acting superintendent OF the work
The witness thought the money was Tor the architects,
because he heard subsequently, that English architects
were paid COMMISSIONS. IL had trouble win the
arcnect-. He uad claim for extra WOIk OF 10000,
viii d had not been paid. ,
John Hogan lied that he asked by Mr.. Oswell
20 sign the agreement. lie signed - and PAD $40 Tor
l quantities. He did not get the contract lie after
ward took subcOntrtct iOr mason Work from the i0r-
cans at $50 900. lie thought OsVcl superintendent
Of the work lie had bill OF extra Work Tor $1,000,
which has not been paid.
j. Augustus Page, secretary made personal eXpldna-
ton 10 the effect mat he had paid the salary OF the tenn
pOrary secretary employed by the commission during his
abscnce ia Europe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-23
LUCCAs DIVORCE TROUBLES.

The suit of Maria Pauline Won WallenhOtien,
formerly Maria Pauline Khadc, but better known as
Pauline Lucca against David Legintritt and Richard b.
NewcoInbe the attorneys who undertook TO get her a
divorce from her first husband M yesterday for
argument appeal before the Supreme Court neral
Term She claims that she agreed with the defendants
20 pay and did pay 1900 "a retainer, aud on getting
no, divorce 10 pay aud did pay 1000 more the defend
ants 10 find the necessary evidence at their own expense
She charges that though they got divorce Tor her ana
received her money they did their work so earelessy
that after she had spent some thousands OF dollars
10 patch It up the court on gross technical faults com
noneline her 20 retry tbs whole Her suit Was
dismissed and she on her appeal claims that the
fudge below erred the General Term had clearly 10
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-23
TIE SEPRE.NE COCRT.
DECISIONS ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY.

WAsInNGTOE, y. c., Jan. oh the SUI
preme Court OF the United States to-day the following
decisions were rendered.
No lG7-The President &C. Of the Insurance Company Of
North America, plaintiff art Phrbe " Field ~ error io the
Circuit the United States for the Northern District
lllbu-Nr Chic Justice Waite announced the decision
Court Affirming tie judgment Of SAID Crcdt Court
this Causr, with costs and interest.
No. 2gi-lhe irH,d State; aprcanis agt Manuel J;
for the District 81 IoHiSan MI ChcfJ usicr Waite
announced e decision Of the court affirming H." decree of
said his the authority
STATES agt. 1yHd"; II Wal, go.
No S7i-'cTmaua National Bank 81 al, appellants. agi.
Frank f. Case 'cciyeir CMcJuSi.Cc Waite announce
the opn N o the court denying the motions TO dismiss the
The II tho County Commissioners Of LeavenwOrt
against Barnes Dm the Kansas Circuit and the supervisor NJ
Wood County aS r-t tr lactwiuna Iron and Coal Com
from the Circuit Of the Western District OF Michigan.
tOnal muni, al bond cases. issued the former
aid q thc Icaycu" m and Missouri aci he Railroad an
later ad ~ the Fay and Lake
pauy Authority FOR the act Of issuing he bonds
both cases. and their validity sustained. AiIrmri.
opinion III the former b. MI Justice Hunt and The
latter by Mr.. Justice Swayno.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-23
RIOT ON SHiPBOARD.
FIGHTING BETWEEN SAILORS AID FIREMEN on TIE
STEAMSHIP MONTANA.


ul-feeling has existed for some time on
board The steamship Montana OF the Williams GuiOn
Line. between some of the sailors ana Irelnen. They
have been divided TITO two factions which have fire.
ou.ntlv come INTO collision. Yesterday, two or the
leaders of the opposing factions, John Quinn and John
Kelly. met upon the deck. without any words, they
attacked each other, and QUINN finding he was being
worsed stabbed Kelly over the eye, INJECTING dan
ecrous wound Quinu arrested by Officer Van Bus
kirk of the Steamboat squad Last evening number OF
seamen came into collision with the fremeu III
the forccaste. Some knocked down, others
were struck with shoycs and missiles, and a
general fight ensrcd, which the officers could
only qucli by threatening TO shoot the rioters
IL the melee John McSoTley, % the seanan whose
duty il was wsch the entrance to the forecase was
beaten, knocked dowd and trampcd upon, so mat ne
was taken up insensibe and removed to the ships nos
uital. There his wounds were pronounced dangerous.
i'pou remaining cousc OusncsS lie declared t,3t iS
injuries had been inflicted by Christopher smith, ram a
Brady, and William CuIrin nfCucn VINO were arrested
Lv Sergeant Gas lin RJ;ul,lnan BucR y, aud OaiccF
Nllcn Of Steamboat quad several al tnc men WHO
participated IN the alay received severe cuts ana
bruises The 1remen said 10 nave been particularly
violent
This is the same steamship upon which mu:iny o..
cured tie Atlantic two years ago. ana the captain I"
the vessel cJmpCcitO return to pJr on account OF
the refusal of The bIcc ana sailors Ia 40 0ny unless
the construction Of the vessel was altered Tho change
was after ward made Some 0f tAe muiucer6 are s%ld 10
De- the under arrest and Sergeant tidstlln Sd
that he heard OF the men threaten 10 organize an
other nutny as tn" steamer should be at sea.
lie anticipates further trouble, aHd more arrests VIII DC
made at early hour to-day, hcfOI the steamer SAILS
riotous ere" shall not become Submissive to dlSc
pine.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-23
|, RUSSIAN LEGION roRMiSG.
IN NCORRUPTIBLE HECTOR.
TESTIMONY OF TIE SOUTH CARoLGHIAN VINO REFUSED
$4,000 OFFERED HIM 10 VOTE FOR IILDEN.
LEY IELEGR WI TO TIE TEIErNEl


ley TELEGR tPH TO TIE TRIECNE.l
WASHINGTON. Jan. 22.-Bcvcrly Nash, a
slrewd coolcd politician Of Columbia who has held
variety " Offices since The reconstruction. from Justice Of
the peace up state Senator, some highly inter
estug evidence before the House South Carolina Com
mittce to-day lie testified that he of the Hayes
electors also member of the Senate; that on the day
the electors met L. ID. Childs. President OF the south
Carolina National Bank, FOR MN and told him that
if lie could get three Of the Republican Senators
TO 90 over to the Democrats and seat the
claimants Of seats from Laurcns aud Edgcicld
and Abbeyille Counties he could get money for
SO dOing-$1O,0 for each one lie secured.
Then" said Nil Chs "there is the electoral vote. II
Won gil agree to vote FOR Ilden yen get $4,000
now and $4,000 more as soon the thing /, consIni-
mated" Mr. Nash declined the offer he did not know
where the money come from While the committee
was III Columbia they sUbpenacd Chiids the strength
Of some less positive information to his attempts at
bribery but declined to before them the plea
Of sickness MI Nash said to-day that Childs IN his
bank and appeared quite well a. the committee
left Columbia. second subpoena has since been served
unon Linn