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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-09-26
A HOME OF REFUGE WANTED.
purposes.

Somebody had something to say and do to-
ward a proposition to erect and maintain a
State Reform School or Hoodlum's Home in
in this State, last winter. 1t was fetched up
face to face with Economy, was the project,
and so it died the death of the unwelcome
argument for such an institution as follows
Eureka is cursed with as vicious and annoy
ing a set of heodlums as ever were turned
loose upon community. Dozens of boys,
from twelve to eighteen years of age, roam
the streets until a late hour at night, making
the air hideous with their yells and profanity,
insulting respectable people, and trusting to
their tender years for immunity from the
consequences of their misdeeds. They are to
be found haunting the hurdy houses, aping
the bad traits of the older roughs, and having
but one aspiration-the ambition to become a
gambler. Unfortunately, the hoodlums fail
to rise even to that height, generally recruit
ing the ranks of petty larceny thieves and law
breakers. The populations that are prevalent
at this time are, as rule, committed by this
class The theater is the great rallying place
for the crowd of youth described A dozen
will congregate in the back seats, and by their
rude behavior, cat calls, ear-piercing whistles,
and loud and vulgar talk, succeed in making
it uncomfortable, and spelling the amusement |
Of the more respectable portion Of the audi
ence. To our knowledge, many of our citi-
,ens refrain from patronizing the hail from
his very fact Wednesday evening was
,ass in point. After INDUCING in their usual
lproar throughout the entertainment, at its
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-09-26
THE MURDERERs OF HUMBOLDT.

There is shocking sense of unfeminine
brutality and blood thirstiness arising from
the reading of the following statement. A
female who is capable of committing such a
dreadful deed must be sadly deficient in all
womanliness and the gentler feelings of her
sex. In Paradise Valley the other day, at
Brenchley's Ranch Mrs. Hull was slain by
certain Mrs. Black Richard Brenchley,
the owner of the house where the tragedy &C.
cured testified before the coroner as fellows:
Mrs Hull and Mrs Kilt visited my house
yesterday about ~ o'clock aud took dinner
Mrs Hull remarked: "Mrs Black owes me
some money for butter, and | will go into her
room and settle with her. Mrs. Hull then
went into Mrs. Blacks room. | heard them
talking seemingly businesslike. Mrs, Black
said, "Your butter was not good" Mrs.
Hull said, "You ought to have sent it back. "
Mrs. Black said, Mrs. Hull leave the room
| could not understand what Mrs Hull said.
Mrs. Black said, "Leave the house," | could
not hear what Mrs. Hull said Again Mrs.
Black said, leave the house or ROOM am
not sure which. Mrs. Hull said, she would
not leave without her money. Then there
was hull in the conversation. Next heard
Bertha scream as loud as she could, ooh,
MOTHER l Immediately then heard the re-
port of pistol Looking through the win
dow | saw Mrs. Hull pass with her mouth
full of blood. | held Mrs. Kilt back from
rushing out of the room. By the time l was
at the door l saw Mrs Hull coming toward
the door and turn about half around and fall
Mr.. Athoe carried Mrs. Hull into my room
She was laid on the floor unconscious. About
oYrrt& @ha h. 1l1A
fired l considered Mrs Hull dead
This is horrid. Here are all the concomi-
tants of the usual man murder passage of
hot words and burning epithets, all about
merely trivial difference, sordid matter of
dollars, and then the inevitable pistol. When
will this bloody business have an end2 When
will men, women and children abandon this
worse than foolish practice of going armed
and resorting to murderous violence upon the
most trivial provocation7 Such doings present
us in the light of being not any better or
wiser or more capable of self control than the
savages of the desert and the Wilderness
What plea can be set up for this killing2 1t
is not possible that the murdered woman too
was armed. Two women with pistols, ready
for the deadly fray is not thing to be
thought possible. One at Z time is quite as
much as we can comprehend. Such murders
as this are mere knock down arguments. A |
foul epithet is answered by an emphatic qui-
etus. The act is full of horror and teaches
is that these boiling hot bloody resentments
ire demoralizing alike to women as to men.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-09-26

Of a heroic boy whe deserves high place
among the Courageous, the unsel6sh and the
enduring, the Sun says: A boy who suddenly
finds himself with both his legs broken, strug-
gleing for his life in deep water, and who yet
has the manliness to think of and save help
less girl who had trusted herself in his care,
is boy who should not be lost sight of. That
is what William J. Hamilton did on Sunday
evening; and some rich and philanthropic New
Yorker should make it his.business to keep an
eye on the brave lad and see that he has q
fair chance in the world.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-09-26

The funny man of the New York Herald
initiates Victor Hugos style very cleverly as
follows: " Victor Hugo will begin his new
Observation-Disclosures loved grass. Grass
eats dirt at one end and, o mornings, holds
dew diamonds at the other. Sunlight has a
duty to the diamonn. The Revolution was
sunlight, and Jacques St. Clair was hero of
the Revolution. His eye was porcelain blue;
SO the wits called him 'Crockery Jim But
the ladies called him the rim of the cloud.
jacques dazzled the salons at night During
the daytime. disguised as paragrapher, he
carried small crook, like shepherds, and
plunged it into barrels for rags. One night
in summer, when the sun was at noon it
showed" etc. etc.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-09-26

LOCAL WEIGHTS. The Reno Journal of
yesterday relates as follows: Uncle George
Tufy of Carson is in town attending the
Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pythias.
There came very near being collision on
the sidewalk on Virginia street yesterday
when he and Nelse Hammond tried to pass
each other. The matter, however, was settled
amicably, it being agreed that whoever should
outweigh the other should be entitled to the
track Tufy beat Hammond by 81 pounds.
Tufy's weight being 321 pounds and Ham
monds only 3171. Nelse, however, has been
under the weather for some time, as his
standing weight is 341 pounds, and the next
time Carson's Tom Thumb comes to the
he will have to take back seat
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-09-26

DR.. =. J. WHITE,
Once Over Willis Drugstore, Upstairs.
.AE Calls promptly attended. night o. day.
Carson, March II, 1877.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-15

long to the order have promised to be
come life members of the association.
This will bring in two thousand five
hundred dollars. A subcommittee Of
thirty members Of the order will be ap'
pointed shortly to canvass the city
soliciting contributions and appli-
cations for membership. We hope
they will meet with great en-
couragemeRt and ucoess AS soon as
the library is catalogued and thrown open
oil the popular periodicals of the day
win be subscribed for and placed on the
tables. We commend this worthy enter
prise to the favorable consideration Of
all good citizens. Its ultimate advsn-
tages are incsleulsSle and the Odd Eel
lows have won golden opinions by their
noble undertaking.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-15

resigned his Office at Washington and
went to Richmond where be wat ten.
dered by President Davis the same posi-.
ton in the Confederate service which he
occupied in the United States service.
He remained in that position, discharg-
ing its duties with remarkable fidelity
and ability. antil the Confederacy fell.
Since then he has lived in Maury county
and wa for some time q clerk in the
Circuit Court Of that county, the county
of bis nativity. he was subsequently
appointed n of the deputies Of Major
Childress. Clerk of the Tennessee Su.
preme Court.
he was we a retiring and true man,
esteemed By all with whom he had &C.
quaintance, and deeply beloved BY all
who knew him. For many years be had
been a prey to disease, as stated; yet,
until the last moment, he bore it with
heroic fortitude. His death will be re.
gretted by those who knew him, North
aud South, as a chivalrous and courtly
gentleman.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-15

A MOVEMENT is on foot under the au-
spices of the chamber of commerce to
memorabilia congress upon the subject
of speedy action on the part OF the gov.
eminent, looking to the reclamation from
annual overflow Of the vast bodies Of rich
land bordering on the Mississippi river
and its tributaries. The petition as pre-.
pared by q committee will be sent to the
principal cities and towns in the Missis.
sippi valley for signatures, to be returned
by the 18th Of October. AS stated in the
memorial the region Of country subject
to overflow lies in the States Of Illinois
Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkan-
sas. Mississippi and Louisiana, and en-
braces within its area about 24,S0O, 900
acres OF the richest and most productive
cotton, sugar, rice and corn lands in the
whole world. The subject is one Of vast
Importance aud will no doubt receive
more than usual attention at the next
session of congress. If these lands can
be reclaimed it will increase the wealth
Of the country many MILLIONS Of dollars.
Such q work cannot be undertaken by
individuals or States. The general gov
ernment alone can successfully carry out
such a gigantic enterprise.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-15
The Turks Retake Two RedOubts
at Plevna-The Loss Disas-
trOus to the Russians.
0sman PaSha Attacks the Russians
in Great Force on the Road
from PleVna.
The Russians Badly Beaten and Los.
Several Thousand Men and
Nine Guns.

LONDON. September ia CORE.
spondent telegraphs as follows from
Bucharest, Friday night; II left the
battleield.before Plevna at noon yester.
day. The two redoubts taken by Gen.
Skobelef Tuesday evening we're held
twenty.four hours. On Wednesday the
Turks made six attacks, aud finally,
about 6 o'clock in the evening, drove
him out. He lost three cannon which
he had placed in the redoubt. He asked
for reinforcements several times, but
General Levitzsky refused them, think.
ing that General Skobelef had enough
men to bold the redoubt. Finally
General Kriloff, on his own response.
bility, sent the remnant Of q regiment
which had attacked the lower redoubt
near Plevna, and whose effective strength
was reduced to 1000 men, utterly unfit to
90 into battle. Even this regiment ar.
rived a few minutes too late and another
regiment, ent from the headquarters OF
the stsH to reinforce him, arrived when
General Skobeleff had already retreated.
The loss Of these redoubts is disastrous
to the Russians, as it seems that the
Russians in possession Of these two re.
doubts and the Grivea redoubt had
counted upon recommending the often
sive Immediately. This is now impossible
until the arrival of reinforcements. When
left the battlefield all was quiet except
a light artillery fire. The Russians are
still in possession OF the Grivea redoubt,
which was under a continual and heavy
FIRE from the Turks. This redoubt was
visited by Colonel Wellesley, who says it
is hesped full of dead Russians and Rou.
msnians."
A dispatch from Shumla, dated Fri
day, says 0sman Pashs has attacked the
Russians in great force at Dubrit, on
the road from Plevna to Sofia, where
they had fortified themselves in order to
prevent him receiving support. The
Russians we're badly beaten and have
lost several thousand men, besides nine
guns.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-15
Arrest OF =

OMAHA, NEB September l5.-James
Roach, who murdered his travelling com
panion at Brooks, Iowa. on the night o.
the 18th inst, wal captured at Hopkins
Missouri, yesterday. he acknowledged
the desd, but claims that his companion
struck him with q monkey.wrench and
that he retaliated with a club. He also
claims that he does not know the name
Of his victim. He wau taken to Clarinda,
Iowa, and lodged in Jail to await the &C
ton Of the grand jury.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-15
A SUCCESSFUL RAILROAD IN TENNEs
RRR

In this era of financial depression and
shrivelled up assets and profits it is like
a CLEAN Of sunshine to hear of a South.
ern railroad that is actually in a good
condition. 1t will be remembered. BY
some at least, that Colonel Z. W. Cole.
president of the Northwestern, Chatta
nooga and st. Louis railroad, was one of
the first railroad men Of the State to
come forward in 1873 aud voluntarily
agree to a tax on railroads. He appeared
before the legislature that year and in
an able and comprehensive address vol.
uoiarlly offered to abide by any reason.
able tax that might be imposed. His
suggestions were adopted, a compromise
was easily accomplished, and the State
has since realized a large revenue from
the law passed shortly after this confer.
ence. A meeting Of the stockholders
was held in Nashville on the 18th inst.
when many facts of value were devel
oped. From the presidents report i
appears that the Chattanooga division
consists of Isl miles, aud the ST
Louis division Of ITO miles-total
32l,i besides branches and sid,
tracks. The gross earnings 70
the year we're 81 ,632, 276 81; expenses
1926, 23424; net income, S7O6 O49 2s
Ia addition to the above there has bee.
paid out IN bonded debt S43s 100 90; in
terest on floating debt, SIG, 627. Is; take
in Tennessee, S2l 827 81; taxes in Ala
bams, Sl,9l3 %; two dividends amount
ing to Sl96,033 "a; difference In cost c
steel over iron rails, $50, 967.86; extr
ties, etc s., 76O; new bridges, etc, $Il
! 76S. 70. Total, $723, Ol2 20. These r,
suits are certainly most gratifying to til
stockholders and all concerned. But 70
the improvement in steel rails aud other
: WISE the net income would have exceed
t ed the payments $3.50 80. Taking til
two years. 1886 aud 1867, togstbe
the net income over and above all e,
penses, ordinary and extraordinary, e,
ceeded the interest on the bonded an
0 floating debts, taxes, dividends and a
e other payments 500, 34s SO. During III
+ two years past the road has paid on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-15
CINCINNATI.

Preparations for The Reception al
president Hayes TO.N1ght- This
County Treasurer Robbed of $40.
00o Charged with Completely IN
n Robbery.
CINCINNATI, September Is = Lewis
Myers, county treasurer, from whose
office at Wapakouetta, Ohio, some $50.
600 is claimed to have been taken on the
night Of September 9th, was Yesterday
arrested, charged with completely in the
robbery.
Extensive preparations are in progress
to give President Hayes a magnificent
reception upon his arrival in this city to.
night. He will be met at the depot and
escorted to the residence of his friend,
DR.. John Davis, by the procession, con
slsting of all the various military organ
izstions of the city, q detail of police,
city officials and a large number of
prominent citizens. Along the line Of
march the houses will be decorated with
flags and emblems and windows illumin'
ated.
A dispatch from Richmond, Ind, this
noon states that Senator Morton's condi.
ton is unchanged.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-15

s226, 6ss. SO on account Of rails and fas,
Jennings besides other improvements Of
track and bridges, and all was charged
to expenses. Out Of the sll railroads
operated in the United States last year
but lS2 paid dividends to stockholders;
ZIG defaulted in interest; 1856 showed a
deficit after paying interest; 81 showed
deficit in expenses without paying any
interest, and 2l4 could not be classified
for want of information, and it is but
reasonable to suppose hat that number
in addition to the 2l6 defaulted in paying
interest also. This railroad viii no
doubt pay semi-annual dividends in fu-
ture, being an important road and ably
managed. On motion Of Major James
D. Richardson a series of resolutions
indorsing the official conduct Of E. A.
Cole, president, and other e~ficers, was
unanimously adopted. Colonel Cole ex.
pressed thanks in behalf of himself and
all the officers and employees in a very
happy manner. We mention these de-
tails merely to illustrate the benefits of a
fair and economical railroad manage
ment. Even in these hard times this
line has gained ground, and makes a
highly favorable showing. Very few
roads in the South are in as good a con-
dition. We congratulate the officers and
stockholders as we'll as the tax paying
and business public on tho prosperity
and solvency of such 3 line in our midst
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-15

New YORK, September l5.-Mr. John
Thompson, president of the First Ma
tional bank, has retired from that insti
tuition, having sold out his stock fol
$500, 900, or at the rate of 5000 a share.
Harris G. Fahnestock, formerly with Jay
Cooke & Co., is recorded purchaser. The
Thompsons have formed a new bank, the
Chase National bank, with a capital o.
$500, 600.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-15

IL Puts an End 10 the Life OF Col.
Marcua L.. pillow - UaaDPahnbIe
Suffering the Cause which Led 20
HIS Taking OF.
Nashville American, 1lth.l
The community in the n~eighborhood
Of Sandy Carriers saloon, Union street,
were startled about 7 o'clock last even.
ing by the sudden report of a pistol. A
crowd Immediately rushed to the saloon
to ascertain the cause, and beheld, i IN
Amusement, the stark dead body of Col.
Marcus L. Pillow, Of Mnury county. lie
had shot himself in the right temple
with a derringer pistol, which still re,
manned in his hand which had fallen 10
his lap.
At the time Of the suicide he vas sit,
ting in a chair, out of which he neye
moved. For the past two months he had
been suffering intensely from a chronic
disease OF the kidneys Of twenty years
standing aud which OF last drove him L
his selt-destruction. Only the night pre-.
vious he had told friends in a mysteriou,
manner that 1T would only last twenty.
four hours longer, hat be had reached
his sixty fifth year and he now had nC
immediate kin and felt lonely. He haC
told others that be intended to nut al
end to his suiferings which were M
longer tolerable. When be went int
Earter's saloon he complained u ex
tre4e debility.
Justice Creighton held an ~iuauest oyel
the remains Of DECEASED and the verde
was elt.destruction. They we're ther
removed to Combs undertaking estab
ltshment at the instance of friends an,
neatly encofined,
A dispatch was sent to DIR. Anthem,
Pillow, cousin Of deceased, al Columbia
and he responded that his son wonld az
rive In Nashville this morning 10 TAX,
charge Of the body.
Colonel Pillow was the ssn Of colone.
VIM. Pillow, who died seven or sigh
years ago at the age Of one hundred an,
one years. Colonel William Pillow wa
an a;d-de-camp TO General jackson At M,
battle OF New Orleans, and also serve,
with distinction in the Indian wars.
Colonel Marcus / Pillow for man,
years previous to the war vas one Of th'
leading bureag officers at Washington
Upon the breaking out of the late war b
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-15
LEGAL.
mo. 27l2I
Nv NFI4II
EOn-Besident Notice.

&~w-
In tho Chanoery Court Of Sholby county,
Iennessee-Wiliiam p. Simpson ct al. VS..
4. g. Anderson OF al.
IT APPEARING FROM AFFIDAVIT TN
j this cause that the defendants. T. & An
dersOn. W. w.. Anderson, james r. Gnda,
son, Jack Andersen, Daniel s. Anderson.
Mary Anderson, O9TpeIla = anderson. Eliza
residents Of tho StstQ Of Tennessee. 4
is therefore ordered hat they make their
appearance nereAf: at the court-house in
first Monday " November, ISL, and nIosd'
answer y dsmat 70 COMPLIMENTS bill, or
them. and set for nSaring es nsr,n. a y ~
a copy Of this order be published once a
week Tor toOE successive weeks in the Pubic
This AAth day Of September. 1877.
EDMUND A. COLE, c. and M.
~ RAJ, BLACK, d. q. and MI,
Metcalf q Walker, solicitors for complain,
ah@' l2.l8-2l-30
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-15
VIM m. Tweed Before the InVestI
eating Committee.

New York, September 5.-William
NJ. Tweed was before the aldermanic in.
ves!igating committee to-day. He pro-
duced the assignment of half of James
0'Brien's claim against the city to him
in the name Of Foster Dewly and the
assignment of Dewly to him. The as
signment conveyed, for one dollar paid
by Dewly to James 0'Brien, all the lat
ter's claims-not less than $3.50, 600
against the city, and bears the signatures
Of Joseph A. Monheimer, witness, aud
James 0'Brien, and was dated October
20, 1871. The transfer took place in
Bixby's office in the presence Of Bixby,
his b~roiher.in law, Dewly and King;
witnesses gave 800, 900 by check for it
and was on the way Of getting at the
other half Of the assignment. He gave
an assignment Of $l2s, 900 to W. L King
in the presence Of Dewly for the claim,
10 regard to the charter Of 1870 almost
every one connected with the Tammany
ring had something to do with it. He
was asked il members Of the assembly
we're brited to voto for it. Witness an
swered that they we're paid for it,
Witness could not Of his own personal
knowledge tell hat members Of the as.
sembly we're peid, but knew the senators
we're. The tax levy provisions Of 1870
gave control Of finances to the mayor,
comptroller aud president Of the depart
ment Of public works. 1t was under
stood among them that they were to re
imburse themselves aud others for large
sums expended in passing the charter.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-15

IT is reported that Senator Patterson
will try to escape arrest and trial by
pleading his senatorial privileges. The
New York Tribune says: IF this is so,
the Senate cannot Do a more desirable
thing than relieve him of those priv
leges by taking his chair out from under
him as soon as possible. The Republican
party has been bnrdened with him long
enough, aud If he tries to dodge behind
it now for protection, he should be taken
by the ear and led out into the cold with
the greatest expedition, A party major.
ity in the senate may be valuable, but it
ceases to be anything but a burden and
a disgrace when it consists Of a person
like Patterson" Patterson is no worse
than many others of his party who con.
sidered it justifable to rob and plumber
the people of the South, and who would
have awaited themselves of the same op.
portunity anywhere.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-15
Indicntionn.

WASHINGTON, September l5.-For Ten
nessee and the Ohio valley falling bar
ometer, southwest winds, warmer cloudy
weather aud numerous rains, followed in
the western portions by lower t.mpera.
ture and higher pressure.
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AT LOWER PRICES
PUBLIC LEDGER.
oFEICE-Eo. Is MADISON sFREHs.
EMPHI
saturday Evening, Sept. rs. 1877.

The subscription price Of the PUB
Lie LEDGER is s. per ann0m for
the Daily, and 81 per annum for the
Reekg-Postlge tree.
Persons learning the city for The sum
mer can order the DAILY LEDGER
at 75e per month, or tpo dollars for
three months, in adranee, Nth the
pririlege Of changing posto6ice.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-15
Rnnh Rinaemant.

NEw YoRG, September l5.-Loaps-
decrease, sl25 5OOi specie - decrease,
sisl 500; legal tenders-decrease ST.
25s 900; deposits decrease, $l,99l, 1907
observation-disclosures ssfOOi reaeFye
decrease, 5000. 6f5.
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river TsIorrnmn.

CAIRO, Ill September IS Arrived
John f. Tolle, St. Louis, s pm; Dora
Cabler, Evansville, l am; Cons Millar,
Cincinnati, 9 am. Departed -Tolle,
New Orleans, midnight; Dora CsLleh
Evansville, am. Heavy rain in the
forenoon; cloudy and warm.