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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-01-02
ORGANIZATION OF THE LEGISLATURE

The Legislature met yesterday and
effected a speedy, and doubtless an Ell
Gent and satisfactory organization. 1t
is a creditable fact that no unseemly-
contests arose for the various positions
to be filed, and that, Notwithstanding
il was New Years day aud it was dan
gerous to travel by rail, nearly every
member was in his seat really for duty
This indicates q high sense Of RESPONSE
bility, and leads us to believe that the
Fcrtieth General Assembly will be char
acterized by an earnestness of purpose,
patriotism and intelligence that will re.
dound to the good Of the people and the
fair fame Of the old volunteer State.
Hon. Fl. NJ. McAdoo, of the Sixteenth
Senatorial district, composed OF the
countieucf Hickman, Perry, Humphreys,
Dickson, Cheatham and Houston, was
elected Speaker of the Senate on the
fourth ballot, which stood-McAdoo, IL
Trousdsle, 6i Raglsud, 81 Cahill, i
Wester, rep, l. All the Senators were
present except two, and one Of these Mr..
Smith, Of Shelby, who had been detained
by the suow blockade, arrived during The
day. Ia the House seventy members
we're present. Messers. Denton, Ford
Hendricks, Hill and Perry were absent
Messrs. Stokes, Of Wilson, Tolley, o
Lincoln, johnson, of Carroll, 6ibssn
Henry and Weakly, Taliaferro, of Giles
aud A. A. Fresmas (Rsp J, Of Haywood
were put il nomination for Speaker, AM
on the ninth ballot Mr.. Taliaferro wa
elected. This gentleman has a wild
reputation as q good speaker and a read,
parliameutarian. He is very popular II
Middle Tennessee where he is best known
and will no doubt make a faithful, i'm
partial and efficient presiding officer
This speedy organization, accomplishe'
q day sooner than generally predicted
though not sooner than it shoul,
have been, will bring on the Senator's
election next Tuesday. the 9th instant
So far very well. Now let the Democrat
hold a caucus some time this week o
early next week and elect both Unite'
States Senatorsth first day, or anyhow o.
the second. Thus they will expedite tn
peoples business and dismiss an army @
anxious spectators, whose presence reu
ders calm, practical legislation out of tn
question. The people are deeply inter
ested in the election Of United State
Senator's. Every candidate and posi-
BILE candidate has his enthusiastic per
sonal supporters; but there are othe
matters of great importance which vii
demand all the time, thought and delhi
erative discussion which our legislator
can bring 10 bear 10 q short and hmlte'
session. This view we feel assured vii
commend itself to the Legislature, an
Judging from yesterday commended
ation we have little doubt that the Sess
rial elections will be disposed Of at q
early day next week.
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ASHTABULA.
Condition OF the wounded.

NOh~A~AVAA Va SNO WOHAuous
CLEVELAND, January 1.-THE victims
Of the disaster at A~shtabula, who we're
brought to this city to be cared for, are
all doing well, aud the injuries of most
of them are not as serious as at first sup
posed, The following persons, who are
at the Huron street hospital, will leave
for their homes tomorrow morning: Mr..
Patterson, New York; Mr.. Hayes
(drover), Kentucky; Mr.. Lalor, freight
agent F. W. and G. W. railway, Chicago,
and Mr.. Burnham, c., M. and St. P. rail
way. The other patients will all prob.
ably be able to 20 to their homes within
a week or ten days.
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Personal sketches OF the Members
OF the FOrtieth General Assembly
of Tennessee.

n ~ VI NAO AuGEA
OF n FOrtieth General Assembly
of Tennessee.
HON. JOHN H. SAVAGE (DEM.),
Colonel John 81. Savage is a native Of
Warren county; is a son Of George Saw
age, who was a native Of Virginia, and
emigrated to Tennessee about the year
1909. John H. Savage, drinking in the
inspirations Of the mountains among
which be was born, has alwsy0 exhibited
love Of country that brought ell his
sympathies and patriotism into active
play whenever bis services we're needed
During his minority be volunteered as q
private soldier under General Gaines to
defend our Texan frontier; also served
during a campaign in Florida. For the
Florida campaign q company wss raised
10 Warren county, and rendered General
Jackson, bst was not received. When
the rejection Ct the company vas made
known, Colonel Savage, with four other
boys Of Warren (Sam G. Smart, P. b.
Price, E. NJ. Mercer, Joseph Robinson)
all aadpr age, went to Fayetteville and
Joined General RsbaFl Armstrcrgs brig
ade on the 4th Of July, 1885,. and we're
placed il Captain Grundy's company,
from Nashville, and served through that
service, and we're discharged in New
Orleans in January, 1881. After reach
ing home from the Florida eAmnAiAn
Colonel Savage completed his intended
historical and literary course Of studies,
commenced before bis enlistment, in
the log cabin on the banks of the Barren
Fork, after Which he read law and com
menced the practiee Of bis profession in
Smitbville. DeKalb county, in 1889.
His talents and worth were o recog.
nized, and he was greeted by the people
as a rising man. He vas elected by the
Legislature Of l54l Attorney General tC
succeed General Cullen, whose term ex.
pired in October, 1912, which position b.
held four years, during which bis admin
istration was marked for fairness
efficiency and economy, and the popu
larity Of the incumbent. He was also
nominated Polk elector in 1874 Il is saic
at the request Of Mr.. Polk himself, ant
was opposed by Hon. Thos. L Brans
ford, then q Of the sblest debaters ia
the Wing party. This oangass was con
Quoted With such marked ability sod
earuestnesS on the part Of Col. Savage
as to at orcs place him at the head OIL
the Democracy in the mountains.
In 1916, when our troubles With Mexico
arose, Colonel Savage raised a company
of. volunteers for the Aexsoan war,
which company vas not accepted. Ia
l041, however, he received the appoint.
ment from President Polk Of Msjor in
the Fourteenth regular infantry, then
recruiting in Tennessee, Illinois and
Louisiana. Of which Mr.. Trousdale was
Colonel aud Gov. P. o. herbert, Of
Louisiana. was Lieutenant Colonel.
Asjor Savage took an active part in 70
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lican party, and that with an ostentAtion
which was offensive and injurious TO his
own party. BE has gone aside to chow
that he can dissent from and defy every
other Democratic Senator. The Repub-
licans have applauded him all over the
North for some Of his Entrances, and if
be is elected back to the Senate. we have
no assurance that be will not be co.ope-
rating with Morton, Chandler and Ferry
in the inauguration CT Hayes, or head
ing a Radical investigation of Missis.
sippi, before next spring. Upon these
grounds we have serious objections
to Mr.. Key, and might elaborate
them more fully. Tennessee is a
Democratic State if we are not mistaken;
Conservative, it is true, but nevertheless
Democratic. 1t would seem to be good
policy, if rot the urgent necessity of
seIf-preservstion, to send nope but true
aud tried Democrats to the United States
Senate. Our opponents do not, when
they have a large majority, elect their
members to places of high
trust and great responsibility. The party
which does this often will soon cease to
be q party. When a msu gets above all
and scars aloft in a purer atnos.
phere, he should be permitted to continue
his fight until his wings Of wax melt in
the sun.
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Geasrsl IgnacteH, the Russian plenipo.
Tertiary, has declared that be cannot dis
cuss the Turkish proposals, and is sup
ported by the other plenipotentiarios,
Thursdays sittings will probably be de.
cisiye.
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The officials of the State Senate, as
elected yesterday, are as follows: H. NJ.
McAdoo, Speaker; John E. Helms, of
Hamblin county, Principal Clerk ire
elected); E. W.. Hickman, of Davidson,
Assistant Clerk; Mrs. E, G Cook, Of
Williamson county, ~Engrossing Clerk;
Archie Thomas, of Robertson county,
Sergesat-at-Arms; James Harris, Of
Washington county, Messenger. House:
E. TsIiaferro, of Giles county, Speaker;
A. B. Wade, Of Rutherford, Principal
Clerk; s B. Sheriff., of Wilson, Assist
ant; 7. G. Long, of Madison, Engrsss-
ing Clerk; W. A. Lowe, of Hardeman,
Doorkeeper; Il. 7. Prater, Of Ruther-
ford, Assistant. These we're elected
without prolonged contests, out of a
greater number Of candidates than ever
before presented themselves in a body to
a TenEessee Legislature.
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RENoVATER.
STOCKS.

A Member of the Stock Exchange
win execute orders for the purchase or sale Of
stocks, bonds and gold on moderate margins.
.Commiss ons IS per each 100 shares. Stock
privileges NEGOTIATED on responsible perties
only. correspondence solicited.
Henry Merriam, Member Am Mining and
Stock hxchange. IS Wall st., N. Y. Refer
ence, ,, n Mangsm, Esq, President Ma
ti0nal Trust Co., MY. leod-dAw-ll-xxiY. ID
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-01-02

The subscription price Of the PUB
Lie LEDGER is So per GnnuD for
the Daily, and 50 per annam for the
Wesky-POstGgs free.
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Important to Tax Payers.

ITO GUARD AGAINST ERROR IN THE
J. rush Of paying taxes the % eehnut.a
and graders nawR, No. 8 Madison -.
takes duplicates in book form or BILLS PAD,
10 In case the Taxpayer loses the original no
sRe will suffer- should the Collector fail TO
make the proper credit. Bills LEFT with the
above. bank promptly attended 10. Soiips
furnished az lowest rates. and no extra charge
Tor the duplicates. COILS
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LE0Al..
States Marahr Ia 80

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A; s AaTy ct al. Al; Us; steamboat A. J. White. No.
Court for the Western 7 sipicf P W e.. District
PURSUANT TO A., oPnEP on sITse T
Sao.o states for said district. and ESu ~ Oh t d
nose for sale .Soye entitled cause, l will ex-.
fsr cash and sell to the highest bidder,
flock am, on Wednesday, gnn.
nary 3, Is77,
the steamboat A. ,. WHITE, her eneinas.
machinery, tackle, apparel and furniture, as
me- no" lies at th9 e leyeei city Of Memphis
ByA.J }. q ARDNER, Deputy.
Beleher u Jordan, proctors.
N. Monaghan ct al. vs.. steamboat George W
Cheek. Ne. ST. In admiralty, United
States District Court for the Western Dis.
tIiet of Tennessee,
PURSUANT TO AN ORDER OF SALE
i issued out ef the District Court of ~
United states for said district, and 10 mr. ~
reeted in the above entitled cause, | will icY-
pose for sale aud sell to the highest bidde r. far
cash, Mt AVr
Il 0ciOok am ON "Wednesday lam.
WaTy 3, 1877,
the steamboat GEORGE w. ONE err L.
engines, machinery, tackle, apparel and fnrl
nlture, as she now lies at the le,,pe citv a.
Memphis, Tennessee, '"' VI
L. B. EATON, U. s.. Marshal.
BY A. }. GARDNER, DePuty.
Bslcher * Jordan, proctors,
a; MARI Ct al. vs.. zteombeat Illinois, No.
sl2-ln admiralty, United States District
court Tor the Western District OF Tennessee.
PURSUANT 10 All ORDER OF SALE.
l issued out of the District Court of the
United States for said district, and to me al
rected Ia the above entitled cause, I viii eY-
pose for sale and sell to the highest bidder.
for cash, at
III O'o1Ovk n M, on Wednesday. Ian.
uRFy 3, 1877,
the steamboat %EhLGNOTs. her engines. me-
chinery, tackle. apparel and furniture. as shc
now lies at the leyee. city Of Memphis enn-
b. b. EAl0N, u. S. MarshaI.
By A. j. GARDER, Deputy.
belener ~ Jordan. proetors. [9s-1O9
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Fatally shot.

New YORK, January 2.-James Blake,
Of 22O Varick street, last night fatally
shot Michael Walsh, of EOS West Twenty
fourth street. Both had been making
New Years calls aud both we're drunk.
Blake was arrested.
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flock am, on Wednesday. gan.
Hnry 4 Easg

the steamboat A. ,. WHITE. her eneinas.
machinery, tackle, apparel and furniture. as
she now lies ut the levee, city Of Memphis.
Tenn. i. B. EATON. u. s.. Marshal.
By A. j, GARDNER, Deputy.
Belcher Il Jordan, proctors.
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-04-18
IN SELF-DEFENCE.

Unfortunately, it has been made
necessary for us to defend ourselves in
the first issue. The st. Adams Mes
senger, paper which we have read for
sixteen years and have considered one
of the ablest in the State, came at us
last week with a column and over of
dignified editorial. May we inform
the people that, six weeks ago, q new
paper was started at Swanton, neigh
boring village to st. Adams. 1t would
not be digniied for brother Clark to
attack that paper, lest he show an
undue anxiety. AS soon, however, as
an opportunity offers for him to come
over into Lamoille County, and indi-
rectiy whack the Swanton paper, by
unfavorable comments on our enter
prise, he does it. That is not nednla
Mr.. Messenger. Swanton and the
Courier, instead of Hyde Park and the
News, is what you mean, and, there
fore, when you want to criticise
them, please don't bore us with unasl1.
ed advice.
Next, we take up neighbor Earle's
editorial of last week.
iifst, Mr.. Earle, who used to make
such fearful threats about having Mr.
Morse's "pelt' and who boosted about
running the NEwsDEALER into the
ground, is now so wonderfully friendly
towards this new enterprise that hi
would not aim blow at it for tho
world. Whew!!!
Second. Please notice that Mr.
Earle does not say that he has com
bined the Nelosdedler with the Citizen
No! lie has discontinued it and pro
poses to. substitute the, Citizen in its
place.
Third. Mr.. Earle says that we pro
posed to him. the scheme ofbuying the
NEwsDEALER. We said nothing to Mr.
Earle about buying the NEwsDEALEr
until he told us he had securedl thC
refusal Of it and should take it just as
soon as he and Mr.. Noyes could ar
range about the securities, A. fac
which he had previously told Mfr
Morse and which led to our visit te
him. Weagreod with Mr.. Earle tina
one paperso conducted as to secure til,
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-04-18
JOHNSON. VI. April Is. 1877.

To the Editor Of the Neacs =
| have just read your reply to the
Citizens editorial of last week, and
as my name was quite freely used, it
may be proper for me, (although it is
none of my affair.", to say that your
version Of the matter is just as | UNI
derstand it.
] had been SO long connected with
the NEwsDEALER that | dislized to see
it's publication discontinued, which |
knew was inevitable on the death of
Judge Noyes if Mr.. Earle purchased
it.; so when he informed me that he
had the refusal of it, but that he would
be pleased to sell both papers, we cast
about for friends or means to make
the purchase. We thought if the two
papers were united aayscherc in the
county, there would be no opposition,
and we considered the matter Of loca-
ton of much less moment than the en-
tire dscontinuance of the Ne,csdea'er.
Mr.. Earle said he had a prospective
purchaser for the old material Of that
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-04-18

Since it has TRANSFERRED that new paper is to
be started at Hyde Park, Mr.. Earle, of the Nor.
riSVille Citizen, has come to the conclusion that
he was the victim of trick to get the old material
of the Newsdealer of on to his hands, at an enOr-
NOUS price, and then spring the trap of the new
Office upon him. Burlington Free Press.
This with other similar articles in
other State papers is the natural out
growth Of a portion of Mr.. Earle's
article. The fling made at us, person
ally, we have answered, and now a
word in regard to this alleged trick,
by the people of Hyde Park.
1t has so little foundation that a
very few words only will tend to wipe
away the tears of sympathy, which
Mr. Earle seems endeavoring to excite
not only in the local press of the State,
but in the minds of the people of La
noble County.
The facts in regard to the establish
ment Of this paper, are these Mr..
Earle came to Morrisville, started a
large paper, which he soon found it
necessary to contract in size, and went
energetically at work with the openly
avowed determination of killing the
Ne,usdealer, and render it so unprofit-
able that he could buy it, or what was
left of it after it had survived his ham
mering, and wipe it out.
Knowing that Mr.. Morse, the late
editor of the paper, was somewhat in
yolved, he commenced some two years
ago, and we do not know but earlier
to get control of it. The recent death
of Judge Noyes, its last owner, made
its sale matter of necessity, and he
again put in what he knew to be an
exorbitant bid for it, that he might
squelch it and right here is the point
to which we wish to call attention.
Having made the administrator an of
fer of at least $500 more than it was
worth, he (the administrator a resi-
dent of Morrisyille and identified with
its interests, notified the people of
Hyde Park Of the offer he had re-
ceived. Acting as we believe from a
commendable pride in sustaining and
unfolding the pioneer newspaper Of the
county, they made us such proposals,
that we felt they were giving us as
much as we would be obliged to pay
for the paper more than it was worth.
We consulted with tho leading citi-
zens of our town, and went to Albert
J.. Noyes and Waldo Brigham, (whc
are heirs Of Judge Moves estate) and
informed them that we would pay
nearly or quite the offer ofMr. Earle
Albert Noyes Immediately. remarked
"that the difference between, offers
considering time Of payment, &c.
was practically nothing" but that
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-04-18
TERRIBLE FIRE IN ST. LOUIS.

The fire iend visited st. Louis, Mo-,
a week ago to-day and a scene As hor-
rible as the Brooklyn holocaust was
enacted though not so many lives were
lost. The Southern Hotel a massive
and imposing six story structure was
in a few hours converted into shapeless
ruins and at least 30 lives lost. The
fire started in the basement and in
an almost incredible short time it had
reached the sixth story, and filed the
upper halls with smoke, so dense as to
extinguish the gas jets. The guests
in attempting TO descend the stairs,
found their escape cut Off and TO save
themselves from suffocation, FASTENED
back to the windows of their rooms
and rendered the scene hideOus by
their cries for help. Death was before
and behind them. Many jumped to
the pavement below and were borne
away lifeless and many of the incidents
were too horrible to be recounted.
Miss Kate ClaXton, the actress, was
an inmate of the hotel, and made an
other wonderful escape. She had
sufficient presence of mind to wrap her
head and face with wetted towels, and
walked and rolled down stairs, and
except having a few bruises she is safe.
Two men jumped from a fourth-story
window, one of whome seems not to be
dangerously injured, while the other
expired in a few moments. A woman
in flth-story window on the Fifth
street front became panic stricken and
jumped out. She alighted on her feet
and was carried to the st. James Hotel,
and still alive. Her husband, who had
been standing by her side, then tore
up the bedding and let the strip SC
made out of the window. To this the
firemen attached rope, which the man
hauled up, and making it fast to the
window-sill, safely descended by it.
The panic among the servant girls,
two hundred of whom were lodged in
the upper story, was fearful, and the
loss of life is feared to be great. Some
Of them jumped from the upper win
dows on Elm street, on the rear side
Of the house. Four are known tC
have been killed in this manner, and
several others were carried away by
friends. Charles Teenan lost his life
in attempting to save others. Philil
Gerold, boarder, was brought out
alive, but entirely bcreft Of reason.
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paper. and that was 10 be counted
out" il we traded; but, as he says, we
were $1,000 or more apart, ami did not
trade. Our FIRST offer he rejected, and
his last offer he backed out Of before
night.
cannot see how you have acted in
the least dishonorably in the matter.
lou were informed by me that Mr..
Earle only lacked ''backers" to COM
plete the purchase, before any negOti-
tons were had with him.
Wishing the hest success for the new
paper, l am, respectfully yours,
CHAs. {. Morse.
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-04-18

good will Of the people Of Lamoille
County. would pay. lie said that he
had one peculiar gift which it would
be a betrayal Of confidence for us to
mention, and. which was very detri-
mental 10 a newspaper man. lie said
that lac knew that lac could not unite
the people on one paper and was very
anxious to sell the Citizen. We look
ell the office over, told Mr.. Earle that
we thought the people of Hyde Park
would consent TO a consolidation of the
two papers, in friendly hands, and we
would make him an offer, conditional,
on our securing the consent of the
Hyde Park people to the union. We
thought then, and we think now, that
the people of Hyde Park, as well as a
large majority of the people through
out the county, would have been pleas
ed to see the papers united, and the
"NEwsDEALER & CITIZEN" so con-
Quoted as to become a welcome guest
in every home into which the Ne'cS-
dealer offormer years used to enter.
Conditioned on our securing the con-
sent of the citizens of Hyde Park, to the
Union, we made Mr.. Earle an offer.
We were twenty-five hundred dollars
apart. Afterwards, he made another
offer, but took it back, by letter, before
night. There, all negotiations between
us, ceased, and a week or more there
after, Mr.. Earle purchased the Ne,cS-
dealer. Judge We whether he could do
so with the expectation that he was
buying it for us. lie says:
We have since bought that paper, however as
we have been trying to do during the past FOUR
YEARS.
In attempting for FOUR YEARS
to purchase and squelch the NeuSdedt-
en-, has it been at our suggestion?
We minated in our circular, that
the cry Of one paper from a man who
came into this county and established
a paper, under the very nose ola good
county paper, conducted by Mr..
Morse, for whom Mr.. Earle now has
such a friendship-that the cry Of one
paper from him comes with bad grace.
WE THINK so STILL. Mr.. Earle says
he offered to run the NeWSdedler at
Hyde Park, with new type, new editor,
&c. Yes, that is true, but he did not
do so until the citizens had already
contributed $500 for the new paper.
We are glad that Mr.. Earle has in
troduced Mr.. Morse, and has so good
an opinion Of him. We supposed that
we had as high an appreciation of him
as any one, but, really, we would not
dare to eulogise quite so highly, for
fear he might suspect we had an axe
to grind. We are glad, we say, Of this
high opinion, because Mr.. Morse was
present during all our negotiation, and,
being Of age, he has spoken for him
self. If we have acted dishonorably,
we fail to see uhereia.
We expect that Mr. Earle will throw
some mud, but doubtless time will
brush it off.
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-04-18

Last Thursday the base ball season
was opened by a game in which the
Hartfords, of Brooklyn, N. Y. defeat
ed the Mutuals, Of New York, by a
score of 65 to 20.
A disastrous fire broke out in Pom
eroy, o., last Thursday night, destroy
ing % business houses, offices and
residences. Damage estimated at
100000.
Chickering Hall, New York City
was damaged $4,000 by fire last
Thursday.
The Potter's strike, at Trenton, n.
j., ended Thursday last,