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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-14
The stones OF the pyrnmids.

The immense stones used in the
erection of the Pyramids of Egypt
were obtained from quarries in the
Arabian hills, and were carried to
the river and over a bridge Of boats.
They were then brought forward
by means of a causeway, which of
itself took ten years to construct,
and which is said to have been a
fine work, with its polished stones
and figures of animals engraved
upon them. One hundred thou
sand men were employed at a time,
and these were relieved by the
same number at the end of three
months. A long time was spent
in the leveling of the rock on wi ich
the edifce stands, and twenty years
for the erection of the pyramid it.
self. The stones were raised step
by step by means of a machine
made of short pieces of wood, and,
last of all, commencing from the
top, the stones were cemented to-
gether with a layer Of cement not
thicker than a piece of paper, the
strength Of which is proved by the
age of these enormous memorials.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-14
LEDGER.
AaOKIu

IA M
L0DeKa w
S,urH MEMPHIS, No. lis meets I'd Friday
in aeh month, In Odd Fellows hall. FIN
Nelson, n NJ; B K Pnllen, Sec'y...
,s0KRoEA. No. l6s-meetE LIST Monday n
each month, in Odd Fellows Hall. CIV
Mosby, W NJ; "a Lecke. Sec'y,
LELIA SoorT, No. 289-meets LIST Wednesday
. zach month, In Odd Fellows nall. A S
Myers. W NJ; Il A Lytle. sec'y,
,yFSOTO. No. &9-fneets Sd trlday VI each
mont n odd Fellovs' Hall. r Z William
son, Nv; ALI Il White, Sec'y..
K~ILwrSNING. No, Sl-meets at1 FRIDAY IN
Carpenter, W N; A J Knapp, Seo'y.
ROYAL ARoa.
PAX OHAYrKR. No. 2-mcets I'd Monday Of
csch month-at Masonic HAIL. IN dsyoso
Block. R0bt. Galloway, NJ. X. II. p; G. u.
MSSPaTs CSAPTER. No. 95-meets st Ma
sonic Hall, in aayeso Biloxi. 50 Monday Of
each month. B. X. Pullen. u. *. II. p. I
John d. HUM, Acting Secretary.
Il. AhDs.n.
IURHKA COUNCIL, No. 6-meets Sd Thurs
day Of each month-at Masonic hall. IN gay
$50 Block. B. +. Halter, tn. H.; A. j.
" "e rrxrIlRs.
OYRnxE C0EKAEDKRY, No. 4-mests 9Th men-
day Of each month at Masonic Hail., Gayoso
hlosk. Ed Workman. r.. G.; T.. J. Bsrchus,
Bee.
Sd Tuesday Of each month at Masonic Hall,
aayoso Bloch. B. r. Haller, e. c.; A. j..
NSGasrs or kED Cross OF CoNsfANTNR-
meets first and third Saturdays of each month
at Masonic Hall. L. B. Hatch. NJ. P. s.; I.
J. Berchus, Il.
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ApUcA4 AND MEMPHIS RAILROAD,
FINANCIAL AND v0MaR iOiAJ

PEBLIc LEDGER 0FFTcK.
MEMPHIS, TRIM, June IA, 1871.

PEBLIC LEDGER 0FFTcE.
MEMPHIS. TRIM. June IA. lS77.l
The money market presents no new
features to-day, remaining very qaiet.
Exchange is in fair supply, as follows;
New York and Eastern demand, buying
at par and selling at &c premium; New
Orleans buying 81 fc discount and selling
at par. Sire. rates for money are TIC
q per cent. per month. New York gold
rates at moor was lO5; here brokers
are paying lO49 In the local stock
market very little is being done; and, in
fact, with one or two exceptions, none
ora wapsad
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-14
NV lORK. june IL. IXfa IN t-Eel.en z
quiet. with futures firm. Sales for future devil

LIyrgq 81. june IA 1880 Pm Cotton is
hardeui-g U lands. cd; Orleans, 67.ll
oslos. 1900 bales. Of winch 20o0 were 70 ex
port and speculation; receipts, ia 0 bales. Of
which 800 were American. Arrivals opened
with buyers Offering lied more.
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OF

TuSEHssHn Lopez No. 5-keets Ne
every Monday piRht at Harmony
Hall, I. o. ~. E., corner Beal and fernando
streets. Jno. Wilson, CO; Felix LeClere' v;
R. md g.; G.. W. L. Crock, u. Of g.; Albert
Swim, NJ. of y.
MEMPHIS LODGE No. 6-meets second, third
and fourth Tuesday evenings in each month.
al Pythian Hall, 90 Second street. Vincent
Block. j. Wood, c. O.; II. 5. Reynolds, V.
C.; A. Mergell P; W. H.. Atkinson, X. Of
r. and S +. W. Vigus. NJ. Of E.; Jacob
Iut4 NJ II
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DEuTsOHER BRUDEa.BUED.


DKUTs0HER BEuDKR-BEsD meets lst Sunday
ball. y. G. Schaper, Prest; g.. A. Junker-
mann, Vice Yres't; W. Glaentzer. sec'y; H..
W. Schultse. Ireas'r; Aug Zweifel and John
HandWefker, Sick Committee fer Northern
Division; John Wendel and John Margle,
Sick Committee for Southern Division.
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on SATURDAY,, June 1e. ISL.

within legal hours, the following described
property, situated in shelby county, TenR.4
and city Of Memphis. to-wit:
Tho undivided half interest of defendant.
j. II. Lawren Q. in the north half of lot No
4Oi, bouAded thus: Beginning at the inter.
section OF the south side Of exchange street
with the east side OF Third street thence
south 3 deg. and 30 min. west "a feet and 3
aches to a stake; thence east las feet and &
inches to Exchange street.: thence with Ky.
change street l4Sh feet to the beginning.
Terms OF sale cash. Equity Of rede7ptio
waived as per decree and deed Of trust aerein'
This May Is, 1877.
EDMUND A. COLE, C.&M.
By II. J. BLACK, D. G. & M.
y. M. Hearn, Solicitor. 65-e3
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-14
RAILROAD TINT TABLE.

MEMPHIS AND LOUISVILLE RAILROAD.
Arrives. Leaves.
- -,
Express. daily Except 49,.
Saturdayl."--.-........- Ito AV'Se
NAH Iraln...- -.-.....-. 4lV t.te
Accommodates Sunday 1901 40
Depot at head OF Main street.
Ticket office, PSI Main street, corner OF
Madison.
MEMPHIS AND CHARLESTON &. R.
Arrives. Leaves.
AZ: Pm. AN Pm.
Mail train daily-..~-"--n.O 1850
Express train daily........ 90 Nl.O0
Somerville train daily
iiaks1 G9rs rs Main street. DIV
W. J. ROSS. GenI sup't.
MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE R. R.
Arrives. Leaves.
- --~---
An. Pm. AN. P N.
N. O.. Mail daily -.-..... 1.30 500
Freight and acc0mmoda-
ton daily ex.~ Sunday $50 $50
Depot at foot of Main street.
Ticket office, 2SI Main street, corner OF
ModisOn. NJ. BURKE, Gen. Sup't.
leMPHIs AND LITTLERoCK RAILROAD
Arrives. Leaves.
An. Pr. An. Pm.
Nail Train dsily.-~.....- lO.15 o.S
Freight and Acoommoda-
ton daily lex. Sunday bDl los
Sleepig cars on mail train. Ticket othces,
Louisville Depot, ST Main (eor. Maalsoal
md us Main street.
W. E. SMITH, Acts GenlSup't.
PADUcAH AND MEMPHIS RAILROAD.
Mail Train rrives"......-........ ......... $3.50 am
I w pm
The mail train leaves Cevington for Mem
phis at lam. and arrives at Oovington at
6 80 RI, Trains leaving Memphis will start
from the Underwriters' Warehouse.
J.lW.. WILBUR, SuD't,
Il. Il. GIVEN, Asst. Sup't.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-14

The market this morning is firm and
higher. Demand good. Sales yesterday,
1000 bales. Official quotations are re-
vised.
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ing at 5 O'Clock at Temperance
Hall, No. 2s Second street.
J. II. Thompson, W. G. T.; Earle Can't, W.
v. r.: @. A. S. Richardson. W. r.; .. T.
Shepherd, v. A. r.; W II. Harris. W. F. r.;
Bun f. Price. W TIT. +. Callahan, WI ;
o. Olsen. W. D. u; W. ". lapps, W. g.;
d. G. McDeugal. VS..
IHALEs TEMPLE OF II. Agp 7. No. 4-meetS
every THURSDAY evening AZ ~ o'clock at tall.
No, 29S Second st. W. Il. Atkinson. W. CT ;
j. L. Bourne. W. v. T.; Chan. Y. Gebhordt.
W, r.; Peter Engles, W. A r.; j. Callahan,
w. F, r.: Jonathan Wood, W. T.; G.. Salem,
W, u; j. 0. Bqrhee, ". D. o.; Geo. Ram
seq, W. g.; John D. Cox, jr.. W S.
uHELsEA TEMPLE OF H. AND 7. No. 2-meots
every Tuesday evening at 5 o'clock, at their
Ill, Brick Church. ChelsesL W. N, Carr,
W. o. r.; X. 4. White, W. v 7. Chas. II.
Lanhsm, W. R.; G. R. Dawson. W: A. R.;
L. @. Williams, W. +. R.; = I. Chandler,
W. r.; II. Wheadley w. u r; J. Rawlings
W. D. u; G. r. Egnew, va; l. lsaacs
W. s.; e. L. Colby. P. w. G.. T..
MONTGOMERY CouEoIL No. ]. 7. A.. AND 5
T.-meets first and third Saturday in eacl
month, in Temperance Hall. at ~ o'cloel
pm. Horace H. Briggs, G. Of G.; Q. A. 5
Richardson, K.
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
Arkansas City, A. j. White. ..~-.....~..5 pm
ARRIVALS.
Steamer Robert Mitchell, Cincinnati.
Charles Morgan. Cincinnati.
Mary Houston, New Orleans.
A. j. White, Riverton.
Future City, St. Louis.
DEPAsTUREs.
Steamer Hard Cash, White river.
0seeola Belle, Ashport.
Coahoma, Friar's Point.
Mary Houston, Cincinnati.
James D. Parker. Cincinnati.
Robert Mitchell, New Orleans.
Charles Morgan, New Orleans.
Future City, New Orleans.
BOATS IN PoRT.
A j. White, Andy Baum.
Condition OF the Rivers.
The river here rose 9 inches in
the past "a hours, up to noon to-
day, and now stands "A feet l inch
above low water mark. At Cairo
the rise was II inches, with 80 feet
l inch on the gauge. At st. Louis
10 inches, with 20 feet / inch on the
gauge. At Pittsburg the decline
was Il inches, with 6 feet on the
gauge. At Cincinnati it rose 80
inches, with IA feet II inches on
the gauge. At Louisville 3 inches,
with 6 feet s inches in the canal.
AT Evansville it is falling, with 81
feet on the gauge. Cumberland
and Tennesses rivers are receding.
Arkansas river rose 2 inches at
Little Rock, with ~ feet 5 inches
on the gauge. White river is near
bank-full, and rising rapidly at
Jacksonport.
Miseellaneoas.
Cloudy and sultry.
Rather quiet on the landing.
Little movement in shipments.
The Q. B. Church arrived yester-
day at New Orleans and leaves there
| this evening for the Ohio river.
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OLD Folks HISTORICAL S-OcIETY-meets at
No. 16 Madison street basement, the lst
Tuesday in each msnth. W. x. Waldran,
Pres't; j. P. Prescott, See'y; JIG. Lonsdale,
Trans
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mo. 2l12-R.l
Chancery Sale Of Real Estate.

C5ancery Court of Shelby County-Catherine
W. Littleheld VS.. James H. Lawrence ct al.
n, VIRTUE OF AN INTRODUCTORY
- decree for sale, entered in the above eausa
on the sd day of February, 1877, I will sell
at public auction, to the highest bidder. in
front Of the Clerk and Masters office. Cont
House, Main street. Memphis, Tennes,ce
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-14

HLroNA TEMPLE OF II. AND T.
80. l-neets every Friday even
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MEMPHIS ANDLoUISvILLE RAILROAD.
Arrives. Leaves.
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MEMPHIS AND cnAKL EsT0N r. R.
Arrives. Leaves.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-22
Marriage Of Miss VanderbIlt-The Most
Costly wedding Ever Prepared by an
parHC nr7h

New YoRK, Nov 2f.-William II. Vanderbilt
will give his third daughter Florence, in mar
riage to Hamilton Mex. Towmbly, at st. Bar
tholomew's. this evening.
The bride is O brunette of charming appear
ance. her features being regular and sufficient
ly prominent to express the family type. viz
strength of character
Mr. Towmbly is said to be about twenty years
of age. He is somewhat above the medium
height. and sparely built. and is the possessor
of a slight black moustache. and his appear
ance is tnat of a shrewd. quick business man
His manners are affable. aud he dresses with
exceeding plainness.
The wedding trousseau has been prepared
under the superintendence of Madame Cop
nally. The wedding dress Is OF white satin
brocade. and was woven at Lyons after the
desg and i Is said Under her
princesse style trimmed with round and point
applique. and with pearl and orange blossom
trimmings. 1t is cut low in the neck, and in
lace fichu and pearl trimming. A short corsage
is finished with an exquisite festoon of lace
crepe, a quarter of a yard deep and beautifully
Alternate festoons are of point Venice and point
applique and the intermediate festoons Of
round point and point Venice lace and is said
to be the finest that can be purchased In Paris.
The other elegant costumes included in the
trousseau are described briefly as follows:
A sulphur colored silk; The waist cut in Pom
padour style. and point lace over pearl trim
ming. the other trimming being creville lace.
This costume has two pairs of sleeves Of white
chenille in meshes a quarter of an inch square,
the corners being caught up with pearl. and
another pair of valencienneS.
Another costume is of maroon silk founda
ton and trimmed with feathers and another
is a rich black silk, with chenille lace and am
Der bead trimming.
The trousseau includes an almost endless
variety of reception. travelling and morning
costumes.
This wedding is believed to be the most ex-
tensive and costly ever prepared by an Ameri-
can BRIDE
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-22
Fire.

New YORK. Nov. 21.-This afternoon a fire
broke out in the basement of five-stOry build
ing. No. II Leonard street. of which the first
Taylor, wholesale linen merchants, and D. NJ.
Lord & Co., wooden merchants. The loss of the
two firms Is about $4,000, wnich is covered by
insurance.
Still & Bigehan, agents for the Camden
Wooden Mills, and David s. Brown & Co., agents
for the Canada and Gloucester mills, who also
occupied part Of the first floor, lost $4,000. The
stock of Jas. i. Vale. dealer in buttons and no.
tions. who occupied the upper. floor was slight
ly damaged by water. The building was owned
by Jos. Slade. and was damaged to the amount
of $1,000; insured.
The stock of Blum & Wild, shirt manufactu-
rers, who occupied the upper floors of IA and
7G, was damaged $4,000. and the stock of Perry
Wendell, Fay Il Co., commission merchants,
who occupied the lower floor. was damaged
$4,000: insured.
The flames extended to rs and II Worth street.
occupied by W. l.. Strong Il Co., commission
merchants. Loss $1,000: insured.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-22
New ORLEANS, Nov. q, 1877.
The General Amnesty Bill.
tSt. Louis TimeS.l

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-The House Judi
ciary Committee will tomorrow take up and
act upon the general amnesty bill, which was
defeated through the efforts of Blaine in the
last Congress. All the Democrats on the
committee will vote in favor of the complete
abolition of political disabilities on account Of
participation in the rebellion, while the Re
publicans will vote for the bill, with Blaine's
amendment added, exempting only Jefferson
Davis. They want to keep him as long as he
lives, they say, as a monument of treason" }"
They will accordingly endeavor to put in this
provision as an amendment in the House, but
it is doubtful if there will be any great fight
over the bill, at least nothing to compare with
that which Blaine made last year.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-22
The Army Bill.
IN. 7. World.l

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17-Both houses have
agreed to retain the standard Of the army at
$4,000 men. The House to-day concurred
with the Senate amendment to that effect by
the close vote Of 1874 to 1870. The entire Texas
favored q, 600, except Reagan. Williams, OF
Delaware; Williams, of Michigan, and Lut-
trell also voted with the Republicans. The
position Of the bill is now as follows: The
House non-concurs In the amendments to al
low two additional paynasters' clerks, and In
minor paragraph which requires board OF
ordnance officers to select magazine gun.
The House insists that the officers shall be
ordnance officers. The Senate left the matter
discretionary. The bill has gone to COM
mittee Of conference, and as the disagree
ments between the Two houses are unimpor-
tant, there is every prospect Of the bill be-
coming law very early next week.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-22
Hafa.

Kars has been captured and occupied by
the Russians after a siege of nearly seven
months. In 1923 Kars surrendered without
defense. Inxthe Crimean war it was starved
out. Since then the Notifications have been
made very strong, a line Of earthworks hav-
ing been placed entirely around the town and
citadel, commanding the surrounding coun
try. The Russians have had a hundred heavy
siege guns operating against these works,
and have stuck to their task, with the exeep-
tion of few weeks in August, with great
tenacity. The capture of Kars removes every
obstruction in Armenia except Erzeroum and
Batoum The former is not likely to hold out
long, as the Russians can now rapidly re-
enforce Gen. Tergusakoff. Batoum Is strong
ly garrisoned by the Turks, and is backed by
the Turkish fleet, which could make the place
unten able even if the Russians took it. The
capture of Kars however, goes a long way
toward the subsection of all Turkish Armenia
to Russian rule, and will be regarded at Con-
stantinople as fatal to Mukhtars security in
EFZprOJln
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-22
THE PRESIDENT AND THE SILVER
BILL.
Hayes and sherman I'm Accord.

New YORK. Nov. 21.-The Posts Washington
special says: The Presidents position on the
silver question is no longer regarded as doubt
full. In conversation with a prominent officer
within few hours the President declared un-
hesitatingly that he would veto any silver bill
which does not expressly except the public
debt from its operations. He will not approve
any measure which has the slightest tendency
to impair the national credit or cause holders
Of national securities to think they will be paid
in a currency Of less value than gold. On this
point the President is firm, and unless the silver
bill now under consideration by the Senate
Finance Committee Is amended so as to meet
this objection, 1t is certain to encounter an ex-
ecutive Veto The President will sign a modi-
fed bill, but is strongly opposed to an unlimit-
ed issue of silver.
1t can be said auhoritatvely that the Presi-
dent and Secretary Sherman are in accord on
this meStiOn
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-22
LOUISIANA.

The Colfax Chronicle has changed hands.
The public schools in st. Mary are all
closed for the year.
The average yield Of the cane in Iberia is
one and q half hogsheads to the acre.
Pointe Coupee had very heavy frost and
light ice on Sunday and Monday of last
week.
Ten thousand dollars of taxes are unpaid In
Ascension parish, being nearly double that of
any year since 1879.
The reports of the quantity and quality OF
the sugar yield in Pointe Coupee are quite
favorable
The directors OF the Red river and Missis-
sippi railroad elected II. r. Denning treasurer
Of the road last week.
number Of liquor dealers in st. Landry
have been found guilty Of selling liquor to
minors, and fined $40 each.
Sixty laborers from the city arrived In st.
Mary's last week to work on Capt. PharrS'
place during grinding season.
The people Of North Louisiana got five
days cotton picking last week. the best show
they have had for month.
Baton Rouge has just received seventeen
more prisoners, two from Lafayette and fif-
teen from st. Landry. All are negroes.
The New Iberia papers complain that that
town is practically blockaded and cut off
from the rest Of the parish by the mud In the
roads, which forbids travelling.
A little colored girl was burned to death in
cabin opposite the plantation of DR.. Du-
perier, in Iberia, during the absence OF her
grandmother
The Sunday liquor law was not thoroughly
carried out in St. Mary's, and that is why it
has been suspended by the police Jury. The
Register also charges that 1t was suspended
to enable planters to work on Sunday.
David Johnson is probably sorry that he
left the parish jail Of Carroll, for the moment
that he landed on the opposite shore of Mis-
sissippi he stole q mule and was next day
lynched for it.
Mr.. Krost, Of New Orleans, has purchased
the point OF land, or rather marsh, just oppo-
site Shell Island, in st. Marys, and intends
planting orange trees and building hotel.
1t Is said that the Gland Is sea-marsh and
can not be cultivated.
Morgan City is crowded with tramps. They
walk there from the city along the railroad,
and trust to smuggling themselves over to
Galveston on the steamers. AS they fail In
this and can go no further on account Of the
bay they are forced to loaf about town.
negro man and negro woman, named
respectively VIM. Strawter and Hannah Nor
ris, we're drowned on Bayou BBuf on the 18th
inst, near Mr.. T. j. Heard's store It ap-
pears that while crossing the bayou in a
skiff, it capsized and they were drowned. The
bodies were recovered, an inquest was held
and the jury returned verdict OF accidental
drowning.
A general row took place In Centerville last
Sunday; pistols were fired, bricks thrown
and the air filed with curses. The police
tried to interfere and put an end to fight be-
tween two negroes, but we're driven off by the
crowd. Some citizens interfered and the
offenders were arrested. During the melee
a shot was fired that resulted In the death Of
one of the two negroes that had commenced
the row.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-22
THE SILVER BILL.

The vote on the silver bill, which recently
passed the lower House Of Congress was, by
States, as follows:
Yeas-New York, 8; New Jersey, 1; Penn
syIvania, 5; Virginia, A. North Carolina, 8;
South Carolina 8; Georgia, 8; Alabama, 8;
Louisiana, 4; Mississippi 6; Ohio, 18;; KEN
lucky, 8; Tennessee, 8; Indiana, 10; Illinois,
Texas, s. Iowa, s.; Wisconsin, z; California,
8; Minnesota, 5; Oregon, 1 Kansas, 2; West
Virginia, 2; Nevada, /; Nebraska, /. Total,
1863.
Nays-Maine, 4; New Hampshire, Q; Ver-
mont, 3; Massachusetts, 5; Rhode Island, q;
New York, IS; New Jersey, Q; Pennsylvania,
/; Maryland, +; Louisiana, q; Georgia, / :
Missouri, 1 ; Michigan, 2; Texas 1 +; California,
/. Total, "a.
The two members from Louisiana voting
against the bill were Gibson (Dem.l and
Leonard Rep)
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-22
CAPITOL NOTES.
Ne NOPE OF SEATING ANY OF THE
sENATORIAL CONTESTANTS
DURING THE EXTRA
SESSION.
Umless the Republican Majority Breaks
Up i'm Row Over Appointments
-OpposItiUH to Lawrence.
Especial to the Democrat. ]

Especial to the Democrat
WASHINGTON. Nov. a1. The tactics Of the Rad
ieals were fully developed by the debate to-day
on Thurman's motion to discharge the commit
tee from tho further consideration Of the con-
tested cases.
1t is idieto expect that anything viii be done
during the extra session towards se#Sing any of
the contestants, unless the Republican majority
should break up in q row about appointments.
Senator Thurnan's management of the case
isSss7ording to rule. but the rule is exceedingly
anfiuUated. 1t s as If the Turks should fight
the Russians under the tactics of Suleiman III.
Three weeks ago the whole riddle could have
beenSoved by an arrangement with certain Re-
publican Senators, but now even that chance is
Off and the cases may drag until spring.
The opponents of Lawrence say that they
have hopes Of defeating his confirmation, or at
least Of securing an anfavorable report FROM
the committee, but en- unable to find out what
their hopes are based on. BUELL..
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-22
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
THE TEXAS BORDER.
The KickapDO Indians Want to Return to
Their Reservation.

SAN ANTONIO Texas. Nov. 2L-Important
movements are contem plated by the tribe of
Kickapoo Indians showing that they are dissat
isled with Mexico, rs their place of residence
Intelligence has lust been received from per-
fectly reliable sources to the effect that large
body of Kickapoos, living in the State Of Chihua-
hua, have made and are making application to
both American and Mexican authorities for per-
mission to leave chihuahua and return to their
reservation on this side of the border.
This is considered to be an important mat
ter because the kckapoos we're for many years
engaged in active war with this government.
and took an exceedingly active part in the
numerous raids that have kept the border in a
turmoil for several years past