Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-05
BREYIrIEs.
Jules Simon is out Of danger.

hOm OOhotoheiNSP'N
that Suleiman Pasha has arrived at Ras.
grad.
A Belgrade special Gays that the mill
tia has been ordered to assemble by the
eighth instant.
The Railway Mail Service Mutual
Benevolent Association will meet in Gin
cinnAti October 10th.
The hearing Of Gambetta's appeal
against the sentence of the correctional
tribunal is fixed for October 10th.
The centennial Of the battle of Ger.
mantown was celebrated yesterday by a
parade, address and mass meeting.
David Miller shot aud killed his cousin,
Sheridan Miller, at Dayton, Ohio, yester.
day, and when arrested was found to be
very drunk.
The Studders hotel and a convent aud
church at Stanstead, near Derby Line,
VI, have been burned. Loss, $50, 900;
partly insured.
Major Slack, who shot Marion Rob-
ertson at Lamar, Miss on the I'd inst,
was acquitted at the trial the next day.
Robertson is out of danger.
A Belgrade dispatch reports an active
interchange of communication between
Servia and Greece, the dispatch Of can
non to the frontier, and other warlike
signs.
Crosby Hayes, a wealthy farmer living
six miles from Washington, Ohio, com
mitted suicide yesterday by hanging
himself in his wood.shed. No cause is
known.
The sudden decline of gold yesterday
was due to the large withdrawal OF gold
from the Bank Of England, which crea.
ted the impression that it might become
dearer.
The American Board of Missions at
the forenoon session yesterday at Provi.
dence, R. l., heard reports from the
various missions, showing them to be in
a favorable condition.
The women's board of missions was
largely attended yesterday at Providence.
Mrs. Moses Smith, Of Chicago, and 9th.
ers made addresses. Twenty thousand
dollars was asked for next year.
Two road agents robbed a coach con.
tanning six passengers twelve miles from
Fort Laramie, day before yesterday.
They got $4OO from the passengers, but
nothing from the ~treasure.box.
DR.. Mcfarland telegraphs from Port
Royal that yellow fever exists there, but
there is no need of assistance, as the
population numbers only about fifty
whites and the same number of blacks.
The heavy rain storm did considerable
damage to the interior department build.
ing at Washington. 1t is now feared by
many hat the damage done by the food
may prove nearly as great as that by the
late fire.
The Rev. I. E. Baird, ex-seeretary of
the Presbyterian Board of Publication,
is under indictment at Richmond for
emtezzlement Of the funds placed in his
hands. He has returned from Canada
and will have q trial.
The Well Fleet Savings Bank at Cape
Cod suspended yesterday, owing to a run
on their bank aud a general panic on
the Cape among savings bank depositors,
and probably ell the banks will close
until confidence is restored.
A violent storm Of wind and rain pre-.
vailed at New York, Philadelphia and
Baltimore night before last, and also all
along the Atlantic coast. The railroads
we're injured and several wrecks are re,
ported with probably some loss of life.
At the tenth annual session of the
grand division of the Conductors Broth.
erhood Of the United States at Elmira
yesterday it was unanimously resolved
that in case any brother shall engage in
a strike Of railway employees he shall be
expelled.
The trade.sale Of the Associated rub
ber-shoe companies began yesterday a
Boston, with a large attendance from al
parts Of the country. The bidding wa
spirited, and the prices we're we'll main
tanned. M further auction sales will b,
held before December 6.
A Vienna dispatch says a number o
/, Poles have been arrested for connection
, with the recent conspiracy. The fac
, that arms had been seized at the variou
railway stations 10 Austria has produced
a sensation. as it seems to indicate tina
some attempt was intended in the direC
ton Of Poland, as well as Roumanis.
r A. W, Adams, formerly a correspond
' ent Of the Salt Lake Tribune and Chi
. cago papers over the nom de plumes 0
E "0ld Pioneer" and Ching Foo" wa
! killed yesterday in a shooting ARRAY wit
John S. Bryant ct Central City. TIL,
difficulty originated about q place
claim. Bryant was badly wounded an
is not expected to recover.
2 Trusty reports from Berlin state tina
Emperor Williams order note has bee.