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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-13
.. =. Y. D-IsE0T0Rx.
old Fsnowr. Hall. coraer Main and EOrtl
Court streets

old Fellow. Hall. oornsr Main and EOrtl
Court streets
MsHFHIs Lopes, No. 6-meots every Tues
Day. A. ]. Knapp, N. g.; 1T. Leake, v
toSicT1siw LoDon. No. s-mosts very Mon
DAY nigkt. A. D.. Gibson, N. g.; y, ).
Hogan, V. e.; John A. dolt. Treasurer;
Thomas Bacon, p. 3
,caILLER LeDar. No. HO-meets ever WwsS-
nesday night. Ed Bohle. N. g.; j. j. Tan
ner, y. e.; Chas. B0rSor. Neeretaryi L.
0~ttenheimer, Treasurer.
slNFsR LapGE. No. E7-meets every frisSy
night. W.K. French, n. g.; Il. A; carroll
v. I'll VIM. Henry, ?. and X. 81 J.o. VII
aIry1 Cry LoDoE. No. Is7-mests. eVery
Thursday evening at Odd Fellows Hall. ).
p Young, N. g.; Frank Lamont. Y, g.; W..
H.. Hoystsn, Secretary; $. o. Toof. Treas.
HARMONY LoDGE No. lsg-meets every Iges1
and fernando streets. R. j.. Walker, n
O.; D. A. Mc0mber, V. c.; 7. j. Walker,
Sec'y; G. W. Miller, Treasurer.
DEGREES LoDGz,
MvvpErs DgeRER L0DnR No. 2-Meets hrst
S turdsy Of ZACH month. G. M. Carroll U;
M; Ed R. Jack, y. D. M; y. NJ. learn ISL
A, D. M; D. g. Reahard, I'd A. ,. M; I.
P. Holland, Seo'y; \. W. Smith, Treas.
KEoIEPNEHTB.
aAYOso E~E0AxPHEET. No. 3-meets on tae
lat and sd Thursday nights Of each month.
W. X. French. Q. P; ?. G. Smith, H.P.;
Henry Clements, 8. W.; Thos. Bacon. Scroe;
John A. holt. Treasurer; Dave keahara'
NEsPHrsE ~xcAxPNKyf. No. @-meets q apd
ttk Thursday nigkts Of each month ). =
Ross. c. P; s. s. Garrett, Il. P: John q
seq. s, W; J. 7. Leake, J. W.; c. d Pls-
ehks, ~eribe; john W. Waynesburg, treas
TrsERAL RRLrEP CoxNFrTEE-p T. Porter
thsi--an. sR Front street; Jshn ". NayHes-
eurv. Memphis Oil CO.. Secretary and Treas
u-e-. q. Gronauer. ]. II. Shepherd. d. h
Pulle-. .. o. ReahArd.
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Attachment Notice.

No: S03-Before s. B. Robbins. J.. P. for
Shelby county,. Tennessee-N. NJ. Jones,
Trustee, Memphis ms Vicksburg Packet
Company vs.. Jesse S. Order.
In THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENTHAV-
4 ing been sded out under section 1855 of the
Code Of Tennessee and returned levied upon
the property of tho defendant, and afidavit
having boon made that the defendant is
Indebted. to. the plaintiffs in the sum Of
S3lS Is, due by account, and that the claim is
just, and that the defer iant is a non-resi-
dent Of the State Of Tennessee; Il Il there.
fore ordered that the said defendant make
his personal appearance before me on the
10Th day Of June, 1877, at 10 o'clock a NJ, at
my office. - Madison ST., Memphis, I .nnes-
see, and defend said attachment suit with
IN the time prescribed by law, or the same
wiz De proceeded with ex parte; and that a
copy OF this order DO published once q week
iS T tGnr successive weeks in the Public Ledger.
75-o1-S7-93 S. B. ROBBINS. ]. p.
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KmGHrs OF n

FOrE1Gr LoDeE. 80. 2S-mssx every
Tuesday evening Il NAteua Hal, No. -
Second street. 81 ~ o'clock. Geo. T. Merritt.
Dictator: John LeEler, Reporter.
UEITY LoBgE No. 2r7-neetE every Nsdnss-
DAY night At ball. No. 2s Second street. ug-
gtEirs. Z. Il. HsArn, Dictator; A. 3. hills
Reporter.
cHELsRl L0DeE, No 2g-meets % and tth
Thursday in each month, a. Buck Church.
W. z. Mitchell. D.: A. ). Knapp. X
6KENGTuA LoDGE. No S&-nests "a and IN
Tuesdays IN each month 81 rs sec0n1 street,
uB-stairs. jacob Braun. Dictator; John K.
Kleinrr. Reporter.
MKHPKIs LODGE. No 15-ueets every Mon
day evening in NatomR Hall. No. rs Second
street. az * o'clock W. Z. Hodges. Dicta-
tor; c. Z. Tucker. Reporter.
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me. 2622.l
ROn-R Notice.

In the Chancery Court Of Shelby county.
Tennessee-G +. Farrow, administrator Of
]. M. Farrew, deceased. VS.. p. S. Farrow
TT APPEARING FROM AFFIDAVIT IN
this cause that the defendants. Marion
w.. karrow, q citizen Of Lee county, Ark,
and Frank r. tarroW. Of Tallahatchie county,
Miss, are non-residents Of the State Of Ten
nessee; 1t Is therefore ordered that they make
their appearance herein. at the courthouse in
the city Of Memphis, Tenn on or before the
nrst Monday in July, 1877. and plead.
answer or demur to complainant bill, or
the same will be taken for confessed as to
thin, and set fer hearing OK parte; and that
3 copy Of this order be published once a
week for fo1r successive weeks in the Public
This I'd day Of Juns, 1877.
A c~opy-Attest:
EDMUND A. COLE, G. and NJ.
~ H. j. BLACK, D. @. and NJ.
,Weatherford 4 Estss, Solicitors for COM
plainants. Sl-ST 9S 90
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.

aHHasfaH Hfssf HHHHfW ~ ~
ARaIyAJs.
Steamer C~oahoma, Frisr's Point.
U. P. Schenck, Ohio river.
0sceola Belle, Ashport.
Andy Baum. Cincinnati.
DEPARTURE.
Steamer John B Maude, 81. Louis.
Grand Republic, New Orleans
Maumelle, Arkansas river.
Phil Allin, Vicksburg.
Mark Twain, St. Francis river.
BOATS ~ PORT.
james d Parker. Hard Cash, Osceols
Belle, Coahoms, Andy Baum.
Condition OF M Rivers.
The river here rose 3 inches in
the past "a hours, and now stands
23 feet 4 inches above low water
mark. AT st. Louis it is station.
arg, with rs feet 3 inches on the
gauge; at Pittsburg the decline was
. inches, with Z feet 9 inches on
the gauge; at Cincinnati the rise
was z inches, with IL feet 6 inches
on the gauge; at Louisville 5 inches,
with . feet 5 inches in the canal
at Evansville it is falling, with Q
feet 3 inches on the gauge at Cairo
it rose % inches, with 2s feet s
inches on the gauge. The Cum
berland and Tennessee are declin-
ing steadily. The Arkansas is still
rising at Little Rock, with ~ feel
10 inches on the gauge, while al
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PADU0AH AND MEMPHIS RAILROAD
FINANCIAL AND uJa9E o0lAh
mo1EY
MUHEI
PgBLIo Ledger OFFICE

PgBLIo LEDGER 0vFIoE
MEMPHIS. Tenn. June Is. lSI7.I
IThe money market presents no new
features to-day, remaining very quiet.
Exchange is in fair supply, as follows:
New York and Eastern demand, buying
at par and selling at 4c premium; New
Orleans buying at io discount and selling
a par. Street rates fer money are l3@
p per cent. per month. New York gold
rates at noon was los; here brokers'
are paying lO4l In the local stock
market very little is being done; and, in
fact, with one or two exceptions, none
ara wanted
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OF PTxHIAs.

TrrrrEEKr LoDsE No. s-Eeets w.
erE-y Monday FiRht a. Harmony
Far, I. o. e.. ?. corner Bsal and fernando
=. ~, Walker, p: W. IA. koystaR. :. Of
II. xrd s.; 9. ". L. Crock. x. Of &. Albert
swim. " 81 2
MEEFETs LoDsE Ne. e-Eesu second. third
nvd fourth Tuesday evenings in each month.
Al Pythisr HAu. IS Sscqpa street. Vincent
Biscf. j. Weed. c. 2 II. :. Reynolds, v.
q. A. Msrsel P; VI. II. Atkinson, X. Of
r. and 5 2. VI. FigzE. n. o. l.; 3Seob
Iufr. NJ. T
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PUBLICLEDGER
lsOHxc

- ,onor.. M
s,urH MEMPHIS. No. n6-meets ID friday
IN aeh month, 10 Odd Fenows' Hall. FIN
Nelson, " NJ; B X Pullen. Sec'y,
,SeERoNA. No. l6S-meex LIST MONDAY n
zach month, In Odd Fellows Hall. CIV
Nosby, " N; q Lecke. Sec'y;
LRLfA SoOTr, No. 289-meets lst wednesday
- each month, in Odd Fellows dali. A S
Myers, w NJ; R A Lyle. See'y.
mont a Odd Fellows Hall. William
son, n u; Alf H White, 5ec'y.,.
~ wrVNfyG. No. Hi-meets 9Th FRIDAY In
.,ch r,snth, in odd Fellows' Han. James s
Carpenter, W N; A Knapp, seo'ys
EoYAL r 0
pxrx OaAPTHK, No. 22-meets I'd Monday or
cSoh nonth-at Masonic Hall, in GayosO
alock. RObt. Galloway, N. b. II. P; Q. G.
LAcko, Secretary.
TEnrRIs CsAPrxR, NO. 95-mecss ct Ma
sonic Hall. Ia Gayeso Block, Sd Monday OF
each month. B. X. Pullen, n. =. II. Pr
John D HUM, Acting Secretary.
n. n Q. n.
ROKRKk C0uEe1L, No. 6-meets Sd Thurs
ar Of each month-St Masonic Hall, in Cay
$50 Block. B. +. Halter, Ia. H.; A. j.
Wheeler, Rec.
CYKHNn C~oNMlFDKRY, No. 4-meets Ath Mon
Gay Of cash month at Masonic Hall, Gayoso
Block. Ed Worsham, q. c.; 4. j. Barchus,
Rec.
81. ELMO CoNMANDKRY No. 5.-Moets
sd Tuesday OF eSch month at Masonic Hall,
eayoeo Block. 3. =. Ealler. K. c.; A. j.
Wheeler. Acting Nse.
hNiGBrs OF kED cg0ss OF CONSTANTINE
meets first and third Saturdays Of each month
Mt Masonic Hail. l.. B. Hatch, M. 2. s.; T..
j. Barchus, H..
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DErTsCHEE B-RUDzR-BUKD.

DEuTsCHER BKUDER-BgSD mesu lEt Sunday
n each month at2 o'clsck Pm, - Cochran
mann, Vice gres't; =. 1issHs1sf, SSsy: y.
W. Schultze. Iress'r; Aug ZWenel ard John
HaRdwefksr. Sick Committee for Northern
Division; John Wendell and John Margis.
eick Committee FOR southern Division.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-13

LIvE2POaL. June l3 1870 pm . Cotton is
steady. Uplsnas. 63-id; Orleans, 6H1.
oslss, 1900 bales, Of Wnich 300 were for ex.
port and speculation receipts, $50 bales. Of
which - were American. Arrivals opened
With buyers Offering | ed more.
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OLD FOLKS.

Oh FOlKs HiEr0KIcAL S~OcIETT-nsets AZ
No. Is Madison street. basement. the lst
Tuesday in each ment5. W 3. Naldrsn-
Pres't; J. P Prescott bee'y; J. 6. LonsdAls.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-13

Fort Smith it. is on a stand. White
river is rising from Batesville to The
mouth, with a big stage of water
mtacsIlaneoas.
Fair business doing for Wednes.
day.
The packets out last night had
moderate trips.
The Arkansas is higher than it
has been since 1874.
The Phil Allin for Vicksburg
had an excellent trip Of freight and
people.
The John Dippold will get away
to-day for the lower Ohio with a
tow of empty stone barges.
The Glencoe left New Orleans
last evening for st. Louis.
All the plantations from Fort
Smith down to the mouth Of the
Arkansas, not above overflow, are
inundated, and most of the crops
destroyed.
Considerable drift, from the Mis-
souri, river, passed down to-day.
Major John D.. Adams planta-
ton, twenty-five miles below Little
Rock, is under water.
The Grand Republic with $500
tons freight passed down yesterday
afternoon for New Orleans. She
put off here $50 bbls. meal.
The Belle of Texas left Little
Rock yesterday for Memphis and
will get here Friday morning.
The Belle Memphis reached
Yicksburg yesterday.
The Grand Tower left Vicksburg
yesterday and will be here to-mor-
row night.
The John B. Maude for st. Louis
had a good list of people, 700 bales
cotton, 20 bbls. potatoes aud sum
dries.
The lower part of Helena is
under water, and the denizens of
the lower end of the city in order
to get in and out from their
domiciles use RATS, skifs and other
water craft.
A heavy rain and wind storm
prevailed west Of Omaha yesterday.
The Schenck passed down last
night for New Orleans without
landing.
The James w. Calf leaves Gin
cinnati to-day for Memphis on her
seventeenth trip.
The Robert Mitchell for New
Orleans passed Evansville last night.
Captain Ed Outlaw, agent of
the Pine Bluff and Chicot railroad,
with headquarters at Arkopolis,
was a passenger down on the Grand
Republic. After a recreation of
thirty days he returns to resume
his duties.
The Andy Baum, Captain Vim
ton, came in at noon from the
Ohio with a fair cargo of Western
products, and win return to Gin
clnnatl on Saturday.
The City of elena left st. Louis
last evening for Vicksburg and will
be here to leave Friday morning at
10 o'clock.
The Mary Houston, Captain
Charley Miller, will leave the foot
of Monroe street this afternoon at
4 o'clock for Cairo, Louisville and
Cincinnati, ticketing passengers
through to all points East at excur-
sion rates. Elliott Miller presideS
at the desk.
The COahOma, Captain Stacker
Lee, came in this morning with 5
bales of cotton, GOO sacks seed and
sundries. She returns this even
ing to Friar's Point, carrying the
mail and doing all way business.
Mr.. Ed Thomas is her top clerk,
with Billy Smither on second base.
The Osceola Belle, Captain J. G..
Andrews, from the upper coast,
brought in 3 bales of cotton, 500
sacks seed and sundries. She re-
turns this evening to Ashport, car
rying the mail and attending to all
plantation business Cyrus Fay
oficiates in the Office.
Captain r. W. Lightburne, SUI
p~erintendent of this end of the line
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are wonte
COTTON.

The market is steady this morning,
With fair offerings and demand. Qaota-
lions are nominally unchanged.
coTTor Excu 4 oUoTAT1OEE.
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ing at s o'cleck at Temperance
Hall, No. 2s Second street.
J. Il. Thompson, W. c. T.; Earle Can't, w.
v, r.; @. A. s. Richardson. ". T.; .. Z.
Shepherd, ". A. R.; W II, Harris, VIZ. B.;
Bun r. Price IT.; 7. +. Callahan, W. i;
o. Olsen, W. D. u; W. W. Caps. W. g.;
d. c. McDougal. W. S.
THALEs TEMPLE OF II. AM i. No. 4-meets
every Thursday evening at ~ o'clock at tall.
No. 29S Second st. W. Il. Atkinson. ". g. T.;
j L. Bourne. Wv. T.; Chsa. X. Gebhardt.
W.. r.; Peter Englcs, W. A R.; J. Callahan,
W. r. r.: Jonathan Wood, W. T.; G. Salem.
W, u; j. 0. Barhee, W. D. o.; Geo. Ram
sey. w. g.; John D. Cox, IT,. W. s.
CHELSEA TEMPLE OF II. AND 7. No. 2-meets
every Tuesday evening at 5 o'clock, at their
iii. Brick Church. Chelsea. W. N. Carr.
W, g, n; X. 7. White. Wv 7. Chss. II.
Lanham, W. r.; G. r. Dawson, W. A. R.;
i, q, Williams, W. f.. R; :. /, Chandler
W. r.; Ii. Wheadley w. U.:R. J. Rawlings,
W. D. u; G.. r. Egnew, W .g.i l. Isaacs-
W. s.; 3. E. Colby. P. W. CT.
MONTGOMERY COUNCIL No !. i, A.. AND )
T.-meets fret and third Saturday in eacl
month, in Temperance hall. at ~ o'oloel
pm. Horace H. Briggs, @. Of g.; .. A.. 5
Richardson, r.
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On Saturday, June I6, 1s77.

within legal hours, the following described
property, situated in shelby county, Tenn..
and city Of Memphis. to-wit:
The undivided half interest of defendant.
!; 4. Lawrence. in the north half of lot No.
4O4, bounded thus: Beginning at the inter
section OF the south side of exchange street
with the east side Of Third street thence
south 9 deg. and 80 min. west IA feet and 8
inches to a stake; thence east 14S feet and 8
inches to an alley; thence north IA feet and 8
change street l4SH feet to the beginning.
Terms OF sale cash. Equity Of redemption
waived as per decree and deed of trust herein.
This May Is, 1877.
EDMUND A. COLE, O.&M.
By r. J. BLACK, D. G. x M.
X. M. Hearn, Solicitor. 65-e3
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TINE TABLE.

MEMPHIS ANDLOUIsvnLER AILRoAD.
Arrives. Leaves.
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MEMPHIS AND L0UIsvILLE RAILROAD.
Arrives. Leaves.
- -
IN. Pm. AN. Pm.
Express daily Except -
oatnrdeyl-.--.--..~~.- Ito IVY
Nail -..-. .......-... AW i.t0
Accommodate . Sunday lWl $40
Depot at head Of Main street.
Ticket office. 2G Main street, corner OF
Madison.
MEMPHIS AND oHAkL sSToN r. R.
Arrives. Leaves.
- -
An. Pm. AN Pm.
Mail train daily ...--..-. 500 1870
KTpress train daily.;..s. 40 lilo
Somerville train daily
lex. sundAyl...-.....,. $40 $40
Jackson, Tenn, accom-
mediation lex. Sundaylll.R $40
Ticket Office 27s Main street.
W. j. ROSS. Gsn'l sup't.
MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE R. R.
Arrives. Leaves.
- -
AN. Pm. AN. P Y;
N. o. Mail (daily)~-"..-. l.SO S'W
Freight and accommoda-
tiOn daily ex. Sunday)- $50 S0
Depot 81 foot of Main street.
Ticket office, 2S7 Main Street. CORNER OF
Modison. NJ. BURKE, Gen. Sup I.
dEstrHIsA AND LTTTLERO RAILROAD
Arrives. Leaves.
-- ~
AN. Pm. An. Pm:
Mall Train daily.......- lO.lo o'o'
Fseight and Acconmods- oa
tion daily lex. Sunday oDl 10
Sleepig cars on msii train. Ticket Offices,
Louisville Depot, 2S7 Main lcor. maaisonI
md 978 Main street. -
W. q. SMITH. Acts e~en1Sup,t'
PADUOAH AND MEMPHIS RAILROAD
Mail Train rrives........--"..... ......... ~ am
leaves 4 VJp.m
The mail train leaves Covington for Mem.
phis at am. and arrives at CoVington at
6 80 Pm. Trains leaving Memphis will start
from the Underwriters Warehouse.
J. W. WILBUR, Sup't.
II. H. GIVEN, Asst. Sup't.
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Wv I0yK. JuHe Is. E:3 p.n.--Cottsp il
steady. With futures quiet and steady. Sales
for future delivery, 2,300 bales.
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mo. 2ll2-R.l
ChanCerY Sale Of Real Estata.

Chancery Court of Shelby County Catherine
W. Littlefeld VS.. James II. Lawrence at al.
ny VIRTUE OF AN INTERL0CUT0RY
on the 2Sd day. of February. 1877, / will sell
at public. auction, to the highest bidder. In
trent Of the Clerk and Masters Office. Court
House. Main street. Memphis, Tennessee,
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TEMPLARs or HOHOE.

EAToNA TEMPLE OF II. AID 7.
40, l-meets every Friday even
ing at s O'Clock at Temperance
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aENPHIsA AND LITTLE ROCK RAILROAD
Arrives. Leaves.

UON UAlIy loA. bUHUayI
sleepie ,ars on nail train. Ticket Offices,
Louisville Depot, 2ST Main toor. Maalsoal
md 98 Main street.
". q. SMITH. Acts een1sup't'
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Mr.. Ed Thomas is her top clerk,
with Billy Smither on second base.
The Osceola Belle, Captain j. G..
Andrews, from the upper coast,
brought in 3 bales of cotton, 500
sacks seed and sundries. She re-
turns this evening to Ashport, car
rying the mail and attending to all
plantation business Cyrus Fay
oticiates in the office.
Captain r. w. Lightburne, SUI
perintendent of this end of the line
of the Memphis and Cincinnati
packets, returned home last night
from Cincinnati, whittier he ha;
been to attend the silver wedding
of Commodore James Wise. Capt
Lightburne footed it from the break
in the railroad in or der to get home
To-day he was busy on change and
amongst the cotton factors engag-
ing a trip for the Parker.
The elegant pas 'enger steamer
James D. Parker, Captain Russell
in command, leaves this evening
for Cairo, Louisville and Cincin.
natl, ticketing passengers through
from Memphis to New York fol
s25.5O, and to Philadelphia fol-
$24.50, meals and stateroolns In
cluded. All through passengers
will be furnished at Cincinnati
with palace cars, and nc charge b.
made for transfer of passengers Oh
baggage. Captain A. J. Lindsay
always pleasant and agreeable, hai
control Of the office. The Parke.
will have out to-day a good trip
including several hundr cd bales o
cotton.
The new and splendid steame
Hard Cash, Captain Ed Postal, vii
leave this evening. for White river
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-10-13

LAsrERS papers tell Us that = new party
Is soon to appear upon the stage III tha'
section, 10 be called the national iaOor
league" and thar q convention has been
called 10 meet at Rochester on the ZdIh'
and decide whether or no to adop' a poll
teal platform aud nominate presidential
candidates in 1850. The purposes OF the
new league are to advocate the auoploH
by congress and tho administration OF
the following principles;
|. Total separation OF church ana STAKE,
10 be guaranteed by amendment OF I,'e
United States constitution; lnc'UdiuS tue
equitable taxation 0t church property
naturalization OF the public schools, aoTo-
Culion of SsHbatsrian laws, abolition oil
chaplaincles, prohibition OF puNl''NpTo
prlg,lons tor religious purpose, .'.
.. National protection for nN'"nt. Ell.
,eus, I'm their equal. civil, politics! aud
religious rights 70 BE- guaranteed by an
amendment ofthe United States c'nsu'
tuition. aud Afforded Throughout; tue
United States courts.
5. Universal education the basis oi uni
ycrsal suffrage in this secular republic, q
! be guaranteed by amendment 10y tht
United States constitution requiring
every state To maintain 4 thoroughly Sc
curlarized public school system, ana u
permit no child within its limits To grow
up without 4 good elementary edu'A'oR
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-10-13

SHORTLY after the recent visit oil 9ela
tor Mcdonald of INDIANA to his colleague
Senator Morton. the story waScircuIated
that bargain had been nude between the
senators that In ease Morton was not
able 10 attend the special session OF the
senate Senator MtDoilald agreed TO
pair or with him on all important queS'
tons on which they were at variance
Senator Mcdonald has written a letter
DENYING the story, and in conclusion
says:
~ have entered into no obligation and
taken no pledge that IN the least degree
interteros with the tull and ialthlnl as
charge OF my duties rs u Democratic
senator. have lived nearly all my NE
| in his state, and for more than tulrty
wears have taken IN active part IN all IhS
| nolItical contests that have occurred II
| ,har time. have fought hundred BAY
Ties for the Democratic party ANA never
| one against il. will be absent, II may
be. many months, aud il | shall De aO.t
10 make short visit 20 my home friends
in the meantime. it viii be by the favor
OF some political adversary IN the senate
liam willing that my past record may oe
looked 20 in judging what my IutNF'
course will be; and, although | may not
| be able 10 discharge my du'y with III
ability that Others might bring TO me
task, YOU may rest assured that You WI
nor he fisfranchlsei in the senate while
retain my right 10 represent YOU
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-10-13
THE PATENT OFFICE.

rHu LATE IIRE-RrrORT or rUE HOARD
OF INQUIRY.
The board OF inquiry appointed by See,
rotary Schurz 10 investigate the cause OF
the fire in the interior department build
ing at Washington, have submitted their
report, accompanied with the testimony
of large number OF witnesses, covering
several hundred pages OF manuscript.
The board, rs the result Of the iayestiga-
ton, state that there is no foundation
whatever tor the SnppoSitiOnS that the
tire WAS caused by iuCendiariSm or spon.
taueous combustion. They iiud that q
lire was built OF pine boards and blower
placed over the crate In the ladies' copy
iuy room in the Ninth street basement on
TIE morning OF the day on winch the fire
occurred, aud that the roaring nj the tire
excited the attention OF persons In the
room and was the subject OF comment by
rhCm NJ the time,
The testimony OF several witnesses who
! were upon the root some time before the
aarm was given shows that u section OF
the wooden grating covering the gutter
on the root aud lying immediately against
tie llue WAS found on tire aud WAS thrown
oil the rootinto the yard on Ninth street.
The report says
Ne think there can be no doubt tina,
| this dry pine grating was set on tire from
sparks OF burning ciuder> which came up
through this Hue, The amount OF this
| grating which had been burned when the
witnesses discovered IL is variously eSu'
mated by them. but We conclude tina
! not less than thirty square feet OF board
had been destroyed. The witneSSe
state that they found larg
quantity of live Goals lying OF
the roof aud in the gutter, and thar tn
copper was so intensely hot that II ha,
changed color aud in some places sun
down as though there was i hole under
meath.
The board. in conclusion. call the a
tention OF he Secretary 10 the cOnditio
at several OF the chimney flUeS under III
roof of the Seventh and F streets wing
Of the building, which appear from pei
snnal inspection to have been defeCtiv
and unsafe for long time, and which,
NOT speedily repaired, may be the cauS
of further disaster.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-10-13

The result Of the Ohio election does not
seem TO have disturbed Mr.. Hayes much.
Since the result has been known he has
talked freely on the subject. He is re-
ported to have said ''that he was in no
way concerned about 1t so far as his ad-
ministration was involved. He regards
the Democratic victory as the success of
soft money over hard money, and thinks
that the issue in the state was one OF
finance only" He feels assured that his
policy is acceptable to a majority of the
people OF Ohio. He does not seem sur
prlsed at the result Of the election, but
says that from the turn which affairs tool
several weeks ago in the state he rathel
spprehended that the Democrats woul,
carry the state. The president SEEM
to have lost no faith in the ultimate sue
GEES Of his policy, and feels sanguine Q
universal appreciation IN the long run