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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-22
GEHKKaL MAkmEr.

Ths following quotations srs for ofseu
from store and snail lots IL 8 iobbing way:
APPLEs-6W toTM.
BACON l05Eel-sh0aiderf. - toe; long
clear sides, - 10 r: clear db fides. n,
ei clear sidef. 70 &C: breakfast, 70
~ tpTar-cqIed h2ms. eanyased, VI % &c;
beekeo. n &c hlgnei.
BgLkP ORk-s Shoulder 4 14Hc; long clear.
9Se: clear rib, -95Ie; clear Siies, -g51lc,
bhAh-klru; Whsat. El9l 70 > IW.
MAMIE 5gp5W per busheL.
bOIIEh-h eEtern table, choice, % 70 DC;
BALlNG sTUFRs AND TIBs-gazdng. 2
lo1, according 70 quality. -al0Ae; 2K fbs.
Z1Slyzei oeling tWiae. 70 l2c; iron ties, -
BUILDING MATERIALs-rn stor. p,,o.,
are: Cement. Lo1isyills. y Is, q bbI; Rose
Is bale; plaster. Globisas, 4 90, Fsz VIZ y
8 Wi line, per Dbl, s-gi IS. Firs-brfek
50 % r. , % per 1900; brick. . 10 IN 49, ioOe
CANDLES . Boxes. iull weight. az sIie
bali box, fnl weight, a 70 l4%c: quarter boz
fuli weight, ~ 70 ls per 10. '
C0FfEK-Ordinary, = 10 lie; fair. III ~
lSei good TO lsHci prime, ~ 10 zoe; o6sles'
oHlcgKNs Mixed. rs to 275, eSolc,
hens. 800 10 B 80. ~
oQAA Oils gallon. Ne.
OOE0-Mixed. 30 to SO; white. 81 10 So.
GoE.-MEAL Kiln-dried. full vslsbt,
COTTON YARNs-No. COO, ralsxo, M
10 ,l4@lf%o; No. 400, lG9l6%e. ~
CABBAgES-New, psr crate, IS O9Q6 o..
OHkESE-l2Mol3
COTTON SkED-M2 90 y tor.
C0TION-SEED 0IL-Crude, 6le psr vallon
cake. 1c per 10. Sai'n
CRQUr-Per barrel. So oO9s q, baIs-ba,
r,ls; q 80. az 70 quality.
DhU0b- OPIUM. Is IS 10 G 90; auipino
% % y ounce; morphine. a 50 q ounes
oamphoT, 5B94Oo per pound ohloroform. ! n
pound castor oil, 100 y pound; bora1 III
v pound; biue-mass, in Jars, ne Y peund
oalomel. ac y pound; indigo, 8e09kI M I
pound asateetda, 25o @DounJ. tartarie acid
81 5000 :oulphurie acid, ~ 10 90 F.poypd Al
cohol. z 80 gallon. io4ide pots al 3Haa eO
DRIED FRUIT - Apples. = @5f; peSeboS
sac. W. P0a'no'
EGGS % v dozen.
ftSH-Mackerel, ~half-barreIs. No. 1 ? 7sq
3 81 h~ali-barrels No. 2, 625@6 IS. Mali
harrela No. 3, - 90 %; kits No, l.ibaiG AZ
kits, No. q. ! 8 10 AZ; kits No. s. 10 ~ ! 3,
FLOUR 80 Sunefhne IS 90 10 q. donbi
extra. Is 90 10 s IS; treble extra, So To 62,
choice snuy. s. 10 6 rs; fancy, 7 Is To 2 so
classic @ l0ll5. GO 75; iirlIal6S2l
H2g lsx 2q2iISj. 81 IS. To the trado 4 an
count Of co g cent.
GAME Rabbits, go per dozen; quails, l 8
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bound to prosecute the countess as
an example. The poor creature is
in a pitiful condition to-day, and
her appeals for mercy are heart
rending. All the great shops have
to employ special detectives, and
men are kept watching the coun-
tiers through holes in the ceiling.
Every week several ladies are
caught, but thus far a majority have
been able to compromise with the
proprietor for a large sum of
money.
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TNnEPENDENT ORDER WORK.
i ING MEN.

SHELBY LODGE. No. n-metts every
Wednesday evening at Hall. corner Of Bsal
and fernando streets, at n o'clock FIRST aud
third Wednesday degree nights. p. Sidney
Jones. Pres't; P. B. Jones, Rec Sec'y.
CHELSEA LoDGE. No. A-meets every Mon
day evening, corner Of Fifth aud Sadarans
l%treets, Chelsea. W. r. KendG /, fres't; j.
p. Prescott, Sec'y.
GAYoso LoDGE. No. 45-meets every Thars-
day evening. northwest corner Of Second and
Adams streets. WIN. MoElroy, Pres't; G. A.
s.. Richardson, Sec'y.
GERNASIA LoDGE, 10. 52-meots every Mon
day evening, northwest corner of Second and
Adams streets. Jos Uhl, PEST; II. Gronauer,
Soc'y.
MEMPHIS LopGE, No. 60 meets every Fri
day evening az Harmony Hall. I. o. 0. K.
l.. II. Estes, Jr., Pres't; u. +. Wills. Sec'y.
BANNER LODGE. No. Connects every Mon
day night at hall corner Of Beal and Her
nando streets. Jas. E. Fox, President; j. g.
Sheehan, Secretary.
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o. 0. p. DIRECTORY.
0dd Fellows. Hall. corner Main and North
Court strootss

0dd Fellows. Hall. corner Main and North
LODGES:
MuNpgre DoDes, No. 6-maets every Tues
day. j. 7. Leake, N. c.; ". A. Murphy, V.
g.; l.. s. burr. Secretary; W. 5. Bruce
CaIsE1slw LoDGH, No. S-moets every Mon"
Hogan, Y. G.; John A. Eelt. Treasurer;
Themas BGcon, p. s.
oEHLLsR Lopez. No. H0-meets ev4rv We'd
nesday night. Ed Bohle, N. e.; j. J.. Tan
ner, Y. g.; Chas. Borner, Secretary; b.
SaTSEE Lopez, No. IlT-neets eTery Friday
night. John G. Sick, N. g.; NJ. Logan, y.
g.; Wm. Henry, P. and r. s.; }. >. vii
BLUR CRY LoDeE, No; .%isz-meets every
Frank Lamont, n. O.. ". A. Rudd, V.G.;
j. W.. Alexander. ses'y; S. c. Toof, Treas.
HARMONY LODGR No. 199-meets every Tues
day night at Odd FellOWs' Hal. corner beal
and fernando streets. d. A. McQmber. n.
g.; John D. Adams, V. o.; ID. ii. Hampson,
Sec'y; g. W. Miller, Treasurer.
DEGREE LeDGE.
MHNPHTs DEGREK LODsK No. S-meetf INST
Saturday Of each month. c. NJ: Carroll. D..
NJ; Tb0s. S. Bingham, y. D. Nj Thomas
Bacon, lst A. b. N; D. 7. Porter, "a A..
n; +. p. Holland. Soc'y; T. ". smita' IT,
U~FcAAPKNHTBs
GAYOso EgoANPNKBf, No. moo on tae
ID and 81 Thursday nights Of each month
" K. French. G.. p; P. C. Smith, ID. =;
Henry Clements, g.. W.; Thos. Bscon. scribe
John A. Holt. Treasurer; Dave heahardi
-. W. aa..4
an Thursday nights Of each month. John
e.. Sick, c. Pr J. T. Leake, q. 2; Nm.
Homan, s. W.; Henry Backer, j. W.; ,.
bingham, Treas; Gee. Smith, scribe.
GEyRaAL RTLIEP COKKTTEE-D. I. Porter,
Chairman, 2S Front street; John ". Y SyAes-
bur~. Memphis Oil Co.. Secretary and Treas
urer, Il. 6ronauer, J. 4. Shepherd. 3. h.
Pullen. D. q. Reahard.
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KNIGHTS OF HOEOE.


FouNTAIE LoDGK, No. 2B-meets frst and
third tuesday evenings 10 tatema Hall. 10.
rs Second street. a. : O'clock Z. II. Steven
son. Dictator; 7. p. Winchester, Reporter.
UEIrY LOBGg No. 2l7-meets every Wednos-
day night a HALL. No. 2Ss Second street. up-
stairs. d. Schless, Dictator; A. 3. Hill.
Reporter.
CHELsEl LoDoE. No. 2So-meeb ID and lth
Thursday IN each menta. at Brick Church.
4. z. Colby, D.; J. p. Prescott, X.
GEsNAEIA LoDGg. No. 359-meets ID and ith
Tuesdays In each month az 2s8 Second street,
gp-stairs. Joseph Bartl, Dictator; John X.
Kleiner. Reporter.
MEMPHIS Lopez, No. l9-meets FIRST and
third Monday evenings 10 each month. al
Natoma Hall. No. 29s Second street. az
O'clock. G. =. Tucker, Dictator; n. vii
liams. Reporter.
DIAEOyD LODGE. No. 583-meets the second
and fourth Monday evenings of the month a
3 O'Clock. az Natoma Hall, No. 2g5 sec0nl
street. c W. Kealhofer, D.; II. A. Tatum. X
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Monday, sth Day Of April, 1873,

at the south gate OF Court Square, in the city
Of Memphis, Tennessee, sell TO the highest
bidder, for cash, the property in said trust
deed described as follows: Lying and being
IN Fort Pickering. Shelby county, Tenn, and
feet south Of the southwest intersection Of
Filth and Georgia streets; thence south rs feet;
thence west l5 feet between parallel lines
being the same property conveyed By n. A.
White TO- Mrs. Mary v. Gray by deed regis
tered in Book rs, pase 4l2. Title believed to
be good. Equity Of redemption waived.
l5-3 D. II. POSITION, Trustee.
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On saturday, March So, ISIS,

offer fer sale to the highest bidder, for cash, in
front Of the court house, in the city of Mem
phis, tho property described IN said decree,
TO. wit:
The depot building in tho city Of Memphis,
Shelby county. Tennessee, on the wharf near
the foot of Washington street, and tho rail-
road tracks in and upon said depot grounds,
and extending to the Mississippi river, and
extendins into said river, including the in
cline. together with all the iron rails, cross
ties, nails, fixtures and appurtenances belong
ing to the same, and al fixtures and appurtc
nances belonging TO said depot buildings. and
all tho right. title and interest Of tho MEN,
phis and Little Rock Railroad Company in
and to tho grounds on which said depot build
inRs stand, and in and to the right OF way
along said railroad track.
By the terms Of the decree under which this
sale is made / am directed to take possession
of said property on the day0f 50 9 and deliver
the same TO purchasers Immediately upon
complying with the terms OF sale and pay
mont Of purchase money.
7.S JOHN II. FREEMAN. Clerk.
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Friday, March 90, 1873,

offer for sale, and sell at public action, for
cash, between the hours Of y m and lp,m..
streets, Memphis, Tenn, the following de-
scribed property to-wit: All that parcel or
tract Of land situated in the city Of Memphis.
Shelby county, and State Of Tennetsee, on
the west side of fernando street commence
ing on the west side of fernando street.
: whom extended" at the corner of ,John
Shoots lot; thence Westwardly with said
Shoots line 1856 feet TO Samuel Mosby's lot;
thence. s%outhwardly with the east line Of
MoIby's line % ieeti thence east 1855 feet to
hernando street; thence with the west side Of
fernando street % feet to the beginning COR
ner: Equity of redemption waived, md title
Trustee only.
li7-l9 j.. A. HARTMAN, Trustee.
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VHIsHTs or RXTKIAH.
rrrrrssrr Lopar No. 5-Meet.

TEvHxsszE LoDaT No. 5-Meets N
every Monday pight at Harmony
Hall, /. o. a.. p, corner Be1l and fernando
streets. Jno. Wilson. &C; Felix LeClerc, V.
G.; e.; J. walker P; W. H. Acysson' 4; Of
swim, u. off.
MKxPHIsL oDsEN No. 6-mssts every Wednes-
day evening stPythian Hall. 80 Second strest,
Vincent Block. 4. l.. Moore. C.G.;s. Price,
v. c.: 2. P. Smith, P. c.; A. MerEel P:
Jacob Lutz, j., K. q 2. and S. J. 7. lem
FnEon. n. Of T.; L. ". Allen, N. Of 7.
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acIENr oEDEa wOEKINe LEE

BLUR Cry LoDGE, No. 22-meets Saturday
evenings at 29S Second street. 4. j. Mac
Crafty, W, M.
EoUIrY LoDGE. No. 20-meets every Friday
night over Adams street engine-heuse. s. q.
DePass, M. W.; Il. B. McHenry, Recorder.
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EEE f0zK. March p. lo.31 s-m.-Epots are
na.E u-Lh r----a. n--at nd az

5ALTEsToE. March 2-COtton quiet. Mid
ding, lDz. keceipLs, IS bales; Ezles. ZIP:
Etosk. G6lA
XIV OELEaSs, March 2-Cotton IL quie..
Aiiding. Va. Receipts. Zl5 bslss.
HEE T0EE. March q. n.8 p.n.-Cottoa is
quiet, with futures quiet.
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On Thursday, March 2s, 1878,

IN legal hours, in front Of the Court hOuse.
Memphig, Tennessee, proceed to sell, to the
highest bidder. for cash. the following de-
scribed property, to-Wit:
Lying and being in tho county OF Shelby,
state OF Tennessee: Beginning at the inter
section Of the north line Of Market street with
tho east line Of the first alley east Of Third
street, and running thence north with the
cast line Of said alley ST. feet, more or less, 10
a sonoe; thence east with a fence and parallel
with Market street 90 feet; thence soulh 81
feet to the north line Of Market street thenoe
west with the north line Of Market street 90
feet TO the beginning noint; upon which lot Is
situated a double frame ~dwellipr-beuse.
Kaufman holds under a lease from nj, d.
Kennedy, guardian Of Annie and Molljs Me-
Namara, running feur years from the Let OF
July. 1874. This sale will be made subject 10
the terms and conditions Of the lease, which
Is OF record in Chattle Book s, page s, Reeis-
terer's Office Of Shelby county.
Levied on as the property of defendant,
-. kaufman. to satisfy said judTmont.
interest and costs.
MOmphih, 2Sth day Of February, 1878.
@. L. ANDERSON,
Sheriff Of Shelby County, Tenn.
smith q Collier, Attorney for plaintiff.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
MONEY.
PEBLIo LEDGER 0PFIcE.
MrNpura- TENN. March %. 1878.

MEAFHI6s AAN"s' HaIVH - IoIusI
The banks report collections satislsc'
tory, with an increasing volume of cur
rency, loans being made on acceptable
paper generally ats per cent. per anDum
Exchange is plsntifulat discount buy
ing on New York and the East, and sell
ing at premium New Orleans rates
are / of buying, and par selling. Gold
opened in New York to day at l00lb and
closed at lOOlb. Local securities are dull
and nominal, with but little inquiry.
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On Saturday, April 6, 1878,

within legal hours, the following described
property, $ tuated in Shelby county, Tenn,
The east half of a lot on the north side ~
Union street, east Of tho bayou and north of
the home place Of A. B.. Shaw, deceased. upon
q part OF which there Is a small cottage, which
lot altogether fronts 5 feet on / MON street.
AZ feet. Nonu'
Terms of sale-cash. Equity Of redemption
This March IL, 1878.
m y. A. COLE, G. and M.
By X. j. BLAog. D. O. and nj.
II. Z. King and Kertseoht & Graf. Attor.
n"5s' l0-l6-22-as
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Saturday, March 90, 1873,

within legal hours. the following deEeribaa
property, situated in Shelby county, Tenn
near White Station, on the Memphis and
Charleston railroad, on the south side thereof
and described as follows, viz: Beginning al n
stake on the northwest corner of a 4-aere lot
heretofore sold byH Schafer, Catherine Soha-
fer and Mary Knapp to Ledbetter and Gamer:
and running thence south with the west line
Of said Ledbetter and Gamer tract 9 chains
and g6 links to a stake; thence westWRrdly
parallel with the west line Of the Memphis
and Charleston railroad II chains and 50 links
to a stake; thence north 6 chains and Is linka
TO n stake In the center of the Memphis and
Germantown plank-road; thence west with
said plank-road ~ chains to the beginning.
containing about Z acres, more or less.
Terms Of Sale On a credit of six () months;
note with approved security required Of pur-
chaser, etc.
This February 26. 1878.
b. A. COLE. G. and M.
By R. J. BLACK, D. @. and M,
d. ii. Q. King, Solicitor. 1Rs-17
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o. 9. =.

SHELBY LODGE, No. 650-meets every Friday
night, TX O'Clock. at knights Of Pythias Hall,
go Second street. D. g. Rearhard. W. c.
f.. D. w. Coan, W. Sec'y.
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IN. R. 1891
ChanCery Sale Of Real Estate.

Chancery Court of Shelby County-C. D. Hart
ct al. VS.. Samuella Shaw ct al.
DY VIRTUE OF AN INTERLOCUTORY
ID decree for sale, entered In tho above cause
on tho 24th day Of January, 1878, | will sell.
at public auction. TO the highest bidder. hi
front Of the Clerk and Masters office, Court
house building, Main street. Memphis, Tenn,
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There is a steady market this morning,
With liberal offerings and a fair demand.
Sales yesterday we're 200 bales, taken
principally for export.
COTTON kxoVAEGE QUOTATIONS..
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LITEKyCof. March 2. 2.39 p.n.-Cottop il
q1let. Nladling upissds. 81: middliu1 Or
leans. go. bsiss, 100 bales, Of which 100
we're lof export ard speculation.
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AW

MEMPHIS Law CLASS meets each Thursday
night dueing the session, ut No. o Madison
street. u. \. Adams, President A.:W. Otis,
Secretary.
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DEersoHEE B%EUDER-BUHB.

DErTEcETEB KrDEE-BTED-nsea lEtE1p1Ey
: earl ucEth az o'clseE p.n., * Cochran
Kali y c. sctspsf. PrsTts 9. 4. JEnker-
uEEl. Niss treTts ". 6ias1tIsr. sew II.
". 5ez1l-ls. grszEr AuE ZEsitsl szd John
EEBsEs-ter. EeE COMMITTEES .gr northern
Drifr1s s1tH Wezdsl ard yokn MsEgles
slcE Cgnm1ttss %. 5eztssu Division.
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Trustees Sale.

RY virtue Of a trust deed executed to the
~ undersigned Trustee, on the 10th day Of
July, 1917, duly registered in the Registers
once o. Shelby county, Tenn, in Deed Book
No. Il9, page 200, l will, on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-22

RY VIRTUE Of a deed of trust made to me
~ as Trustee by CT Krouse and q. Krouss,
his wife, as recorded in the Registers Office
in Book No, ll6, page 245, l will, on
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OLD FOLKS.

70. IS MsdisUn erect easement, the 1si
Tuesday il each month James s. wilkins,
Prss't; S. 4. Lamb and C. T.. Vance, Nics
Prts'tE: " J.. 3 LOnE1Ele. sesy; J. q.
Lczs1Eis, Irazs.
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LEGAL,
Sheriff g Sale Of Real Estate.

DUBLIC NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN,
i that By virtue of an execution to me al.
rected from the Honorable Circuit Court Of
Shelby county. Tennessee. in the ease Of ]. n.
west a BIO. rs. L. Kaufman 4 Hart. judg-
ment rendered on the 23d day Of January,
1878, for the sum Of FIVE hundred dollars, with
damages, interest and costs Of suit, 70 satisfy
said judgment. etc.. l will,
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AAILEL -AAELA " IL Az -
Gc.l-Ueea sFEy Kn1sg ever -
fnE 81. geek = ~IsDperH1ee A
Hnu, 10. - 5soyns STREET
TF. CEIllhs1- =. 2. 7 y. Ala.gu. ".
y. T. 2 m. Enstrr. y. "a z. G. Xfrabie,
Va. r. .. G NcDsuEEL n. z. 4; kuz =
Prirs. ". r. .. glHgr, WI 2. Cr1eh-
6sid. ~. 9; ~. ". CspDt. W..
TEAlEE TKEVlE o. Z. AID ]. 10. EDseI
every TnurB&zy evening a. y pclock ~ nail.
10. - seegrt q. ~. n. Atfins1n. ?. VI. q.
T.: ]. I. Bourne. ". e. IT, IL Davis. ".
v. T. D. 9. Eeatard, N. T.; J. u, Coma
way. VI. r. z. J. T. ChEnclsr, ". 7. " }.
.. Bsrhee. VI. q; 9. ea.sr. ". D. O.;
Yrepk Hale. y. cd CALLAHAN. VI. s.; Dan
A. Johnston, ". G..
CEUlsEa TEKYIE or b. AEpT 7, 10. 2-nsetr
every Tuesday evening e. y s'clock. sttseii
all. corner kafsranf and Fifth streets. L.
o. Williams, ", G. J.; Robert Kendall. ~,
". T; W. y. Can. ". T.; Richardson,
". A. q ". =. Prescott. W. ?. 2 u. y.
Colby. ". l.; .. 2. Egney, VI. D. o. Jas,
3 kawlirgF, W. O.; J. EaWlingf. ". g.;
Z. 7. White. ?. Wet
N~oETCOEKEY cOuEcIL Eo.l, 7. A. AID s
T.-neets frst and third Saturday IL eseh
month, il Temperaoes Hall. az X o'cleek
pm. HorSee 4. Briggs, G. q c.; G. 4. S.
h~iehsrdsons 4.
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Saturday, April 6, 1873,

within legal hours. the following described
property, situated in Shelby county, Tenn,
to-Wit:
A certain tract Of land containing four acres
on Mcdonnell avenue about four miles east Of
Memphis, beginning at the southwest corner
Of Charles q. Folks land at a point on the
east side of Mcdonnell avenue; thence south
with said avenue 273M feet; thence east 636
feet to a stake; thence nsrth 273M feet to said
to the beginning.
Terms Of Sale On a credit Of six and twelve
months, purchaser to executa notes with ap-
proved surety; lien retained and equity Of re-
demption barred.
This March II, 1878.
E. A. COLE, G. and NJ.
By R. J, BLACK, D. G. and nj.
Smith x Collier and NJ. P. ~Jarnagin, Attor4
neys, l0-16-22-28
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ConaIuen % the Rlrerr.

VI NMg AANDNha
The river here declined 2 inches
in the past 24hours endingat noon,
and now stands 70 feet 5 inches
above low water mark; at Cairo the
decline was IL inches, with 80 feet
2 inches on the gauge; at st. Louis
7 inches, with 16 feet / inch on the
gauge; at Pittsbnrg 8 inches, with
feet 9 inches on the gauge; at
Cincinnati "A inches, with rs feet
8 inches on the gauge; at Louis
vile 2 inches, with 10 feet 1O
inches in the canal ; at Evansville il
lie falling, with "a feet 8 inches on
the gauge. Cumberland river fell
14'inches at Nashville, with 0 feet
inches on the gauge. Arkansal
river is receding, with 0 feet on thu
gauge. White river is falling from
J%acksonport to the mouth.
misceIInneous.
Rather quiet on the leyee.
Little movement in freights.
The planters are busily engaged
in preparing to put in their cropt
The Phil Allin and George "
Cheek, for the lower coast, hac
moderate trips.
The Susie Silver for New Orloan
passed Vicksburg yesterday morn
ing at Z o'clock.
The City of Helena left vicka
burg last evening for st. Louis, an,
will be up Sunday.
The A. @. Donnally left Cincin
natl yesterday for New Orleans.
The City of Alton and Q. B
Church arrived at New Orlean
yesterday.
The Thomas Sherlock left Ne,
Orleans last evening for Cincinnati
The Golden City, en- route iror
New Orleans to Cincinnati, passe.
Evansville yesterday at IL am.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-22
LEGAL.
Tn snpreme Oourt Al JacksOI

M. NJ. luck vs.. The Memphis and Little Rock
Railroad Company ct al.
DY virtue Of q decree Of the Supreme Court
ID Of Tennessee at jackson, pronounced in
this eause April q, 1871, | will,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-22

MULES AND HORSES.
]. B. & W. A. FARES,
Late Of Forrest L Paires). Dealers in
MULES & HORSES
No. 80 Union Street,
Near Postoaice----..---MENPHIs TENN.
na-A large assortment OF Stock always on
hand. Everything guaranteed as represented.
OIders solieited. 1873
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TEHPLAKs OF \

EGgoEAT ENgLK OF z. AID Z.
Go.1-Uss2 sFEy Rn1sg ever
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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-12-07
A nurderou. Assaults.

The Silver City Tines OF to-day has
the following: About 8 o'clock last
Wednesday afternoon Philip Rameles
and Jaun FraynAus. two MeIicans. had
an alteration about a mining claim,
when Rameles struck Fraynaus two
blows on the head with o pick. inhicting
n cut about fouf inches in length on the
upper right side Of the head. and anoth.
or cut about three inches in length on
the left forehead. The blow on the
right side Of the head was a glancing
ous. the pick coming down Owe the
right eyebrow. aud cutting of a chunk
Of flesh about half an inch square. with
some OF the hair OF the upper eyelid I'D.
herring to II. Both blows arazed the
scalp. but did not fracture it. fraynaus
was led to DIR. Burgi's office. where his
wounds were dressed. He displayed
the utmost self.control during this opera.
ton. On leaving the physicians Office
he walked to Angeles livery stable. laid
down on a bale Of hay. and slept until
Thursday morning. when he proceeded
to Dayton to got a load Of cord wood.
At the time Of the quarrel Rameles and
Fraynaus were intoxicated. The latter
is wood peddler, and frequently sleeps
out in his wagon for weeks at a time.
He Is consequently a very hearty man.
and to this fact he is indebted for his
comparative immunity from the serious
-.l
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-12-07
Tn. Comm.rei.I Couy.suos.

New ORLEANS, December 6.-The
Committee on Foreign Commerce re-
ported concerning trade with the West
Indies, Mexico and South America, that
our products have increased largely and
tho European demand is slack; that the
revenue laws have been very strict and
commercial relations remote between
these countries and the United States,
aud that therefore the President and
tho Senate are requested TO review our
treaties Of commerce with all foreign
powers for the purpose OF securing parity
Of duties on all articles OF growth or
product Of such countries M are i'm
ported. Tho House Is also requested to
properly modify the revenue laws to
comply with such treaty; and Congress
Is requested TO establish mails bv Amer.
icau.built ships between New York and
New Orleans aud Rio Janeiro and Buenos
Ayres, and also between New Orleans
and Aspinwnll. and that Congress should
make adequate appropriation for such
mail service. They further urge all
persons interested in this matter to
assist in securing the purposes above
indicated. The committee reported in
favor Of a reciprocal commercial treaty
with France. AZ tending to confirm an
cient antilles. The committee especially
urge the completion OF the Eads %jsttiss
and OF q Southern railway to Florida. a.
destined to bring Us within q very short
distance Of the West Indies and shorten
the distance to South America. The
Convention adopted the above resolu-
tons, and after appointing u committee
to memorabilia Congress on various
measures adjourned sine die.