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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-24
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

ARRvLLB.
Steamer Hard Cash, White river.
Mark Twain, Deer Creek.
0sceola Belle, 0sceola.
Geo. W. Cheek, Friar's Point.
Sterling White, Louisville.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Capitol City, St. Louis.
Sterling White, Shreveport.
Illinois, Vicksburg.
Hattie Rowland, Arkansas riv.
BOATS IN PORT.
Hard Cash, West Wind, Mark Twain,
0'ceola Belle, George W. Cheek, Cons
Millar.
Condition Of tse Rivers.
The river at this point rose 90
inches in the t~wenty-four hours
ending at noon to-day and stands
now q feet 3 inches above low wa.
ter mark. At Cairo the rise was
II inches, with ~ feet 5 inches on
the gauge; at st. Louis II inches,
with Is feet 6 inches on the gauge;
at Pittsburg it rose Z inches, with
4 feet on the gauge; at Cincinnati
l inch, with IL feet 6 inches on
the gauge; at Louisville l inch,
with 7 feet 2 inches on the gauge;
at Evansville it is falling, with II
feet 8 inches on the gauge. The
Cumberland river rose 3 inches at
Nashville, with Is feet 6 inches on
the gauge. Arkansas river is ris-
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NEW YoEE. AprilI "a. 1880 s.E. Spots are
nuiet with futuraq etaadv-

GALVESTON. Apr 24.-Cotton Is dull and
d pressed. Middling.. l01s, Receipts. 965
bales; sales, none; stock, 2S,543.
EEw0RLRANs, April "a Cotton ouist. Mid
ding, lOA. Receipts, 1925 bsles; sales, 500.
NEW YoRK. April q, R:a5 p.m.-Cotten ia
dull, with futures quiet and firm.
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OLD FOLKS.

OLD Folks HIsroR1cAL Soo1ErY-meets al
No. is Madison street tbasementl, the LIST
Tuesday in each month. James S. wilkins,
Pres't; S. II. Lamb and G. K. Vance, Vice
Pres'ts; w. j. b. Lonsdale. Sec'y; j. G.
Lonsdale, Treas.
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A KCIENT ORDER WORKING MEN

BUFF Cry LoDGR, No. 22-meets Saturday
evenings at 29S Second street E. j. Mac
Crafty, W. M.
FoUIrY LODGE, No. Comets every Friday
night over Adams street e~ngine-heuse. >. Y.
DePass, M. W.; E. B. McHenry, Recorder
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LIVERPOOL. April "A. $3.50 pm Cotton is
dull. Middling hollands, 5 l5-l6d; mid.
ding Orleans. s 3.16d. sslos, 5000 bales, o.
which 1000 we're for export and speculation.
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Shelby Lopez. No. 65o-msets every Friday
night. ~ O'clock. al Knights Of Pythias Hall.
$50 Second street D. G.. Rearhard, W. G.
T.; ID. W. Coan, W. sec'y.
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TAw CLASS.

MEMPHIS LAW CLASS -meets each Thursday
night during the session, az No. 9 Madison
street. Il. f. Adams. President; A.:W. Otis.
Gaeratarv
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LEcAL.
Attachment Notice.

-
Before g.. d. Crockett. J.. p. for Shelby
county, Tennessee -Grubbs, Austin & Berry
vs. T. J. Sugg.
TN THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENTHAY-
ing been sded out under section 3455 Of the
yede OF iennessee and returned levied upon
the property OF the defendant, and affidavit
nsvlnk Detn made that the defendant is
sC5.7S, due, By account, and that the slain Il
Just, and that the defendant IA = non-resi-
dent Of the State Of Tennessee; Il II there.
fore ordered, that the said defendant make
the 18th day of May, 1875. At NJ
Office. No. 2S5 Main street. Memphis. Tennss.
see, and defend said attachment suit With-
in tho time prescribed by law, or the Sans
will be proceeded with ex parte; and that a
for four successive weeks in the Public Ledger.
This the sth day Of April. 1878.
S3-39-45.5l G.. d. CROCKETT, up.
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fR.-26l7.l
Chancery Sale of Real Estate.

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oSancery Court Of Shelby County, Tenn
Ella Nora Murphy VS.. q. w. Murphy, ct nj.
by VIRTUE OF AN INTERL0CUTORY
- decree for sale, entered in the above cause
on the 18th day of January, 1878, and re-
newed April g. 1878, l will sell. at public auS-
ton, to the highest bidder, in front of the
Clerk and Masters office, Court. house build
ing. Main street, Memphis, Tena.. on
Saturday, May 4, 1873,
within legal hours, the following de1eribed
property situated in Shelby county, Tenn,
That part of a certain lot, STUFFED on Lin
den street, in the city Of MemRais, on which
is situated the cottage, havip-e a frontage Of
10 feet. and is described rs Commencing at a
point ITO feet from the northeast corner of
Main and Linden streets, and running thence
neerly east, and parallel with Linden street
10 leett tnence nearly north 100 feet; thence
west 10 leeti thence south $50 feet to the be-
Terms Of Sale-0ne.third cash; balance in 6
ana ~ months after date. Notes with ap-
proved security; lien retained, etc., till same
This April II. 1873
E. A. COLE, c. and M.
By, Il. j, BLACK, D. @. and M,
robinson q Malone, solicitors. Z 43-49-56
by. virtue Of the terms of a certain trust
- deed made by Val Sanford on tho 9th Of
December, 1870, to the undersigned, az Trus-
tee, which is Of record in the Registers office
OF shelby county, Tennessee, in Book No. Ii6,
page IVA. there will DO sold by said Trustee. nj
the court. house door in Memphis. Tennessee.
on kliuAy tha ID day Of Mby, 4. ~
county: ~ S4iu
A lot Of ground in said city Of Mempbis.
bought Of X: A, Sanford, Trustee. for .joh
d. Armour, by said Val Sanford, lying on The
north side Of Marshall avenue. fronting IS
and being lot No. rs of Armolr's snbdiyision
Ihe title to said property is believed 10 be
perfect; but | will sell and convey AZ Trnstoe
only. Terms OF sale Dash,
ol-fm&W-56 VIM. SANFORD. Trnstee.
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transactions are limited.
gOT'TOR,

The market opens steady this morning,
with a fair demand and moderate offer
ipgs. Sales yesterday we're $50 bales.
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PUBLIC LEDGER.
RAILROAD TINE ABLE.

MEMPHIS ANpLoUIsvILLE RAILROAD.
Arrives. Leaves.
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sheriff Is Sale of Real Estate.

DUBLIC NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN.
exponasto mi directed from the Honorable
Circuit Court Of Shelby county, Tennessee, In
cases Nos. $500, 1904 and 6505, Ames,
Beattie Il Co., Nenable & rawlings
and JOS. .Tagg, VS.. jesse NJ. Tate
and, Is, q; Tate, stayor, judgment rendered
on the 18th and Sth days of January, 1877, for
the aggregate sum Of one hundred ami forty.
nine dollars and forty-six cents, with interest
etc.. / will,
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On Wednesday, Nav ~. I97S-

Ia legal. hours, in front Of the Court. house.
highest bidder, for cash, the following de-
scrlbed property, to-Wit: -
Situated in Shelby county. State of Tennss-
see; Lot No. s, in block Sc, Of PoIk's subdi-
50xl70 feet. 'uVe''
Levied Of as tho property Of defendant
interest and costs.
Memphis, 18th day Of April, 1878.
9. L. ANDERSON,
Sheriff Of Shelby County. Tam.
By W. D. CANNON, D. S. iO.ls-Sa
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T o. g. T.
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MEMPHIS AND CHARLESTON r. R.
Arrives. Leaves.
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OF HONOR

NAToHA TEMPLE OF II. AND 7.
40. 1-meets every Friday even
ing at 8 o'clock at Temperance
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Depot 81 nUaU UL MaIH 0AVlt' :,
Ticket Office, 27 Main street, corner OF
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-30
SENATE.

May decentralization Of the District Of Co
lumbia bill was resumed at the close Of the
morning hour.
Mr., Thurman submitted an amendment to
strike out the tenth section of the bill reported by
the Senate Committee continuing the Board Of
Health and insert in lieu thereof the tenth, elev-
enth, twelfth and thirteenth sections Of the
House bill providing for the appointment Of a
Health Officer by District Commissioners to have
control Of the sanitary condition Of the District
Mr., Withers moved to amend the amendment
of Mr.. Thurman So as 10 make the salary Of the
Health Officer 900 per annum instead Of $500
as Mr.. Thurman proposed. Agreed to,
The amendment Of Mr.. Thurman was agreed
to-yeas "a, nays %.
Mr.. Thurman then offered an additional section
providing that the debt of the District shall not
be increased except by loan of $780, 900 author
lied by the pending bill Agreed to.
He also submitted an amendment declaring
that the term school house." used in the act OF
June II, 1870 should be held to include all edu-
cational establishments, and providing for the
refunding Of certain taxes paid upon property
actually used for educational purposes After
discussion, he modified his amendment so as to
exempt from taxation collegiate establishments
not conducted for private gain. Agreed to-yeas
2S, nays %,
The bill having been considered in Committee
of the Whole was reported to the Senate and
amendments made in committee were concurred
in. The bill was then read a third time and
passed.
Mr.. Ferry moved to take up the House bill to
forbid further retirement of legal tender notes.
Agreed to-yeas 2S, nays 26.
An effort WAS made To have Il understood that
vote on the legal tender bill should be taken at
O'Clock tomorrow, but objection was made, af-
ter which the Senate adjourned.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-30
PERSONAL AND VARIETY.

Bishop McCrosky arrived in Detroit, on Thurs
day evening, and is ready to be investigated"
professor Jim" the venerable colored janitor
of Trinity College, familiar to all the graduates
of the past century, is dead. He saw Aaron Burr
on the day of his memorable duel with Alexsnr
der Hamilton
The Mayor of New Haven has been exonerated
from the charge of advising contractor to bribe
two Aldermen. A man named Miller, who, it
was reported, made the charge, denied it, al
though six persons testified that he did so.
Alfred Morton, prOtege Of Senator Conkling,
who was in Florida in the secret service Of the
Postotfice Department when the vote of that State
was counted, promises to give important evidence
against the Republicans before the Potter COM
mttee.
Mr.. Spofford the Congressional librarian, says
that not one member out Of ten makes any use Of
the Congressional library. Under the rules of the
library public officers are the only ones allowed
to draw books and as a necessary consequence
the use of the great library is very much re-
striCted.
Captain Burton believes that he has discovered
the Biblical Ophir in Midian. He has brought
back from his recent expedition twenty five tons
Of specimens including all the valuable metals,
turquoise, alabaster and sulphur. Everywhere
he found traces of old mining operations abun-
dant indications of gold, and silver quartz which
readily yielded fifteen per centum of silver
The aristoCratic victims Of the French Revolu.
ton accepted their fate for the most part with the
GOODNESS and Calmness characteristic of high bred
persons for 1t is perfectly true that those bred
II ON infancy to repress display of emotion take
calamity coolly, Thus the Duke de BirOn, when
his sentence was pronounced, in 1793 ordered on
returning to prison oysters and chablis. The ex-
ecutioner entered as his Grace was enjoying the
repast. "Just let me finish my oysters" said the
Duke, "and meanwhile take glass Of wine with
me, my friend; you'll need flip for your work."
and then he filed bumper for the turnkey and
hin self and presently went off to be guillotined.
Charles F. Williams has just been sentenced in
Portsmouth, N H., to three years imprisonment.
His criminal career is remarkable. During the
war he was a notorious bounty jumper, and was
sentenced to be shot, but Lincoln changed the
penalty to imprisonment for life, and Johnson
pardoned him. AfterwaTd he served several
te rms for bgamy and assaults. In his intervals OF
freedom he was public singer, a clown In cir
Gus, and Methodist clergyman. In the latter
character he was successful as revivallst, MS
sermons and pip ging being wonderfully enecuVe
with sinners. He was always ableto get good pay
in the folm Of collections, and, having secured
sufcIent sum, he went TO some large city 70 spend
Il In debauchsHY,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-30
A FATHERS AWFUL CRIME.
Wheeling, W. Va, May 26

Wheeling, W. Va, May 26, 1878.
An unparalleled case Of outrage upon a well
known young lady by her father has turned up
at Clarksbnrg, in this State James O. Taylor a
well known farmer and prominent member OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church, has daughter,
aged seventeen, who is famous for her beauty and
who has always borne an excellent character.
For nearly year Taylor has been making i'm.
proper advances to her, telling her that daugh-
ter belonged to her father, soul and body. She
would not listen TO him. and last week he dragged
her into stable gagged and bound her, and then
outraged her.
The horrible crime was repeated several times.
but as he threatened to murder his wife and the
girl if they betrayed him they said nothing about
1t until Wednesday, when they told the wife of q
neighbOr. She told her husband who organized
party who arrested Taylor and turned him over
to the authorities. At an examination before a
magistrate Mrs. Taylor and her daughter swore 10
the truth ofthe above story, and Taylor is now in
jail.
heavy guard is placed around the jail to pro-
tect the prisoner, as the people threaten repet.
ton Of the Wallace lynching If they lay their
hands on him.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-30
THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC COM
MITTEE,
General Discussion on the Political Situation
Object of POtter's Resolution Brought Out

General Discussion on the Political Situation
Object Of POtter's Resolution Brought Out
Washington, May 22.-The National Democratic
Committee were In session several hours this
morning, members confning themselves to ex-
preston of views concerning the political situa.
ton. Representatives Herbert, House and Hun.
ton of the committee charged with the considera'
ton of the method of electing President and
Vice President dissent from the plan proposed by
the majority.
The committee were tonight in session more
than two hours They discussed the political sit.
uation generally, declining to declare that the
present investigation by the House was not in
tended to impair President Hayess title but adopt
ed the following resolution, which, it was thought
would be sufficiently explicit show the object Of
the investigation
Resolved, That the action of the House OF Rep
resentatives in appointing q committee fully EN-
powered to investigate and report on frauds al
legged to have been committed In the late Presi
dental election to the end that the truth may be
made known to the people and repetition Of such
frauds be prevented in the future, meets the ap
proval of this committee.
The Committee did not take any action on the
subject of an address to the people. A committee
was appointed to cooperate with the CongressOn
al committee in regard to Congressional fall elec
tiOns as follows: Senator Barnum, chairman; Sen
atOr Ramsey, North Carolina; Represen tative Rost
New Jersey, and John G. Thompson, Ohio.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-30
FATAL EFFECTS OF A SPREE.

Columbus, May 27.-Henry Armentrout and
John Gill, both of Georgesville, this county start
ed home from Columbus with load Of lumber
Saturday evening. Both were drunk, Armen-
trout so much so that he lay helpless in the wag-
on, while Gill was barely able to sit up and man
age the team. short distance from the city Ar
mentrout, fell from the wagon and was afterward
found in dying condition in fence corner. BE
expired in about FIVE minutes after he was dis.
covered.
Gill had taken the team home, and his general
bad character led to the suspicion that he had
murdered Armentrout. officers were sent TO
Georgesville aud Gill was arrested. He claims
that he tried to help Armentrout into the wagon,
but that the latter told him to go on home. Gill
went on, supposing Armentrout would follow af-
ter he was over his drunken stupOr. There is con-
siderable mystery about the affair. There are no
evidences Of violence on Armentrouts person.
His injuries were internal.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-30
JOHN SHERMAN,
STANLEY MATTHEWS,
I a GARFIELD.
FIRES.

Wheeling, W. Va, May PA fire this morning
at Parkersburgh, this State destroyed five dwell
ing and ten business houses. The business por-
ton of the city was seriously threatened A steam
fire engine was brought from Marietta and the fire
Is now under control. The fire originated from
negro lighting cook stove with coal oil, 1t is
impossible to ascertain the loss at present. but 1t
will not be less than S6OOOO The insurance is
very small-about $40 900 or $4,000
Toledo, May 25.-At Ottawa, Ohio, at two this
morning fire started in shoups drug store north
side Of Main street. and extended eastward to the
railroad, destroying the drug store Reeds grocery,
schmeuck's saloon, Wellen's cigar manufactory,
sudor's meat market and dwelling, Fipp's saloon
and residence Burns saloon, barber shop, twoice
houses, stables and Dayton & Michigan Passenger
depot, Loss estimated at $4,000 largely insured
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-30
FATAL FIGHT BETWEEN FATHER
AND SON.

Philadelphia, May d. Yesterday morning,
while the Kensington church bells were sum
monng the worshipers, bloody tragedy was en-
acted within sound of them, and one block from
A police station. On Crease street resides VIM.
smullen, young married man. an engineer, with
whom lives his father, James smullen, Sc years
old. Several quarrels have taken place between
them and 1t is stated that the old man threatened
his sons life, Yesterday morning, at church
time, smullen, senior, came home and the dispu-
tation again rose; the son, 1t is said was endeaV-
oring to eject his father from the house when the
latter drew from his pocket asharD bladed knife,
and threatened that II the son attempted to put
him out he would cut him. The young man
caught the hand brandishing the knife, and
struggled for It's possession The father freed his
hand, and struck at the son, the blade penetrat-
ing the left lower region of the abdomen and the
peritoneum to the depth of four inches, making
a cash nearly two inches in length; The physi;;
clan who was called in pronounced the wound
dangerous. The father then left the house and
went over TO the Tenth District Station House and
surrendered himself. The affair aroused great
excitement
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-30
THE COMING CONGRESS.
INVITATIONS SENT TO THE POW
ERs TO ATTEND.
Russia Consents to Lay the Treaty Of San Ste
fanO Before the Congress.

london, May 90. The TimeSs Paris corespon'
dent telegraphs "a private telegram from Lon
don states mat England rejected the detailed con-
cessions onered by Count schouyaloh, who there
upon declared Russia's readiness to submit all
questions by the treaty to the sanction Oi Tue Pow
ers. It is known that on Saturday Germany was
informed Of the welcome solution, and requested
to Immediately issue invitations"
The Times leader says "Whatever may be the
case as to details, we have reason to believe our
Vienna correspondents information as well foun.
ded, The invitations 10 the Congress will not be
issued until an explanation between England and
Russia are somewhat further determined but
there is no reason to apprehend failure on such
points, The preliminary requrementof England
al all even Is on the whole have been conceded TO-
All the papers that mention the subject emphati-
caly deny that there are any dissensions In the
Cabinetn
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-30
THE JULY RIOTS.

Harrisburgh, May 23,-The report .of the Riot
Investigating Committee cover two hundred and
forty pages, of foOscap the main portion Of which
Is devoted to Pittsburgh, detailing riots in all its
phases in Pittsburgh and rejecting very seriously
on the city and officials
The committee was Of the opinion that if the
railroaders had had the situation explained to
them before the rioting took place, and generally
Occurred.i
The strikers at Pittsburgh were encouraged by
sympathy from the citizens and city officials.
The report reflects very seriously on Pittsburgh
Carthy, saying that he shut his eyes to what was
tTanspiring
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-30

Berlin, May 27.-The invitations to Congress
we're dispatched yesterday. If matters shall be
satisfactorily concluded, a treaty replacing the
modified treaties of Paris and San steiano will be
signed at Berlin. The first steps to definite ar.
raugement between Russia and England were due
to the efforts of Count schouyalof and the Ger.
man Crown Prince.
Accounts received from every capital in Europe
concur in the main features Of political news,
viz: the certainty of an early meeting Of the Con-
gress but considerable anxiety is still apparent
about the military preparations and the situation
before Constantinople. The attitude Of Austria
especially creates apprehensons at st. Petersburg,
and these will not be allayed by the occupation
of Adakaloe, Austria's first overt demonstration
against Russi0s settlement of the Eastern ques'
ton, Russia having promised that island to
Spryia
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-30
DANGEROUS CoUNTERFEITs.

New York, May 27-The Ne,CS believes the Sc.
cret which Williamson, the escaped convict from
Sing Sing, recently convicted of forgery in Lon
don, offered to impsrt for s75 OOO was the flooding
of European ports with $50 counterfeit United
States National Bauk currency, large amount Of
which is finding its way to this country through
emigrants. Another counterfeit was detected to.
day by Samuel Carpenter, General Eastern Agent
Of the Pennsylvania railroad. A $50 United
States Treasury note was offered Mr. Hyer GEN
eral Ticket Agent, who, not liking the appear
ance Of the bill showed 1t to Mr. Carpenter, who
pronounced II counterfeit IL was sent to the
bank and there also pronounced dangerous
count0rfeit
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-30
BUSINESS FAILURES.

New York, May 27--Jones and Schuyler have
been adjudicated involuntary bankrupts. They
claim to have lost heavily by indorsing the notes
of the Logansport, Crawfordville b southw western
railroad. The nine creditors who unite in the
bankruptcy petition represent claims aggregstlng
S21S 900.
Edward HaiRht & Co., brokers, on Saturday
fAiled to meet their stock engagements.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-30
AN INFORMAL MEETING OF POT
TER'S COMMITTEE.

Washington, May flat meeting of the Pot
ter's Committee to-day, no formal proposition
was submitted from either side in regard to the
auiry. Republican members claimed, however,
that they ought to be informed by the majority
at the outset as to what are to be the limits Of the
Investigation in order that they may make their
preparations accordingly, Several members OF
The majority expressed themselves in favor Of
confirming the investigation to Louisiana and
Florida, but there was no general expression OF
views on that point, and with view to consider
the question among themselves, the majority sug-
gested an adjournment until Wednesday next
which was agreed to, and an answer to the mi
nority will probably be given at that time,