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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-16

Cumberland river rose Z inches at
Nashville, with IL feet z inches on
the gauge. Arkansas river is rising
at Little Rock, with 10 feet on the
gauge. White river is falling slowly,
with a good steamboat stage Of
water from Jacksonport to the
mouth.
Miscellaneous.
. The leyee presented a fair degree
of activity to-day.
Business in the bends continues
slack
The packets, notwithstanding
the rain yesterday, cleared last
evening with fair trips.
The cotton season is rapidly
drawing to a close.
The Andy Baum from Memphis
and Golden City from New Orleans
arrived at Cincinnati yesterday.
A heavy storm of wind and rain
visited Little Rock Sunday night
and yesterday.
The City of Alton for st. Louis
and Smoky City with tow for the
Ohio river passed Vicksburg yester-
day at 10 am.
The Yaeger for New Orleans
passed V~icksburg yesterday at noon.
The City of Helena arrived at
Vicksburg yesterday morning and
leaves there to-day for st. Louis.
The Commonwealth leaves st.
Louis tomorrow for New Orleans
in the new Anchor Line.
The J. S Mcdonald, with empties
for the Ohio river, and the Z. 0.
Stanard for st. Louis, left New Or
leans last evening.
The Charles Morgan leaves New
Orleans this evening for Cincinnati
on another excursion trip.
The Mary Houston passed Evans
vile yesterday afternoon en- route
to Cincinnati.
The Golden Rule, for New Or
leans, and Cons Millar, for Mem
phis, leave Cincinnati this evening.
Captain R. P. Glenn has received
a telegram informing him that the
Mollie Moore will leave st. Louis
tomorrow for New Orleans.
The Capitol City, Captain Crane,
will pass down this afternoon for
Vicksburg.
The Grand Tower leaves st.
Louis this evening for Vicksburg.
Captain Milt Harry returned to
the city last evening and leaves TO-
morrow evening for the East.
The Ny Choice and barges passed
up at II am. to-day for st. Louis.
The Robert Mitchell passed down
yesterday afternoon for New Or
leans. She discharged here a few
castings, but added nothing.
Captain John Spane was taken
very sick at New Orleans, and he
turned the command of the E. O.
Stanard over to Captain Charley
Seaman.
The j. W. Gaff for Memphis
passed Evansville yesterday at l
pm. She will arrive tomorrow
night and leave on Friday next for
Cincinnati on her grand excursion
trip No. 81.
The James D. Parker cleared last
night for Cincinnati with 200 bales
cotton, $50 tons of old railroad iron
and sundries and 40 cabin and &c
deck passengers.
The big James Howard, Captain
Pegram, leaves the elevator tbi;
evening at c O'clock for New Or.
leans, making all principal way
landings. Mr.. Ohassaing, Away
clever and courteous, presides at thu
desk.
The Coahoma goes to Paducaf
next Saturday, there to be docket
and thoroughly overhauled. Durinl
her absence the George W. Cheel
will take her days and attend to he.
business.
The George W. Cheek, Captain
Mark Check, is the regular mai
packet leaving this evening 70
Friar's Point, giving special atten
ton to all way business. Wake
Outlaw, Il gentleman who is note,
for his promptness in business an,
uniform kindness, presides at tn.
desk.
The Golden Grown with 1901
tons Of freight and a fair list @
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NEUTsCHER -BRUDER.BUND.

DKursoHER BRUDER-BBND - meets lstSunday
q each month at o'clock Pm, at Cochran
mann. Vice yres't; W. Glaentzer, bee'y; II.
W. Schultso. I~reas'r; Aug Zweiiel and John
HaRdWerker, Sick Committee for Northern
Division; John Wendell and John Margle'
Sick Committee for southern Division.
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OLD FOLKS.

OLD Folks HrsroRIcAL S~ocIETY-meets .at
Tuesday in each month. James S. wilkins,
Pres't; S. II. Lamb and G.. +. Vance, Vice
P~res'ts; w. J. B. Lonsdale. Sec'y; j. G.
LOnsdale, Treas.
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I2d-2i7.l
Chancery Sale of Real Estate.

Ohancery Court Of Shelby, COunty-Max Her.
10y VIRTUE OF AN INTEPLocuTopv
- decree for sale, entered in the abovo consa
on the 10Th day Of March, 1878. / viii sc T1
at public, auction, 10 the highest biddsT T.,
'front.' OF the Clerk and Masters once ConrtuI
house building, Main street, Memphis Tepn
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A NCIENT ORDEn WORKING MEN

BLUFF CRY LopGE, No. 22-moots Saturday
evenings at 29S Second street. &. j. Mae
Crafty, W. NJ.
EoUIrY LODGE, No. 20-meets every Friday
night over Adams street englne-heuse. ,. I.
DePass, NJ. w.; Il. B. MoHenry, Recorder.
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Shelby LODGE. No. 65O-meets every Friday
night. "a o'clock. at Knights of Pythias Hall.
$50 Second street d. &. Rearhard, w. C.
T.; D. W. Coan. W. Sec'y.
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

tnars Point, Geo. W. Cheek. ......,.. ..5 pm
ARRIVALS.
Steamer Hattie Rowland, Arkansas riv.
City OF Vicksburg, Vicksburg.
Ben Franklin, Cincinnati.
Hard Cash, White river.
Golden Grown, Cincinnati.
Charley Bowen, Ohio river.
Capitol City, St Louis.
Golden Crown, Cincinnati.
Ny Choice, New Orleans.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer James D. Parker, Cincinnati.
" Coahoma, Friar's Point.
Phil Alliu, Arkansas City.
Osceola Belle, 0sceola
Golden Crown. New Orleans.
Capitol City, Yicksburg.
Robert Mitchell, New Orleans.
Golden Grown, New Orleans
My Choice, ST. Louis.
BOATS IN POE
Illinois, G. w. Cheek, City of Vieks.
burg, Hard Cash, Ben Franklin, Charley
Bowen, West Wind.
Condition OF the rivers.
The river here rose Z inches in
the past "a hours ending at noon,
and now stands IS feet 2 inches
above low water mark. At Cairo
it is stationary, with 30 feet 6
inches on the gauge at st, Louis it
is on a stand, with 10 feet II inches
on the gauge; at Pittsburg it de-
clined A inches, with 4 feet 0 inches
on the gauge; at Cincinnati it rose
G inches, with 10 feet 6 inches on
the gauge; at Louisville it declined
3 inches, with Z feet 6 inches in the
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LIVERPOOL. April 16. $3.50 p.~ Cotton is
heavy, Middling uplan ta. 6 l5-l6d; middlirg
Orleans. o l6d. salos. 500 bales, Of which 500
we're for export and speculation.
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NOTICE.

THE steamer CHAS. P. CHOU. gurb
i TEAU will arrive Tuesday, LpHkt8
and leave WEDNESDAY, April SdA&uAA8
18th, at 5 pm, for New Orleans and all way
BRADFORD & ELY, Agents.
904 FF0nt etrapt.
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T AW

MEMPHIS Law CLASS meets each Thursday
night du ing the session, al No. 9 Madison
street. E.. F. Adams. President; A..W. Otis,
SacrntarV
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[2S6Sl
ChanOery Sale Of Personal Property.

Chancery Court of Shelby County-John Reid
VS.. G. w. Miller ct al.
PY virtue of an. interlocutory delrse for
- sale, entered in the above oauge on the
18th. day of March, 1873, / will sell at public
ises, Memphis, Tenn, on
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MEMPLARs OF n

EAToxA TEMPLE OF a. AND 7. KNt
30, l-meots every Friday even kA
ing at 5 o'clock at Temperance ElA
Hall, No. 298 Second street. go
TT. Callahan, ". G. T.; Z. 0.-Mil.on, ".
v. T.; r. W. Shelton, W. R.; G. @ Marable,
W. A. r.; D. Q. McDeugal, ". T.. 1. Bun +.
Prino, w. IT,; o. Olsen, W.. u.;J, @. CruGh-
field, w. g.; W. W. Capps, WIS.
THALEs TEMPLE OF Il. AND I. NO. +meets
every Thursday evening at IL o'clock at aall,
no. 29S Second st. W. H. Atkinson. P. VIC.
n: ]. L. Bourne. w. G. t.; +. 7. Davis, ".
v. T.: D. @. Reahard, W. r.; !. D, Coma
way. w. Y. r.; j. y. Chandler, M.T.V.;J.
o.. Barbee, w, u; g. Salem, w. d. o.;
Frank Hale, W. g.; ]. Callahan, W. s.; Dan
csyLsEI Temple on II. AVID T, No. 2-msetI
every Tuesday evening at ~ o'clock, at their
sii. corner safarans and Filth streets L.
q. Williams, W. q. T.; Robert Kendall, W.
v. T.; W. NJ. Carr. W. Ri RICHARDSON,
W. A. r.; W. II. Prescott. W.. r. Ri b., e.
Colby. W. T.; q. R. Bgnew, W. ID. Vi jas,
81 Rawlings, ". a.: r. j. Rawlings, W. s.;
X. T. White, P. W. Q. T.
MONTGOMERY CouEoIL No. !, i. A.. n )
T.-msets FIRST and third Saturday In, esct
month, In Temperance Hall. at u o'clooh
pm. Horace n. Briggs. @. Of c.; @. A. s.
Richardson, Il.
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The market is dull and easy, with quo.
tstions nominal
oo7TOE QUOTATIONS.
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RAILROAD TINE B

MEMPHIS ANDLoUIsvILLE RAnROAD.
Arrives. Leaves.
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MULES m

J. B. & W. A. FAIRIES,
Late of Forrest & FaireE. Dealers in
MULES & HORSES
No. 80 Union Street,
Near POstofiee -....- ..-..MEAPHIS, TENN.
B9-A large assortment Of Stock always on
hand. Everything guaranteed as represented.
Orders solicited. 1873
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.. .. =. DIEECr0KH.

o1A E.usz.. Han. ssrass Main and 5urTs
Cont FzosEi
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MEMPHIS AND CHARLESTON R. R.
Arrives. Leaves.
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EAToxA TEMPLE OF u. AND 7.
30, l-meots every Friday even
ing at 5 o'clock at Temperance
Vail. No. 298 Second street.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-11
SOME LIVELY SHOOTING.
Fourteen Shots Fired Between tho
Police and FOOtpads.

About 4 o'clock this morning, while
Officers Geiser and Parker were standing
on Main street, near Franklin, they heard
the cries of ''Watchw "MurderW ETC.,
sounding through the air They rushed
to the place, where they found Mr.. w. G.
Bente about twenty-four years old and
teacher of languages by profession, standing
at the corner. He told them that he had
just been "held up by three footpads and
robbed of So in money. AT this time The
officers noticed some men tearing along
Franklin street at break-neck speed
They followed and began firing at the
thieves. The latter returned The shots and
broke for an alley with the police after
them. The firing kept up until part of the
crowd disappeared in the darkness on Mil
ton street. In the meantime four cen shOts
had been exchanged. Just as the officers
were about to give up the pursuit they tum-
bled upon one of the party, the notorious
Thomas Hunt. They arrested him and
took him to Bremen street Station. He re-
fused to give the names of his pals, saying
that rather than squeal he would go to the
PeniIentiary for life.
Some hing strange about the affair is that
two policemen who were standing at tho
head of Milton street heard the firing, but
made no effort to come to the assistance Of
the other officers. Had they done so the
other footpads would undoubtedly hays
been arrested.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-11
TRIO OF THE TABERNACLE.
Talmage, Morgan and Arbuckle.
National Associated Press to the Star.

National Associated Press to the Star.
BROOKLYN, N. Y, Nov. 11.-There was a
stretching of necks, straning of eyes, and a
general sensation in the Tabernacle yester-
day morning, as the famous pastor, Rev. T.
Dewitt Talmage, half buried beneath a
heavy beaver overcoat, with crumpled-up
felt hat in his hand, and a semi-solemn,
semi-delighted expression upon his coun-
tenance fought his way through the throng
of humanity that was struggling at the en-
thousand people in attendance, and over
one thousand were disappointed at not be-
ing able to obtain entrance. At haif-past 10
the three stars were in their places-Tal-
mage on the stage, Morgan at the organ.
and Arbuckle with his silver c. net, ready
to lead the singing
Mr.. Talmage said: 81 have as much
amusement as any man of my profession
can afford to indulge in at any one time, in
seeing some of the clergical reformers of
this day mount their war chargers, as the
knights of the Stage did in their spurs, and
with glittering lance dash down upon the
iniquities of he cities thai have been three
or four thousand years dead. Laugh er.
These men will capture an old tin sword of
twenty or thirty centuries ago, and scalp
its owner, and hang him, and cut him to
pieces, and then say: 'Ah what great
things have been done With great PROV
ess they throw sulphur at Sodom and
worms at Herod and pitch another over
the wall, but they whip off their gold spec
tacles, and put on kid gloves and unroll
their morocco-covered sermons. and look
bashful, when they begin to speak about
the sins of our cities as though it were a
G.; 70 o,aptior thon, ~
Talmage by this time had got warmed up
to his subject, and wi h a leap and bound
he yelled, "Oh, ye hypocrites, that are
afraid of the libertines and the men who
drink too much in your churches, and those
who grind the faces of the poor Better l
say. clear out all our audiences, from the
pulpit to the storm door, until no one is
left but the sexton, who only remains to
lock up, than to have the pulpit afraid of
the pew. The cities standing on the ground
are to be reformed.
Now, let the police get ahead. They
fash their light, and fourteen persons are
seen trying to sleep in one room. many of
them with nothing under them and nothing
over them. There are one hundred and
seventy thousand families in New York
City living in tenement houses, and multi
tudes of these people are dying by inches.
In the Fourth Ward seventeen thousand
people are living within a space of thirty
acres. There will be no reformation for
these cities until the tenement houses are
broken up"
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-11

The Ladies' Committees who are taking a
hand in making the Fall Musical Festival
concerts, which occur on Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday of this week at Music
Hall, a success, for the Catholic and Prot
estant Orphan Asylums and the Relief
Union, held a meeting last evening at
Washington Platform.
The ladies representing the Protestant
Asylum were the Mrs. Hohnstedt, Eisen-
lcAr, Doerr, Aims and Meyer.
Those Representing the Catholic Asylum
were the Mrs Wolking, Niemer, Barb,
Bast, Oswald, Schlvemer, Threm, Schwind,
Gerhard and Weingartner, and Miss Froh-
i;eh,
As has already been made public one
hundred Catholic and fifty Protestant or
phans will sing at the matinee Saturday
afternoon next.
Of course the children will have to re-
main in the city all day, and as they will
need some refreshments during that time,
Mr.. Fidel Bader, of Court and Elm streets
has generously offered to feed and keep the
little ones without charge. His offer was
thankfully accepted.
After discussing some minor matters the
meeting adjourned.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-11
VOL. 14} Ten Cents Per Week.
Third Edition
STOLEN STEW ART.
RumOrs That the Remains Have Been
Found.
National Associated Press to the Star.

National Associated Press to the Star.
New York, Nov. 11.-A mysterious per
sonal' was published yesterday, addressed
to Judge Hilton and Police Commissioner
Nichols, and mentioning 100000 for Stew
arts body. The police assert that they
look on this as wretched attempt at
Joke. The manner in which the robbers
got the body ont of the church-yard has
been discovered, and they have been trailed
by the foul stains left behind by the de-
cayed corpse. Efforts have been made to
follow up supposed clews in Jersey City
and Newark. 1t is reported this morning
either that the remains of Mr.. Stewart had
been found or that their whereabouts are
known.
Detectives have been examining the
North River piers on the suggestion that
the remains Of Mr.. Stewart may have been
anchored in the river. A reporter said to
Judge Hilton this morning: ''It is alleged
that you have found Stewards body; know
where it is; have it well covered, and are
merely guarding it, and watching for the
robbers TO come to it." Judge Hilton hes
itated moment after this question, and
then replied: II have no reply to make to
that am under injunctions of secrecy,
and can not tell you anything now with
propriety; would cheerfully if l could
You must therefore pardon my refusal tc
say any more"
New York, Nov 11A P. Nudge Hill
ton this afternoon denies any knowledge OF
the alleged discovery of Stewards body OF
of any clue to work upon.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-11

Patrick Mcclure, nineteen-year-old
boy, who resides with his father at No 80
Oehler street, is under arrest on the serious
charge of cutting with intent to
kill. The victim is an orphan twenty
years of age, named Edward Hopkins, who
resides at No. IS Oehler street. and has been
employed in driving a cart for neighbor.
Mcclure states that while near his home
last night he was insulted by crowd of
boys, who followed him for some distance,
and finally Hopkins attacked him in a
rough manner. A strusgl- ensued, during
which Mcclure received severe wound on
the head, and Hopkins was badly cut just
below the breast.
Hopkins was taken to the Hospital, where
his wounds were pronounced serious, but
not dangerous. Mcclure this morning,
upon the statement of the officers, was let
go on his own recognizance until next Sat,
urday.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-11
OVID AT OBERLIN
Clandestine C0urtship at the CO.Edu.-
CatiOnal College.
National Associated Press to the Star.

National Associated Press to the Star.
New York, Nov. 11.-A letter from
Oberlin, O., published in the Sun to-day,
tells of the scandalous clandestine court
ships in the College there for the coeduca-
ton of the sexes. The letter says: One of
the strictest rules of the College is that
which requires the ladies to be in their
rooms by 7:30 o'clock and the gentlemen
by 10 o'clock, and to remain in their rooms
for the remainder of the night. A wide
spread violation of this rule has lately been
discovered For number of weeks some
eight or ten students, of both sexes, have
been holding clandesine meetings on
starry nights.
They made their escape from their rooms,
some by the back stairs others by the con-
venient roofs of summer kitchens, and
Others still by knotting together several
sheets, the rope thus made being securely
fastened to the furniture, affording risky
but certain means OF reaching the ground
Among those who thus violated the rules
were two pretty girls, one from Michigan
aged twenty-five, and the other from Mans
field, not yet out of her teens. Each of
these girls had two devoted admirers and
carried on double courtslips. The morning
after one of these meetings one of these
young women began to reflect upon the
possible consequences and confessed. The
result was an immediate meeting of the
faculty and the prompt expulsion of the
offending students Six were expelled.
Investigations are progressing that will
probably result in the expulsion of others.
One professor says he would ra her have all
the buildings burned to the ground than
have such thing happen. 1t was blot
upon Oberlin, an injury to the College, and
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-11
STARTLING STORIES.



JetHie Stewart, an inmate of Hester
Clargs notorious dive, no 227 West Sixth
street, who was arrested Saturday, charged
with robbing Joseph Creary, a Warren
County farmer, of $22, has made certain
revelations respecting the business carried
on at that place, which, if true, will eclipse
anything that has been brought to light in
this city for many day.
1t will be remembered that last winter q
Kentuckian named John Harrison visited
this place, and has not since been heard of,
although diligent search has been made
Now the girl states that the man was stran-
gled to death by Hester Clark and her man,
Frank Kress, and that she saw the dead
body of the man lying on the bed, and
heard him carried down stairs. She
also states that an attempt was made
upon the life of stranger about year ago,
and during the past few months it has been
the duty OF certain parties in the house to
rob every visitor who had any valuable1
About three weeks ago the house was
brought into prominence by the forcible
detention of three young girls from Louis
vile, who succeeded in sending word to
the police, and were liberated.
The facts were sufficient to justify the
Chief in ordering the house pulled and ths
inmates locked up.
This morning Jennie Stewart on the
charge of larceny, Hester Clark on the
charge of keeping house of i'll fame, and
the nine girls on the charge of vagrancy,
were brought before Court and their trial
set for Saturday.
At the residence of Hester Clark mur-
der was committed about tour years ago,
and last August young man named Geo.
Curry was last seen there.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-11
LATEST LOCAL.

FoRTY-sEvEN dodgers at the Bremen-street
Station last night.
THE City Hospital reports three hundred
and twenty patients this week.
RICHARD NEARNEY, who has done service
for the State at the Ohio Penitentiary, is
prisoner on suspicion at the Central Sta
ton.
FREDERICK H. RIVERS was sentenced by
Judge Swing this morning to eighteen
months in the Penitentary for having coun-
terfeit money in his possession.
Mr. PEcKovER, of the firm of Peckover,
Moore & Co., stove founders on East Front
street, Newport, died at his residence in
this city at an early hour this morning.
THE railroad war continues, and the
travelling man rejoices and is exceeding
glad The Panhandle Road this morning
was selling tickets through to New York
for SIS.
'LITTLE BLossoN' is the latest successful
song and chorus, by the author of Silver
Threads Among the Gold" words by Eben
e. Rexford and music by J. H. Williams.
This song is published by F. w. Helmck,
No. 1876 West Fourth street, with highly
illuminated and very attractive title page.
A REPRESENTATIVE of the firm of s. B.
Thompson, baking powder manufacturers
of Chicago, was in the city to-day, and in
company with Detective Kushman recov-
cred 5000 worth of goods from Maseph,
Joseph & Co., of 126 and 12S Front street,
which it is claimed was obtained by fraud.
The amount of goods found was only half
the goods obtained.
THE attaches of the STAR office acknowl-
edge with gratitude and qualification the
reception of a ponderous jug bearing the
alluring inscription, "Moore's crab cider,
with the compliments of the Mayor" Can
dor compels the statement, however, that
Moore's cider won't keep. The jug stands
now monument of emptiness and of all
sad sights the saddest, perhaps, is an empty
jug.
GEORGE PHILLIPS, fifty-six years old, VIE
has been boarding with Fred. Attus at 10
442 West Fifth street, was found dead in
bed yesterday evening about 6 o'clock
| Phillips had been sick for some weeks. He
had not worked for three weeks but was tc
have taken up place at Wares cider fac.
| tory this morning The deceased has a son
living at Niagara Falls. Coroner Stitch was
notified and had the body removed to Ha
big's undertaking establishment. The in
quest was set for o'clock this afternoon
A lot of testimony was taken at the in
quest, but the Coroner being unable to de
| eide what caused Phillips death, and think
ing that he had taken poison, ordered q
post mortem examination to be made.