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The New York herald., 1879-03-09
TRUSTEES FOR CATHOLIC CHURCHES.
New York. March z. 1879.

TRUSTEES FOR CATHOLIC CHURCHES.
NEW York. March 2. 1879.
To rHE EprroR OF THE HERALD
have read with much sorrow-for am a Roman
Catholic-your accounts as they appeared in your
valuable paper daily of the distressing condition OF
the Roman Catholics in Cincinnati. and would sug-
gest to prevent repetition Of what has just hap
pened, why would II not be . good plan for each
Catholic church to have board OF trustees attached
to it to take charge Of its fnances?-good men who
have had experience in business and know how TO
invest moneys. have often known Catholic churches
this city to pay twice the amount for building that
would bs charged private individuals, en- it should
be quite the contrary. This often when tho
pastors have favorite overseers and constructors.
Now If they had aboard of trustees all this could be
avoided, A CATHOLIC.
The New York herald., 1879-03-09

MRS. GENERAL SHERMAN BELIEVES THE CATH
oIIcs WOULD ALL BE WILLING TO AID ARCH
BISHOP PURCELL
[DY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
BALTIMORE. March y. 1879.
Mrs. W. T. sherman called upon to-day. at the
residence of her daughter. Mrs. II. W. Elder.
In reference to the feeling of the Cath
olic ladies' toward Archbishop Purcell. She
appeared deeply interested in tho subject.
and upon being asked what tho ladies OF the United
states would probably do for the Archbishop, she
replied II don't think they properly do thing
uutl Caydina McCloskcy calls upon them officially.
II Is too stupendous matter for ladies' to deal with
except in all official and organized manner"
"Have you thought OF any plan by which the
''No; but the Catholic ladies think would take
hold OF any plan looking to his relief. I am conf
dent Of this. Speaking of the Arehbishops troubles
The New York herald., 1879-03-09
A QUESTION FOR ALL CHRISTIANS.

The Evening Post of yesterday. in an editorial on
Archbishop Purcels bankruptcy. says that. "broadly
treated. it would furnish interesting and in
teresting topic" In the fifty Roman Catholic
churches of New York to-day. But the subject
has general bearing upon serious question
Of the time. What should be the effect of church
influence upon secular and business conduct in
its relation to morals and what Ii the actual effect
After considering what the influence should be it
saysThe truth Is that. not only in respect to the
commercial rascalities Of the age but in respect
also to the reckless methods OF doing business
fecund parent Of commercial crime. there has
not been between men who are church members
and men who not that distinct difference which
it should be the aim of the Church to promote The
evil times have not spared the churches. Their own
business has been marked by the headlong
rivalry. the rash assumption Of obligations
without the scrupulous provision Of means
prisng traits which have been the curse Of the last
fifteen years. and which. If not themselves grossly
immoral. closely allied to immortality" The
ambition of church advancement the recklessness
OF prudent considerations which permitted
Archbishop Purcell and his brother to take the
savings of the people belong to 1.-THE same loose moral
notions which have induced many Protestant de-
nominations to put up fine buildings for which
they unable to pay. to trust to luck to meet
the enormous obligations which resulted. and to
wind up with mortgage foreclosure .
'debt-lifting auction, with perhaps bogus bids
The situation is for Christians OF all denomina
tions 70 consider seriously. The churches should
bad examples before the world and to begin setting
good ones; If the every day life of men in the pres
ent world is not closely related to their eternal life
in the world to come"
The New York herald., 1879-03-09
A REAssURING SIGN.

The Express Of yesterday evening in article
"The Unfortunate PROBATE" attributes the calamity
to depreciation in values and other unforeseen
causes which have brought such losses upon savings
banks and insurance companies everywhere.
1t notes the sympathy Of clergy and laity
with Archbishop Purcell. and praises the SEN
sitiveness which led the latter to resign
ready % for the re % bsr
religionists who have suffered from the Arch
bishops misfortunes. They all seem to feel
and that its good requires that something
should be done to relieve the people who have been
injured by the misfortunes of one Of its officers
THIS is a worthy and noble sentiment. 1t will be
membered that few years ago Boston publisher had
taken the moneys Of poor people who had trusted him
on the ground that he O good Catholic,
and when through his failure. these people suffered
heavy losses the Bishop took the case under his
special charge and saved the church from scandal.
Such things these give people respect for religion
and its institutions. They tend to foster public conf
dence in the Christian name and faith When SO many
professors of religion prove be defauters and
many church members turn out to be robbers Of tho
poor and devourers Of widows houses. 1t is reas-
suring to church stand by its Christian
record and do its utmost to protect its good NAME
LABoRER SEES THE DANGER TO HIS CHURCH
To THE Eprron THE HERAID:-
In this mornings HERALD l was pleased to see
another letter from "a Catholic Layman." urging
Immediate assistance to the venerable Archbishop
Purcell There very few Catholic parishes in the
whole or this country free from deoS ana TOO many
of the Catholic priests. I regret TO say. have very
little sympathy with Of their clerical brothers
when adversity trouble of any kind overtakes
him. But this recent adversely to Archbishop Purcell
concerns than clerics-it concerns the Catholic
Church There are, unfortunately, too many in this
country and elsewhere who too glad to have such
pretext to back up other charges incessany hurled
at the Catholic Church. AS Catholic lsyman feel
1t incumbent upon me to assist in making
up the loss incurred by Archbishop Purcell.
feel convinced that were Cardinal McCloskey
to call upon the Catholics Of America to
subscribe toward this end enough would
be forthcoming to pay his creditors and relieve the
Church from a scandal from which she cannot be
treated except by refunding the money received from
people who would confde their lives as well as their
money to the safe keeping of Catholic bishop.
hope therefore, that the Cardinal and all bishops and
priests In America will make wise preparations.
without delay to give the Catholics of this country
an opportunity to show how solicitous they in
preserving untainted the name we'll the religion
Of Christs Church.
JAMES OREILLY. Catholic Laborer.
New YORK, March 8. 1870
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An Bx-KIng's American Wife.

Lisbon Letter in Virginia City Bnterprise.l
| am told that the young king of
Portugal is entirely simple in his man
ners, and that any member of his
court a call to see him in a perfectly
informal manner when he is staying in
his lonely palace in Cintra. His faith
er, the ex-king, Don Fernand, is mar
ried morganatically to an American
lady, and a former prima donna of the
New York opera, by name Miss Elise
Hensler. She il now known as the
Countess d'Edla. A portrait of her,
forming a pendant to that of her royal
spouse, was exhibited in the Paris
salon last year. 1t showed her as a
stout, fne-looking lady, in dark-b blue
velvet, wearing the ribbon of a royal
order across the corsage of her dress.
| saw her in the New York Opera
House some twenty years ago, prior to
her departure for Europe. She was
then a very beautiful girl with large
blue eyes and a graceful, well-propor-
toned figure. She afterward became
the prima donna of the Lisbon Opera.
and Don Fernand, who is passionately
fond of music, became snamored Of
her and made her his wife. She is
treated by him with far greater re-
spect and Difference than are the NOR
ganatic wives of princes in general, a
fact that is shown by his permitting
her portrait to be exhibited side BY
side with his own. She always accom-
psnies him to the opera, occupying the
box directly opposite to hat of the
king and queen. Respecting one point
in her past career the countess is said
to be extremely sensitive. She ap-
peared while singing in the opera in
the part Of the page in Verdi's Ballo
in Maschera, and photographs were
taken of her in hal character. These
photographs are strictly prohibited.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-08
General Trade.

Aside from a carload or two Of hay
and a few other itemsn no receipts haye
arrived by rail during the past week.
The river continues closed to naviga-
ton, but softer weather having set in
1t may be reopened within the next
few days. The market is rather I'M
settled, and, while prices are stiff there
is no material advance. Everything
sells from the store, there being 10Th
ing in first hands except among the
1atboats.
FL0UB-Supply moderate with seant
receipts during the week. Prices in lob
bling lots are for Western, in lots, SO so Dor
Dbl for X, "a for Xxx, 81 5Ofor xxx, Afor
choice family, and $5@5 rs for fancy.
CORN-Selling on orders from store at
50@58c per bushel. Stock fair.
C0RNMEAL-Scarce and firm al
50 30 per Dbl.
0ATS-No receipts; quotations 500 for
light and 81 TO $50 for heavy from first
hands, small orders $1,000. Lots were
offering from iatboats yesterday at Soc.
BRAN-Scarce and firm, light sales
from store at SlI@lSper ten; orders filed.
. SOC per cwt
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Plle Grant Aurora.
Boston PSSt.l

Boston Post.l
1t is not strange that there should
be critics in England and elsewhere to
bring against us the charge of attempt
ing to organize an American aristoc-
raSy,. Same Of tha m9st giarins and
inyidiops features of II have already
made their appearance. There is no
precedent that we are aware of for
taking General Grant, who is as mi
vats 2 glFizeA as friyate Dalzeli
around the world on q pleasure tour
at government expense, The cost, as
he travels, Is considerable, but that il
not tho point. 1t is the assumption of
the right to dothis to which we object.
General Grant has no commission,
either HSed 81 FoYlng, regular oplrFeg-
Ular, that entities him to government
assistance in seeing the world. As
Hayes has pronounced for Grant in
1880, he may think he is helping his
party interests along by his course
bat the United States of Amortca
does not exist for the Republican party.
much as the members Of that organ
ization seem to think it does. But
now the Irregularities are being
heaped up. They do not stop With
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-08
COTTON EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS..
fondord aforementioned CIo.s;6naE;,

The total receipts of cotton at all United
States ports from September l to date, arc
2,75S,947 bales, against 2,5S5,5l6 bales at
this date last year, and 2,727,4 S4 the year
before. Increase this year 1881 bales ,
increase this year over the year before
last to same date Sl,46S bales.
Receipts of cotton at all points in this
country since Friday have been 1925
bales, against 1887 bales last week for
the same day, and 76,l42 bales same day
last year.
The total visible supply Of cotton aAoat
and in the ports of America and Europe
on January Sd, was $685. O3 bales,
against 2,4l6,967 bales at this time last
year, a decrease of 1904 bales, and, COM
pared with the same time in 1857, . de-
crease Of 460,37l bales.
Freight rates from here to New York
are zoe rail and river, and 75c a~ll-rail; to
Boston 75@8Oc; to New Orleans 81 per
bale by steamer, and $l.T5 by railroad.
NEW YORK, January8, lS79-lG5S am.
Cotton opens quiet. Ordinary, Z alec;
good ordinary. SEC low middling, Q Lilac
middling, 9 7-lGG good middling, 8 13-l6c;
middling fair, l0%c; fair, II l1-l6c.
Futures opened easy ut 3@5 points be.
low last nights prices; n0w weak as fol-
lows: Deliveries for
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-08
COMMERCIAL.
PUBLIC LEDGER OFFICE,
MEMPHIS, January 8, 1879.

In addition to nearly $26, 900 men
toned yesterday as dividends to stock
holders of the Union and Planters
and German National Banks, the Bank
of Commerce must also be sdded, it
having declared a cash dividend of 5
per cent. on its capital, thus swelling
the bank earnings to over $4,000, a
pleasant divide, considering the times,
for those who hold interests therein.
Currency is in good supply. Dis
counts are in light request, rates being
steady at SOLO per cent, with coca
sional loans at 6 per cent. Ex-
change is active, with liberal
offerings eff Eastern cotton bills.
Rates for the latter are !, or 3.75 on
the thousand discount for bills with
out grace, and &c discount for sight
bills on points beyond New York.
Checks on New York are sold at par.
Rates on New Orleans are par selling
and / discount buying also three to
five days sight J to ! discount.
Local securities move a little now
and then, a sale of Memphis City and
General Fire Insurance Company's
stock occurring a couple of days since
at GA. This stock, as all the rest,
holds its own and keeps a firm position
on the market, finding ready buyers
whenever offered. The movement in
tax-paying scrips is moderate, a fair
demand prevailing. The same will
likely increase as taxpayers become
more active, between this and the end
of the month. Quotations for local
scrips and securities are also steady as
follows
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-08

Scarfs to wear around the neck out
side of fur-lined cloaks, seal-skin
sacques or velvet mantels are made of
the soft white India null, trimmed all
around with pleated Breton lace. and
having three or four rows pleated
straight across each end. These scarfs
are so wide that, when gathered up
around the neck, they are almost as
warm as a fur boa, and are used to
take the place of furs. This lace is
much cheaper than it was when first
used a year ago, and has quite taken
the place of torchon or Smyrna lace
as a trimming for outside garments.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-08

HAY-Selling in lots from hstboats at
sl2@$l6 per ton; strictly choice would
command higher rates. Prairie hay last
sold At IS so TO 90 90 per ton at retail so
to 96c per cwt.
POTAT0ES-Market stiff at q Is 10
g rs per Dbl in lots and 81 % 10 50 80 per
Dbl ina small way. Stock in stsre and on
hatboats $1,000 bbls; sweets 81 loose and
81 Is from store. Parties we're figuring 10
trade FOR a couple Of fiatboat loads yester-
day at somewhere near 81 25 per barrel.
APPLKS-Light movement; sales
from hat-boats, 81 50@2 per Dbl according
10 size and quality at retail, 50 25@2 50
per Dbl.
TURNIPs-Dull, at 75c per Dbl; pars-
nips, 81 per bbli horse radish, IS 6O@6
BRANS-In lots$1 4Oal 65 per bushol.
the Latter for choice navy; in small lots
81 76@2.
oNI0Ns-slow, at 81 25@l IS per Dbl
in lots, and 81 50@1 Is in a small way.
CABBAGE-Fair, jobbing demand at
sos per 100 head from store; crates, So IS
FRUITS-Oranges; IS per barrel ;
lemons, 81 so per box; dried apples,
slow sale, at 2@3c per ID; peaches, 26Sc,
and l21zc for unpealed.
BUTTER-The better grades alone find
demand, medium and poo stuff being
neglected. Choice Western ia lots, 166lsc
per n for best; medium, l2x@l5o; COM
mon, S@llej creamery, 27@28cj country
butter, 10@12Kc.
EGGs-1rregulsr at 22@24c per dozen.
P0ULTRY-Scarce and higher for
chickens, prices ranging from 81 80 to
50 per dozen, according to quality {;
dressed, do, 81 50@2 IS; turkeys dull
at $601l per dozen dressed l2A14c per
hi ducks - %@2 50 ~perdozen; geese
GAME-yenison, whole, 4s5c; sad
dies, 6@8c; quails, 81 per dozen; SOUR
rels, 81 per dozen; rabbits, zoe per
dozen; wild turkeys, 50@75c; ducks,
common, 81; mallards, 81; fresh Ash, Az
Doc per ID.
HIDES7Steady; dry flint No. / lac
per lbi No. 2 l0@l1c; dry sailed, 1O@l2c =
green sailed, 6@7c; common, 466c; sheen.
skins, 25@75c. Beeswax W@22c per ID.
Tallow &c per ID.
NUTs-Cocoa, $5@5 5Oper1OO. Peanuts
y AOI toui CuOlCo WHIJc, DC. IeCAnS, OtDo nc
for Arkansas; 10@l5c for Texas. Almonds.
9ci Taragona, 19c. Filberts, Sc.
LIME-$l per Dbl in store; SOC by car
load.
COTTON SEED-Nominsl; last quo
tationS were 81 per ton; cotton seed
oil Rominal 26@27 per gallon, and oil
cake $l4 to $l6 per ton.
DRESSED MEATS-Hees for pack
ing, 8H@4c per pound for large and 46c
for city dressed and shoats. Beef
steady at 80 for fore and sc for hind quar-
ters.
PROVISIONS Meats bulk shout
ders, loose, 2Hc per cwt; long clear, do,
$ 81 clear rib, $9%@3 80; clear, 81 96
@S So. Mess pork, $S@8 so per Dbl.
Smoked meats, packed, az for shoulders,
41zc for clear ribs, 4Ac for clear
sides. Hams, &c. Breakfast bacon,
6M@5Hc.
LARD-Steady; tierce, 8Ac; half bbls.
6I9ci kegs, 6Ac; buckets, 7@7Hc; hall
tickets, 7h@f%c.
COAL-Stock ample. Piatsburg Iu
delivered, Soc per Dbl; do, slack, 35@4Oc
TO steamer, 4Oc per box for Pittsburg; 35C
for Shotwell, and 30c for slack. st. Bern.
nardcoal 35c to boats and 45c to city trade
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-08

back the heavy balls and set up the
bowls.
The gardens are Of considerable sx-
tent, and the princess dairy is a thing
Of beauty, with a lovely room mluxuri-
ously furnished for tea parties. The
usual Sunday afternoon walk. with
all the guests, household and children,
comprises visits to the gardens, the
dairy, the farm and the Kennels. and
always finishes up with the stables.
The company consists of very much
the same set each year, with occasional
additions of foreigners. There are
also generally one or two very good
whist players.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-08

passed Vicksburg last evening, the
former at 6 pm. and the latter at Z
pm.
The Yeager, Of the Kountz Line,
will probably sail to-day for New Or
leans, as she is getting nothing here
and will get little below.
The broadhorns at the hatboat land
ing have suffered very little, so far,
from the ice, and we think will escape
any great damage.
The leyee was entirely deserted this
morning, with no boat at the landing
doing bushes, and not bale of cotton
or package of freight on the levee to
be handled.
The Marlin Speed, which Is laid up
in a safe ice harbor at Helena, will
come up as soon as navigation is re-
sumed, and will leave with a return
trip for Little Rock.
Should the freeze-upcontinue much
longer a number of mariners will be
%bankrupted. The season SO far has
been an Improbable one, and many
steamboatmen are singing hard times.
At the closing Of our report it was
still running, with the ice in the river
softening and encouraging prospects Of
an early resumption of navigation.
which will be hailed with delight by
all steamboatmen.
The ball tomorrow night at the
Fort Pickering feet, under the steam
boatmen's auspices, promises to be
brilliant affair. Invitations have been
extended to the heads Of department.
of the national, State and local gov.
ernments.
Nick Coleman, the representative Oh
the river Of Messrs. Bohlen, Huse 4
Co., the ice dealers, is afraid to show
himself on the leyee for fear the
steamboatmen will take him for &
chunk of ice and SILVER him.
The coal feet of Messrs. Brown &
Jones and of Messrs. Bryan & Co
have so far suffered very little damage
from the ice. At noon to-day they
were all secure, and unless there is {
sudden change of the weather, or {
more severe polar wave, which is pre-.
dicted, there will be no danger of fur.
Their damage to the feet by the ice.
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Women who non,t Talk.

Montreal Letter TO Detroit NeWs.
Another subject Of conversation
here is the leaking out of certain facts
connected with the establishment of
Carmelite nuns at Hochelaga. There
has been a little Carmelite colony in
our ancient suburb for several years.
but no one has ever heard much of
them. These nuns are subjected to
the severest discipline of all the Or
ders. They wear but one garment
summer and winter, a coarse serge
gown reaching to the feet, with a hood
almost completely covering the face.
Their feet are shod with sandals, and
they are not permitted to wear hosiery.
As a special favor, they have been
allowed, in our severe winters, to
wrap pieces Of serge around their
feet and ankles. They never touch
meat, poultry, fish, butter or
eggs, and eat only one meal
a day of bread and boiled vegeta-
bles. Their touches are bare planks
with a square block Of wood for a pill
low, and they sleep without other Gov
ering than their daily dress. Their
doors are jealousy closed, even to wo-
men, the priest or doctor. They pass
their lives in silence, even their pray
ers being said under their breath.
Their singing Of the church service is
conducted in q whispered monotone.
Such aceeptatiGn of the EoWso of power
ty, chastity and obedience has proved
too severe for the constitution
of the ladies', and several of them have
died. Others are at the point of death,
yet ting lady superior and the nuns
themselves steadily refuse to make
any change in their method of living,
declaring that all is in Gods hand.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-08

The minister of lands in Victoria
laid before the assembly a thrilling
account Of the recent visit paid by
him to a district where rabbits
abounded. He passed over tracts
which were CRASHES, the animals
having deyoured the heritage, roots
and all. Laws have been passed for
the suppression of the nuisance. Pub
lie officers are empowered to enter
upon private property and destroy rab-
bits. Persons turning rabbits loose in
a district are made liable to a penalty
of 9lO for each %offense; and other
measures have been adopted for abol-
ishing these prolific creatures. The
k%angaroos are even worse than the
rabbits. They are described as clear
ing off and keeping cleared off every
blade Of grass upon the runs" In
consequence of the damage done to it
by kangaroos, a station sold the other
day for $4,000 which not very long
back fetched e40,0
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-
Grant, but are passed along to his
eldest son, the young man whe kept a
colored cadet from graduating at West
Point, who would never have gradu-
ated himself had he not been Grants
son, and who was at nee lifted by
this insidious system of favoritism
over the heads Of battle-scarred and
deserving veterans and dropped into
one of the softest places in the army,
where he has remained-a carpet
knight playing crOquet- while his
brother officers were off fighting the
Indians. Now he is permitted to do
what no other officer in the service
would be allowed to do. 1t is con-
sistency, perhaps, but scandalous con-
sistency. 1t is a decayed spot in our
republican institutions, and unless the
surgeons knife is soon applied it will
end in gangrene and death.
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Attachment Notice.

No; MO9-BefOre j. S. Galloway, j.. p. for
shelby county, Tenn.-M. Rosin VS.. Samuel
n this cause an attachment having heaD
\ sued out under section 1856 Of the Code Of
tennessee, and returned, LEVIED upon tbe
property Of the defendant, y and afidayithsy-
ing been made that defendant is Indebted To
the plaintiff in the sum Of S1O.S 80, due By
that the defendant Is a non-residsnt of tbss
state Of Iennessee; it is therefore ordered
mat SAID defendant make his personalappsar-
ance before me on the Sth day Of February.
w, at u m, at my Office, No. "a Madison II,
Memphlsy Tenn, and defend said attachment
SUIT within, the time prescribed by law, or the
same viii be proceeded with ex-parte and
that a copy Of this order be published once a
week for four weeks in the Public ledger,
Ihls the Sd day Of January, 1879,
lOSIl4-l3O-lB is. GALLOWAY. l.