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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-02
A Manager Interviewed.
Baltimore Gazette.l

DditlmoIt hhAttte.l
Mr.. Fred. Swob is the business
manager Of Miss Nelson, the talented
English actress, now engaged in max
ing her farewell bow to the people of
the United States at fifty cents and
one dollar per head, according to loca-
ton. Mr.. SWob was formerly dramatic
critic of the New York Times. He
lourished in the good old days when
the gang of newspaper critics Foosting
on the leading morning papers made
and unmade professional people bv
contract. Mr.. Swob is a dapper little
gentleman who parts his hair in the
middle and has a bored and unhappy
look. Miss Nelson is very much at.
tached to Mr.. SwOb aud positively
refuses to make any business contract
In this capptly unless he is allowed a
per oentage or interest. Business Is
very good" said Mr.. Swob last even
ing, but [ dread this deuced trim
through the country. | would be ner.
fectly willing to sdd seven months to
my age this minute to be through with
it. However, you know, it will he
p%leasanter when | get out wast. Mere
is more life and moro brightness out
there. This is a sort of dead-aliye
part Of the country I am told that
business is better in the west than anv
place outside of New York. I io as
little work as possible. As soon as
| count thahouse Ofan evening clear
out from the theater, l never have
any intercourse with my company IF
can help it. ! pay them their salaries
and now and then raise the devil will
them, bus fthey want 10 see me thew
have 10 communicate through the
stage manager, They are very nice
people, you know, but I think ID better
not to be brought in contact with
them. When / get to a Sity i inquire
where they are going TO stop. and then
| go to the hotel where none of them
go" Mr.. Swob expects to make $40
900 this season as mis- share of Miss
Nelson's business.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-02
COTTON EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS.
tandard International classification

The total visible supply of cotton
on Friday last, as made up at New
York, was 1,984,647 bales, an increase
compared with last year at the same
time of 148,47O bales, and with tho
year before of 133,O54 bales.
The receipts of cotton at all the
United States ports since Friday last
sum up S1,SSS bales, against S7,494
last week on the same day, and 67,O52
bales last year.
The total receipts Of cotton at all
United States ports to date are 2,233,
585 bales against / .7S9,6S8 bales ofthis
date last year, and 1861, 518 the year
before. The excess this year over
last is now 1885, bales. The stock
on hand at this time is 683,206 bales
against 5,990,79 bales at this time last
year, and 6,946,61 bales the year be-
fore. The foreign sh~ipments'to date
are 11,920,92 bales, against 924,S97
bales at this time last year and 6,692,-
II bales the year before.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-02
COMMERCIAL.
Pubic LFDGER 0FPIoE, !
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Disc. >, 1879


Gold circulated quite freely yester-
day and to-day in payment ~ofaccounts,
eagles and double eagles having been
paid out on checks by several banks
and.the yellow coin lookedquite tempt
ing as it was dealt over the counters
by various tradesmen, or in turn
handed to those who had bills to coll
lect. More gold has been distributed
here since yesterday morning than
has been seer for fifteen years. A
scarcity Of paper currency in New
York caused several shipments of gold
from that point to the banks here, and
it is expected that ere long the masses
will have plenty of the precions coin.
The only drawback to its general cir
~calation is the fact that it costs three
dollars per thousand to bring it out
from New York, while currency
5 conveyed at two dollars
per thousand.
There is a fair demand for discounts
and acceptable mercantile paper is
rated at s per cent, while in excep
tional CAGES loans are effected at 6 per
cent. Shelby county warrants are
stiff'at IS to 95c.
Exchange is very firm, but rates arc
unchanged, the effort to advance to &c
and &c not having been acquiesced in
the two or three leading banks. Sight
bills on New York and Philadelphia,
and demand on Fall river, Boston and
Providence are taken at &c discount,
while sight on Boston and Fall River
is &c discount. On New Orleans sight
bills are fc discount. Checks on all
points are sold at par.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-02
Special Notice to Shippers.

MEsPHIs, TESN., November y, 1879.
A tIER this date, the boats Of the Mem
"a phis and Pine Bluff Mail Line will posi-.
lively not receive any freight for Arkansas
river on Tuesday and Saturday after 5 o'clock
p.m. JOHN n. HARDIN, Stunt.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-02

The market here opened this morn
ing quiet and with moderate inquiry.
1t afterwards became easier in tone
upon receipt of news from abroad of
1-16d decline. Sales yesterday were
1900 bales, divided-2OO to exporters,
1850 to spinners and 80 to. spectators
the market closing quiet and &c lower
as follows
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-02

hA0N kAAhh uEANA
for the Memphis and Evansville pack
ct Fawn, is working up a good trade
for the Rawn. He has 900 bales Of
cotton engaged for her return trip.
Mr.. Hooper is an able representative
and thoroughly understands soliciting
business for steamboats, on railroads.
The Henry Frank, Captain Frank
Hicks, will aFriye to-day from New
Orleans, and will leave Tomorrow
evening with a return trip. Captain
ALT. Grissom does the honors Of the
Office. Captain j, r. Washington is
making engagements and will receive
freight for her at the Lee wharfboat.
The steamboat engineers %associa-
ton Of the United States. composed
of lodges located at all of the promi.
pent Steamboat points In the country,
are preparing to hold o convention in
Washington in January. One of the
subjects which will come up for dis.
cussion will be the bill respecting the
reduction Of license fees Of officers.
The palatial passenger steamer
Guiding Star, Captain w. B. Miller,
will leave the Lee wharfboat to.mor.
row, Wednesday evening, at 6ye
O'Clock, for New Orleans, making ali
principal way landings. Captain John
Jones, an aiIlble gentleman, ofciates
in the Office. Captain J. t. Washing.
ion will make engagements for her,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-02
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.

Fawn, Evansville. ......... .....-.. 10 n. mn.
Naumelle, Arkansas iver.."""........ 5 pm.
ARRIVED.
Steamer Charles Morgan, Cincinnati.
Colorado, st. Louis q.
" Fawn, Evansville.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Ouachita Palle, Arkansas river.
a" James Lee, Friar's Point.
" 0sceola Belle, Osccola.
q" Geo. w. Cheek, Osceola .
" General Tompkins, Ark. river.
" Charles Morgan, New Orleans.
IN PORT.
Coahoma, Balesvillc, Andy Baum,
Dyersburg, Colorado, Cherokee, All Ste
vens, Rapid Transit.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The river here is about on a stand,
and is now 8 feet above low water
mark. At Cairo it rose 4 inches, with
IA feet 5 inches on the guage. At
st. Louis it declined 2 inches, with
10 feet II inches on the guage. At
Pittsburg it rose 10 inches, with 5
feet Z inches on the guage. AT Gin
cinnati it declined 3 inches, with 6
feet II inches on the guage. At
Louisville it rose 6 inches, with Z feet
in the canal. At Evansville it is fall
ling. The Cumberland river declined
14inches at Nashville, with 6 feet ?
inches on theguage. Arkansas river
is falling at Little Rock, with IA
inches on the guage. White river
continues in good nayigable order.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Bright.
Lovely weather.
Cotton is still booming.
A coal barge rise at Pittsburg.
Business in the bends continues
good.
The leveo presents an active APP
pearance.
The Kehlor leaves st. Louis to-day
for New Orleans,
No arrivals or departures at New
Orleans yesterday.
The Geo. W. Cheek returned to
Osceola with a fair trip.
The Dacotah is due down to-day
bound for New Orleans.
The Cherokee gets 5000 sacks oil
cake for New Orleans.
The w. P. Halliday leaves st. Louis
to-day for New Orleans.
The j. W. Gaff leaves Cincinnati
tomorrow for Memphis,
The Imperial sunk a grain barge at
Horsetail bar Sunday night.
The General Tompkins left last
evening for Arkansas river.
The Grand Tower added here $50
bales of eastern bound cotton.
Captain Dave Thomas went out as
pilot of the General Tompkins.
The Belle Memphis and Joe Kin.
ney arrived at St. Louis yesterday.
LEDGER Job Printing Office and
Book Bindcry, 10 Madison street. I
The Marlin Speed left Pine Bluff
this morning at daylight for Memphis.
The John W. Garrett and barges
are loading at Cairo for New Orleans.
The Dyersburg, Captain Berry,
leaves this evening for the Forked
Deer river.
The j. NJ. White, Pargoud and r.
Il. Lee ara burning pine wood, 1t is
cheaper than coal.
The Ouachita Belle returned to
Arkansas City with a splendid trip Of
freight and people.
The Vipt Shinklc for Memphis, and
Robert Mitchell for NoW Orleans,
passed Louisville yesterday.
The hull of the G. B. Church will
be towed to Lake Providence to be
used there asa wbarfbOat,
The packets viii hereafter not re.
ceive freight for shipment after 1--WE
o'clock on the days Of departure.
F~irst-class printing at low rates at
the LEDGEe Job Printing Office and
Book Bindcry, No. IS Madison
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-15
Madam ANDERSON At REESE
what Physicians sny About her Prospects OF
soon RcgnIuing her Strength.

"Madam Anderson is resting. That does
not mean simply sleeplng." said Physician j.
g. BOSNIAN OF Brooklyn. last evening. in DR..
Shcpard's Turkish bath establishment on Co.
lumbia Heights. Brooklyn. whittier Madam An
derson was taken after completing her task Of
walking ZOO quarter miles In as many quarter
hours " 1t is not in human nature" the ply
slcian continued. ito undergo such strain
and to Immediately sleep of tho effects
OF IL. Tho system needs light food at
frequent intervals and II the patient
is in healthy condition Of body. then
she will awake when she has all the sleep that
she can stand. That is exnctly what Madam
Anderson has done, and there could possibly
be- no better proof that she is coming out all
right On waking up she has eaten the lightest
and yet the most nourishing food, such as OK
tract OF beef and fruit lies of all kinds. Her
pulse has become reguIltari when asleep at GA
quiet MS an infant. just as though she had not
a nerve In her body and when awake she Is
cheerful and calm. Her conversation is bright
and her mind as clear ns n bell. Her longest
periods OF sleep are about an hour. and her
longest intervals of wakefulness half an hour.
That means that she is resting in the best way
Or. Shepard said that the theory OF tho treat-
mont Of Madam Anderson is to let her down
build up her strength as gradually. During
the whole Of the first night she was allowed to
then to be awakened she awoke easily. At
midday she dressed and took Turkish bath.
After tho bath she slept again, and at night IT
was clearly perccptiblo that she had improved
even since morning.
The fact that we are surprised that Madam
Anderson has endured 90 much and yet is re-
cupcrating 80 rapidly" the physician added,
shows that we know very little as yet how
much any perfectly sound constitution IL capa-
bic Of She seems to be n phenomenon. but She
is only q wonder: and that because we do not
see such exhibitions every day She ~ n lesson
to us. There IL no doubt that In three or
She Ia evidently not Of muscular
mako up. but her whole constitution. physical
anl mental. is In perfect oquipoi-e Her tenn
per is Of the sweetest. and that. without doubt
helps her TO recover rapidly. Even In the last
dnYs other walk, when she was awakened out
trol of her mind than she would have had II she
hat been deeply intoxicated. she uttered 10 pot
uluut exclamation when her attendant. to start le
her into cilort. pulled Il spray Of hartshorn into
her fappN
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Mr.. PETRIE'S DEA TIL.
Police and Other Testimony Concerning his
Treatment amer his Arrest.


james Pctrie relative Of ex-Mayor Wick
ham. died in Bellevue Hospital on the 3Oth uIt.
At tho inquest yesterday. Jeremiah Murphy a
liquor dealer testified that he saw Pctric in
Lynch's barroom at Third avenue and Thir-
tieth street. drinking. and apparently intoxi-
Gated. Fancying that ho could not walk alone.
Murphy went with Pctric to n higfstoop house
in Thirtieth street. which the Inter said WAS his
home, and lett him outside after ringing the
bell.
DR.. David Franklin Of Bellevue Hospital snid
that he first SAW Pctrie AZ lOs A. NJ. on tho 3lst
nit. petrie seemed very stupid, and said ho
had been drinking for two weeks. That cVen-
ing he seemed more stupid. and betrayed symp-
toms of paralysis, but there We're no indications
OF his skull being fractured. The latter ap-
reared mt the autopsy, hut II could not be deter
mined whether tho fracture was cau.e by a
fall or by blow. Tho former cause was the
moro likely. as the blow must have left external
Sersi Colgrove Of the Thirty-nf;h street po-
lice station testified that he found Petrie Hat on
his h0ck in Thrieth street at about \. NJ,
Dee. 80 with no injury apparent The Sergeant
han led him over To two on l'ers.
Sere Hnthorn testified that letric was locked
np IN the station on clurge of lutoNir,.tion.
Saloon keeper Lynch Thought patric was more
sirS than intoxicated. H. took but two drinks
Mlry stowe. who lived in the same house
with P'tric. testified thpt she opened tn door
for him at about midnight on the 4Sth, and that
The rlcrk Of thr Yorkville police testified that
Prtrlo seemed more feeble than drunk ia the
court room The n.N morning gior his arrest,
AMI That in the afternoon the Justice directed
that hu should be sout o. the hospital.
. br Heath. The piis IN physician, testified tuut
Petr.e sccmot intoxicated ON the oven ng OF
Dee. 3D. but that tho ueNi morning there wero
symptoms oi cerebral disturbance.
Tho keeper of the prison In which petr'c
spent the night NJ the 3Oth said that he sromcd
Tis Curoncr's Jury found that Pctrlc died
from fracture OF the skull. produced by fall
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-15

spite camc at 10 .37; was received at the Mauch
CHUNK ofllac nt TINT hour"
respite for both mcnP" ducriod q voice
from the gallery.
Yes. he answered. "a respite for both. 10
Monday, the 20ih md i wasn't delivered until
alter the men were dead"
The bercayed brothers broke out ufresh with
curses and denunciatiOns.
Father Henen said loudly TO them end to the
rcporiers; The Sheriff said he would wait un-
III o'clock T. we wanted. and told him. No. 1t
was no use.'"
go away and the bodies. lowered from the scaf
fold into their cohi ins were taken AWAY Sharpes
corpse 70 Wanamic. Lu2erne County. and Nc
DonnelPs to LowrytOwn. Carbon County
As the thrOng filed through the front door OF
the jail. they passed In the vostibule group Of
women. One Of them was the widow Of Charles
Sharpe; Another wqs the widow of James Nc
Donnoll, who hold by her side two little girls.
her SdsHshtSTsi or iie ock Of faherlcss
her husband for weeks. and he had not seen
his children for six months. She arrived from
her home In Tuscnrora in time only to reach
the Jail door when the moose was already about
her husbands neck and then she was refused
admittance 30 she waited to receive his body
r'he plea for delay urged by Mr. Mehan the
culprits counsel was that decision was not
stricting appeals to the Supreme Court to n GER
tain limited time. and that decision is expected
on Monday night and the despatch to the Shcr-
urged. The following is the exact teXt Of the
made Of Received at 1887"
HARRisnuRG. Jan II. 1879
J. ~ RdndsHbn,h. Shsrif cirlin 10.
Ihavc rcsptcd Mcdonnell and sharpe until Monday,
the 2ph inst The rcpricve will he forwarded hy next
mail nud YOU will suspend execution " Nuur present
warrant on receipt Of this telegram. =. iiAnrRAyTr.
Mr.. J ohn Martin. the manager Of the Mauch
| Chunk oflcc " the Western Union Telegraph
| Company s9ys That he in person received tho
message and ran with It all the way to the jail.
| reaching there in thr"c minutes from his
| Office II lac timed his run Alright he madc
very good speed. for the way is long all
| NJ hill. and lust now very slippery.
/ Upon reaching tho Jail he sent n hpv To
mako "A violent ringing at tho door while lie
battered NJ the window. In the hope oftho quick
! or calling sttcniion But just then all insile
! were looking at Sharpcs death ugonica. and
! the manager could NOT reach the sheriff with
! the message uutilthe men werc dcad
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-15

We have received from A Nullor a Co colorrd and
ptu rudr, ui their new lthutrAphc portrait p george
Washington, a NurA 90 merit
President NJ II Anderson OF Rochester tuiNc 49, VIII
I.cirr h,urc the Nrn Nouk Free Trade 'u0 o uUiro"
evening. oa ga reucN L,-i,aton
The Grand jus d., indicted NluAm M.G"N. u.c pro
pri,or ni tic Miul.r rduc..' 900 fr Bow 0ri t'r a.
.auluus Ihhi, Mai.- wlti Che hutt cud ot ii'oI
Charrs Nicholson. Gcrmau 'am1n. "a ~, Mhle
nrin. tlr sail nu r tup ,lri oi M vessel Nhilr X 81
AZ lIuhDD stores Hrun o. yestg dal eIlp,d ana ltH
to thr d'ck aui Wns Killed
ucforc the r,i,c Commissioners stood two patrolmen
'fN. l} name oND Hut fHlfcN. ana assault ana
N,st.,. .urirh other 100 iho twenty second street pO
battery Me- thc charge. Decision W1s reserved
",, ''il'h va lo-,,al Society viii hol its FIRST
The American Pm. Cooper Institute. un Wrtnrs
,r-s ON Tor l~si ut room pr John \ Mti,sc. tie
d1N evening Jan u, u X o'clov- utal address upon
new President. viii deliver his ma.
" NcW Norh rs a scientific M,tropois" hollins
Preliminary stops have been taken towar, tns 'c
oi -rrat public meeting m thlscity 10 test against.
TecthtA tuhrld ana llrutl laws 90 bismarck m t7r.
many Ic mth ana place for the meeting are not uAul,
but II VIII be hed Withln few days
II rnatorc. winch is au ambitious form of the
WI Atthur sullivan i- 500 well knuwn h, ls tp be prO-
duc'd evening, in the STANDARD Theatre with an aot.
mct ul TIC Nrral chAlap icrs that promises very we'll
In me crush AZ the Smith street station ol the New
YORK Elevated Rulroad last evening, al about nck
woman caught her foot between tlll station tt lim
WHY eonsderablc difficulty Her foot and ankle
badly bruised
The Graham Avenue Methodist Protestant Church So
ccty m brOokNu WAS formally dissolved hy The .,ices
on Monday ilsht The church WAS tlrurt tom the
GRAND street Methodist Protestant Church about utrrn
years neo II, budding WAS soh uusrr io;c.uHi.t las,
summer The Sti remaining iu its ticu.titt's lluda
WAS ordered ~ Se turned 1EeI - ih" psr'"t eaGrah
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-15
TIE FORGED clRrIlIcirEs.
The Forgery by which Louisiann's Vote was
Counted fur Hayes.

WAsHINdTON, Jan. 1.-THE examination
to-day OF Kelly. who was KclloGGs messenger
and who had. with Conquest Clark. kellogg
private secretary. charge OF the preparation
and signing OF the second set Of electoral GER
tnrates. developed another and darker phase
of the vile forgery 10y which the electoral vote
Of Louisiana WIS ooun,od for Hayes. Kelly
had asked ON Saturday last Tor timo to consult
counsel before he should answer tho qucs-
ton as to whether or not he forged tho
names Of Lovsco and Jonrion 10 the
second st OF electoral certificates. This
reluctant. and undoubtedly hnd been instru ted
in ,hc game he was u play The ground on
which he declined la answer then Wus fear thut
be might cr.uinAtr hiWa 10. TO-duy. Whom
called to the stand. he lrom pity nu-wcy'd tua'
he di not commit tho ilre ry. NhCn the No st
question Mfs put WHO did do n - hr began
tho sgno uldy of tcur ot criminatng him-rlL
This ji-p. Sod ol-md b> ori'roi the Commit
lr' nr N.- required tp tH7W 10" rHlu That ".
i, HlunD nD.arl forged ih' eiE.uiur' ~ Joni u.
This crentoi luu-h. iidn.hart ul'd la-t
lDil. uhr,h- tne yellow lWtr rpDi irW'. u
was snfn 10 lay tlo sin ut 70 d'ud muu's
door. The H'puhUcan mnmh rs ut the Gone
miitoe Wcro content tu l,a}u 1t there. Ihcy
had kn1wtn lgn. duultr-e, Ol another part Of
thr story Kelly wis % tell. pnj were rliurkling
with dnught OYER what VS. lu cpWc. hut Gen.
Butler hat put in AN am ardn,o tor th' first
TIM s.neN thc present session began. ana ne
wanted To know more about tle way thc forgery
WAS ione. HntooE kr,ly n hond a,trr tn. re-
ccss nul In very short time ho made 10 plain
thut krlly' story about b,un hard was 40 inn
probable That uo one would pelicY, II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-15
MR.. JaMrs r. KrfNh.s noRsrs.
spendthrIrt and siIser In their New Home on
the rnssnic River.

the pnsSaic River.
The rays Of bright winter sun lighted
up the star on the forehead of the famous three
year-old racer Sprndthrin Yesterday afternoon
as he pushed his head over the upper half of
his doublo stable door. II WAS % lood omen.
for the great colt was taking his first look at the
surroundings Of his new home. lie had come
n young victor from the West TO win honors IN
the East After long look over the snow
crowned hills that border the pleasant valley Of
tho passac. he turned and rubbed his head
against the shoulder Of a reporter Tor THE SuN
as though satisfied with tho prospect. His
younger brother. Miser. was extending his
head IN airicndly manner through the opening
In tho next box.
These colts were purchased by Mr.. James II.
Keene. th" Cal lfornia millionaire. who Joined
the American Jockey Club soon after his AL
stable Sucnlthriit WAS the pride ot Kentucky
turfmcn. A. u two year-old hr ALWAYS came 10
the front at the end of the rush, beating some
ci the cra'ts IN ernicr james GORDON Ben
nett offered Mr.. d. Swigert oi Wooiiord Coun-
y. Ky. Sgnniilrlits former owner $4,000 for
The colt. But Mr. Swlgcu held on until a short
time ago. when Mr. Keene heavily ouibid Mr..
B.nnett aud captured the colt.
Tho a. lts were shipped bv rail from kentucky
last saturday. over the Pennsyi yiyauia road.
ing IN charge OF VI. Stewart. foreman ~ the
training stables OF Mr. PuryeQr. on Mr.. VIM. II.
Travers'- estate. On the 7 49, c.
sp"nltnrlit .s engaged for the lcallns three-
yNar-nll events OF neN' soNs0n. " .sc' WILL not
take part 10 any OF the juvenile saA see tis year.
IT, tho fu.i h' VIII bc exercised privately TO SEQ
Sp,lithriu Is chestnut. IS, hands ! ieh
wth white star and White hind ir"t A. He
?. S.'""l IN ,,l- i'N l'-''l NV, ,H' ft l''
trayd about him a veteran uot-eutn prrarnt
soi: H' 10 a co.t = er}nd pr Gems. the
liam. ont ~ Aoro'ito. ly Lexington B'h colts
are IN hr d. o. GO 'loW rat ihr great 'ur-
o. |.f . .HI. o. fl /. 81 "
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-15
J.iMrs H. rEnN1IcEs Failure
seven Hundred fIntmaLer. Thrown Out of
Employment In BrookIyn.

When the seven hundred employees who
have been working in James H. Prcntices hat
factories at Wihou.hby and Raymond streets
and at l2G Nostrand avenue. Brooklyn went to
tho factories yesterday morning, they found all
tho doors shut against them. and. after waiting
for some timr. learned that theil employer. Mr..
Prentice. had failed, ana 50. the work in the
[ 'ra ,t r'i 'o h ~ ps p.iss"vu, , i,is W
most OF the employees are dependent on their
earnings in the factory. Their situation was the
more trying because their salaries for week
or more Were overdue. Thor had been no in
timaton of Mr. fronticc's financial trouble.
Ia the afternoon Mr.. Prentice filed u general
ASST snmcnt IN tho County Clerks office to his
brother. John VI. Prentice. placing his liabilities
at s2OOO0l, and giving all II his property to his
assignee Tor the benefit OF his creditors. The
d ht Ia his employees Is represented i'm tho item
o. >l9.OOO. said to Doe due to John w. Blackham.
Who Is the superintendent OF the WL\uIhby
street factory. for services.