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The New York herald., 1879-12-09
SPORTING NOTES.

pigeon shooting contest between John D. El-
wood OF New York, and Charles Trafford, OF New
brunswick, N. J.. took place yesterday afternoon
near Csntrevie. N. J. The conditions 26 birds
each, $50 side. rs yards rise. single barrel and
aud T traps. Elwood killed n and Trsfford L.
In the match for the marksman's badge on the
short range targets 1t Camden, N. J., yesterday,
George Mxwson. with o Of AZ, was the winner.
DR.. Reich had lower a. The conditions were 100
and yards nve rounds at each distance any rifle.
military rifles alQwed three points over sporting
the season.
team pigeon match shot ut Elizabeth. N. j.,
yesterday afternoon between James b. Sanford and
Will Long. Jr., on the one side and c. Wstterson and
r. .. church on the other The conditions werc
500 corner, twenty birds each. two traps, single
barrel, 70 yards rise. 80 yards boundary and Long
Island rules. sanford and Long killed - ana Wat
terson and Church 81.
The New York herald., 1879-12-09
a. vANDERBILrs NEW HOUSE.

Mr.. william II. Vanderbilt hlod yesterday In the
Department OF Buildings tho first plan entered there
during tho present week. It is for the building Of %
house on Fifth avenue. at the northwest corner
Of Fifty street. 1t is to be cightyfo foot
wide on the avenue 1851 feet deep, and WILL II 10
calculated cost $200O00 II is intended TO be eighty
feet high. is to have limestone front, comoins.
ton roof, and the cornces OF stone and metal. II
will be heated by steam from bottom to top.
The New York herald., 1879-12-09
GREENFIELD'S SENTENCE.
,pY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERA1p.l

lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Dec. 8. 1879.
Judge Huntington. of Pulaski. and ex-Distrct At
torney Goodee Of Syracuse left this city to-day for
Albany. where they will appear before Governor
Robinson tomorrow morning at ten O'Clock to ask
for the commutation of Greenfeld's sentence from
death to imprisonment for life. Ex-District Attor-
ney Lamore. of Oswego left for Albany tonight to
represent the people in opposition to the motion.
Sheriff Medrom of this city, is making preparations
to hang Greenfield on Friday next unless the Gov
ernor or the Court interfere. Few persons expect
that the sentence will be commuted by the Cover
nor and more believe that the execution will take
place Friday. II counsel fail before the
the Governor of the judges of the district will
asked to grant writ OF error and stay Of pro-
ceedings will undoubtedly be secured to give time
for arOumeut
The New York herald., 1879-12-09
THE vOLKMERs ARRAIGNED.

Joseph and Mary volkmer. indicted for adminis-
tering poison to Charles Il. Blair, Of Chatham village.
N. Y. while in their at No. ia Esscx street.
the 26th ult arraigned in the Court of Gen.
eral Sessions yesterday. Tho prosecution was rep
resented by Assistant District Attorneys Rollins and
Bell, the prisoners being defended by Messrs. Hath
away aud Bogart. When summoned to the bar the
Volkmcrs seemed to realize their position and
evidently ill at They sat beside their counsel
and jury was promptly empanellsd. with u. +.
Wendt as foreman. Tho trial then adjourned
until this morning. when the case will be opened for
the prosecution
The New York herald., 1879-12-09
FoRTY-sECoND STREET JOB.

Tho Aldermanic Railroad Committee. consisting Of
Messrs. Robert Hail. Roberts and Jacobus. held .
brief session yesterday for the purpose Of consider
ing an application OF the Forty-second street, Man
hattanville and st. Nicholas avenue Railroad Com
pany for years extension Of time In which TO COM
plste their road. After hearing romarks from
Messrs Daniel d. Conover, Cyrus Clark. s. n. Church
and Others In advocacy OF tho application majority
OF the committee decided to report against the
petitioners. Mr.. Jacobus expressed himself In
fsvor OF giving an extension OF nine months.
The New York herald., 1879-12-09

WATCH but - II desirable for my purpose to
stop the watch until the bullet reached the target
these times were not taken. This. so tar as am
aware Is the first attempt utilize the telephone in
experiments OF this nature Thinking this would
prove OF interest have copied ans send you the
above. Very truly yours o. b. NORTON.
The New York herald., 1879-12-09
sEARLEs SENTENCED TO DEATH.
icy TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.l

(BY TELEGRAPH TO The HERALD
OwEGo DEPoS. N. Y, Dec. 8. 1879.
Daniel Searles. the negro who murdered the her
init farmer in Newark Valley the Goth Of last
June, was found guilty to-day and sentenced to be
hanged on Wednesday. January a. 1880. Judge
Foet told the prisoner that in all his experience at
the Bar and the Bench he had never known q
void Of mitigating circumstances. and coun-
seied him to begin at once preparation for his
solemn end. His will be the first execution ever
held in Tioga county.
The New York herald., 1879-12-09
PRIZE CATTLE.

Sixty premium steers reached here yesterday
their way to the Madison square Cattle show which
opens to-day. One hundred head OF selected sheep
raised In Elkhard, La.. have also reached Arm In
this city. These cattle, which considered choice
as any fed cattle In the world, passed through the
Chicago Union stock Yard last Wednesday.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-17
Congressional.

WASHINGTON January l7.-SEN-
ATE-Mr. Salisbury submitted reso-
luton calling upon the secretary of
the treasury for information as to the
amount of commission or other com
pensation paid bankers, brokers, firm
companies, syndicates or individuals
for services in negotiating sales of
United States bonds or securities from
1862 to the present time, what amount
has been paid to any such persons
for services rendered in the refunding
of any bonds of the United States,
and also whether the interest has been
paid on called in bonds, and at the
same time paid on the bonds sold tC
redeem such bonds how much double
interest had been paid on each class
of bonds, and how much money ha,
been allowed to remain on deposit in
the National Banks designated as
repositories. Discussion arising the
resolution was laid over.
The credentials of Senator Houston
of Alabama, were presented
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-17
River TeIegrans.

CAIRO, ILL, January 17.-Arrived
James Howard, New Orleans, 9 pm.
Alice Brown, Memphis, 6 am. De-
parted-Paris c. Brown, Ohio river,
pm. The river is clear of ice and
rising. 1t has been raining since 4
am. Mild.
CINCINNATI, January II. - The
river is rising. Cloudy and cold.
EVANSVILLE, January 1.-THE
gauge shows 10 feet 3 inches. The ice
is thinning. Mercury is 3S0 above
zero. 1t is raining steady with east
winds. No damage.
PITTsBURG, January 17.-Riyer
4 feet inches and rising. Weather
cloudy and cool and no prospect of a
breakup.
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these appeals he received no reply,
but on several occasions he received
threatening letters from some un-
known parties couched in coarse Ian
guage, telling him what would be his
fate should he ever return to the vii
lage. A desire to sec his family and
to persuade them to leave the place
where it was impossible for him to re-
side kept growing upon him, and on
Friday last he left Toronto for the
Falls. On the Victoria train he was
recognized by some of the villagers,
so that to prevent recognition on the
streets and molestation he donned, on
the bridge, pair of false whsikers,
which ne processes to have found on
the docks in Toronto. BY this means
he was able to reach his wife
home withoutattention, and on knock
ing he did not remove the whiskers,
thinking he would give them sur
prise, His wife appeared at the door,
and ii response to his request for a
night $ lodging, she told him she would
not keep him, and that he should GO
to a hotel He then removed the
whiskers, and saying, I'm Ken" he
embraced his wife and children,
and shook hands with some neigh.
bors who were in the room at the
time. He afterward went up tC
his study, and when he came down his
wife was absent. Shortly after he was
arrested, charged by his wife with
threatening her life, and was brought
to the lookup, where, after being
searched a pistol, which he said he
carried to protect himself (his life
having been threatened) found on his
person, he was incarcerated for the
night. He complains of the treatment
received at the hands of the authori.
ties of Fenelon Falls; the lookup hac
| the appearance of not having fire il
it for several weeks, and that he was
not allowed time to procure counse
or witnesses.
McDiarmid is a man of medium
size; aged about thirty-fye years
dark complexion, with small blacI
mustache and goatee, and rather pre-
possessing in appearance. The cool
ness with which he tells his story
chewing tobacco the while, however
, does not lead the listener to believ,
that he is the much injured man h,
processes to be. He has a family o
eight children, the eldest being CIR
of fifteen years.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-17

PARIS, January 1.-THE ministe-
rial statement has generally produced
an unfayorable impression,
LONDON, January 1.-THE United
States sailing ship Constitution went
ashore early this morning on Bolland
Point, near Swanage, England. Steam
tugs have been sent to her assistace.
The ship was on her way from Havre
to New York. Her majestys ship
Warrior has gone to her assistance.
Troops left Candahar, by Cabul
Gate, on the Sth inst. The mail from
Herat for Mirafgail, late governor of
Thurnee, was captured. Khelati
Ghilzai is reported without garrison.
Anarchy is said to prevail at Cabul.
An enormous crowd has assembled
in Lombard street, and great excite
ment prevails over the reported run
on the Bank of London and County
Banking Company. A dispute about a
cab fare in front of the bank attracted
the crowd. This was about II o o'cleck.
1t soon began to be noised abroad that
the bank was in trouble and the crowd
was soon largely increased. A genu-
inc run on the bank was at once
begun, and the street ever since has
been blocked with people. A corps of
policemen is keeping order. There is
no unusual excitement Inside of the
bank The bank has good many
branches in the suburbs and the ru-
NOR spreading may cause such drain
on their cash as to bring the concern
into difficulty.
Bullion gone into the Bank of Eng
land on balance to-day $4,000.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-17
A PREACHER IN JAIL.
SCandaIOus Conduct of a Canadian Min
lister.

Lindsay (Ontario) Postl
The particulars of the scandal in
which the late pastor of the Baptist
congregation at Fenelon Falls, Keneth
Duncan McDiarmid, and the daughter
of one of the most respected residents
of the village were implicated, with
McDiarmid's confession, his resigna-
ton of the charge and subsequent de-
parture from the village, which was
precipitsted by the threats of indig-
nant residents, are already known to
our readers. The SECOND chapter in
this scandal was enacted Saturday, the
18th ult., when McDiarmid, who sud
denly made his appearance in the vii
lage the night previous, was arrested
and sentenced by Mr.. James Dickson,
j. p, to Jail for three months or a fine
of twenty-five dollars and costs, for
carrying firearms, and, in default of
hayingprocured sureties in the amount
of one thousand dollars to keep
the peace, he was also committed
for trial at the quarter session for
threatening tho life of his wife. He
arrived at the jail on Saturday, and
not having been sentenced to hard
labor has donned the regulation pris-
ON attire of black and gray, and enjoys
the freedom of one Of the wards in
company with twootheF prisopers-an
idiot aud a yagFant. lie acknowl-
edges his guilt in connection with the
young lady, and makes professions of
great regret. lie gives the following
account of his doings since his depar-
ture from the Falls in the spring up
to his arrest on Friday After leav-
ing the village he went to Toronto and
got employment in a boot and shoe
store. He corosponded regularly
with his wife until The latter part Of
July, when she, through, as hs says,
the advice of false friends, ceased
writing to him. The ignomy under
which he was suffering. and the sepa-
ration from his family, to whom he
processes to be attached, combined TO
make him unhappy. and be several
times wrote TO his wife eDtreating her
to leave Feuelou Falls and 60 and
live with him, when be would
endeavor TO prove to ber that
his reformation was complete, 10
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-17
Senatorial.

ST. LOUIS, January 1.-THE vote
by which George w. Vest was nomi-
mated for United State senator, in the
Democratic caucus last night, was
Vest, II; Glover, 43; Phelps, Z; Allen,
1; Hardin, 3. Great enthusiasm fol-
lowed the nomination. Mr.. Vest was
'erenaded, and quite number ofprom-
inent gentlemen made congratulatory
speeches.
HARTFORD, CONN, January H.
The Republican caucus nominated o.,
II. Platt for United States senator.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-17
suffering Life Time.

Persons afflicted with rheumatism often suf-
fer for a life time, their tortutes being almost
without remission. The joints and muscles
of such uniortunates are in most cases shock
ingly cOntorted and drawn out of shape. To
afford them eyon temporary relief, the ordina-
ry remedies often prove utterly useless. Hos
letter s stomach Btters, on the other hand,
is avouched BY persons who have used IT, to
he genuine source Of relief 1t keeps the
blood cool by promoting regular habit of
body, and removes from It impurities which,
in the opinion Of all rational pathologists,
originate this agonizing complaint and its
kindred malady, the gOut Besides this the
Bitters remedy disorders Of the stomach. liver
and nerves, prevent and eradicate intermit-
tent and remittcnt fevers, promote appetite
and sleep, and are highly recommended by
physicians as a desirable medicinal stimulant
and tonic.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-17

GOVERNOR WILLIAMS, Of Indiana,
enunciates very important truth
when he says in effect that the chief
burden Of taxation comes from county
and municipal expenditures and fees
of officers. 1t is strange fact that
taxpayers pay comparatively little at
tention to the choice of their local
officers and the direction of their
local concerns. The county commits
sioner is more important officer to
the taxpayer than the President Of the
United States, a senator or member Of
congress but the average taxpayer
overlooks this fact, concerns himself
very little as to what sort of man
fills the first named Office and confines
his political interest and attention TO
national affairs. We would not have
him disinterested in the selection ei
any class Of officials, but he would
6ud it greatly conducive to his interest
10 pay much more heed than he is ac-
customed to pay to bis local political
matters. Ht cannot afford to be in
different to 4 question that touches his
pocket 20 iorcibly
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-17
Cincinnati Produce NTarket.

After spending nine and half mill
ions of dollars on a new capitol build.
ing at Albany, New Workers have dis
covered to their sorrow, first, that the
architect forgot to make any provision
for carrying away the rainfall on the
roof, and second, that the legislative
chambers are worthless so far as
acoustics are concerned. When the
senate met in its new chambers on
New Years day members found ii
impossible to hear what was said at a
distance Of over twenty feet from the
speaker, and the fear was expressed
that they would never be able to
transact any business there.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-17

THE Democrats of Jefferson coun-
ty, KY, including Louisville, have
recommended the distinguished hu-
mantarian, DR.. Luke P. Blackburn,
for the nomination of governor by the
Democratic State convention. DR.,
Blackburn, who has greatly distin-
guished himself as a volunteer ply
sician for the past twenty-five years
whenever epidemic diseases have
been most violent in the South, is an
elder brother of Hon. j G. S. Black
burn, member of congress from the
Lexington (Ky) district.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-17

DISPATCHES from Indianapolis in
regard to the senatorial election are
still altogether satisfactory to VOor-
hees. He is detained in Washington,
looking after the tobacco bill, which
affects important interests in the
South and West. He fayors reduc-
ton to sixteen cents per pound, but
there is danger of the report fixing
the rate at twenty cents. This rate is
unsatisfactory to the planters and the
manufacturers. The bill granting ar
rearages of pension is also liable to be
called up any day, and Mr.. Voorhees,
desires to vote on it.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-17
Hospitality Of the wrong Kind.

New York Herald, 18th,
A few days ago a young man was
asked by some strangers to drink with
them. He declined, but they insisted.
for by the unwritten law of bibulous
etiquette a man may be forced to
drink whenever the beverage offered
him is alcoholic What explanation
the youth offered for his singular con
duct has not yet been made public,
but it appears that his would-be en-
tertainers began to reason with him,
their arguments consisting of clenched
fists, boot toes, and perhaps the butt
end of a heavy walking cane. To
these persuasives he finally yielded to
the extent of lying upon the sidewalk.
Perhaps it was the contemplation OF
him in this position, lying as peace
fully as if he had taken many drinks,
that caused the jolly good fellows to
go away satisfied and leave him alone,
to be found by the police. At any
rate, he was discovered insensible
upon the tagging and was assist.
ed to the hospital, where finally
he died of the effects of the attentions
so persistently urged upon him. 1t
must be admitted that in this case
hospitality was carried too far, and
that the results were not such as are
anticipated when men invite their ac-
quaihtances to assist at the flowing
bowl; but similar mistakes will occur
so long as our fine fellows consider
that in matters conyiyial an invitation
is the same thing as an order. The
men who killed young Richter, with
those who nearly kill their friends
with opportunities, should be compe-
tent TO understand that q mans phys
ical tastes are entirely his own, and
that any one who persistently urges
upon these such generous attentions
as are offensive isnot only not hospita-
bic, but an impertinent boor and an
intoieFahle nuisance.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-17

"FEARFULLY and wonderfully made are
some of the concoctions which are adyer.
tised and sold under the name of tonics
Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic is guaranteed in
quality, purity and favor, II is safe
pleasant and efficient medicine in all dis.
orders of choleric nature, such us dysen-
terry, cholic, etc. 1t is equally effective in
malarial diseases, and never fails to give
relief. A wine-glassful three times a day
will be found an agreeable invigorant.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-17

MANDEvILLE, one Of the most
famed ancestral mansions Of the
South, was burned to the ground re-
Gently. 1t was built in 1905, and be-
came the social aud political center in
the Pee Dee country, in South Caro-
lima. Mementoes of three generations
and elegant souvenirs Of travel, to-
gether with the Mandeville family
relics from Wales, rare pictures and
costly books, that filed the house,
were destroyed. The special glory OF
the place was its flowers, which
blOOmed in every apartment and in
every nook and Granny during the
nine mild months of the year, holly
and mistletoe remaining throughout
the three winter months. Mrs Law
renee M. Keitt and daughter, the
Vaudeville heirs, sought refuge at the
house of a neighbor.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-17

The Nashville American of yester-
day says;
Miss Rosa Solomon, a beautiful
Jewess, of Hopkinsville, KY, who had
been on a visit of seyeralweeks to the
family Of her uncle, B. Bissinger. No.
l45 South College street, committed
suicide on Tuesday night at his resi-
dence. 1t is stated that she was en-
gagged to be married to a gentleman Of
high standing of Cincinnati upon hel
return home. She had frequently
heard from him since her arrival here
but yesterday evening she received a
letter from him stating that he could
not marry her. She naturally evinced
great distress, and went out of the
house, as her relations thought, to take
some fresh air. Proceeding to Il. X
Pages drug store, she purchased
twenty grains of strychnine, saying
that she wished to poison rats. She
returned to the house and went to her
room. About 9O'clock some of her
relatives went.in and found her un-
conscious and in convulsions. SeveraI
physicians were sent for and DIR. Bax.
ter arrived, but too late to do any
good, for she died about 10 o'clock
Deputy Coroner NJ. S. Combs wa,
notified about 8 o'clock yesterday
morning, went to the house and held
an inquest, the following persons act
ing as the jury Edward Lawrence
William Owen, s. NJ. Harrison, S. 4
Petty, j. j. Newburn, j. B. Turner
and w. B. Hill.
A verdict of death from the ef-
fects of strychnine administered by
her own hands +" was rendered.
The deceased was about 30 years
old, and was greatly esteemed by all
who knew her. Her remains were
sent to Hopkinsville last night.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-17

Cast thy bread upon the waters, -
said merry young man at Harwinton,
Conn, to a lady sitting next to him al
table, and he urbanely emptied a hand.
full of crumbs into her goblet And
thou shalt find it after may days" she
responded, very wittily, dashing the
contents of the glass into his face.
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Indications.

WASHINGTON, January 17.-For
Tennessee and the Ohio valley easter
Iy to southerly winds and falling bar
ometer, with rising temperature, partly
cloudy weather, and in the extreme
westerly portion possibly light rain.
The rivers will rise below Cincin-
natl and at Nashville, Memphis and
Cairo, and will fall at Chattanooga and
Ancnstn-
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-17

RY virtue of deed of trust made by V. W.
- Williams and r. 9. Williams 10 j NJ
WessOn' Will offer for sale, on the depot
platform in the town of Bartlett, an Men.
uny, lsth day of February, 1879, an nm
divided one-hqlf interest in a certain tract Of
land therein described, which deed Is al ye,
cord in the Clerk and Recorder of6oo In.the
county Of Lee, State Of Arkansas, In Peeord
BOOK u, at page 5l9. Said land kinr And
being IN Lee county, Arkansas, the east half
OF section thirtylo GA, township three (S,
north OF range hye ", east of the Pine Ap-
pie meridian, containing three hundred and
twenty (S2O acres, more or less, and being the
same 9s that was conveyed by j. W. Vernon
70 A. M, Hood and IL. j. Crisal. Also another
tract IN the same county and State described
as follows; Southeast quarter Of section (2T
twenty-seven, three (@, north, FIVE (5), east,
containing one hundred and sixty (l6O) acres,
the interest conveyed being an undivided one.
hall interest conveyed by Crisal and wife 10
said Y. W. Williams. "
The sale is made at tho request Of the bsne-
dciaries, and to secure tho indObtedness
therein expressed
J. n. Wosson i dead, and have bean An.
pointed trustee IN bis stead BY decree al iha
Chancery Court Of Shelby county. w
Terms Of sale cash. Title believed Al Ma
good, but convey only as trustee ~ ~
January II, 1879, ipiis.iii
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-17

+. G. THOMPSON, of Illinois, who
has been one of General Logan's sup
porters for the United States senator
ship, has become disgusted with his
methods, and he prints a card saying
that Logan wanted him to write a
series of letters to Chicago newspa
per from different parts of the State
representing that public opinion de-
manded Logan's election.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-17

Grant bids fair to become master
Of rhetorical eloquence. He remarked
to an Irish audience recently; "We
have had our days Of depression
Yours is just coming on. ! hope it is
nearly oyer" This is as good as any
thing by Sir Royle Roach,