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The New York herald., 1879-08-04
SUICIDES FROM rERgyBoArs.

while tho FULTON ferry hosi fsrrAsut was on tho
way from ths city b Brcokyn. zen minutes after
two O'Clock yesterday afternoon. an unknown man
committed saieids by Iumring from the bow of the
hoAi into the river The fsrrasut va sboat mid
strcsm whon q nidsile-assd man. rather poorly
dr.-ed. stepped lsisarciy the for~srd chains.
aud before the other passengers ~ho we're
standing by could rcsiife hls ctJect the
unfortunate had jumped hs.i fOrus
Immediately gwen aud tbs eng ~ the boat we're
rcvctse. bat he ssnk beloru sny assistance could be
rendered. The Mulsi1s. Who about ave feet
eight inches in height had ON dafk froek coat snd
pantaloons and stra~ hal The body not ro-
covered.
A man jumped overheard from the excursion boat
Harlem yesterday near per No. 10 Hast River aud
drowned. The crew Of the ferrybost WALTON
made am unsuccessful attelnpt ~ rcscae hlns.
The New York herald., 1879-08-04
MURDER OR SUICIDE?

The body of very respectfully dressed woman.
apparently from eighteen to twenty years old was
found OF Quarantine. 5. l.. yesterday. by boatmau
named Pictro Caliiano. The deceased was about nv.
feet two inches high, had beautiful dark brown haii
aud was dressed In light striped muslin dress, with
black trimmings across the body aud sleeves. Hell
undercothng fine and white, her stocking,
were striped with red and her CATERS butoncd
She wore gold earrings and circle brcastpin, with
a green stone pierced by an arrow. The face was
much discolored when the body was tound. The re-.
mains now lie In the morgue at stapleton. whero
they were ordered to be taken by Coroner Gannoy.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-02
Tuesday, July %, 1879.

IN 'front.' of the Planters Insurance Building,
the following described real estate eonveved
in said trust deed, to-wit:
situate, lying and being in the county of
SHELBY ana state of Tennessee, and Thir-
teenth civil district, one tract heinz in sac
ton one a., range eight (S, Of the Eleventh
surveyors district; Beginning at a stake on
the west boundary line of grant No. 1884. the
southeast corner of d. H. ToWnsend's 646-aere
traet' thence north with the west line of
salu grant No. 1854, AZ chains Is links to
the center of NOncounak creek, with elm
pointer marked d, on the south bank Of said
creek; thence up said creek, with the center
thereof, north a. so, east 4 chains 80 Links.
north q east 2 chains IS links. north, 52o 9O,
east . chains y links, south $50, east Z chains
% INKS, south go east 4 chains IL links,
south AZ east s chains 8 links, south a. M
west chain, south 8o, west 3 chains 70 links,
south o., east 4 chains Is links, south lac 90t
west chain a links, south So SO. west l chain
Us links, south 50, west 2 chains 8 links, sbnth
. west $ chains "A links, south g., west 3
chains, south T., east l chain, s. links, south
~ east : chains s. links, south 7go, east 2
chains ~ links, south So S0, east 3 chains So
lnEAt 70 a stake IN the center of said creek,
win black gum on the south bank Of said
creek links west Of line marked T, l black
gum. p links east of line marked Nj: thence
south a. west "a chains rs links 10 a
small blaekgum; thence west 8 chains
10 links to the beginning, containing 100
acres, being the same conveyed by Peter
Mitchell to d. II. Townsend on the 9th dav ~
January, 1870, and duly recorded i'm the regis
ter's office OF Shelby county, Tenn, in book
"a, page lS9.
Also one other tract beginning at the same
point with the tract first described; thence
Westwardly 100 chains and | link to a take:
thence A~orthwardly 60 chains and 81 links To
the northern boundary line Of tho William
Lyttle 23o0 acre tract of land; thence east
Mardly with the said northern boundary line
% chains and 81 links to astake; thence north
~ east, y chains and 81 links to a stake.
thence eastwardly with said northern bonnd,
airy line 81 chain and 90 links to the west
boundary line Of grant No. 1854.
thence Sopthwardly with said west bon5d'
any W chains 81 links to the berinpinS.
i heing the 6i6 acre subdivision Of Inc Wm
Lyltle tract Of ESQ acres, tho same formerly
owned py, william Jones, and on the eastern
part OF which the dover Of Annie D.. Jones
Also an undivided one-fourth interest of
the lot Of ground situated on the southeast
CORNER OF Main and Beal streets, in the city of
Memphis thence south 81 feet front on Main
street to Townsend's line thence east with
SAID line ll5 feet to Mulberry street; thence
northwardly with the west line of Mulberry
street JIG feet to beal street; thence vest
wardly with the south line of Beal street ia
feet to the beginning.
The equity Of redemption is expressly
waived and the title believed to be good, but
L shall sell and convey only as trustee.
I. p. WINCHESTER, trustee.
June 81, 1879. i02-ISS
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-02
RIVER IMPROVEMENT.
Valuable Suggestions in Regard to
Strengthening the River, Tan.
nellng and %Leveeing.

EDITOR LEDGER-You are aware
that the river Improvement convention
meets this month at Quincy, Illinois,
to discuss measures for such improve
ments as the Mississippi valley de-
mands and its great rivers need. Now.
sir, if you will permit an uneducated
mind to appear in such a mould as
nature gave him, | would be pleased
to view with you the people'shighways
that we could ask each other las
neither of US seem to be on the list Of
that great scroll of seven), what are
those needs SO loudly called for, and
what the people and times demand ?
Permit me to ask, my dear sir, if
the first great move should not be in
shortening of the distance between
the gulf "and headquarters" which
should be Cairo. To cut across twenty
miles round, and reduce the distance
to five, in my opinion, would be a
most important move, for it would go
far toward relieving the stress of wa
ter on the banks; first, by giving more
sea room for surplus water secondly,
it would be most valuable to the boats
that ply on that great thoroughfare,
and thirdly, it would afford an oppor,
tunity unsurpassed for tunneling pur-
Resss. Certain points could be select
ed by the c0mmitte the most suita-
bic in shape would be like the letter,
U. Cut crosswise this bend, up to
certain points, to prevent the water
breaking in on YOU, and then so down
ward, say ftteap fet below low water
mark, making the banks as you cut
out sloping, Then cut across this
new river bed, and throw out a depth
of thirty feet, wide enough for a
double track. Then lay your iron
boiler" or arcade tunnel down on stone
three or four feet in thickness (the best
ofcement should be used foe the laying
Of this stone work. and walled upland
over in the same. Then the dirt
could be rammed down on both sides
Of the inclosed tunnel till the ram
ming process met on top; then byeal
aat STONE could be laid down all over
t6e new bed and sides of the sloping
banks, In time Of low water each
end OF tho aFst cut could be thrown
mp to the water edge, The first rise
in the river would complete the ends.
The old river bed could be damned
of if SO desired, or the rails for the
cars could cross on piles at high water
mark. The old river bed would soor
Rll UP if properly damned off, and il
the government chose to lay off a cit,
at such a crossing the value of TIKI
lots sold on time would go far 10 pay
for the whole improvement.
The next need, Mr., Editor, in m
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-02
18Th Day of July, A. d. 1879.
Attachment Notice.

Before G. D. Crockett, j. P. for Shelby cOun-
ty, Ienn.-I. Lippe VS., Gus Jones,
TN this cause an attaqhment having been
i sued out under Section 1856 Of Thompson
4 Stegegs' code Of Tennessee, and returned
." ley1ed by punishment on O. P. Hunt 4 Co.,
Who answered that they are Indebted To M
defendant, Gus JONES' in the sum of s65. 9i., %
and affidavit having, been made that said
defendant Is indebted to the plaintiff in the
sum Of 500, due by open account, and thai
the claim is Just, and that said defendant and
plaintiff are both non-residents Of this State
and residents Of the same State, to-wit, M
state Of Arkansas, and said defendant Ia,
%raudulently removed his property al mi,
State to evade the process Of law in the Stat,
Of. his domicili It is therefore ordered that I'M
said defendant make his personal appearanec
before me on the 29th day Of July, 1870, at my
Office, No. 25 Main street, Memphis, Tenn.,
ut 10 o'clock am, and defend said attach,
ment suit, or the same will be proceeded with
ex,parte; and that a copy Of this order be
published once a week for four successive
weeks in the Public Ledger.
This the 23d day Of June, 1879.
@-lh-lll-lll-M e. d. CROCKETT, j. p.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-02

opinion, would be the formation Of
a levee. This levee should be
back tar enough not to be
endangered by the caving in
Of the banks, and could be erected
after hydraulic fashion, carrying a
water power on top Of the grandest
levee in christendom. aud affording
the finest opportunity for manufacture
ing in the world. After a certain
hight Of a water level was reached
locks could be introduced to lower it
for the next stretch until the canals
water reached the jetties, when it
could be made to tumble in as falls
and keep that channel open for the
largest vessels to come up to New
Orleans. Last, but not least of all, is
the keeping open of this great rivers
channel. In my opinion the greatest
OF all impediments is the sand-bar.
But this only appears in times of low
water.
Nothing stationary should be intro
duced for their removal, for the mo-
ment the first rise would come. this
stationary work would be worse than
the bar; therefore | would recommend
something that could be moved on
short notice. A movable dam, or
fats with a revolving center, SO a drop
frame could be lowered through its
slough at any angle" and then filled
up with segments, forming a gate.
The water could strike these gates
and defect toward the bar, which
would cut them out soon, then the gates
could be raised by taking out the seq
ments, and the whole thing moved to
the next bar.
And now, my dear sir, / would be
happy to listen to you and read from
your valuable journal such COM
ments" as in your opinion you deem
most worthy to make. But by all
means stand by the committee and aid
them in the great enterprise of i'm
provement. Eads and Cowden both
deserve the greatest praise from their
fellow-countrymen, and it is the great
est Of pity that these honorable GEN
tlemen differ. The nation needs
brain.workers and the age calls for it.
Let those men meet with encourage
ment through the columns of your
evening giant-the LEDGER.
j. i. r.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-02
Saturday. July S.Isza.

within legal hours, the following described
property, situated in Shelby county, Tenn,
tO-Wit;
An undivided one-half interest in the
north half Of lot 70. as laid down on the orig
inal plan of the city of Memphis, beginning
at the intersection of the south side Of the
first alley north Of Adams street, known as
Bank alley, and Mississippi or Front Row:
thence south So and 9y east 1887 feet with
the south side Of said Bank alley TO its inter
section with another alley running at right
angles Herewith, known as Front alley;
thence with the west side Of Front alley
south go and 30 west 81 feet u inches to the
dividing line between the two halves Of said
lot %; thence with said dividing line SOo and
sV west l4sk feet to Mississippi or Front Row;
thence with said Row north 90 and 3O east
81 feet IL inches to the beginning-the entire
lot being covered by a brick building, the
front of which is four stories high and. Inc
rear i've stories high.
Terms of Sale-0neAfOurth cash, balance in
equal payments ate, ~ and Is months, pur-
chaser executing notes with security, bear
ing interest. Lien retained; redemption
barred.
This June u, 1879.
R. J. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
Smith * Collier, Harris, McKissiok &Tur-
ley, Attorneys. SOLO
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-02
OOTt1N hANN" NSNiNiN"
standard Iutssaatiohal Classification

The total stock on hand at all the
United States ports is 1929 bales,
against 161 ,573 bales same time last
year and 254,184 the year before.
Receipts at all the United States
ports since Friday last were 1889 bales,
against 25i0 bSles last week, and 2S49
bales for this week last year.
The total receipts st all United
States ports since September LIST as
per cotton exchange kilograms, IS
4,4l0,3l5 bales, against 4,2O4,l35 bales
last year, and $685., 635 bales the same
time the year before. Increase this
gear 206, l8O bales, as compared with
last year, and 442,6S0 bales wih the
year before.
Freight rates from here to New
York are 4Oc rail aud river, aud 42C
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-02
Trustees Sale.

RI virtue Of the power vested in Georee ".
II Winchester, deceased, as trustee. in a
certain deed Of trust made - D. III Town
send, on the 18th day Of June, 1875, to secure
which deed is recorded in the Register's oaica
OF Shelby county, Tenn, in Book No, IO7'
page al, which power has been eonferreA
upon me BY decree Of the Chancery Uonrt in
the case Of Ben May ct al. VS.. 7. i. Winohes-
ter q Al No. SSa II. p, entered on the list
aay oil April, 1879, will proceed to sell, at
for cash, to the highest hidder- ON ~ sI
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-02
Thursday, 10th Day of July, 1879.

at the southwest corner OF Main and Madison
streets in Memphis, Tennessee, or what Is
now called the Taxing District Of Shelby
county, Tennessee, between the hours Of Il
m. ma Ping proceed to sell at auction 10
the, highest bidder, for cash, the certain lot
ana premises. conveyed to me in said deed In
trust, which is situated in the county of Shell
by and State Of Tennessee, and in the CITY Of
memphis, or what is now the Taxing District
81 shelby county, Tennessee, being lot No.
III IN the northwest angle made by the inter
section Of Main and Adams streets, HAVING
mont and boundary Of twenty-four feet and
SIX inches on the west side of Main street, and
running along w~estwardly with Adams street
seventy-four feet and six inches; thence
~northWardly twenty-four feet and six inches.
thence eastwardly, parallel with Adams
thence southwardly along Main street twenty.
four feet and six inches to the beginning.
me right otredemptiOn is expressly wniyedl
ahq tne tllle believed to be good, but l shall,
sell and convey only as trustee.
oi-ll3 Il. W. BROWN, Trustee
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ChanCery Sale of Real Estate,

1868 R. 22g7 H.-Chancery Court Of Shelby
e~ounty-Ellen c. Glenn ct al. VS.. Lueie al,
JamisOn ct al.
RY virtue Of an int~orlooutory decree for sale
~ entered in the above cause on the 5th day
of March, 1879, in NJ. B. g, page 4O9, etc, Twill
sell at public auction, to the highest bidder,
In front of the Clerk and Masters Office,
courthouse building, Main street, in he
Taxing District Of Shelby county, late city Of
Memphis, Tenn. ,On
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FOR white River.
Special Notice.

DY mutual agreement of the uran
ID undersigned, the steamer k%dkSA,H
HARD CASH withdraws from S
the White river trade on May DIST, and re-
sumes again on July 9th; the steamer JOSIE
HAIRY withdraws on July 18th, and tesumeS
on August 1th, thus equally dividing the
dull season aud giving each boat an opportu-
nifty 10 make neceSsars reeairs.
y ltS STEAMERHARD CASH,
u. @. Postal, master.
STEAMER JOSIE HARRY,
OF NJ, X. Harry, master,
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aMll.rail to Boston 42@4So;. 10 New
Orleans Soc per bale by steamer.
Freights from st. Louis per steamers
l5c per Dbl, and 7lo per ewt.
From the Ohio 1Oc per cwt and zoe
per Dbl.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-02
COMMERCIAL.
PUBLIC LEDGER OFFICE, /
MEMPHIS. July 2. 1879. 4

The State National Bank led off
yesterday with a four per cent. divi-
dend on its capital stock of S25O,0O0,
thus dividing $4,000 among its share
holders. 1t is understood that a lib
eral surplus remains and hat the
dividend could have been made
larger, but the directors preferred to
keep a fat fund to the credit of the
contingent or surplus fund. The
bank enjoyed a lucrative business
during the spring months. The
Fourth National also made a four per
cent. dividend and is ready to give
$500 to those who own its stock.
This shows up well, but will be fur
ther improved by two or three other
banks, which are expected to follow
suit within a few days; also when
three or four miscellaneous corpora
tions will swell the list, so that more
than a hundred thousand dollars will
be paid to holders of local stocks and
bonds. The gas company it is ex-
pected will come in toward the mid
die of the month with a dividend.
The July interest on about 100000 OF
Mississippi and Tennessee railroad
second mortgage eight per cent. bonds
is now in ourse Of payment at the
Union and Planters Bank in this city
and in New York. The total amount
is $32, 900 and nearly One-fourth is
held in this part of the country.
Exchange is steady, with a very
light movement, rates being at par buy
ing for New York and Eastern bills
without grace, and &c discount for sight
bills on Boston and Fall River. Checks
on New York sell at ic premium
New Orleans rates are par selling and
4c discount buying.
Interest to the amount of SIT ,412,
900 on the national debt fell due yes.
terLay, and is in course Of disburse.
ment 10 bondholders. OF this sun
$9,512, 600 Is at the rate of 3 per cent
semi-annual interest on the 6 pei
cents, and Il 1000, 600 on the 4 pei
cents at | per cent. quarterly interest
A share Of this will reach the people
hereabouts, though the bulk of it il
held North and Fast. This interest
to the amount of &c. 0 900, ia Of
registered bonds, about S7,500,000 O
which will be paid out at New York
81, 800, 900 at Boston, 100000 at Phil
adeIphia, $2O5, 900 Of Baltimore, $3.50,
900 at Washington, $4,000 at Cincin
natl, $6S,G90 at Pittsburg, $5s, 900 q
Chicago, al 600 at San Francisco
and smaller amounts at some Othe.
points. The coupon interest will b,
distributed in about the same proper
ton. In addition to the coin ~interes
there will be paid in currency, on ac
count of interest due on $64,B23,5 $40 0
Pacific railroad bonds In New York
over 81, 500, 900; Boston, $500, 900
a0d Philadelphia, $4,000; the tota
being ever 81 100000.
New goverhReet Is dropped to 1O1
in Nely York yesterday. q decline Q
one dollar on the hundred, thai beip.
the size of the coupon clipped frOr
it. Selling in this market 8 to I
above New York QuOtattOCs.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-02

The Hohenzollerns are a long-lived
race. The emperor is the eth of his
line who has celebrated a golden we'd
ding.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NOTICE..

HAVING qualified as the personal repre-
IL sentatives of A. L. Harris, deceased, in
the Probate Court of Shelby county, ali per-
sons having claims against said estate must
present them TO us, properly verified for pay
ment, within tho time prescribed by law or
the same will DO forever barred.
w. B. MALLORY and
JESSE I. HARRIS,
Executors Of A. l.. Harris, deed,
MEMPHIS, Tenn, June u, 1879.
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JOSIE HARRY
LEGAL.
Chancery Sale Of Real Estate

r. S246-Chancery Court of Shelby county
II. N. James VS.. A. o. Atkeson ct al.
pY virtue of an interlocutory decree for sale
ID entered in the above cause on the gOth
day of June, 1879, M. B, 2, page /, / will
sell at public auction to the highest bidder,
in front of the Clerk and Masters Office,
court house building, Main street, Taxing
District. Of Shelby county, late the city Of
Memphis, Tenn,
On Saturday, July 20, 1879,
within legal hours, the following described
property, situated in the city of Memphis,
Shelby county, Tenn, tO-Wit:
beginning at the southwest corner Of Peyton
avenue and Saiarans street; running thence
South with PeytOn avenue fifty C5O) feet;
thence west and parallel with Saffarans street
one hundred and twenty-five Q25) feet 10 an
alley thence north with said avenue parallel
with Peyt0n avenue fifty go feet TO Safa-
rams street; thence east with Saffarans street
one hundred and twenty-five d25) feet to the
beginning
Terms OF Sale-0n q credit Of seven months;
note with security required; lien retained,
redemption barred.
This July l, 1879.
r. j. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
I'M TrezevEt, Sol. for complainant.
los Ill III l231S
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Under and by virtue Of the owe con-
" ferred on me by two certain deeds Of
trust executed TO me by Mrs. Mary Z. Speed, to
secure certain Indebtedness therein described,
the first. of which is recorded in the Register s
office of Shelby county, Tennessee, in Book
No. III, at page 5S7, and the other in Book
No. III, at page $50, said Indebtedness Te-
naming due and unpaid, will, at the request
of the beneficiary. on the
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Monday. July z, 1879,


Under and by virtue Of a deed in trust 10
- me executed on the 18th Of April, 1876,
Book Ill, page 394, to secure certain indsbt-
edness therein stated, and a large part Of said
Indebtedness being past due and unpaid ~
the request OF the beneficiary l, T. w. Brown.
as trustee, viii, ON -0"N1
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Cotton.

The market opened this morning
very quiet, with a steady feeling 4;
sales yesterday 25O bales, all to spin
ners. At the close last evening the
following were the
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at 10 O'Clock Am, in front Of the Planters
insurance Building, No. 80 Madison street, in
Memphis, Shelby county, sell at public sue-
zion to tho highest bidder, for cash, the fol-
lowing described real estate, situated in the
late city Of Memphis, in said county, to-wit (:
Lot number Eve In Mrs. Martha Alston's
subdivision Of lots near the southeast corner
Of Lauderdale and jackson streets, said lot
No. 5 fronting so 9O-l00 fOet on the east side of
Lauderdale street, and running back l67 4O-lOO
feet on the north line and l57 $500 feet on
the south line 10 tho east boundary line Of
said lot, which Is 30 feet In length. All right
OF Iedemption, etc., expressly waived. Title
only as trustee,
AMOS WOODRUFF, Trustee.
j. W, HAMPTON, Attorney.
NJ The above sale Is postponed 70 Satur-
day next, July 5, 1879, at 10 O'Clock am.
same Flacc. l03.iV
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10th Day of July, A. ID. 1879.

at the southwest corner of Main and Madison
streets, in the Taxing District Qately known
as the city of Memphis), between the hours
of Il o'clock noon and / O'Clock pm of said
day, proceed to sell to the highest bidder, for
cash, the following property, to-Witl Begin
ming at a stake on the north line Of Linden
street, %seyenty-hYe (1Al feet east Of the inter
section of the east line of Turley street with
the north line of Linden street; running
thence east with the north line of Linden
street, seyenty-hvs C75) feet to a stake; thonoe
north, at right angles with Linden street, one
hundred and fifty $50 feet TO a stake; thence
seventy-fve (T5) feet to a stake; thence south
one hundred and afty $50 feet to the begin
ming. All right Of redemption is waived
The title has been examined, and l believe IL
good, but | will sell as Trustee only.
W. G. MCCLURE, Trustee.
Wright, Fowlkes & Wright, Att'ys. @-i2l