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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-28

The WEATIEI.-The barometer continues
high over the Middle and South Atlantic coast
districts 1t is below the mean in the central
vaiey districts, lake regions and the South
west In the Northwest it is again beginning
to rise, tho centre of disturbance referred to
yesterday as moving over the Missouri and Mis-
sissippi valleys having advanced to the lake
regions. Another centre of low barometer is
moving over the Gulf States toward the South
Atlantic coast. Rain fell in all the districts
except on the South Atlantic coast. The de-
creasing temperature caused the precipitation
to take the form of snow in the Northwest
during the later portion of the day The
winds have been from fresh TO brisk.
except in the Northwest where they
were generally light With the exception
of the fall in the Northwest the temperature
rose decidedly The slow easterly move
ment of the area of high barometer that
overlics the Atlantic coast is likely to
cause the formation of steep gradients for
soutberly winds in the Northern States and
northern winds in the Gulf and South Atlantic
districts. The weather over tie British Islands
two centres Of disturbance, one over Spain and
the other in the North. The movement of these
phenomena was predicted by the HERALD in u
cable sent on the 10Th. The weather in New
York and its vicinity to-day will be warm and
cloudy, with rains. Tomorrow Tic same con-
ditims will prevail, followed by clearing and
cooler weather.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-28

AMONG YESTERDAYS DIVERSIONS was pigeon
flying, sport which will become very popular
when people realize that it has not single OBJ
jectionable feature.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-28

The LATEST alleged attempt at poisoning has
some very odd features. 1t seems almost in
credible that well-to-do business man, as the
victim is said to be, should become familiar
upon short acquaintance with people of the
class in which rumor and the court records
place the prisoners and it is also strange that
such man should carry u large amount of cur
rency with him and let chance acquaintance
know about 1T. One of the most remark able
facts in the case, however, is that the man
should have suffered terribly after drinking
beer that he noticed was bitter and yet suspect
nothing. Evidently the entire testimony will
bear sitting
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-28

BENCH, BAR AND PULPIT were well repre-
sented among the spectators of the great foot
ball match yesterday, and behold a struggle
such as even their own professions have seldom
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-28

THAT WHALE who showed himself off Sandy
Hook yesterday will probably go back home
with shocking story to tell about New York
waters. Most other respectable fish have been
driven away from the same neighborhood by
the foulness of our garbage deposits.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-28

ton of cavilling at the HERALD to enlighten
us upon this point. Meanwhile, ifhe can also
settle for us the negro question in our
Southern States we shall be eternally CRATE
ful
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-28

The Russian newspapers complain
that the Auctuation in the grain trade
of Russia, and the rapid changes in
prices, are caused by competition from
the United States. AS soon as Amer
lean supplies are brought to market,
sale of the Russian grain decreases,
and hence many Russian farmers are
impoverished and cannot pay taxes.
As the prosperity of Russia depends
largely upon the grain trade, it is i'm
portant hal full information concern
ing the crop of American cereals
should be obtained and it is suggested
in st. Petersburg journals that Rus
sian cOnsuls in the United States be
required to ascertain the state and
prospects of the American crops, and
to assist in promoting the grain trade
of Russia.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-28
Attachment Notice,

Before A. D. Hunter, j. P. for Shelby county,
Tenn folly & Edwards VS.. VIM. Brooks.
IN this cause an attachment having been
1 sued out, under Section 1855 Of the code of
Tennessee, and returned LEVIED upon the
property Of the defendant" and affidavit
having been mado that the defendant Is
indebted to the plaintiffs in the SUN Of
$40, due by account, and that the claim Isl
just, and that the defendant is a u nonresident
Of the State Of Tennessee, so that personal SER
vico cannot be had upon him; IL is therefore
ordered that the said defendant make his
personal appearance herein, before A. d.
Hunter, j. P, at his Office in the Second civil
district Of Shelby county, Tenn, on the nth
day Of March, 1879, and defend said attach
ment suit within the time prescribed BY law,
or the same will be proceeded with ex-parto;
and that q copy Of this order be published
onee.a week for four successive weeks In the
Public Ledger. -
This the sth day Of February, 1879.
lA0-lo2-2's A. D. HUNTER, j. P,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-28
COMMERCIAL.
PUBLIC LEDGEE OFFICE,
MEMPHIS, February %. 1879.

The money market is steady, with
mercantile paper scarce. Rates of
discount exhibit no alteration and are
from 6 to 10 per cent, according to
the nature of the securities offered.
Exchange moves freely and at un-
changed rates. Cotton bills are taken
at 4c discount for sight on New York,
and demand on New England; sight
on the latter is &c off. Checks on
New York and New Orleans are sold
at par. Bills on New Orleans are taken
at lc discount.
Light transactions are reported in
local stocks, bonds and securities.
Nothing is heard Of old city bonds or
scrips. Gas stock shows more strength,
ST per share being bid for it. Gas
bonds sell at soc; new issue Bank of
Tennessee notes 40941c; Mississippi
and Tennessee ~frst-mortgage bonds,
l.15; do. second-mortgage bonds, SOC;
fernando Insurance stock, SLY;
Union and Planters Bank, do, $1O5
per share Bluff City Insurance, do. ,
S71 so per share.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-28
COTTON EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS.
.andard international Classifcatio


Sales yesterday, 1850 bales. To ox-
porters, $50; to spinncrs, 1850; to
spectators, 60. The market closed
steady.
The total stock on hand at all the
United States ports is SO2, 724 bales,
against S25, 97l bales same time last
year and 854,805 the year before.
Receipts of cotton at all United
J States ports since Friday last, accord
ing to the cotton exchange reports,
9O,1O6 bales, against no. 1863 bales last
week, and 1855 bales for the same
week last year.
The total receipts at all United
States ports since September LIST as
per cotton exchange kilograms, is
3,S0O,4 6 bales, against 3,542, sos bales
last year, and 3,545,4 AGA bales the same
time the year before. Increase this
year 257 1856 bales, as compared with
last year, and 255, 900 bales with the
year before.
Freight rates from here to New
York are SOC rail and river, and Coo
a~ll-rail to Boston 6O@65c; to New
Orleans 81 per bale by steamer, and
Toe by barges, Freights from st. Louis
per steamers 25c per Dbl, and 12lc
per cwt.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-28

An astounding case of imposition
has taken place at Altrincham. in
England. A poorly-clad woman went
to the house of a Miss Fairbank, rep
resenting that she was in an abiect
state of poverty aud restitution, and
that her husband was lying dead in
the house. Miss Fairbank informed
the applicant that she was not in the
habit Of giving assistance without
visiting the house of those seeking it.
The woman asked her to be good
enough to do this, and she subsequent
ly did so. She found every appear
ance of squalor and restitution, and
to verify the truth Of the woman s
statement, she went upstairs to see
the corpse, which was scarcely COW
cred with rags. On going down stairs
she gave the woman some money and
went away, leaving her umbrella in
in the house. She shortly afterward
returned for the umbrella, when she
was Mortified and disguised to find the
corpse and his wife dancing about
the kitchen, apparently delighted with
the success of their ruse.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-28
Attachment Notice.

No. 2269-Before j.. S. Galloway. ]. p. for
Shelby county, Tenn.-H. l.. Guion, agent,
VS.. Thos. II. Williams.
this cause an attachment having been
j sued out under section S455 of the Code of
Tennessee, and returned, " levied upon the
property of the defendant" and affidavit hav-
ing been made that defendant is indebted
to the plaintiff IN the sun of $50, due
by account, and that the claim Is
just, and that the defendant is a non
resident of the State of Tennessee; il is there
fore ordered that said defendant make his
personal appearance before me on the 18th dey
of March, 1879, at u M, at my Office, No. "a
Madison ST., Memphis, Tenn, and defend said
attachment suit within the time prescribed By
law, or the same will be proceeded with ex-
parte; and that a copy Of this order be pub
ilshed once aWeek for four weeks in the Pub
lie Ledger.
This the 10Th day Of February, 1879.
l4S-l5i-4-l0 Us, GALLOWAY, j. p.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-28
Attachment Notice.

Before G. I; Smith; J. P. for Shelby county,
Tonn.-Edward White VS.. Isaac Smith
this cause an attachment having been
Tennessee, and returned, LEVIED upon tho
prosperity Of the defendant" and affidavit hnv-
ing been made that defendant is indebted 10
the plaintiff in the sum of $40, due by
account, and that the claim is just, and
that the defendant Is q nonresident of the
that said defendant make his personal appear
ance before me on the 26th day Of March,
1879, at II O'Clock m, at my Office in the Thir-
toenth civil district, Shelby county, Tenn,
and defend said attachment suit within the
time prescribed by law, or the same will be
proceeded with ex-parte and that a oOpy Of
this order be published once a week for four
weeks in the Public Ledger.
This the 18th day Of February, 1879.
l47-la3-3-9 C. d. SMITH. Up
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-28
saturday, March Qe. Isze.

at y m, in front Of the courthouse in Mem
PMS, Tenn, proceed to sell to the hiqhs~t
bidder, for cash, the following propertS' to-
vat; Being. in the city Of Memphis, called
Tort Pickering, and being lot No. s, In block
49, beginning on the south side OF Carolina
street SSA feet from the east line Of Ninth
street, thence eastwardly with the south line
and parallel with Ninth street $50 feet. thence
westwardly and parallel with Carolina street
beginning. '"o
Default having been made in the payment
request Of the beneficiary the sale viii IN
made at the time and place aforesaid. Equity
OF redemption is waived; title believed To be
gooq' but l sell and convey as trustee only.
1910 G. G, BURKE Trustea
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-28
General Trnde.

Trade was mainly confined yesterday
to jobbers, arrivals being light and
offerings sparse. The stuff by the
packet from the Ohio will be on the
market to-day and will doubtless find
quick sale, as there is a good demand
for all classes of produce. Rates Of
freight have been reduced from st.
Louis to this point, the figures now
being 124c per cwt, or 25c per Dbl.
This has doubtless been brought about
by the agent recently sent there in
behalf of our merchants. The re-
duction has so far had no perceptible
effect on prices.
FL0UR-Steady with free sales
western in jobbing lots 50 80 per Dbl for X,
for Xxx, $50 for XXX, 81 Is for choice 81
family, and S. 5096 90 for fancy. Single
bbls DC higher.
Sales on the landing at
50 so per Dbl. The market is better sup
piled; from mills, 81 % per Dbl. Receipts
per steamer Parker, G37 bbls. One lot
sold at 81 20 delivered other sales at
81 % on landing.
CORN-0rders from store, 46@4Sc;
last sales on the landing yesterday at
43H@44c for round lots. Receipts per
steamer Parker, 1856 sacks, partially sold
! previous to arrival at i3Hc per bushel.
BRAN-Firm at 81 for wheat, S1l
pr corn, and Sll for chopped feed small
riders 6OGSOc per cwt. Market poorly
tupplied.
0ATS-In lots, Sl@3Sc; from store on
|orders, 34(g8Bc; seed oats IN good demand,
at S5@40c for white, 3S@i5c for black and
55c for red rust proof.
HAY-Quotations are for common
S9@l0 per ton; mixed Sl0@l0 so prime,
$ll9l2i choice, $l3; fancy, $li so; small
orders, 70(9S5c per owt. Arkansas prairie
hay sold by the car load at So per ton,
yesterday. AIN Glasses are quoted firm,
with a good demand and scant supply.
POTATOES Quotations are for
table potatoes, IN round lots 81 S5a1 8 per
Dbl; seed qualities 81 0j@2 10; in store
81 20@2 % for table, g Is for seed
Sweets, 81 7j@2 % per barrel. Market
unsettled, with a disposition to sell freely,
at from 81 Sj@2 10 in round lots for sound
stock.
APPLES - Small varieties, 81 %
per Dbl in lots from ilatboats; large, 81 so;
In a small way, 81 25@2 so per Dbl; extra
zine large scarce at $3@3 go Stock
ouch reduced.
0ABBAGE-Louisiana, 50 50@4 50per
in lots, according 10 size of crates.
kANS-ln lots 81 1901 65 per bushel,
tier for choice navy in small lots
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-28

Mr.. Emerson is quoted as saying
once of Bronson Alcott: Il could
spare any of my friends sooner than
AlcOtt; he always brings me new fire
from the empyrean, and feeds me with
a holy love, He has, too, a strange
faculty of discovering the best books
in a library, no matter in what Ian
guage they are written, or whether he
knows the LANGUAGE or not"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-28
Attachment Notice.

No. II ,1l6-Before E. w. Caldwell. ]. p. IA,
Shelby county, Tenn M. Parker vs.. j.
A. Parker and II. W. Rice.
N this cause an attachment having been
4 sued out under section 1885 Of the Code Of
tennessee, and returned, " levied upon tho
property. OF tho defendants" and afidayit
having been made that defendants are In
debted TO the plaintiff in the slm Of 800,
due by account, and that the claim II lust,
and that the defendants are non. rosidentS ~
ne state Of Tennessee Il L. therefore ordered
that said defendants make their porsonal Az
pearance before me on the 2sth day Of Mareb
1879. at my ofiee, No. II Court IT,, Memphie
tennessee. and defend said attachment suit
anne will be proceeded with ex-pafte and
that q COPY Of this order be published once !
week for four weeks in the Public LEDGER.
TINS the Hst day Of February, 1870,
l0lb-e-2 E.W. CALDWELL, ]. p.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-28
wednesday, March 10, 1879.

u front Of the Office Of Humes & Poston. Is
Madison street, Memphis, Tenn. proceed 10
sen 70 inc highest bidder, for cash, the follow
ng described property, to-wit: Situated or
the east side Of Huppert street, ~ear to and
east Of the city of Memphis, and beginning al
a point three hundred and ffty-nine and one,
half feet south of the southeast corner AZ
Poplar and Huppert streets; thence east along
tue south line Of the Schloeker lot eiehty-sis
feet: thence south t~wenty-soyOn feet; thence
west eleven feet, more or less; thence south
on the east line Of lot ~. thirty-six and one
haii ieet; thence west twenty-five feet, moro
or les, to Hupp0rt street; thence north on the
east line Of Huppert street sixty-three and
ohe3aau ieet to the place Of beginning; ae-
corning 70 a plat Of said property made on
the lst day Of December, 1860, By Sears 4
Smith, which is here referred To, and being
the same property conveyed TO Matthias Hup-
Rert oE quit claim deed registered in Deed
EE,qpity. Of redemption and dover waived.
Title believed to be good, but / sell and con
vey rs trustee only.
1877 ID. II. poSToN. Tr,,,.o
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-28
ACROSS THE MISSOURI BY RAIL
The First Train Crosses Over on the Ice.
Bismarck Tribune.l

Bismarck Tribune.l
A party of about twenty Of Ameri-
cas- prominent business men, inspired
with a greed for fame and a relish for
notoriety, jumped aboard Chief Engi-
neer Rossers car, Wednesday noon,
and started westward to take the first
trip across the Missouri river on a
Northern Pacific railroad train. The
newspaper fraternity was largely rep
resented, the quartermaster depart
ment United States army ranking
next, closely followed by the Ameri-
can Express Company, the city iudici-
airy, and steamboat men. The rails
were strung upon the ties across the
c etothe sand bar; as the engine neared
the ice a shout went up from the side
track where the observation car, con-
tanning the party, was stationed. The
pioneer engine No. 81, with George
Eastwood at the throttle, observed the
danger to which human kin was sub
jected while opening their mouths to
shout with mercury ranging between
10 and 20 degrees below, and began to
blow its own bazoo boisterously. Its
joyous hurrah echoed and re-echoed
from shore to shore, falling upon the
soldiery at Fort Lincoln and the civil
ians at Bismarck.
With all the modesty appertaining
to the rules of etiquette, the
ENGINE BACKED UPON THE ICE
with two fiat cars of railroad iron in
the rear, and as she left the bank the
frozen earth on either side smiled
grimly as it thought of the feasibility
OF such a performance two months
hence. The dense ice, three feet in
thickness, wore a look of satisfaction
as it pondered over its creation and
its usefulness. Manhad worked years
on toe big bridge at st. Louis, but
Nature had made a bridge at Bis
marck in two months which stands
unriyaled in the history of bridge
building.
The first cars having been unloaded,
the engine returned for the obserya-
ton car, and in a few moments a train
of six car was gliding over the Mis-
souri,, despite the raging water under
meath, which rushed on to carry the
news to New Orleans and Port Eads.
The train reached the sand bar on
the west side of the river and the
party descended from the car. Then
it was that each became conscious
that Bismarck could no longer boast
of the terminus of the Northern Pa.
cifc.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-28
Saturday, march s, 1879.

within legal hours, the following described
property, situated in the city of MemphiS.
oheloy county, Tenn, to-wit;
Lot No. 4, fronting on Vance street 20 fea,
and running ~irreguiarly on the east sidn iS1
ieeti the same being a subdivision as made in
SAID cause of the east half Of lot No i in
ol3ek No. Al, on the plan Of South Memphis
Terms of sale cash.
This February Is, 1879.
X. j. BLACK, Clerk and Mastor
4. M. HEARN, Solicitor. i45-INtiii
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-28
Saturday, March 1. 1879.

within legal hours, commencing at u NJ, the
following described property, in tho Taxing
! iron safe, / bookcase, l double walnut
desk 2 desk stools, / letter-prcss, l letter.
press table, "a paper files, 4 ink stands, | bill
box, b chairs, ! arm chair, l water cooler,
glasses, l wash stand, / basin, | bucket,
coal nod, 3 spittoons, l looking-glass, 2 iron
axle tennessee wagons, 1 barrel flour, / barrel
vinegar, 10 empty barrels, 5 sample tables
for c%otton), | pair trucks. Being the same
formerly used by A. J. Vaughan & Co.
Terms of sale cash.
This February is, 1879.
X. j. BLACK, Receiver.
SMITH & COLLIER, Attorneys. 1i7.i
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-28
CHAMCERY SALE
Iron Safe, Office Furniture, Etc.

X. S~M[IChancery Court of Shelby County
A. I. Lacey VS.. A. J. Vaughan.
II virtue of an interlocutory decree for sale
ID entered in the above cause on the Sisf
day of January, 1879, l will sell at public auc-
ZION, to the highest bidder, in front of store
house No; $50 Front street, Taxing District.
formerly Memphis. Tenn. ON '
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-28
Chancery Sale Of Real Estate.

~ r. F-Chancery Court of Shelby comfy
Ihomas James VS.. Louisa T.. James ct al.
RY virtue Of an inte~rlocutory deeree FOR saIa
II entered in the above cause on the 15tb day
OF February, 1879, M. B. %, page zoo, / viii
sell at public auction, to the highest bidder.
IN 'front.' OF the Clerk and Masters office,
courthouse building, Main street, Memphis,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-28
For 81. Francia River.
LEGAL.
Administrators Notice.

A LII persons will take notice that 7 have
~ qualified as administrator of Joseph Ven
able, deceased. Those having claims against
him will file them with me, duly probated
according TO law, or the same will be forever
barred, both in law and equity. Those owing
and costs. j. VENABTF Adn,r
Memphis. Pebrnnrv is. ISIa' in R'1o
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-28
wednesday, March 5, 1870,

n legal hours, in front of the courthouse
Memphis, Tenn proceed to sell, to the high,
property, to-wit:
One lot Of land situated in the town of Fish :
erviile, Ninth civil district Of Shelby eonnty
containing one-half acre, on whichlis n fraHs
storc-house, bounded on the north by iands ~
} + cranberry, east by lot Of w .M.WiIiiSms'
south and west by lands of J. T, Allen.
d. IRidout, to satisfy said judemont' intcresi
and costs. 0
Memphis, January %, 1879.
E. i. MCGOWAN,
Sheriff Of Shelby county, Tenn.
by JOIN II. ALsUP, d. s. li+150-l56
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-28
InsOIvent Notice.
STATE OF TENNESSEE, SHELBY CoUyry.N
UPFICE COUNTY COuRT CLERK,
MEMnuIE 1uAM I'LL a-..-

STATE OF TENNESSEE, SHELBY CoUyry.O
OBFIcE COUNTY COuRT CLERK,
MEMPHIS, Tenn, February II, 1879.
10 NJ. Anna Bowman, Administrators ~
+. j. Bowman, deceased. VI
laying suggested the insolvency OF tbo
a. a. estate oil Z. ) Bowman, deceased, YOU
tisement IN some newspaper published within
lhe sara State, and also at the eonIt.bonsa
uoor Of shelby county, for all persons havinS
claims against said estate, to appear and sis
sn nt5 sans with the Clerk of the County Court
law, on or before the 18th day Of MAJ I'D.
ana any claim not filed on or before said day
OF before an appropriation Of the funds Of Ssid
in law and equity. ' No'o
% Witness my hand, at Office. this 18th day
BY HUGH b. CULLEN. b, C. ia 10 ~: r
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-28
LEGAL.
Trustee's sale.

HINDER and BY virtue Of a deed OF trust
executed to ne, as trustee, by Peter Ken
January, 1876 which is recorded in the Regis
Yer once Of shelby county, Tenn, in Book
no., page 100, / will, on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-28
Cotton.

The market opened this morning,
with a good demand at steady prices
bright cottons are especially strong,
and cannot be obtained except at full
figures.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-28
iI-l5O-l55 HERBERT RHETT, Assignee.

by virtue of a deed Of trust executed to me
~ as trustee by Julia f. W. Foster and her
husband w. Z. {. Foster, on the 18th day az
May, 1876, and recorded in Book ll2, pa9e "A
Registers office Of Shelby county, to sesSre n
c%ertain note for s2750, with interest. thereiS
described, / at the request of the hensheiarv.
deiaultin the payment Of said note having
peen made Will sell OF public auction TO the