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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-09
Wheat.

New York, July 8.-During the fur
ry in breadstuffs yesterday in the pro-
duce exchange, a bid by two exporters
for l,0O0, 900 bushels at S1.10 was made,
but the speculative clique were unwil-
ling to sell so large a quantity at less
than SLIP. One operator said that if
the present 'unfavorable reports con-
tinue wheat will be cheap at S1.25, at
which price the bulk of the European
demand will be filled.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-09

Washington, July s.-Col. William
A. Cook and Messrs. Shellabarger and
Wilson as counsel for Lucy Walton
Rhett Horton, entered suit yesterday
against John H. Morgan, son of Sena-
tor Morgan, of Alabama, for breach
of promise of marriage and $4,000
damages. 1t is alleged that in 1877
Morgan, under promise of marriage,
betrayed Miss Horton.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-09
Boiler Explosion

Cincinnati, July S.-The boiler of a
steam Touring mill at Carlisle, KY,
owned by Rogers & Bastian, exploded
this forenoon, throwing the engineer,
James Summers, distance of 40 feet,
and mangling him terribly. He died
in two hours. The loss to the mill and
machinery is about $1,000.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-09
DeL.esseps' Opinion.

Paris, July S.-DeLesseps stated at
the last meeting of the Geographical
society tsat he does not think the total
expense of constructing the canal
will exceed $50, 900, 900 francs, the diff
culties of the work not being so formi-
dable as those which had been over
come in the construction of the Suez
canal
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-09
That Canal Scheme

Liverpool, July S.-The agreement
was signed Saturday on behalf of the
original promoters of the Panama canal
scheme, vesting their rights in DeLes-
seps as representative of the future
shareholders of the Inter Ocean canal
company.
Subscriptions for e75o, 900 in twenty
pound shares will be opened in London,
Paris, Frankfort and New York, sim
ultaneously in about fortnight.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-09
Mmsu and Stock Mnrke. $.

New York, July -Silver-bars,
113 greenbacks.
Silver Coin-s@1 discount
Money-easy 2t(94.
Governments-fai
Stocks closed irregular.
Western Union, ,91ai Quicksilver, 143i
Pacific, 15i; Mariposa, A; Wells-Fargo,
90; New York Central, 118; Erie, 27s
Panama, 100; Union Pacific, 7e; U. P.
bonds, 1904 Central Pacific bonds, 1904
Sutro Tunnel, 4s.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-09

riers of second class cities has been
fixed at $3.50 per annum, excluding
auxiliary and subordinate carriers, and
their back pay is left for adjustment.
The postmasters in the first class cities
will soon designate the carriers for first
and second grades.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-09

Harrisburg: Gov. Hoyt to-day hon.
ored a requisition from the governor of
Colorado for the return of James Cum
Minis, arrested in Pittsburg charged
with larceny and bigamy.
London: J. C. Taylor d Co., dyers,
of Beerstall, have failed. Liabilities
ESQ, 900.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-09
Suicide

Louisville, July S.-A Coarier-Jour-
nal special from Maysville says that
Miss Betty Kidwell, aged II, living at
Franklin Mills, Fleming county,
killed herself with poison. Disap-
poiniment in love Is the alleged cause.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-09

shoot the, emperor, is friend of Joach-
i'm Gesleslin, the revolutionary agita-
tor and editor of Delrglockner, who
was expelled from Geneva, several
months ago.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-09
Grain Market.

Chicago, July s.-Wheat 1909 July:
9st August; 96f September.
Corn 38i.
Whiskey, 1O6.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-09
Well, What Of h,

st. Petersburg, July s.--Dr Weimer
who furnished Solovieff with the pistol
and poison at the time he attempted to
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-09
'Tis Well.

Varna, July S.-Prince Alexander Of
Bulgaria had an enthusiastic reception
here.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-10

schools and common schools. lie ex-
presses himsolfas greatly gratiied at
the progress being. made in North
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Missis-
sippi, Tennessee and other Southern
States. Yesterday was spent by him in
visiting the public schools Of the
city, with which he expressed himself
more than pleased. In the afternoon
he madea pleasant call at the LEDGER
Office, where he is always welcome.
Very few of the newspaper men he
knew here a dozen years ago are to be
found on duty now. They are nearly
all dead, scattered, gone. Those re-
naming however, remember General
Eaton as a polished, scholarly editor,
a genial, kind-hearted gentleman. We
hope he may be spared many years, to
prosecute the great and good work in
which is engaged. He left last night
for Washington.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-10
[R. S2Ol.l
ChanCery Sale of Real Estate

In the ohancery Court of Shelby county,
Tennessee-W. B. Williamson VS.. A. IL.
Smith.
PY virtue of an interlocutory decree for sale
- entered in the above cause on the Sd
day Of July, 1879, NJ. b. %, page SO, l will
sell at public auction to the highest bidder,
IN front of the Clerk and Masters office,
courthouse of Shelby county, Memphis,
Tennessee,
ON Saturday, December 6, 1879,
within legal hours, the following described
property, situated in Shelby county, Tenn,
to-Wit:
Two certain parcels, or tracts of land, situ-
ated and being in the Seventh Civil District.
Tract MOL beginning at a stake the northwest
corner of Dock Carriers home tract; thence
west l6 poles to a stake near a white oak:
thence south 80 poles and 20 links to the mid
die of Fletcher creek, under the east side Of a
bridge; thence in an. easterly direction with
the channel of said creek to a stake, said
Dock Carter's southwest corners of said home
tract; thence north with his west boundary
line 40 poles to the beginning, containing BY
estimation, 81 acres. Also tract No. 2, being
the west corner OF s. A. Munson's, all on the
north side of Fletcher creek, beginning in S.
A. Munson's west line, in the center of the
main bed of said creek with sweot-gum point
ers; thence west 10 chains to the northwest
corner of said Munson's tract, with maple
pointers; thence east s chains to a stake, with
sweet-gum and white oak pointers, the north
east corner of the part north Of said creek:
thence south s chains to a stake; thence east
to the center of Fletoher's creek; thence down
SAID creek to the beginning; containing nine
~ acres, more or less.
Terms of sale-Un a credit Of six months,
purchaser to execute note with good security,
Lien retained; redemption barred.
This November, 1879.
R J. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
o.. X, BARTEAU, Solicitor. 5QF
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-10

doing any business. He is of a
nervous sancuine temperament and
has been overworked since last Sep
tember. He has had so many sleepless
nights and busy days hat he has be-
come completely broken down in
health. Last September he had a
good deal oftrouble of the same kind,
and his condition now is very II UGH
what it was then. What he must have
now is not so much medicine as abso-
Lutte cessation from work for a few
days, then he viii be all right. | do
not. know what have been his troubles
in regard to business matters, but
whatever they are h. is not in a men
tai condition to talk about them now.
l understand that he came on alone
direct from St. Louis, and got here
this morning. There is no doubt that
if he is left alone he will come out all
right in a few days"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-10
LEsAL
ChanCerY Sale Of Real Estate.

r. SS~g5-Chaneery Court Of Shelby county
Paul S. Jones and james d. Jones, partners
as Jones Brothers, VS.. John ii Terrell.
Elizabeth b. Terrill and al.
pH virtue Of an interl0cutory decree for sale.
ID entered in the above cause on the 9Th day
Of March, 1879, NJ. b. %, p. 404, l will sell, al
public auction. TO the highest bidder, in front
OF the clerk and masters Office, courthouse OF
Shelby county. Memphis, Tenn, on
Saturday, December 30, 1879,
within legal hours, the following described
property, situated in Shelby county, Tenn,
to-wit: A certain tract, eighteen miles in a
sOutheasterly direction from Memphis, on
the line Of the Memphis and Charleston rail-
road and bounded as follows, to-wit: On the
east by the lands Of Meacham and Perkins;
on the north by the lands Of VIM. T. Bettis:
on the west by the lands Of S. A. Moore and
on the south by the line Of the Memphis and
Charleston railroad, containing by estimation
one hundred and two and One-half acres
more or less, together with all the privileges
belonging thereto.
Terms of sale-0n a credit Of seven months,
purchaser executing note with good and suf-
dcient approved security, lien retained, re-
dempti0n barred.
This November 10, 1879.
R.. j. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
Randolph Il Hammond, solicitors for com
%plainants. 6 eA
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-10
Tuesday, January ID. 1850.

sell for cash to the highest bidder, the follow
ing described property, tO-Wit: One tract NJ
land lying and being in the county Of Shelby
and the State of Tennessee and in the Thir-
teenth civil district of said county, and more
particularly described as being in section ~
one, range () eight of the eleventh surveyors
district, beginning at a stake on the west
boundary line Of Grant, No. 1884, the SOUTH
eastern corner of ID. II. Townsend's GAG acre
tract; thence north with the west line Of
SAID Grant 1854, forty-two ar chains %
links to the center Of N%Onconnah creek with
elm pointer mark 80" on the south bank of
said creek; thence up said creek with the
center thereof north so 30 east 6 chains SIS
links, south 49, east 2 chains 65 links, south
co. east 4 chains u links, south 43o east 3
chains 3 links, south A. 30 Westl chain, south
330 west 3 chains Is iLks, south So east 4
chains Is links, south Ia 3O west / chain AZ
links, south 81 30 west / chain rs links, south
so west 2 chains s links, south 80 west 3
chains "a links, south g. west 3 chains, south
q east one chain IS links, south 40 east 8
chains So links south 19o east 2 chains 70 links.
south So 30 east 3 chains So links to a stake
in the confer of said creek with black
gum pointer on the south bank of said creek
7 links west Of line, marked 1T" one black
gum % links east Of line, marked "M;"
thence south AS west "a chains IS links to n
small black gum; thence west 8 chains rs
links TO the beginning, containing 100 acres,
being the SAINT conveyed by Peter Mitchell 10
D. II. Townsend on the 18th day of january,
1870, and duly recorded in the registers office
of Shelby county, Tennessee, In book ri. n.
1877. Also an undivided one-fourth interest
Of the lot Of ground situated on the southeast
corner Of Main and'Beal streets, in the CITY az
Memphis, known as the McMannus property,
and beginning for the boundaries of said en-,
tire lot, at the southeast corner of Main and
Beal streets; thence south 50 feet front on
Main street to T0wnsend's line; thence east.
with said line us feet to Mulberry street;
thence northwardly with the west line OF
Mulberry street 1l6 feet to Beal street; thence
westwardly with south line of Beal street, us
feet to the beginning;and !, CT. Patterson ,by
virtue Of a deed of trust executed by Ben
May, conveying to me the same lands herein
before stated described as conveyed to Geo.
W. Winchester, trustee, by d. H. Townsend
land which tho said May purchased at the
sale of the assignee in bankruptcy of the
said d., II. Townsend), to secure certain
indebtedness, mentioned in said conveyance,
which is recorded in tho Registers Office Of
Shelby county, Tenn, in book No. 112, mage
255, will join with the said I. p. Winchester.
trustee, in making sale Of tho lands herein
before described. The title to said property
is believed to be good, but we sell and convey
only as trustees. Equity of redemption Is
waived in both deeds of trust. Terms of sale
cash. T.. p. WINCHESTER,
CT. PATTERSON,
50 ll6 Irugtees.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-10
WITHOUT PARALLEL.
The Macarthur win Case Nov Being
Argued at Washington.

A remarkable case is being argued
in Washington beforeJudge Swaye of
the Supreme Court, sitting as United
States Circuit Judge, in which are
engaged a dozen among the ablest
lawyers in Ohio. More than fifty
years ago Ex-Governor Macarthur, of.
Uhillicothe, Ohio, died, and left an
extraordinary will. He was a man of
great wealth, but very peculiar. His
estate amounted to some millions OF
dollars, but by his will it was not to
be divided until the youngest grand
child should reach the age of q years,
and then be apportioned equally
among the entire family.
The will was indefinite in an impor-
tant particular. The old man neg
lected to state whether he meant liv-
ing grandchildren only, or included
those yet unborn-an omission that
proved to be of serious annoyance to
the heirs. The executors who were
named in the will declined to act un-
der such unusual conditions, and the
County Court appointed a trustee to
take charge of the property. Fifty
years passed away after the old mans
death, but grandchildren continued to
be born and accumulate. Finally
some of the heirs thought it about
time an understanding was arrived at,
and went into court with a petition for
a division of the property, which by
that time had largely increased in
value. The court granted the, petit
ton, and the estate. was appor-
toned after a great deal of
difficulty. Since that time, how
ever, more grandchildren have been
born, who, when they understood the
case, were veryindignant at their elder
relatives for not waiting for them, so
they brought suit by Senator Mat
thews and other lawyers for their
share of the property, and the case has
gone from court to court until now it
is within one step of the United States
supreme court, to which it will be
appealed, no matter how Judge wayEe
decides.
The case is without a parallel in the
history of litigation, and before it is
finally ended will probably rival the
Jumel will suit of Dickens celebrated
case Of Jarndyce VS.. Jarndyce.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-10
LEGAL.
AM nRnIMAMCE

Section 1l9. Be it ordained. That sub-sec-
tions 2 and 3 of section l, of article 5, Of the
ordinances, and all other ordinances, so far
as are inconsistent with this, be and the same
are hereby repealed, and that the digging of
priyy-vaults in the district is hereby for
biddon.
Section 100. Be It further ordained. That
every privy vault within the district is hereby
ordered to be cleaned out and disinfected,
under the supervision of the board of health
and filled up with earth or clay, by the owner
or occupant of each and every one of the
premises where there is such a vault, all To
be done by the first day of April next, and
every water closet within the district that does
not connect with a sewer shall be closed and
the use thereof discontinued.
Section III. Be it further ordained, That it
shall be the duty Of every owner or occupant
on whose premises there is q privy vault, as
soon as notified by order Of the board of
health, to at once have the same cleaned out
and filled up, as provided in section 40 of
this ordinance, and IL shall be unlawful for
him or her to fail to do so; and if the same is
not commenced within FIVE days thereafter
and prosecuted with due diligence to compile
ton it may be done by the board of health at
the cost OF such owner or occupant, to DO
recovered by the district attorney from such
or occupant, or made out of the prop
erty.
Section l22. Be it further ordained, That as
soon as the privy-vaults are closed, as above
llbNlutuf ONtIg Ont tuhll lTONluo IN lne1r
stead a receptacle for focal matter, which may
consist of a water-tight box with handles,
holding from three pecks to a bHshel, let in
under the priyy seat, or a bucket or tub of
such size and construction as the board Of
health may prescribe; or a cement platform,
raised at the edges six inches above the earth
and sloping toward the center, may be used,
subject to the approval Of the board of health:
and at least once a day the excrement in the
receptacle shall be covered with dry earth or
dry ashes; and once every two weeks, or Of
tener If necessary, all the excrement shall be
carried OIL at the expense of the owner or &C.
cupant, and removed to such place as the
board OF health may designate.
Section l23. Be it further ordained, That all
priyies and receptacles for excrement shall be
under the supervision of the board Of health,
and every one in the district shall be inspect
cd once a month, or Oftener, if necessary, and
for this purpose the officers of this board or the
sanitary police shall have ingress and egress
to and from each and every one of the prem
ises Of the district. And they shall see that
every priyy is kept clean and in a perfect SAN
itary condition, and it shall be unlawful for
any one to fail to allow such ingress and
egress, or fail to keep the said privy in such
clean and healthy condition.
Passed December 4th, 1879.
d. 7. PORTER,
Chairman Legislative Council,
Attest
CHAs. L. PuLLFN, Secretary. s4-SS
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-10
ARKANSAS.

The Searcy Record is fourteen years
old, and has never missed an issue.
Six prisoners broke Jail at Searcy a
few nights ago and made good their
escape. They we're a hard lot.
There is a strong, steady boom all
along the line for Colonel Jacob
Frolich for reelection as Secretary of
State.
The streets Of Little Rock are being
numbered, and the people hope soon
to have the free delivery system estab-
lished.
The Little Rock Gazette is sixty
years and a few weeks old, and is one
of the brightest, newsiest and best
edited papers in the south.
Colonel z. p. II. Farr, of Little
Rock, will likely be a candidate for
the nomination of Attorney General
at the next democratic state eonven-
ton.
A marriage license was procured at
Batesville and in a few days was re-
turned, Endorsed on the back, "As |
have changed my mind, | herewith
return :,the license" His bond is on
file, and what disposition is to be made
with it, is the query.
Batesville Guard The farmers and
gardeners have no cause for complain
ing this year, as every article of food
that they have made or raised has
sold for a good price. Vegetables.
fruit, breadstufs, chickens, eggs and
butter, have throughout the entire
season sold at extra figures, which
amply remunerated the seller.
A correspondent of the Batesyille
Guard, writing of early times says.
Hon. Henry w. Conway was the dele
gate in congress from Arkansas terrific
ry for the years 1824-29inclusiye. This
is the Conway who fought a duel with
Robert C~rittenden in the state of Mis-
sissippi, opposite the mouth of White
river. The name of Conway is one
most intimately associated with the
history Of Arkansas asa territory and
a state. The first governor Of the
state, as such, was Jas. S. Conway,
from 1S36-40. Hon. Elias n. Conway
who lives an old and honored citizen.
was territorial auditor, then auditor
of state for thirteen years, and then
governor for eight years, f%rom1852-61.
Hon. VIM. Conway B. was associate
Justice Of the supreme court in 1864.
There are, even now, those of the
name whom the people delight to hon
or. So we see that Conway has been a
household word in Arkansas for more
than fifty years. Win not somebody
tell us more about this family so dis
tinguished in Arkansas history?
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-10

GENERAL JOHN EATON, who lived
in Memphis a few years just after the
war, and was editor of the Post, was.
in the city yesterday on his return
from an extensive tour through the
South. Hehas been United States
Commissioner of Education at Wash
ington for eight or ten years and is
devoted to the cause of common school
and higher education. He has thrown
his whole energy and life into the
work, and has doubtless accomplished
more for the cause at large than any
man living. AS the North already
has a we'll perfected system Of common
and Normal schools, he has directed
particular attention to the South
keeping in close communication witt
State superintendent and educators
generally. In this way he has done
much to secure uniformity in method
and hearty cooperation. Genera
Eaton does not con6ne himself to the
routine Of Office duties at Washing
ton, but travels through the country
when he can take the time, and in.
spocts the agricultural colleges, th'
acadepies, Normal schools, h'gi
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-10
Personal and Political.

Kearney was fined in San Francisco
for carrying concealed weapons.
Oliver Wendell Holmes meant to
be a lawyer, but becoming a doctor he
became a poet.
The Providence Press tells of a
lady in hat city, who, after attentive
ly examining a bust in a window,
eagerly inquired, And who was this
Terra Gotta, anyway"
The toughest thing we have heard
about any candidate for Office in this
section, says the Boston Herald, is
that he got his poker chips cashed
after he experienced religion"
MY dear boy" said an Oil City
father to his son, Washington could
not tell a lie" "Humph, said the
young philosopher, II guess he didn't
try very hard; | could tell one"
The official canvass of the vote of
Minnesota gives Pillsbury (Rep.) for
Governor 56,9l6 votes, and Rice
DEM 4l,58S votes. The Republican
loss, as compared with last year, is
2,194
Senator Hoar strongly advises pa
tent owners not to spend their money
in trying to get their patents extended.
He says that experience shows that no
bill for the extension Of any seventeen
year patent can pass congress.
An old oyster digger, who had
caught billions and eaten millions of
the delicious bivalye, was delighted
with a dish given him at a church
fair, called oyster stew" He said it
was SO e. to him-he was sick of
oysters.
A strong party Of citizens of Buck
sport, Maine, are moving for a repudi-
alton Of the town, contracted by a loan
to the Bangor and Bucksport Rail
road, on the ground of irregularities
in the action of the town when the
bonds were issued.
Stalwart Republican newspapers of
Maine are %ill-disposed toward the
Presidents message, and one of the
most radical Of them, the Bangor
Wing, says that it begins like a
thanksgiving proclamation and ends
like a report of a school committee. "
At the municipal election in Cam
bridge, Mass, on Tuesday, Father
O'Brien, a Catholic priest, was elect
ed a member Of the school committee
by a huge majority upon the distinct
ground that he is a supporter Of the
\ free public school system and a rigid
opponent OF the course of Father
Scully.
Pneumonia" has been carrying of
a good many persons at Leadville, but
the local paper says the real trouble
Is that more mean and poisonous
whisky is sold and drank to the square
inch in Leadville than any other city
on the American continent
When the clerk Of the senate hac
nearly finished the civil service part o.
the document (the presidents mes.
sage), MI. Conkling left his seat, anc
sa~untering across the aisle, stretched
himself behind the chairs of Mr.
Thurman aud Mr.. Eaton and said witt
a tiersomo sneer, why didn't he de.
fine the moral qualifications Of ,
presidential candidate.and have don,
with it,