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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-16

L'Ansuille and St. Francis riysrs.
A. L. Banning presides at the desk
aud is assisted by Will Lash.
Pilot Tom Childers left last uight
on the Dean Adams to meet the Cheek
and will bring her to this port; she
will hereafter run in the Memphis aud
Concordia trade.
The John T. Moore and Silver
thorn, opposition packets, leave this
evening. Captain W. ]. Ashford
commands the former and Captain P.
?. Byrnes the latter.
On Wednesday morning last the
Golden Rule struck a snsg at the
head of Island 95. With the excep.
ton OF losing n Of her stages over.
board the damage was triAing.
Captain Mark D. Flowers, formerly
Of this city, has been appointed super
yising inspector Of steamboats, for the
Fifth district at st. Paul, Minnesota.
Captain Flowers a lew years ago, run
the 0sceola in tho st. Francis river
trade.
The unriyalled passenger steamer,
Guiding Star, Captain W. B. Miller
in command, is due down tomorrow
at 10 a. m, bound for New Orleans.
She is a fast and elegant sidewheel
steamer, and will go through in quick
time. John $. Jones presidos at the
desk.
Captain John N. Hardin, superin.
tendent Of the Memphis and Arkan-
sas river packets, has given notice that
boats Of this line will positively re.
ceive no freight after 5 pm. Other
lines should follow, 80 that boats will
not be detsined until after dark sign
ing bills of lading,
From the pilots Of the John T.
Moore we learn that Norfolk light has
been moved to old place in timber.
Commerce light moved down to the
fall of high willows. Campbell's light
moved up 300 yards. Austin light
moved up to Avenue. st. Francis
light moved down 100 yards.
Owing to a misconslruction Of the
rules governing the licenses of steam .
boat pilots, General DumOnt, super
vising inspector general ofstesmboats,
yesterday decided that pilots whose
licenses may be suspended can be re-
stored at the expiration Of suspension
and that such ,usl ended pilots are
not requi ed by law to take out new
licenses.
The blue ribbon" packet Josie
Hurry has been detained on account
Of scarcity oflabOr, but will leave pos
itively to day at 5 pm, for Devalls
Buff, Augusta, Jacksonport and all
way landings, connecting with light
draught packets for upper White,
Black and Little Red rivers, carrying
the mail and p,ying promot attention
TO all business entrusted to her
Walker Outlaw is her polite clerk
and is assisted by Will johnson
The Cons Millar, from Cincinnati
camoin this forenoon with about 500
tons Of freight ami a fair passenger
list. She has fine weather to unload
and will leave tomorrow evening with
a return trip to Cairo, Louisville
Cincinnati and all way landings on the
Ohio river, connecting with the differ
ent railroads and giving cheap rates to
all points east. Captain Billy Tiche
ner commands and Jimmie Voris, as
sisted by Harry Galley, is iu charge o
the Office.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-16
NOn-ResidenG Notice.

No 40, p. In the probl o Court Of Shell
By county, Tenn Margaret Campbell, ad
ministratri' OF Joha b. t'ampf ell dect ased,
Us ths unknown heirs Of said John B. Camp
bell, deceased.
motlrn O petitioner, and Il Appearing
, from the petition which is sworn 10, that
the utkown heirs Of said John B. Campbell,
deceased, whose ime and re- licences ere
unknown and c mo 10 ascertain d upon
iilisentinqu Tyi are believed TO DO non-resi
dents o. tho State Of Tennassev; Il Il there
fore ordered by the Court hat publication be
made for four successive weeks in the
Memphis Public Ledger. a Newspaper
Published In the city Of Memphis. State Of
tennessee, requiring tho said unknown
heirs TO enter their appearance herein,
AID plead. answer or demur TO said Deti'
tion, on OF before the frat Monday In De
eemoef next otherwise the same will be iake-
Tor confessed and set for hearing ex-parts,
This November 9th, 1890,
A eopy-Attest:
By HU0H d, CULLRS, D @.
Isaac Morrison, Bsl'r. 6066T25s
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-16

Princess Stephanio and Prince Ru.
pert are TO have an unusually brilliant
wedding in Vienna, $4,000 forms
having been voted for tho expenses.
The theaters are to DO thrown open
in che evening, and a street is to be
named after tho princess. The young
Prussian heir, tho crown prince
eldest son, Wilhelm, is, like the Aus.
TRAN, TO be married 10 FEBRUARY
The 18th Of that mouth viii SEQ hin,
the husband Of Victoria Of Schlegyig
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-16
Creditors Notice.

No. S@-In the Chaneery court Of sbelb,
county, Tonn.-Samuel Mosby et al vs. j. L
soodloe, executor Of h. c. Brinklty, de
appearing from the bill and an order q
L Z u 10 ihis { use hat Il Il a proree inr
n.ti uted 20 settle ara wind up the estate o
X. q. Brinklsv, de eased, as an insolTent 4
ate; II IS therefore ordered thai all pa tie,
claiming to be creditors Z aid ettate or Other
wise interssted therei make their appearahc
hsrein, Ut the gu thouse offs olby county. il
Aempbi-,snd fxhIb thei- demands and have
thems ives made parties n ths eau q on q
before toe dr,t " 'nday in FEB nay, 1881. and
any calm not al d on or before b ia, fxed
or before an appropriation Of the fund, Of
he e,tsta is made, aud within tue time pre-,
scribed by law, shall be forever barred; and
that a copy Of this order Be published once !
week, for four successive weeks, In the Publ,
Ledger
This 3jth day Of October, 1880.
A oopy-Attest;
3 J BLACK. Clerk and master.
BY =. B. MoHENRY, d. q. Am.
tinlay a Peters, sol. for compl't.
AeE4fOM
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-16
New Advertisements
TO ADVERTISERS,
+ pcr GEO p; RQWFLL & co.'s
ohLECI LIST OF LOCAL NkyspAprpe

sr, NON qEo. p, R0wFLL & co.'s
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40 adyerti'er who atends u, wards ofs6ooo !.
KIT ana who lnyegied les. than $50 oi II H.
ms Llst, writes: You SelrctL,Ss1T III y
re e!,sT e. ". THAN ALL o1I'HgTFRR
81 IS = NtI.tlpRRATIVr LIS,
y h1fA CHEAP LIRT. '
IT IN AN HONEST List
Inc gataioiu e stats exactly VII tbe n,ra
VII Hphen NE name Of a paper ia pTinteSVi,
Ill r.. TYPEit all eyg,v i. t,u.eu
BEST; When pr nted in C4PiTAISu Ge, u ~
ONLi pap r., the place, Tue iii i've "a
p9lula.lon OF every town and tho cireui,,'oe'
me rates charged Tor advertising IRA barsly
ne M me puhllshV e. ehedulo. IN. 49,
lof Single e SEA ranges from 81 a. Pr
prssSs i9r aneineh one mon h In Tho anti -. ~.
900 lheregula rates a the NM ~ ~
IN spsoe aud time IRE 81 sO.tI' ~ IL
uneluie sos newspapers Of With 80 IL
issued DAILY AID 765 WEEKIX Sr
IRE iae9t,a ~ 7.S different ciris. "a
Enie a ~ sy2 81 to 0apts ), sss o,s eo~n
Eyer eyuO population, aud ass Uonnr,ye Sss y
ror copy OF List and olheriniormgtinn Sasau
GEO. 7 ROWELL SC auures'
-Wepl9e e St., New York.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-16

The market opened to-day with a
steady one and an active demand.
Sales yesterday were $3.50 bales,
to exporters, 1900; to spinners, 500,
TO spectators, 2UO, closing firm at
unchanged prices. as follows;
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-16

No. 400, RID In the pr b 10 Court Of sboih,,
eoanf Ienn.-Ihc. WorkinPmen's Buildi, =
Sau LDah As.oci 'tiUn o. Memphis Tenn ;
ts. Ben May, trustee, AID otnen-Peti'ion,
Tor new tru tee. iONAoh
appearing from the original petition fled
4 IN N eau'e,, Whi,h Is sworn Il ! do
tendants, Ben May tho tsssi,e Enima Amo.
n,tt, Iariie Anonett, W,llnt Ton q rdon ia
nauta 4 uordcn tthe last four bviig heiTs"st'
law and doyisers off. l. Amoneti, deorrse "a
are non residents Of TIC stare Of N nfnease, 4
l. therefore ordered that ih9l make Their ~
peaTanoe herein, q the courthouse Of onr "a
rIooale arr, in MomDhis, Tom, on or bnu
t9re the hrst Monday in DECEMBER. IA, Ia
plead answer or domur to oomplaipont' =
n'io ! IT the same will be taken for confessed
that a copy Of this order be pnblisbes " Snu
Ledger. "ffAa'F sAs fhohc
This nesstsg a'th, 1850,
A copy Attest
Bv uc,n OWEN DwYBR, Clerk.
o. W. Hampton, sol. for eomplit
- 81 81 63G9
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-16
bsn. 9. Z. BtAURE6ARD, of lOulslana
and Gen. IUsAL A.. EARLY, Of Vir0inia'
Capital Prize, 500 600

n,2i9 Prizes, amounting s5o3 s,o
zen. &. I. BEAVkHGARD, Of la. ~
Gen. J. A. EARLY, Of Va, Com'rs
bs n~ maac ~ r. lot rates e clubs should only
OTletbs. r' III new
write for circulars or send orders ia
IA. A. DAUf'EfEN,
q, New Orleans, La,
No. 80 Broadway, New York.
OF ~ d.. l.. Gillespie,
VISA
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-16
JOSIE HARRY.
NOn-Residen Notice.

No. s 2i-In the Probate Court ofShelby o,un
y, Ienn.-J. a, Anderson, public adminis.
TRAITOR ofNm. K. Todd, deceased.
\ this cause e appearing 0 lhe ooutt from
the no ilipn + ID heYpiu, ~ leaye of INK
court hrtt Obtained, that james A. Anderson,
administrator. Of W. y Todd, deceased, bs;
& He'd 20 file hi: inventory and se'tie BIZ ae.
counts AZ adminis traitor OF said estate within
the time prescribed BY Law, and has maho de.
fault q. said administ stOr, and has ttft tho
state and ia now a resident Of the State Of
Texas, II Is therefore ordered that publication
c made as TO said James A Anderson, as M
law directs, requiring him to appear on Non,
day, LET day Of December, 1888 and make SGT
lemelt Of big sald admlulstr4ti0n aud Fhoi
cause u auy 10 hse. Why be ahould not b. M
moved % ndmjnistritor Of rad estate,
This November ST., 1850.
Accpy-Attgt;
RyH.p }. CuLLnj b. D.
r. p Jordan, soi. SoT eomppt.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-16
eetandard InternatlonsT CIasslaoatio-

Receipts Of cotton at all United
Statss ports for the past three
DAYS we're ss,313 bales, against
7O.l17 bales the week before, and
74.Og6 bales SANE week last year.
The total receipts of cotton at all
United States ports from the first Of
September to date are l,936,4iS bales,
against l,757, 633 bales atthis date last
year, and LAOS, O59 bales the year bO,
fore. Increase Of receipts this year
oompayed With last 1880 bales. The
stock on hand at this tine is 1911
bales, ~aEaiust 59O.6I5 bales at this
time LAST year. and 67S.4l4 bales the
year before. Foreign shipments to
date are 1907, 395 bales, against SSl US
bales last year and 67B,4l4 the year
before.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-16
Clearing House Report.
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.


BOATS LEAVING THIS DAT.
For Helena, John T. Moore".....,5 p
" st. Francis river. Macrcady 10 p M
" Helena, Silyerthorn. ..,.......5 p m
White river, Josio Harry,....5 p m
" Dyersburg, Mark Twain..,,...,.5 p m
ARRIVED.
Steamer Grand Tower. Vicksburg,
Joe Kinney, St. Louis.
" Ste. Genevieve. 81. Louis.
Silverthorn, Helena.
" Rene Macready. st. Francis RI.
Port Eads, New Orleans.
" AMMO p, Silver, St. Louis.
Golden Crown, New Orleans.
" Centennial. New Orleans.
" j. B. NJ. Kehlor, New Orleans.
John T. Moore, Helena.
" Cons Miller, Cincinnati.
DEPARTED.
Steamer James Leo, Friars Point.
Csceola Belle o. cola.
Dean Adams Arkansas CITY.
Marlin Speed, Arkansas river.
" Ste. Geneviove, st. Louis.
Annie p. Silver, New Orleans.
Grand Tower, st. Louis.
Joe Kinney, Vicksburg,
Port kads, 81. Louis.
" Centennial, st. Louis,
J. B. NJ. Kehlor. st. Louis.
Golden Grown, Cincinnati.
IN PORT.
SilverthoFh, j.. 7. Moore, Rene Macrea-
dy, Josie Harry, Mark Twain, Dyersburg,
Cons Miller.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per Rene Macrcady, from st. Fran
cis river. lO7 bales cotton, 4O3 SKIS
cotton seed.
Per Si~lverthorn, from Helena, 40
bales cotton, So bags seed cotton, 6OI
soks cotton seed,
Per Grand Tower, from Yicksburg,
70 bales cotton, 10 bags seed cotton,
372 sks cotton seed.
Pet Joe Kinney, from St. Louis. {
bales cotton, q boxes meat, l3l bbls
apples, IFS boxes crackers.
Per Cons Millar, from Cincinnati
300 barrels -four, 300 barrels salt, LOG
barrels and 30 b,gs potatoes, 27b bar
rels -four, "a barrels onions, 400 bar
rels and 1870 kegs whisky, 500 empty
oil barrels, $50 plows, 900 packag I
furniture, 200 bundles chairs, 1856
cases canned goods, 275 boxes soap.
$50 boxes starch, 256 bundles paper.
485 kits Of fish, "a boxes glass, 6 bug.
gies and $50 packages merchandise.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
During the "a hours ending at noon
to day, tho river at this point rose {
inches with IL feet 0 inches on Tho
gauge, The Ohio, at Pittsburg, fell
inebos with 3 feet II inches on tn,
gauge. At CINCINNATI it is on a stant
with 10 feet 8 inche, on Che gauge
Az Louisville it is also on a stant
with Z feet Ia the canal, At Cairo j
fell two inches with rs feet 2 inche
onithe gauge, The Mississippi, at ST
Louis, rose3 inches, with s feet
inches on the gauge. The Cumber
land, at Nashville, fellf inches wit
0 feet on the shoals, The Tennessee
at Chattanooga, rose ] In h with 4 fee
2 inches on the gauge. Red river, a
Shreveport, rose 2 inches with s feet
inches on the gauge. Arkansas rive
/, is rising with over three feet in Ii
/. chaanel to Little Rock. White rive
! has about 8 feet 10 Augusta and 7 foe
! 20 Jscksonport.
MISCELLANEOUS.
: Cool.
? Fog this morning,
Tho Audv Paum 4. advap.isol A.,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-16

"Moa lay, Wednesday and Friday.
tDtily.
Monday, rhursdav spd Saturday.
tSund ", Tuesdsy aud Friday.
TUESDAY and Friday.
fW Wednesday aud Saturday.
0ruesd ~, Thursday and saturday.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-16
MISCELLANEOUS

Fog this morning,
The Andy Bsum is advertised to
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-16
LOTTERY.

This Institution was regularly Incorporated
By the Legislature Of the State for Educational
and Charitable purposes in 1883, for the
term OF twenty-five years. 10 which con
tract the inviolablo faith of the state /,
pledged, which pledge has boon renewed b.
an overwhelming popular vote, securing 10
franchise 10 the new constitution, adonted
December 2, A. d. 1879, With a capital Of
Nl.Vuu'Vul, 70 which it has since added a re,
single Number Draw, nEs win tsks
place monthly. IL never &C les or postponss
Look at the following distrihutimi
GRAND PROMENADE CONCERT
during which will take place
1he lS1th Grand Monthly
and the
extraordinary Semi-Annual Drawlnu.
st New Orleans, Tuesday, December l4tb. issS'
under the personal supervision and nsnscs
National Republican., 1880-03-13
The Hlrth Murder Case.

The motions in arrest Of judgment aud for a
new trial IN the case Of Babe Bedford, Sandy
Pinn aud Edward Queenan, convicted Of tho
murder Of George p Hirth on tho night of
the 9TH Of January last will como up for hear
ing and argument before Justice Hagucr this
morning. The counsel for tho defendants are
busy hunting up additional testimony, aud
yesterday filed aflidavits made by the follow
ing PARTIES Hannah Street depnses that she
resides at 1912 street northwest, and on the
night of the murder she went from her homo
20 the house of William J. Walker on Nine.
teenth, between II and S streets before dark
and remained until after o'clock, and heard
the clock strike that hour. She went down
Nineteenth to p street, aud when between the
corner Of the circle and p street and the drug
store sue met a man who passed her two or
three times. She saw him go past
Stewards toward Georgetown. She wen
down 7 street, on the north side just beyond
the three houses that wero on the opposite
side, when she heard groans and went near,
but not to where the sound came from. She
went across the street and asked somebody
what was the matter and they answered that
they had killed mau there coloroj
woman aud the dcponent went over to the
spot, aud followed the body to the drug store.
Soon after she got there she heard that four
men had jumped on the man and killed him;
she did not know who said it.
Jennie Williams makes aihdHvit that tue
evening that Mr. Hirth was murdered Kate
Dixon and Elmira Bailey came to her house
to have dress fitted by her daughter. They
stayed about hall an hour, aud left II few min
utes before o'clock.
Mintee Williams makes an affidavit to the
same effect as that of her mother.
Malvina Stephens swears that she lived at
| 1853 L street on the night of the murder
She was waiting for her husband to return
from an errnld, and looked at tho clock aud
1t was $3.50 o'clock. She then went to the
front door to look for her husband, and saw
Sa ndy Pinn going down into Mrs. Halls. She
knew Pinu; he had n light pair pair of pants
on, but she could not describe any other por-
| tion of his clothing
National Republican., 1880-03-13

Turkish baths at Dr. Shedd's, 903 L street,
near Ninth, 60 cents.
The only Turkish bath In the city, 500 E
street. near Judiciary Square. Best shampooer
this side of New York, DR.. Bovee.
The bill to protect fish and fisheries in
the Potomac was reported favorably by tho
Senate District Committee yesterday.
Owing to the continued absence of Mr..
Aldrich tho investigation of District matters
has been postponed until next Tuesday.
"A beautifully executed crayon portrait of
the late Father Bague s, j., il on exhibition
and for ratll; at Brosnan's Catholic bookstore
The collection at the late mass tomorrow
morning at st. Dominic's church will be for
tho benefit of st. Jo'eph's Orphan Boys Asy.
lum.
Liquor licenses have been approved for
issue to William Fagan, Jacob jacobson &
James ]. Hare, Morgan & McGhan, and John
ONeil.
commissioner Morgan was woll enough
yesterday to make his appearance at the Dis.
trict buildings. His lameness has nearly dis
appeared,
Next Monday the Senate District Com.
mittee will take up for consideration tho
pending bill to establish a free bridge across
the Potomac.
HEADQUARTERS for disposal of second. hand
| ClOtnlDg, &C NNll OF dlulchS ., duBRenuelnGf
237 Seventh street southwest. Orders by mai
promptly attended to.
Turkish, Russian and Sulphur Baths al
the well.known place, DIR, Shedd's, 903 L
street, near Ninth. The only reliable place in
| tho city for genuine baths. ShRmpooeT Of ten
years experience; no noyiCes In the business
at this place,
Owing to the inclemenoy Of the weather
| the Normal class meeting which was to have
been held In the Sunday.School room OF tht
| Calvary Baptist church last evening, 10 bC
conducted by Mr.. o. c. Wight, was postponed
until Friday evening Of next week at IL,
same time and place.
Mr.. Robert II. Martin, proprietor Of the
Martin House, Uniontown, d. c., died las
Thursday night after short illness Do
ceased was we'll known in this section of tht
country, his hostlery boing q fayorto resor
for Maryland farmers. He was also promi
nent Mason, aud at the funeral tomorrow after
noon numbers of his brethren will be present
The annual election Of officers of tn
Georgetown Total Abstinence Society rosulte
as follows President, Arthur Small; frs
viCe.president, William Ryan; seCOud vice
president, Philip Mcdonald; secretary, Charlie
Ohutt; treasurer, Thomas Muntzi marshal
John Lee, and O finance committee Of iv
mombers.
The jury that found Martha Mason, fo
merly Martha Pollard, guilty of perjury in falls
. swearing in a pension case, yesterday signed
petition to the President for her pardon. Sh
was sentenced to the pcnitentary for tw
years. On the trial IL became evident that tb
poor ignorant woman was the victim Of desigl
ing pan ties who used her to obtain the money
The South Washington Endowment Reli,
Association met at st. Dominio's Hall La
Thursday and elected the following officers fC
the ensuing year; PreSldent' .. harllao
tsry, William b. Browne; treasurer WilliaI
A. Thompson; directors, j. j. Dermody, vii
lam II. Baum, j, It. Petty, L, j. Burtt an
Charles Baum,
National Republican., 1880-03-13

Mr.. G. o. Seilhamer, the counsel for tho
United States Dairy Company, has arrived in
the city to combat any hostile logisati on
affecting the article known rs olcomarga rine.
At the Riggs House last evening his attention
was called to the arrest of N. A Poole and A.
M. Brooke, of the firm of ~ A. Poole 4 Co.,
OF No. 1000 Fourteenth street northwest II
have no doubt" Mr. Seilheimer said, that
the article sold by these people and examined
by Professor De Smedt was genuine butter. No
chemist yet has found impurities in oleomar-
garine. and the chief thing of which we have
to complain is that rancid aud rotten buttor is
given that name by pretended analysis. 1t is
the policy Of tho manufacturers of oleomar-
garlne to defend in the courts all merchants
accused of selling it contrary to law, and es-
pecially those who sell butter and are prose-
cutod for it under national or local legisla-
ton"
National Republican., 1880-03-13

s. B. Tredway, p. m, Wesley chapel; Rev. b.
+. Benson, a. M, and J. Il. T. Ewell, p. M.
Waugh chapel; II. L. Miskimmou, a. M, and
I. o. Grouse, p. M, Fourth.street church; w.
A. Grouse, a. M, and Walter II. Stone, p. M,
Twelfth.streot church northeast; J. NJ. Sheri.
dan p. M, Rylaud chapel @. II. Littleton, a.
M, and A. C. Burgman. p M, Gorsuch, Four
and.a.half and H. streets; s. II. Graham, a. M,
aud j. b. Jones, p. m, Mount Vernon M. Il.
church; L. II. MoGregor, a. M, W. d. Sit
ginger, p. M, Christian church, Vermont
avenue between N aud o Streets
J, L. Kilgore, DID, M, J. NJ. Alderdico, y. m,
Westminster Presbyterian church; Rev. j. d.
Kinzer, p. m, Metropolitan Presbyterian
church; Fourth street southeast; Jesse
Shreeve, a. M, ]. J. Sullivan p. M.
Baptist chapel, Fourth stroeaud Virginia
avenue; Rev. ]. L. Kilgore, d. d..
p. m, Fifth Baptist church southwest s
Il, Murray, p. M, Presby ytcriau church George
town. j. X, Nichols, d. D., u. M, Alfred T.
Melvin, p. m, Dunbarton NJ. L. church, George
town; Rev. J. L. Lcisbach, p. M, Mt. Zion NJ f
church; J. c. Bachus, o. M, d. w. Austinc, p
m, North Capitol NJ. Il. Church
Rov. j. s. Mills, d. D., n. M, Rev. A
u. Dick, p m, st. PduPs Evangelical Luth
eran church. II. c. Cushing and A. S. Hob
litzcl will occupy pulpits in Aloxandrir
morning and evening respectively. The con
ference then adjourned
National Republican., 1880-03-13

Martin F. Coleman, the young man arrested
by the detectives last Thursday, charged with
swindlng several secondhand dealers by SELL
ing them what lie represented as n gold watch,
heavily gilded, was arraignod before Judge
Smell yesterday. The testimony of one wit
ness against the prisoner showed that he had
offered to sell watch for $50, but the dealer
only consented TO give him $12. The court
dismissed the case, stating that mon engaged
in buying watches were supposed TO be expert
enough to detect any counterfeit. Had the
prisoner swindled an inexperienced person,
Grand Jury,
National Republican., 1880-03-13
A Suit Against Street Railroad.

yesterday heard the case of Henry A. Koons
against the Columbia Street Railway Com
pauy. In February 1876 the plaintiff
claimed that by the negligence of driver of
one OF the company's cars, in stopping sud
denly he was thrown down inside Of the car
and received severe injuries TO his hip and
side, for which he claimed $1,000 damages.
On the other hand, the company claims that
running over u stone and throwing the car
from the track.
The jury not agreeing when the court ad
journed, were directed to return sealed vcr-
dict. Mr.. Lownes appears for the plaintiff,
and Messrs. Cook & Cole for the defendant.
National Republican., 1880-03-13
The j. T.. ID. &.

The j. P. d. s. held its annual weekly meet
ing last evening ut their rooms in tho Frank
lin building. Reading and speeches being the
order of the evening, the following members
responded: Messrs. Johns, Thompson, Coyle
Fowler G. B. Rhoem Robinson, Starkweather
aud Kelley. After the affirmation of the fol-
loving gentlemen, d, u. Wilson, L. Daniels,
Led Smith and l.. +. Higgins, the election
took place, with the following result Presi-
dent, j, Fred Kelley (rc-elected); vice.presi-
dent, A. NJ. Coyle; secretary, II. L. Johns IRE,
electcd); treasurer, John Raum; editor, b. B.
Thompson. After transacting other business
before tho meeting, it adjourned ut 10;45
until next Friday evening.