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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-19
Chaneery Sale of Real Estate

No. S747, R-Chancery Court Of Shelby county
ri Block, administrator of John Leary.
deceased, Va. i l. Miyelar ct al.
u virtue OF an interlocutory decree for sale,
~ entered in the above cause on the Sth
day OF April 1881, NJ. B, Il, page 1e7. / will
sen' at public auction, TO the highest bidder,
"a 'front.' 81 tnc CLERK and Masters Office, court
mouse OF Shelby county, Memphis, Tennessee,
Saturday, May 18th, 1851,
within legal hours, the following deseribsd
to-wit: '
1. A certain lot o fland in Memphis, Taxing
nineteen u9, Of block No. one IN of a.
Wr'ght's subdivision, fronting 81 feet on the
eat side OF Davis avenue by $50 feet
z. AlS0 a part flst No. 3s5 in said Taxing
District, fronting s71s feet on Commerce street
oy utH ieet In depth as described in deed from
Morris Doyle to John GeOghegan, recorded in
book %, page $50 Of Registers Office of Shelby
county, ana more fully described in deed from
sarah and John NOonan, heirs of John Gao
ghegan to 5 i'd John Leary, recorded In book
III. page Al of said Registers office, as fol-
low Beginning on the north side of Com
merce street BIS feet east ofThird street, run
ming thence east with Commerce street ST.
feet; thence north at right angles with Com
merce street $50 feet; thence west parallel
with Commerce street 371s feet; thence south
to the beginning 6SA feet.
Terms of FAle-0n a credit of six months.
note with approved security, lien retained, etc.
This April II. 1881.
r. J. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
Flippin a Flippin, J W Hampton, Atty's.
Is 46 50 So ga
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-19

The LEDGER book bindery, 10 Mad
ison, manufactures blank books of
every description in first class style.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-19
Trustees Sale.


10y virtue of a deed Of trust executed to me-
~ on the % day of April, 1850, BY VIM,
Underwater, recorded in Registers Office Of
Shelby county, Tenn. in record book 1872, page
%, having been made to secure u certain note
tuIy described therein, and default of ray
meEt having been made by said nridgeWater,
l will, as %trustes, on
tuesday, The 81 day Of May, 1881,
at the southeast corner of Madison and Second
streets, 10 Memphis, Tennesses. between the
hours OF IL IN. and 2 pm, proceed to sell u
the highest bidder for cash, the certain tract
Of land lying on the waters of LOosa Hatohie
river, iRShelby county, Tenn. "A few miles from
Memphis, being the sAma land conveyed TO said
BridgeWater by r, T. Richards, recorded in
the Registers Office Of Shelby County, Tenn.
in record book 50, page 225, the twenty acres
Of raid land conveyed by said Bridgewater In
Philip Luchyinero, particularly described
IN deed in Registers office in book 50. page
226, is reserved out Of the land described in said
conveyance. Said tract Of land contains one
hundred and five $500 acres, less said twenty
acres. The equity Of redemption is waived.
The title to said land is believed to be- good.
but l will convey only such title as is vested
in me rs trustee.
1851 JOHN H. CANNON, Trnstee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-19

home On the James, and has evsf
since been a wise, enterprising, pros
porous citizen.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-19

For CITY.

Adams y. S. Mail Line Steamer-For Helena,
Friars Point, Concordia, Terrene, Arkansas
City h tins Bluff. R.-Steauer
ID iEWILD, Mark r. Cheek, zas
master; A. h.. Cummins, clerk, k<aIaSaAzk
leaves every MONDAY andH2&$&%
THURSDAY at 5 p. M, connecting at Arkan-
sas City with the steamer Dean Adam for
Greenville and Vicksbnrg. 1891
Ut. WASHINGTON, Art. 81 Madison st.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-12-26

own use any portion of the Confederate
treasure, and whatever differences OF opin-
ion may exist as to his administrative ca
pacitY and history, he is entirely above
suspicion as to everything that can affect
him as a man of honor and scrupulous in
tegrity"
Moreover" continued General Lawton,
"even if Mr.. Davis had been capable OF max
ing the effort to transport and appropriate
or secrete this large amount of specie, 1t
would have been utterly impossible for him
to have done so in the then condition OF the
country, for his path was beset by organ
lied Federals and dnorganiZed COnfeder-
ates, hungry and clamorOus for gold, and
their efforts did not cease with the capture
OF Mr. Davis, but every man known to have
travelled with or near him was watched and
pursued. No man who had occasion to
travel through the country at that time and
observed the actual condition of affairs, but
will acknowledge the impOssibility of such
an undertaking being successfully carried
out"
General. remarked the representative of
the NEWS, "what do you think of Gen.
Johnston's course in giving utterance to
such Injurious suspicions >"
"Well," remarked General L9wton,"
'from my high opinion OF General
Johnston as 9 soldier and gentleman, and
| may venture to say from my knowledge
OF him during a personal friendship Of
yesrs. | am perfectly satisfied that
be hsd been sadly misInfOrmed
and deceived in regard to the true status of
affairs at that time, or that he has been in
correctly reported by the interviewer. Not
withstandtg the differences existing be-
tween him and Mr.. D lvis, cannot believe
that he would otherwise willingly have given
circulation to these statements and suspi-
cions against the ex-President of the Con-
Not desiring to monopolize the time Of
General Lawton further, and as some busi-
ness visitors entered the office at this juno
ture, we closed the interview, thanking the
General for the information impaired, which
we fell assured will prove as interesting to
the readers of tie News as to the writer.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-12-26
SEVERELY BEATEN AND ROBBED.
The Victim Left 10 Die In a Low Vine
street Resort.
Phfladelnhla Record. "a.

A young mau giving the name OF James
A. Wilkins snd bis residence as BrOokvtl!e,
Pa, was found yesterday morning lying IN
Jacob sic.-le's salOoC, at No. 5l5 Vine street,
in a terribly brgised condition, having been
beaten and robbed 81 large amount OF
money aud a valuable watcH and chain.
wilkins made a statement that on Wed
nasday night he was assaulted and
robbed b. some men unknown to him,
who, thinking tkey had killed him, locked
up the place and maze their escape from
The rear Of the building. About O'Clock
Yesterday morning, regaiuiGg his conscious
ness he sroped about until he struck his
arm through a glass, which, besides lacerat-
log wilkins hand severely, made such q
noise as to attract the attention o. an Of
ieeF. whO rescued him from his terrible poyv
sition. he YES taken to the Pennsylvania
Hospital, where GiS wOunds were dressed
and pronounced Of serious but not fatal
character.
The L lice were Immediately notified after
the finding OF wilkins to arrest any persons
of a suspicious character who were known
to frequent the place. At neol yesterday
Sickle, the proprietor OF the saloon, anG
Jacob Shellsck alias "Butch," residing
at No. I55 Noble street, were taken into
custody aud viii be given a hearing to-
dav at the Central Station On the charge
of being concerned in the assault. Later
in the day Il. F. R1bv, OF No. 436 North
Eighth street, and John CaveneY and John
Bennett, living at the Merchants Hotel, was
arrested and committed on suspicion. The
arrests were followed last night by the cap
ture OF \. r French alias "Big Frenchy, "
residing at 4Sl North-seventh street, John
Anderson, Of No. 9l2 Cement street, and
G. w. Marshall whose residence is unknown.
The police. are also on the look out for a
man named Hunter, VINO is believed to have
an interest with Sickle ia the saloon,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-12-26
THE "JEANNETFE " SURVIVORS.
Where They Are an d How They Can
be Most Speedily Reached.
Neay York Herald, 2sd.

From the mouth of the Lena river to ST.
Petersburg by the route which the Russian
couriers follow the distance is 5,5O3 miles
This enormous distance to be made in a
very difficult country accounts for the time
that elapsed between the arrival there of
the Jeannette's boats and the reception In
this city of the news of their arrival, for st.
Petersburg was evidently the first point at
which the news was put upon the wires,
Between 0renburg and st. Petersburg,
which is about one-ffth of the distance
above stated, there is more rapid comOuui-
cation than on the other stages of the
route, for the rail is reached at that
point. Evidently the news did not
start until November, since the second boat
only came to land on October 90. Forty five
days is probably about the time ordinarily
required to cover the distance; but it is to
be noted that His Majesty the Emperor OF
Russia takes personal interest In the case.
and the courierG will move more swiftly on
this account. Within few DAYS there will
be more news, for when the survivors had
somewhat recovered from the exhaustion
and decentralization that must have resulted
from such terrible trial, they were proba-
bly, eager to give fuller details of their ad-
ventures, and other couriers were dispatched
upon the heels OF the first bearer Of this
news.
Naturally Tue point OF greatest moment
now is how to help the gallant fellows In
this consideration the position of Okhotsk
should be kept In mind. It is only five hun
dred and thirty miles from Yakoutsk, on the
Lena river, and Yakoutsk is seven hundred
and ninety-six miles from the mouth OF the
Lena. Therefore the point where the ex-
plorers now are is more than four thousand
miles nearer to 0khotsk than to St. Peters
burg, and the 0khotsk sea is always open.
II instructions were sent by telegraph to the
United States authorities in Japan they
might be able to charter q steamer for
Okhotsk, by which relief expedition could
be sent which would reach Yakoutsk as
soon as the survivors themselves reached it
on their weary way to the Russian capital.
This would certainly be the easiest way to
fetch the survivors home, aud would ap-
parently be the most expeditions method Of
opening communication with them.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-12-26
The Grain Trade.

LONDON, December "a The Marx Lane
Express, which ig published to day instead
of Monday next, In its review Of the grain
trade for the past week, says: "All the
autumn sown crops are very healthy. The
farmers wheats have come to hand
in very bad order during the past
four weeks, thus increasing the
difficulty of sale. The demand for bread
stuffs was small, and trade was restricted.
Native grain is unchanged. There is no
fresh feature in foreign breadstuffs. Low
grades OF indian and Russian wheat
were mostly cheaper. American grain
ia some of the provincial ex-
changes was cheaper than last week.
"Trade was everywhere quite of retsil
character. of the coast the trade closed
quiet but tolerablY steady. Red winter
touched 54s. per quarter during the week.
The best bid of yesterday was 53s. Cd.
California and New Zealand wheats receiv-
ed little attentiOn. There are now eight
cargoes on sale, seven having been with
drawn ~ tt.+~
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-12-26
DIED BY HIS OWN HAND.
A Young Man In Americus shoots
Himself Before His Mothers Eyes.

AMERICUs, GA, December 25.-Last night
about seven o'clock Mr.. William G. Fielder
committed suicide at his fathers residence
by shooting himself through the head, dying
three hours after. He had Just returned a
few days since from Savannah, where he
had been employed in the house of Estes &
McAlpin, to spend Christmas with his
fathers family and relatives.
1t seems that he had passed some physi-
cal examination while in Savannah and was
told that he had consumption, and symp-
toms of Bright's disease of the kidneys. This
so weighed upon his mind that he an
nounced to his family and friends that he
intended taking his life. He was around
town all day yesterday, seemingly In good
spirits, and went home with his father
about six O'Clock.
He entered his fathers room, took pistol
from a bureau drawer without the knowl-
edge of the family, and while sitting talking
to his mother, who was trying to cheer him,
told her he was tired of life, and before she
could prevent him fired, the powder burn
ing Mrs. Fe'der's hand. He was buried
to-day at 3 O'Clock.
MIR. Fielder was a son of Captain G. w.
Fielder, an old citz IN and prOprie or of the
Planters Warehouse, and brother of John
b. Fielder, our worthy Mayor. William was
a very worthy and promising young man,
aud had many friends, who sympathiZe
deeply with the bereaved family.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-12-26
MURDERED AND BURNED.
TWO MYSTERIOUS HORRORS.
Kentucky HOm estead Set on Fire
and Hts Inmates KilIed-FearfuI
Fate of a Couple of Clerks In VIr.
gInIa.

PETERSBURG, VA, December 4.-Infor-
nation has been received here of what is
supposed to have been foul murder Of
two young men in Sussex county last night
named respectively Glover and Murrell,
employed as clerks in the store of J. II. &
j. B. Price, at Green Plain, about five miles
from Belield. About IL o'clock last night
a colored boy visited the store for some pur-
pose, and finding 1t closed he looked
under the door and saw the men
lying on the floor, but all his efforts to
arouse them proved unavailing. Suppos-
ing them to be sick, the boy started to
inform the fathers Of the young men, and
on their return they found the store
In flames. Before reaching the store,
however, two explosions were
heard. 1t is thought that the
men were first murdered, after which the
store was set on fire, as the boy remembers
having heard reports of two pistol shots be-
fore he reached the store. Two tramps,
who have been seen about the neighbor-
hood for some time past, are suspected of
the crime. A posse of men are now scOur-
ing the WOODS in search of them.
CINCINNATI, December 25 "A special
from Ashland. KY, says: "Mr. and Mrs.
j. w. Gibbons, who reside near there, went
visiting on Friday night, leaving their
daughter, fourteen years old, and their son
Robert, aged seventeen, and Miss Emma
Thomas, seventeen years old, in charge Of
the Gibbons homestead. During the
night the house was entered by scoun-
drels. who outraged and muir
dered both girls. Their clothing
was then saturated with oil and the house
set on fire. Young Gibbons, it is supposed,
ACTED to give the alarm, when he was
also killed. All three had their heads split
open with a hatchet. The homestead was
burned to ashes. There is no clue to the
murderers. One thousand dollars reward is
offered for their capture.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-12-26

LONDON, December "a The Elonoplist
of this week says: "The rate of discount
for bank bills, sixty days to three months,
is Al to 4$4 per cent, and for trade bills,
sixty days to three months, AZ to per
cent. The most important movements of
the week are the direct result of pressure
to sell at Paris and New York.
"Among the new companies announced is
the English Mortgage Company, formed
for the purpose of making advances on
mortgages OF real properties, lending money
to local boards and other like purposes,
with capital of 81, 100000.
Peruvian, Mexican, Spanish and Egyp-
tian securities are lower. A panic has ruled
in American railroads this week. Wabash
preferred ehares have fallen II, and ordi-
nary and general mortgage each, Denver
and Rio Graude common 10, St. Louis an d
San Francisco s, do. common 2, Louisville
and Nashville 6, Cairo and Vincennes, Cen
tral Pacific and Oregon and California pre-
ferred ) each Lake Shore 4 and Ohio and
Mississippi 9H
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-12-26
SUSPICION OF FOUL PLAY.
The Mysterious Disappearance of a
Welsh Physician.
PhiLadeEphia Record.


Detectives are now investigating the mys-
terious disappearance of DR.. A. F. Williams.
of Beaumaris, North Wales, who came to
this country IN July, 1880, and stopped at
the Snowden House, at Front and Christian
streets, opposite the American Steamship
docks. He frequented the saloons of the
neighborhOod, and it was known that he
carried considerable money about him, be-
sides valuable gold watch ard chain and a
diamond stud. DR.. Williams was last seen on
the night of September 25 of last year to
leave McBride's saloon, at Ninth and Chris
tian streets, and bend his steps toward the
Delaware. Soon after residents on Della
ware avenue heard a cry of distress as If
coming from the Christian street docks. DR..
Williams was not intoxicated on the night
In question, although he had been drinking
with two men named McKuen and Welsh
Special Officer Hulfsh, of the Second dis
trfct, has investigated the matter and pre-
sented to the Chief of Police his report,
which relieves persons who have hitherto
been suspected of having robbed the absent
doctor and then thrown him overheard.
OfiiceF Hul1sh regards the manner of DR..
Williams death, If he be dead, es uneer-
tain. The Christian street docks will be
thoroughly dragged for the body.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-12-26
The New York stock Market.

NEW YORK, December A-Speculation
opened firm and Il to ~ per cent. higher
than yesterdays closing quotations, Rich
mond and Danville and Toledo, Delphos
and Burlington leading the advance. In
the early dealings decline was recorded,
ranging from "A to 31s per cent, Wabash
preferred, New York Central, Northern
Pacific preferred, Lake Erie and Western,
Michigan Central and Canada Southern
being the most prominent in the downward
movement.
At noon a partial recovery took place,
prices selling up to d to ~ per cent, the
latter for Northern Pacific preferred. In
the early part of the afternoon further ad-
vance for the general market of d to d per
cent. took place, while Beading sold up 454
per cent. to &c. In the late dealings the
market fell off d to 23s per cent, Reading
and Wabash preferred leading the decline,
while Manhattan Beach sold up per cent.
The market in general closed rather weak,
The transactions aggregated 4S0. 900 shares.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-12-26
THE VANCE TRIAL.
The story OF the Mississippi EIec-
tiOn Riot.

MERIDIAN, MISS, December "a In the
Vance case to-day Charles Hopgood corrob-
GRATED the evidence of Julius Jackson, col
ored, to the effect that Brown and Vance,
negroes, were in close consultation behind a
house short time before the riot. The wit
ness did not hear what was said. He saw
hfteen pistols among the negroes during the
riot.
John Daniel, eolored, testified that he saw
the defendant. with Bill Brown, Bill Stark
and other negroes, near where the riot
occurred. Soon afterwards the riot COM
mepced. He saw Burwell Brown. .colored, and
Alex. Harvey close together, shooting at
one another. Harvey's shots seemed to
have no effect on Brown, who ran off
Witness saw Elias Brown afterwards stoop
and fire at somebody. The smoke was
dense; Elias cried out, as he turned and
ran off, 81 got him."
Isaac Brown, white, testified that he saw
Joseph Barnett embroiIed with negro, and
went with the Segars boys to prevent his
shooting him. The negro had a pistol
drawn. Barnett had been drinking little
and witness wanted to get him away. Bar
nett was jOcose rather than insulting during
the morning. When drinking he was always
in good humor, and never belligerent. Wit
HCoS h0p5 VIII DdTu6Lb, anu Ju6 negro
turned on Segars, who had his
pistol drawn, and shot at him,
when they clinched and shot at each other
four or five times. Segars had his pistol
against the negro's side, but the shot had
no effect. Witness thought it strange that
the negro was not killed. When Segars and
the negro commenced firing negro named
Frank johnson stepped up to Barnett, and
putting pistol to his breast shot him dead.
Witness looked around. and seeing that all
the whites had been killed, thought he
would get out of the way himself. When
leaving the negro shot twice, and the
bullets few by him, but he did not know
whether they were fired at him or not. Wit
nees had pistol at the time.
Charles Page, white, saw defendant come
to Marion that morning with about twenty
negroes. just before the riot he saw q
large crowd of negroes in the streets. Forty
or fifty of them had pistols drawn. He saw
no pistols among the whites. Witness
could not see the shooting. A house OBJ
structed his view.
Wiley Brooks, a clerk in the employ OF
Jas. Baums, of Meridian, was sworn, and
testified that on October % he sold the de-
fendant a Smith 81 Wesson revolver and
charged the same to his father, Ed. Vance.
A few days later he sold one to John Vance.
Pending motion to allow the prisoner
bail on account of i'll health the court was
adjourned.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-12-26
Weather indications.

OFFICE CHIEF SIGNAL OBSERVER, WASH
INeTON, D. c., December 25.-Indlcations
for Monday:
In the South Atlantic States, cloudy, rainy
weather, easterly winds, becoming variable,
stationary or lover temperature and lower
pressure.
In the East Gulf States, cloudy, rainy
weather, northeast backing to northwest
winds, stationary or lower temperature, and
falling followed by rising barometer.
In the West Gulf States, clearing wealth
er, preceded in the eastern portion by local
rains, southwesterlY winds, stationary or
lower temperature, followed by rising ba-
rometer.
In the Middle Atlantic States, increasing
cloudiness followed by rain, southerly winds,
generally shifting to northeasterly, station
ary or lower temperature and pressure.
In Tennessee and the OHIO valley,
cloudy weather, with local rains, variable
winds, mostly from the northeast to north
west, and stationary or lower temperature
and pressure.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-12-26

had A CHRISTMAS HALLUCTNATI0N.-
They were sitting beside the CRATE when
all at once she looked up and said:
"Richard, do you believe that people
ever labor under hallucination?"
"Of course they do, he replied.
Il was just reading of husband who
went to bed supposing ne had $50 in his
wallet, but on awakening in the morn
ing there were but $18. He at once
charged his wife with robbing him, and
a separation resulted. Wasn't it awful2''
"Yes, rather"
IF you should suspect me of getting
up IN the night and going to your wal
let, that would be awful, too, wouldn't
it?"
mot any too awful, for l haven't had
cent in it since | can remember" he
said, as he turned to his paper.
That was all she wanted to know. She
got up that night and went through the
hind pocket of his pants, and next morn
ing he had hallucination that he was
81 short. Detroit Free Press.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-12-26
THE GUITEAU TRIAL.
Expert Testimony COntinued-A
Wordy War.

WASHINGTON, December 24.-Dr. Henry
Stearns again took the stand in the Guiteau
trial this morning. He stated that the
faculty of memory was generally the first
to show impairment In most all forms of
insanity. Sometimes, however, and in some
cases the memory might be unusually active
and retentive.
Mr.. Scoville asked: "Do you agree with
the last witness, that insanity is always an
outward manifestation Of diseased brain?'
Judge Porter objected to the form of the
question, and quite a war of words ensued
between counsel, in which Gutteau took
part.
Judge Cox interposed with few smooth
words, which conduced to turn away wrath,
and the examination proceeded for some
time without incident.
After the recess DR.. Orpheus R. Evarts,
superintendent of the private insane asylum
at College Hill, Ohio, was examined. He
believed the prisoner sane, but did not think
he had been feigning insanity in court. The
case was adjourned TIL Tuesday. As the audi
eGce arose Guiteau shouted, Tomorrow
being Christmas, l wish the court and jury
and the American people a happy Christ
mas. I'm happy, and hope every one else
will be-"