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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-20
RIVER INTELLIGENCE

BOATS LEAVING TODAY.
ForS Francis river, ReneM aeready.5 pm
New Orleans, Thos. Sherlock pm
City Of New 0rleans.5 pm
" st. Louis, City of Vicksburg..5 pm
ARRIVED.
Steamer City of Greenville, st. Louis.
City of Vicksburg, Vicksburg.
Cons Millar, Cincinnati.
DEPARTED.
Steamer james Lee, Friars Point.
Coahoma, Osceola.
Dean Adams, Arkansaw City.
City of Helena, t Louis.
City of Greenville, Vicksburg.
Mark Twain, Dyersburg.
Dyershurg, Dyersburg,
IN PORT.
Rene Macready, City of yicksburg,
Cons Millar.
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the contrary. Wis fuiiUl. a.
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POSTOFFICE, MEMPHIS, TENN

Arrivals and Departures of Mails
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chesapeake, Ohio a southwestern
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ExeOutor's Sale of Land.

DY direction ofthe will o fJohn Townsend,
on record in will record book No. 5, page
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Saturday, January ?, 1882,
trustees Sale.


Under a trust deed, y ne executed Air
I'm 1s7a. BY d A Hildcrbrondi recorded
~ ttLs frrf. will on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-17
READY TO LIGHT Union SQUARE,

Union Square will probably be lighted tonight
with the electric light Since the accident caused
bv the falling Of the lamps from the high pole in
this park, tie entire apparatus for raising and low
ering the lamps has been changed. The machinery
ON this pole is similar TO that in Use in Madison
SQUARE When the lamps were lighted in Madison
SdCare two weeks ago there were tw " carriages y
bolding two and four lamps respectively, the smaller
number 100 feet from the ground, and the other
light used il lighting the parks was in the city at
that time. and at his suggestion the lower lights
were raised and the six lamps all placed on one
" ca rage 1t was thought that the two lower
lights would break the rays cast by those above,
bnt the effect was found 10 be mnch better when the
lamps were all at the same height. There win be
only one carriage OH the Union Square pole and
this will materially lessen the weight to be raised
every day, The lamps tested at the station in
West Twenty -ffth-st Saturday and il was stated
that they would be placed in position and lighted to-
night
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-17
IMllIGRANTS IN SOUTH CARoLINA.

Secretary Jackson of the Emigration Board. last
week received letter from Superintendent of Emil
grafton Edward NJ. Boykin, of South Carolina. in
relation to a consignment of immigrant families
Gently forwarded to Columbia, s. c. Mr.. Boykin
writes that he has secured places for them, and
everything is being done to make them comfortable.
He speaks avorably Of their habits aud energy and
farms of their own. Five families that were sent
down a week ago were sent TO a planter on one Of
the sea islands, where the planter, Mr.. Townsend.
lives with his family, and which Mr. Boykin states
in the letter is open to the sea, with possible
advantage as To climate and means of living, fish
and oysters for the having Sea Island cotton will
that region. He has built houses for them and ID
will be their own fault if they do not do well. Tho
Bohemian men and women You sent me are succeed
ing admirably as cotton-pickers, beating the negroes
who have worked at il all their lives. i would be
glad to get next Saturday shipment of from five
to ten families, farm hands, can get certain
places for mechanical
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-17
TWO PRIsnNERs EAnLY HIRNED.

Scream, and shouts for assistance coming from a
cell in the second ti,r OF the county Jail I'm Jersey
CITY about O'Clock las, night attracted the attcH-
ton of John Allen, the jaiiCr, and running to the
who occupied il cuvcloprd in flames. Mr. Allen
threw the bed clothing around the men and
succeeded in PUtIng out the fire, bat
not before the mon were very dancer
onsIy and perhaps fatally burned The
prisoners were John Donnrly aud John Brodcrirh
two OF a gang OF five who are await ny tiial 1u a
charge of breaking into . hOuSr III Nhton-.t. about
SIX weeks AGO and committing an outrage mon
Mrs Bartholf Jailcr Allen believes that the ire
ihc result OF desperate attempt on the part Of
these two prisoners 10 escape. In some way
they obtained possession Of pot Of
asphalt tar aud concealed il i'm their cell
runs around ilc whole tirr Of cells has wooden
floor Iaat nIght. just after the prisoners had been
locked mp for the night one OF them tipped Ihc poi
partly over ready to pour its contents on th. floor
OF the balcony, while tie other throw n lighted
match into il. They expected thai the burning
liquid would set Er" 10 tho wood. alarm OF fire
would be raised and III the confusion they could
make their escape The result surprised them il il
did realize their expectations.
As soon rs the match was thrown INTO the pot an
explosion followed and the burning liquid was
scattered over the two prisoners, setting lire 10 their
clothing and burning INTO their Icsh, causing them
10 wTithe IN agony. When the jailer rescued Don
nelly and Frederick from Their pcrllOus and painful
position Or. Bird was summoned ami dressed their
wounds. lie ontcrtains very little hope of their r.
cOycry. There great excitement among the
other prisoners when the explosion vas heard and
the ianrs and smoke filed tho corridor; but the
Jailer and his assistants succeeded in calming IL af
ter time Donnry and Frederick members of
q notorious gang which has been tcrrur a. the
people living in the vicinity of it, haunt4 and
which has given the police great deal Of trouble.
Since the i've have been locked up their associates
have threatened Mrs. BTthof, aud frightened her
80 badly that she has been obliged 10 call on tine
police for protection.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-17
CASES or SUICIDE.
morning.

The mict ncigIbOrhood of Upper MOntclair,
\ d. was startled on Saturday night by the announce
mont that Mrs Harriet smith, the wife Of wealthy
merchant doing business in Ncw-York had committed
stido Mrs smith was the daughter Of James Post, q
monument oitizen OF Nyack ~ Y Mr. Smith, while on
visit 10 that place. fell in love with her. and they were
married eighteen months ago. Mrs Smith was
,Itrtv.slx wears of age and Mr.. Smith was
sxty-seyen at the time they were married.
Abont three months ago they moved TO Upper
Montcla TO spend the summer ard stayed at the house
of Mr. Gardener farmer. For the last few weeks Mrs.
Smith had signs OF failing health and mental de-
rangement On Saturday morning she said TO her hus-
hand that she had killed two and that she had been
tried and convicted and b be hanged on that day.
She begged him go to his business Mr. Smith de-
Ioved for some time, but toward noon
took n train for this city. He returned
of o'clock and found his wife in deranged condition.
sbe a.Led for the of her husbands pOcketknlie,
" hch he refused. ThereupOn she borrowed small
nenknife Mrs. Gardener and went into the yard
sprng gazing into the water with a wild look. Her
husband approached. when abe gave scream and
iesped in the spring She was drawn out In time TO
awe her from drowning.
Two men attempted to guide Mrs Smith to the house,
hut she requested TO walk alone As as she was
free she pnged her hand into her pocket and drew out
plunged the knife into the right side of her
throat and it TO the left There are no
doctors in Upper Montoair, and she taken TO tho
Sisters Hospital at Paterson Dr. Hufd found that tho
cnIar tissues were cut, IA were also
the larynI and epglottis. Tho woman was
bound after the wound had been sewn up She, how
ever, loosened her hands IN some way and tore tho
wound open. She died within minute aftorward
Rudolph Witte, a photographer, living at One hun
dred-siIty and Washingtonaye., commit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-17
POLICY NOT AsSIGNABLE.

The Court of Appeals has decided in the case
Of Peane Drummer against Jacob COhn, the opinion in
which was handed down last week, that married woman
cannot assign endowment Insurance policy That
ordinary life insurance policy issued to the wife
assignabe was settled long ago. The for such
ruling that the amount secured by these instruments
was intended as provision for widOwhOod and orphan
age and it would be against the policy Of the law to per-
nit wife speculate with it during the lifetime Of
her husband.
The policy in the case Just decided was however,
endowment policy, payable 1T death i'm certain def
mite period. II claimed therefore, that inasmuch
as might become payable during the lifetime
the husband, not strictly provision for state
wdOwhODd; hence the rule as Laid down IN ordinary
signment made by the plaintiff the defend
ant as collateral security for a loan 20 the
husband should he maintained. Judge Andrews writes
the opinion OF the Court Of Appeals lie says that by
the amendment made ia 1866 such policies come within
the principle and spirit al the prohibition AN endOw
ment policy" he writes "is al insurance iEC which
consideration Of life enters In aspect ii is
the other in the event death before the period pec
fled. The amendment OF loG6 entities the wife 10
the insurance whenever she survives this
period Of Insurance, and her
right is limited in the act OF
1910 alone upon the event Of her surviving her husband,
and seems contemplate well the Of an lnsur-
ance payable before the death OF the husband one
payable on his death. We ~ opinion that the princ
pie Of unasSig nablity applies 10 this case"
The Judgment In favor OF the plntlif was affirmed
A. Biumeustiel appeared for the plaintiff Drummer and
Julien L. Davies Tor the defendant Cohn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-17
CALENDARS-oCTOBER II.

sUPREIK COURT-CgAMBERs-Ielt by Barrett J.-Cour;
opens at 1890 ~ Calendar called at IL Third Mon
day-Motion Calendar ~. ,,-,,,,-,.
and Brady and Daniels Js opens at 1880 Nos
1919 9 i io LOS 5"S Ia Isl 1873 gs G i 1872
snrasHE 6oGGt~srsciAL reaM-gsld by Van Worst J.
Court opens at 1880 q n pe5qurEers9NSs. p 30 p
r ii Cotaf ciacurf-PAGf ,Hsd BY boHo6gs j
C9grt Spsh. AZ wy d ~ ,o io n2 i9o5 IGV9
1852 lfO li6l l7S l59 525 1898 lea! lee 7 $9' ~
ss 7 5S9 z OK ~ as 9g So 80 1886 i255 1888 i2i7
Pact IiIaeaore ,J-coaEt opens at 1890 e1s M, M
Sc Sc. 7G I3S 5'l 1862. 1884 i28, IIi27.
PhT IlIsd y awI,esgio IcSgg or pgep gs at 1922
l35l 1882 is5 l&52 19ad 1872 1872 1879 1883 I3,S
1871 1924 1910 i5td 1872 i5;5, i52, 79i 1884. jdJ
SrP2moR COURT GGNERAL lEM-AdouTned until the aIst
STPRRoR CouET-srEIAL TEGM-Ield BIZ sedgvicS, c. J.
Cour at IL Calendar called at ii a. m Nos =
= striaIoa GogRr-rn, TERN PAer Iola BY Iuaz
5 Sis 4 1 ass us 2is sos Us 52S 55 5a
GI.-Iield by Freedman Court opens II II a. M
SIS Gj& aoi so3 49, 2lj $751; So2, 207 $50, $780, 1875
PART IIHfelaoy 7peE JcSurt opens a, at las an n
N No" S :6 Isl l66 o7 c0G poo 4S III l$5 i35.
~ 49, 4s a. as6 553 S5s 500 555 n, tho r,
CoSiaoS rLsAssPecIAL TsRA-IIeld BY Van BruuL c. J..
oPeas 1890 IL m. Calendar called at II No.
COMMON PtEAs-EotrrY TEaM.-Held by DAILY J.-cour
opens at II N; Nos . !, ., I, 8 10 H. ~ lS
-tGaMa6S rLfAs1ra4L fEaA-F AEf Isl y Var bTs9t
c. j. opens at IL a. Nos ISL SSi, li12 1892
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1905 1915 1926 1927, 1919 1853 l24O, 1874, l45l 49,
i457 45 1862 1865 l4Sl, 1892. 1900 1909 1910 1892
1855. 1867. -,
MARINE CoURT-TRIAL TERN-PARr He'd by Hawes-I
opens at In Nos 5uSS, 36l2, 3esS " . 2olo
81 ~ 1885, 592S j9ll 1881, 100 5bJO, 0oJI, oOs JO4t
5Gg2, ABA, 6lS9, 6l19. 50l6 22O5H
,PAhT by NeeTGa S S ope@s At 10 an m
Gn6G 60G4 5746 5Sl1 6345. $685. 1852 56l4, 625 $685.
6770. 5777, 63l2. GSi2, G274.
Noe 36l9 5793 Dist 5i25 1900, cha, 6l35, 55l
5524 5tlg 4sl;9 5000, 1905, 5lGO 5t73
GENERAL sEsSioss -Gtdrrseeve. THE Peopie az
Timothy sullivan eOnOus assault aud battery; Michael f.
Donuey rape. Frederick Jones burglary Daniel OBren
larceny; David Stephenson grand arcny James Coo
molly grand larceny Cugin larceny nom person. Jo
seph larceny person; James CaOpy. petit lar
ceny; Kelly, petit larceny Henry Harrison, pool
selling Reynolds pool selling James Musthy recetv
stolen goods Samuel Watt pert larceny, continued
PAKT U.-COsinx 1.-THE People AIT. John Bog L. ho'ni
eide Bridget McCabe homicide William Gamble feoniuus
and battery; Dents hcKeon burglary Jamet Cura
larceny John Mullins Francis Williams and Patrick
ORouke assault and battery Augusta Schroeder abortion
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-17
SAINTS NO BETTER THAN SINNERS.
Mr.. Rsecter at Plymouth church.

The choir at Plymouth Church was led yes
tcrday by George Werrenrath, owing to the accident
which bofe Henry Camp last week whereby MS lett leg
y,a. broken. Mr. Boecber announced in the morning
that HIS Youngest brother, the Rev James Beecher,
would take charge of the Plymouth Bethel in HicEs-st,
for three months beginning last evening with view to
remaining there permanently. Mr. Beecher's DISCOURSE
was devoted ~ consideration of the ability OF men to
change their lives whether they were wrong constitu-
tioually or made wrong by evil environment. In the
cnsr the he said that hundreds Of thousands
81 church members ia the gail Of bitterness and the
bond II nuty and those outside the church who said
they were a. good these church members were right
but both would he damned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-17
NATIONAL TOPICS.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1o.-The Senate will
probably remain in session only short
time tomorrow, and will then adjourn until
Saturday. 1t seems probable now that the Demo
cratic caucus tomorrow morning will decide
not to push the election of q Secretary
at once, though there is strong pressure
to do So II no Secretary is elected it is probable
that Chief Clerk Shober will be authorized TO act
Secretary it being necessary that some one should
officially certify to the action of the Senate in
regard to the nominations.
The President will send in another large list of
nominations tomorrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-17
InoKING FOR LOuN STEVENS. JR.

Very Ettlc was added To the knowledge which
the persons i'm tcIestcd have of the forgery OF the
commercial paper OF Ohio and Indiana groccrs by
fine iu0u.rIcs made vest, riay. john stevens, Jr,
the broker for " HON Il0aE ~ Iudlugion sold The
patcr had not returned 10 his home ny tu last night
and at ms house. No. 81 West Onc-huudIrd-anl l.
tOrut .--,ycuth-st, no Information could be- obtain
cd az to his movements. lie was last 1t HON" on
Friday OF last week. and went away without prcplr-
ING lor q journey. TAR rs lis wife H. cw. Last night
when reporter OF IHF TRIBUNE called nj the house
servant nj cnpted To conceal the fact of his alb
.crcc except from the house, hut finally admitted
that hc had not been nome for some time, and that
# WAS not known where he Is. " But ITO
not know that he Is out of the city,
She added hurrcdly. He is brother Of the senior
member Of the firm 81 Stevens, Wood ~ Thicker. OF
Columbus Ohio whose uemc was forged on some OF
the spurious paper. 4 few years ago the two broth
cIs were in business here at No. 100
Frout-,t as Stevens Bros, and the old
firm name has been continued by the
itrscDt owner, of the business. who are purchasers
Tor Icusti, * Hamilton, az well as Stevens, Wood
AZ Thackcr aud j. X. Mcintyre y Co., OF Dayton,
Ohio.
Mr, Hoag. Of Hoag Il Lulngton, and also thc po-
rc detectives were engaged on the case yesterday,
"a they have been ever since the discovery OF the
tnrgcTics by the Broadway National Bank. !! Is
sail that their present efforts are directed to the
discovery Of sir. Stevens.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-17
ppIZE-rIGUTTRS ARRESTED.

Iersi,. CITY was Informed = late hour Saturday
nlrht thlt 4 prize fight was in progress on The to
Iacco inspection promises at the foot 0 tltSchih-
~ He hastily gathered a squad OF police and went
IN thr place where he found q crowd OF about 500
men around a ring III which were two men pummel-
linz each other. The crowd quickly dispersed, but
tLr notice succccdrd in arlcstug the two principals
Thcy Ulye their names "a Charles A. Smith and
Sauiue7 Glasslord. They viii be arraigned this
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-17
THE FIRE RECORD.

A HOUSE BURNED ON STATEN ISLAND.
The cottage on the terrace at New Brighton,
& l. owned and occupied by John Pool, destroyed
Yesterday by fire. with most OF its contents, including
valuable ol-pantngs and furniture. large sum of
money WAS In the This, together with some sil
vcrwarc, was saved The adjoining houses were con
origin of the fire is unknown.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-17

Newcome followed Stahl and arrested him before ne
had reached his home. He was taken TO the oeI-
eral PO,t Office and twelve letters were found IN ms
possession United States Commissioner clllelu5
was sent for and the prisoner was at once
before him He was committed 10 the LuuioN
street Jail in default of 80 900 bail to await eA
animation. Stahl has been in the service Ior I'VE
years. He is a married man and has four chlldlen.
Ills arrest was surprise to him. was not aware
that his dishonesty was suspected
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-17
A DISHONEST LETTER-CARRIER.

George w. Stahl a letter-carrier attached to Post
Office branch d. in Ninth-st, arrested yesterday
by Post Office Inspector L. A. Newcome, on the
charge of stealing letters. Stahl was employed
substitute in the Office on Sundays and his conduct
gave rise to a suspicion that be- was acting dis
honestly He was watched. Yesterday after he
had left the Office for his home IL was discovered
that a number of letters missing Inspector
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-17
DAMAGE IN HARLEM.

A fire was discovered yesterday at No. 1856
East One owned and occupied
by H. spressg The stables adjoining, Nos. 332 and 1874
owned by H. Enhlng aud NJ. Harnoy were also burned.
In of the stables cow was burned TO death. The
damage amounted to 81 300.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-17
EVENTS BEFORE THE ARRESTS.

FATHER sHERHY's RELEASE FROM PRISON THE
: DRIFT or HIS SPEECH AT CoRK-MR PARNELLs
NATIONAL CRYD - HIS ADDRESS AT CORK
WHICH FASTENED HIS ARREsT-AN ANALYSIS OF
HIS WORDS AND oPINIoNs-pEPESpISG UPON
AID FROM AMERICA.
frRoA THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUsE
LONDON, Oct Son the list of Irish heroes, which
is already long one the name OF Father Sheehy is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-17
a DRO WNED BODY RECOVERED.

ALBANY, Oct. 16.-The body of Augustus
Brankmsn-a passenger the steamer Drew, last Mon
day night who missing when the boat reached this
city-was found in the river Hudson to-day, and
brought here on canalboa There are several bruses
the body and 1t suspected that he was the victim OF
foul play He had been foreman Of the Cleveland rolling
mllla
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-17
THE NEW BRITISH MINISTER.

LONDON, Oct. 17.-Mr. West, the new Eng
lish Minister the United States, will sail from Liver.
pool for Philadelphia the American Line steamer
Indiana on the I'D inst.