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, 1881-01-12
"CRoWNER'S QUEST.


Innteet. Held YcstcrtIny.
Coroner afasson yesterday held au inquest
nj No. ~ Flu, street upon john fnlont, q
Bohemian u, years Of age. wlso r'hirnittetl
su:l.tu by hanging Himself wills: suffering
from Insanity. At M. - Sorth sAeE.
.on strent, upon Louis Frank skinklc,
II ycnrs III agc, win tttc'l s,'tl-
denly Of heart disease. At thu County
Hospital upon Willie Smith, IL years nf nua,
wiz, tt[e,l nj cerGl,ral spinal lur!l'Mgitts
cansc,I hy fA}}tng l,anl tpoll bis left hlp
upon tho projecting rnt nf alWar'l, while Ilc
WIS sknt!ig iii il Et,lnll lmtct of let near lis
l,oiun III S0rsi, Sheldon street nn Tho ,,ful,t
nf due. 1T. A|so. at tic 1lusnltat apon
Inns Peter Anderson. H yenrs
nf axr, who died ,0t exlsnisstfo,,
rts,ltttlg frDn, n brDknn i,ack. I!u was fnnnsl
9n tho morning Of Dec. II lying ht.lplcss IN z
basement nrc,t ut the CORNER milwaukee, and
t,llcng0 nyei1ltes, and Ilu ctnlmett to Oflcer
Kayclaft, who brought HIN IL tho
West Chicago Asenle Station TINT
l,a Ind been thrown Into the
basement by three .druhkn1, brawf-
crs wll0,n )u encountered ut the corner.
I'llc rnttirg Ayer which hu claimed to hnye
hcrl, thrown, though c0i,als.lnH nnly nf n
boaytl loosely nailed up, was found ll place.
Allstnrs'',ts. story. The tur,y, wGr' unable u
determine how lie came to Its death.
, 1881-01-12
THE BLANK TRAGEDY.


sTngueat to Kse Hold T0.l}ny.
Tho hume Of the unfortunate Blank fn.l-
ily, M. IN Canntport avenue. was yesterday
Visited by great crowd Of people, sonse Of
whom cail.e TO offer condolences, but most
Of whom were prompted by ali idle curiosity.
'rhe bodies Of tha two little ones were neatly
laid out in two little collins in the
parlor. Tic features Of the smaller one
were calm asld peaceful. but traces Of the
terrible tteatl.-nRony were plntnly visible o.,
tile face Of uly larger child. Tlie nlntl,er Is
still prostitute will, grief, nnd may not sur
ylye tie shock. Tho Coroner visited tic
house during the day, and postponed the
holding ot the inquest until u o'ctnck this
fureil.,OIl. There Is I'm i,nger any dotht
about the powders administered to the chill
drel being morphine, anl tho tlnse In each in
stancu wis enough to kill grown person,
uIld perlaus two OF them.
, 1881-01-12


LOUISVILLE, n.y., Jun. 1l.-Slnco tic nd
vent of tho SHOW md Ice. crowds Ut boys are
TO bo scen every dny coasting oil t!le wharf In
tho nust reckless hnrulll-scarum style, the
slope dawn toward tic wnter's otge ait0rtl-
iilg splendid place for siett-riling. Several
Incidents lave occurred frou ttmo To time.
resulting In broken bones and bruises, and
now 4 nlishap to lEttle l0-ycar-old boy
nn,uel Frnnk Birmingham has resulted
fatally To-day tho lIttlo fellow, who was
himself plnyingnn tho levcc, while coming up
tic sl0pe. wils run Init, l,y sled containing
two Of his puyanates, mud tito swiftly-rMnnlug
yal.iclo kllncked his feet froin under him.
AS lo full tho front of Tho sfod struck hin In
tho temple, md he was ptckett Mp Insenslb!e
liz was taken holnn, Ill U'Ncall's alley. lIo
so0li, recovered consciousness, but wns after
wards taken viii! stasltls. md grow worse
a,nl worse. lla died lust night, Tho doctors
say enncussinn of thu brain was protlnced by
tho blow which l,u racclyed III tho llesl4. =
, 1881-01-12
BRITISH.

lHs IlA1'IFAA AthAltIt
LONDON. Jun. 1l.-1n tho House nf Com
mons Sir Charles Dixie. Under Foreign Sec-
rotary, sail tho "nllegatlo1,s concerning tho
alleged fraudulent testimony presented to
tlla Halifax Commission wero doubtless tho
sainu tn .llose wlirl, Tho late Government did
not consider worthy Of consideration.
ut,ApLAuHn IN DANGER.
LONDON, jan. f1.--Tse authorities sent
detective yesterday to DrAtllaugh to inform
him that they weru III possession Of sworn In
formation that there wns a plot to nssastnnte
him. The person. who gave tho Information
stated ulat ho overheard a pRrtyo foreigners
arranging 10 kill l}radlangh OIL Ills why
home from tho House OF Commons.
, 1881-01-12

READING, Pa, Jan. ll.-Tho residence OF
Wellington Moscr. on Contru i.ye,uc. WIS
destroyed by fire this evening, caused by tho
explosion OF a KEROSENE lump, The explO-
slim occurred In tho dlning-r,onn, where tho
family had just finished supper. Tho cloth
Ing Of three Children was ignitell FROM the
burning oil, aI,d two Of thclM, baby q months
old, asul Sallo llothonburgor, nEctl II. who
Ind Just called, were burned to death. Tllelr
remains aro not ygt recovered. The third,
Mary A[oser. age,l u. was rescued, but Is fn-
tally burned. MID will probably die before
morning. Danlal AIuurur, boartler, was
badly burned while trying to save tue chill
drcll.
, 1881-01-12

THE T1elPI.E ALLIANCE.
VIENNA, Ian. 1l.-Tho alliance Of the En-
perorspf Austria, Germany, and Rlissia may
ba regarded as reCstnbl!slled. ml.l tlle possi.
bility of their meeting Is being discussed.
rltINCE MgD0IaII TO VISIT EGY1'r.
VIENNA, inn. 1.-The Crown Prince llu-
iolph will leave Viellna early in February
OIL d visit to Egypt,
TltE rOsTI0SEMEST or Ills MANIslAGE+
Special dispatches eny tlat tho fncluuuncy
Of tic seasul, was not the rcn1 rcnso,, far tho
poatponomont OF tho marriage between tho
FRINGE ai,.l tic Princess Stephnnic. M eycn
nftor tllo postponell,ent 1t WIS ANNOUNCED
that tho prfuco would spond tho next two
months lu Brussels,
, 1881-01-12

THE sCl1EME TO TAX IMtp1tTs.
Bsn1lN, jan. ll.-Thc NctU Pr4sslan Cross
Gttzettc says IAN Interpolation In tho
1'russlap Diet OIL tho !ncrcnseof the l'ruas'an
import duties can only be introduced by MI
understanding with the Government, which
ut present Is unlttatnnhte."
ALL THE nElu.lN "w.AnLMElSNE1h"
PERSONS elected to choose I'russtan Deputies
different electoral districts to attend lneet-
Ing on the lath lust. for tho purpUsa Of co,s.
dplnntng the anti.Jowlsh movement.
, 1881-01-12
l3ApLy FROZEN.

MEANWHILE, Ps., jan. 1l.-f;corgo I1orrtck,
wcuIthy farmer Of rlnl[nu, 10 years old,
rode Into Alcalytllo this morning, tho her-
noMotcr standing Mt 1b logrces below zpgo.
lie went to q hotel, ind, being stlf fsnm
cold. = physician WY sent for, w!!o found lls
nrns eFs aa fasS tr9xs1; itg t1Is. to9kitt
talne4 tllnt ho will reuovur.
, 1881-01-12

I.tTrLt: RoCK. Ark. Jan. 1l.-Nfiss Annie
rrrssor, Il daughter Of t!sc Kcv. w. N. Pres
son, WIS burned to Heath on the 9Th nj Nash
willie, Howard Eonnty. She was sweeping
thu hearth, When llcr clothes caught fro,
nnu, ns there was lln Diln in the f,Duse, Bte
was burned to q crisp before assistance could
bu obtained.
, 1881-01-12

H. 1,myu pco ir.nandHl ny st1Hfnshp cnrIH,-
aon* cyags, torox x,,r' rssv y, - w 1DfnGr So Sya; @
for r., iitto nancy. Their. ~ wlcHprcntt md
rr sss ,siss'ft y y ay y"nsn st'
eiscy e l sc,sioi BY ito watc'''oss OF tho rreas-
&tlty.
charleston q. ca Nctra nnd Courier
tr,r,n.,: Tbc ncKr, arc gradually cachew-
fur tolItlcs md tho 0ny 5Olcnpnt nf tr{!taton
1mtwccn them and tho whito pcarlo IL urutI1cd
hy tho h!ttrr i,urhnEucs of designing po!!tlcllss
,It,rlnr tho cxcltcllut!t n!vnys utteung popular
G3soti':@ ' mi destroy IT, yn's e'seass s W . @
,,'sri No lnbor'r. and tho cgrn w n time i,nvo
stan ty tsa on s, VIII! w1n, 20 X spGt9t IT.
which uvcry tssio patriot hns so long atad 30 de-
/ v0tt1y prnycA.
Albany .1oufna, trcp.): There Is no
! foundation wtatevnr IN tho Constitution nF IN
reason for TINT snying. 40 0ftch rcpentcd that 1t
has ncn,i!rctl something like tho authority Of
maxim, TINT tho 1ust.Of1ioe must 10 tE,n,to to
sustu}n llscir. Why lttlst 1t be Hadc to s,Istnin
Itself my n,nro lhan thu nruy. Or nnvy, or tho
JulcInry? Tho Constitution certufisly 1lne. nni
rss hit ny n e n{' rtff s1 eif %
il III no trnns granted ttnt uniform two.eGnt
rnto wnulh materially reduce thp rnyrsluc. ANY
i,reeiai,le INFLUENCE on i.,tluHtrnt prosperity,
w,llIu there Ia II wttnr K0ad eTc1t upun Bucnce.
lrttcss, Invention, md aocfnl tifo.
Louisville Courler,Iournai (Dent): II
hir, lttano will address h!s attention 10 john
! l}ilI. who grows nero anl moro lnsolcnt and
superciIliu,iH with nxc, ho Will havo following
which en,1 DO retIcl Oil. Americana should In
tn1Rht tint there iB but uno EMtlon III thu w1rt.
! ntnl tlnt Amorica. Tho American tug should
1r 1tnto In every rnrt of tho wt'tltl symbol Ut
fsf + casas AfTss # fff"s ba'o 9sf 5 'pa. 4esn i,
mn, nboa IT. hnino hs 4; It,, nnch m M tue Enr
, 1881-01-12

8p<s@l plspateA 10 Tia Chicago Tribune,
DECATUR, ILL.,, Jan. 11,-LAst night ua1o
WIS serious froight-train suiasl!-up Oil tho
Wabash, st. Louis u Pacific hallway ut
Nianttc, III this county, by which ono loco
motive and n large number Of cars were par
TALLY wrecked. DalnnGe unknown. Irans
botli ways were delayed nearly seven hours.
, 1881-01-12

RAILWAY ACCinExT.
: PARIS, Jan, li.-A railway accident oc-
CURED nenr Chateau Thlorry yesterday.
Two persons wero killed and thirteen ILL.,
lused.
THE E1.ECTlON IN cO1ssioA.
The Republicans are thought to have car
rted ulllety OF tho los c0nlnulles III Corsica.
, 1881-01-12

aEoKTEPR INVESTED nY, THE RUSSIANS.
6r. VKrxlIsuuRo. Jan. ll.-'rho Investment
Of 0ooktep0 has been effected BY Nens. Hours,
1'atklne, anu akobelotf, by III attack un tha
trenches Of tho Tekke-Iurcomans, which
, 1881-01-12

LOUISVILLE, KY, Jun. ll.-Ms. Shields,
All old lady living on Walnut street, near
Preston. went 10 tho pump for bucket ot
water about l3:U y. M, uM slipped and fell
, 1881-01-12

D4kNf.AGE 11Y 1ET.
OwEssHu,to, n.y., Jan. ll.-'The Ice broke
nj this paint Mt II H. III. The wl,nrf-bont WIS
torn FROM lter unoorlngs, but was ngain So
cnred. tis thought the, boat VIII be torn
away to.,!.ul,t.. Strong chains and ropes arc
In use to hold 1t fast.
, 1881-01-12
lustctl three days. The Rnssian ''ss II small,
while ll,at Of tho Tokke-furcolnahs Is report
ed Oh unor1lous.


TIft: EtCK GOVERNOR.
CAcu1-rA, Jun. li.-'r!"' Afarlu's of ltfpon,
(;pyernnr-t;euer,.l of 1nt!ta, Inns arrived here.
lie II still very weak.
, 1881-01-12
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.
Bpsttdt ptfp1leh to 13t& EAte4oo Tribune.

BpfttdE N1p1ltt ID 7H1 tHIed0o 7F16AH2.
DrnrQIE, H., Jan. 11.--A man t1alnc,l
Willie accidentally shot Ills brother-l,,-law,
ban Trpsdale, killing lin Instantly. White
was sf,ottinr Mt sotna hngs that were tres
I,asstnN M Ills Krnlttltla. ThHy nr, botli resi-.
tlcnts Df MttlytIe, clayton County, H., and
well known cltfzu,ls. i.
, 1881-01-12
BUSINESS NOTICES,

>. All good Er0ccr4 et1f nnu recommend
ttlrnGtts FlnyorlnE Extracts. Hostsekecpers
shttiItl NIX fnr nna tilslst upon having those
h0no ttnher tho nnrno IT extracts
, 1881-01-12
RUSSIA.


STEAMER ASHORE.
The steamer Friaz Frederick Carl, Capt,
Mollr, from, Now Orleans, dec, ., for Rayal,
Is ashore at Baltic Port, snail seaport of
Russia, uer goretloIa Ia full of water,
, 1881-01-12

9T1tNNDTU.
HAVANA, Jan. l1.-1h1 French steamer
I,ebrcst running between St. Nazatrc,
Havana, and Vera Crtz, stranded OF 1l!ncon
or Guanabo reef. Vcssels hayo gono To her
assistance,
, 1881-01-12
The Deputation Of tho Commons Which
Is to Talk with Gladstone
To-Day.
Sir Charles Dilkc's Contemptuous
Treatment Of tho Halifax
Award Matter.
Governmental Discovery OF Foreign
Plot 10 Assasfnnte Brad.
laugh.
Removal Of tho Alliance Between tho Three
European Emporors.
TIE Ila1SIT.

-.
TILE llilSlls
DEnNrf: M THE Ant'IlEss.
LONDON, Jun. 1t.-ln the House Of Com"
mons this evening dchate OIL thu Address
was resumed. Mitchell Henry, Liberal anu
1[ome-lta!u n1e'uter for the County Galway.
Ratt tho Government llnsl not administered
the existing Inv III Ireland Ms they might
'lnfo done. The course tho Government now
proposed was mt likely 10 restore order.
lie colfuel1seh Inc llhteinl SYSTEM 01 l'sycot-
tne, and deelaretl that lie l'ad always refused
10 ION Inc l''l'lts League. ......
s1n FA1slsEl. 1tEissciiEi', ',sof'!ctTois'dESfnAfr
salt! t'1o oo]cct OF ti'o 1Hescht movement Ill
ifela''a "as Tie alsintcsfatio'' Ut tha Elipiie.
~ WIS tihc sumo e'tectl'sll remedy slsonIt' DC
nppl1co. anu tic INV ne inaae strung enough
70 cope Win TIC llfs"ritteh coac ot the l.ahd
l.eas!le' which ei"oracea terror coercion,
murtlef' anu 1liat'lntlon'
Attcf powerful speech by tno alarqllls OF
liart''1Etun afltl u violent speech " nealy,
.a"a"s.lI.'o ops' 1'f "eAio'''' ta'o aoo"'o
"a' "s"'' ">'""' '''' ........
THE MARQUIS OF 1IARr1SoToN,
III us speec', curing tfe t'eea1o OH the aa-
u'ess, "eAaeo taal t!!'to "eIa oSaR<GIatlons
III lslo press oh t!'o stto OF 1ieIhi'as l4e sui!
tHe plopos'I,ohs 1oF coorc!o'l, however, "o1la
nut bo based OIL reports III the press, but on
official and authentic reports. Terrorism, llo
declared, existed. twas "crcaietl by \ small
p|lu u h'!sefeai!ts A'ad ianMl1cs' lAppHauso:J
llo aeh'ea tss"t t1e l'afsl olil "oua po 1Sep'e
measure. 1t WIS necessary, nbDye NIL, lle
sai.t, that the bill should bu Just. lIo de-
nounccll tAe Land Lenguo md lis atrocities,
anil declared that it WIS necessary, tellpor:l-
rlly to suspend tho form of libnrty III order
10 regstab1lsh Its substance.
.lEA1y
snoko in refutatton of flarrtnpton,s arpu-
ments. uo declared TINT ti1o uxistIn- 1a,vs of
Ireland were barl,arous. -
r,tr 1t,,s1I ,w1,ps
It Ia statcd lint the 1risl, wilma havo ,,c-
c,iued tn outer into mi arrangement In c,nso
lin ,lclnto % IN parnc,l,s m nm,en,'n"nt - tn @ ti'o
address to.tlay. -
IT ~ NOW prr,trn 1urossu1,r
| for tim fcloto tn olos, hcforo Trl,1nv ,v,,nn
t,,a othar t,va ,,,ar,,,an,,ta ~, ~ l., H.,
| crssed.
~, s,r,,,,o e,,,,.n,,
1,,,,o,, ~, a., o''" ~ H. 1sya,,,.,, t,,..
rr'.' ,,.., '''.s "s''. "H'i.'!. '9,.M'
,1,n -" 49, t,of,,.,'t,,"... ~
""u ',.,, W. .,ao .'., upoHtet.
W liie government 10 Investigate A''! feport
OIL the nErlctlthfal coh!ttt'on OF Ireland,
SPOKE IN the Aol'so Tonight AMI MS speee'!
crcafetl great sensation. rar'ellites did
MOI Nlaco nlicl 1nltIl III mr. saaw, anu they
| %efo not present Tonight. alr: Shaw WINS
GSpectetl 70 curse tilo '.leaguc Cup:
Instead of that ho blessed It, saying TINT It
M''s tao o1l'y s.ts"t'oh u ule country il's
ucsctll,itoh ol ule cohaltlnn OF no pcasahtfy
In the West OF lrela11t! was startling ard sell
satohas' ana anrpflsea thoso 4sls'l members
WHO Wefo present. Alf. SHAW speaks OF
, 1881-01-12

Special Dtspatth Ia 1hs Chicago Tribune.
DUBUQUE, H., Jim. 11.-Frank Koppc, n
Mell-knowt, farmer, residing, 1lcar Turkey
River, was accidentally stIOt to-tlay, aud Ills
recovery Is doubtful.
, 1881-01-12

against The hook which holds tho bucket on
the pnD,l-sp,li., and knocked nne OF hur eyes
out, Haring tt o,t Of The socket.
, 1881-01-12

Agnc, bllf0usnesR, tlrowalncss, tnundicp, and
Hop Blttcrs rcluuI'W easily,
Richland beacon., 1881-07-23
Y + RITA.


W. +. Mangham, Esq, editor OF
the Rayviiic Bco,oa, Rich'and parish,
was one of the delegates TO the Dap
tist State Convention. we were
pleased 10 greet our confrcre OF ITO
press and cnat about things present
and future. He will always Ind
welcome to our sauctom-Aafch to-
ches I'mdI rGt0r.
Thanks, Brcthers Cosgroye and
Tunnard, a1d the same welcome TO
you Whenever you may come MS
wav. Bat YOU have Coz our innitialS
wr1ng-our name is Thcs. j., not W.
T., though we have brother OF thar
name.
Richland beacon., 1881-07-23

ShcriIis Office, Rayviilc, La. Sheriff.
JnlY l2ih, 1891 81.
Richland beacon., 1881-07-23
CUS( h,SSlON NOTICE.

STATE OF LC"isIiNh,
PARISH or RlcfLANp, 1;h Dist. Conrr.
Successful # CLayIes J. HemmoHd, as''1s-d.
Whereas. Ja> \. GIa'.3m has filed III the
Oi.ice o. the Cic!h Of the J,h District Court,
IN and e. >lii Parish OF Hlch.anG, his APP
p.cation Tor tie administration Of the estate
Jf charles J Hammond. deceased.
Now, Therefore, unless opposition be made
thereto within ten days from the date hereof,
the said James \. Graham VIII BE- appointed
administrator of said estate upon complying
with re-. uis.ies OF the law.
!. NEWT PITTS,
Clerk j-il Dis;ii-, Court.
Rayv.,e, La Idly 18th, ISL --2t
Richland beacon., 1881-07-23

Bossier Banner: Crops AMI vegetation
generally are in very bad condition on ac>
count of the long continued drought.
Men who make their business success
benefit to a town and people, by doing good
with their money and influence, are the ones
who deserve patronage. II bui increases
their capacity FOX doing good.
Richland beacon., 1881-07-23

land will give him fair pro2oEtIoh %
Patronage.
Nv mex. letter viii date from Baton
Rouge, ana m.ry objects Of interest
there will claim attention during The
expected two weeks visit,
EFRITA.
Richland beacon., 1881-07-23
NOTICE 10 TAN PAYERS.

The tax payers Of Hctand Parish State
OF Louisiana will take notice that the taxes
assessed in the year of 1881 are set forth in the
tax roll now on file in my Office. and the office
OF the Recorder OF mortgages of said Parish
of Richland, and that they are now due and
will become delinquent on tie 3lst day of
December, and will draw eight per cent per
annum interest from that date until paid, or
sold in accordance with article 2l0 OF the
constitution.
LEM SCOTT, Sherih,
and Tax Collector.
Rayvil':. La July 10th, 1851.
Richland beacon., 1881-07-23
YOU CAN BE CURED
without swallowing nausccvs medicine,
simply wearing
PROF. GUILMETTE'S
FRENCH KIDNEY PAO,.


simply wearing
PROF. GUILMETTE'S
FRENCH KIDNEY PAO,.
WHICH CURES BY ABSORPTION.
Ask your drucgis, for PROF. GUILMERTE 8
FRENCH KIDNEY PAD and take no other.
If he has no; got il. send - 90 and you will
receive the Pad by return mail.
TESTIMONIALS FROM THE PEOPLE,
JUDGE BAoEANAy, Lawyer, Toledo, o., says:
One of Prof Gullmet,es French Kidney Pads
cured me O. Lunbago in three weeks time.
Ny case had been given mp by the best Doc
tors rs incnrltie. Daring all this time ! suf-
icred untold aguny and paid out large sums OF
money.
GEORGE VErrER, J. P, Toledo, G., says
red for three years with Sciatica and kid,'
ney Disease, and often had 70 go about sA
erutches. was entirely ami perm snent cuFse
after wearing Pro- Guimeites French XII
ney Pad four weeks
SQC;RE n. {. ScoTr Syivania, o, writes
have been great sufferer for 10 years with
Brshs Disease of the Kidneys. For week,
nj time was unable 10 get out of bed took
barrels of medicine, but they gave me only
temporary relief. wore two of Prof. Gull.
meites Kidney Pads six weeks, and now
know am entirely cured.
MRS. HgLLSN JEROME, Toledo, o., says
For years lave been confined, great par:
of the time to my bel, with Lucorrhea and
t''maie weakness. / wore one Of Guimette's
Kidney Pads and was cured in one month.
ii. i. GREEN Wholesale Grocer, Findley o.,
writes | suffered for 25 years with lame
back and in three weeks was permanently
cured by wearing one Of Prof. Guilmet,c's
Kidney Pads.
3. +. kEEsLINs, M. D., Druggist, Ind,
when sending IN order for Kidney Pads,
writes: | wore one of the first ones we had
aud received more benefit from 1t than any,
thing ever used In fact the Pads give bets
ter general satisfaction than any Kidney
remedy We ever sold.
RAY " SHOEMAKER, Druggists, Hannibal,
N"--Ne are working up lively trade in
yon Pads, AMI are hearing Of good results
from the II every day.
PROT. Guilmettes French Liver Pad
Will positively cure Fever and Ague, Dumb
Agnc, Ague Cake, Billions Fever, Jaundice,
Dyspepsia, and all diseases Of the Liver,
Stomach and Blood. Price $3.50 by mail.
Send for Prof Gu.mette's Treatise on the
Kidneys and Liver, free by mail Address
FRENCH PAD CO..
May Il, lsol.-nin. TOLEDO, Quo.
Richland beacon., 1881-07-23
to Debtors and
(rciiisscS.

Nj rartirS having claims AGAINST the sue
ce>>ion Il J. W. Amery Deceased, are IA rely
notified 70 present The same Tor approval. aAd
tns>.. v 10 are indebted t. the same art UUt'
H. / 10 COZ re forward and settle Il; once
JULES 7. GlLLS,
Ju'v I ~, 1cSl-2t 4 administrator.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-22

the larboard side by cake Of ice,
knocking hole in ber hull, and began
taking water freely. The towboat
Transit ran alongside, put her syphons
at work and dropped her down to the
wharf at Fourth street, where about
80 laborers are at work taking her
freight ashore. The Hop Loudon,
Transit and Goldsmith Maid are
alongside pumping the water out of
her hold. She is all right now and
will be kept afoat with the pumps
that are at work on her.
CAIRO, January 22.-Arrived Paris
@. Brown and Guiding. Star, New
Orleans, noon. Departed; W. P. Hal
liday, New Orleans, 10 am. The flow
of ice, broke loose in the backwater
Of the Mississippi, caught the transfer
boat Morgan, holding her fast in the
middle of the river, and sunk two
barges belonging 10 steamer Hickory.
Heavy ice passed in the Ohio. Light
snow for noon. Cloudy and cold.
PITTsBUBG, January 2.-River IL
feet 5 inches and rising. The weather
is clear and cool.
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I New York, January q: The next
biennial meeting of the international
CONVENTION Of the Young Mems Christ
ian societies will assemble in Cleve-
land from May % to 80.
A hydraulic air chamber of water
supply pipe burst with a loud report
this morning, in Chicago, and damaged
goods to the extent of $4,000 in the
cellar of carpet house at the corner
of Wabash avenue and Monroe street.
New York, January q; G. Il. Wahl-
strom in defeating Samuel F. knight
by a score Of II TOT in the pool tourna-
ment wins the first purse of $3.50.
Alonzo Morris, Albert Frey and
Joseph King are tie for the second
purse of $3.50, and will play off,
Philadelphia, January p: The
steamship British Crown, hence for
Liverpool, ran ashore at Fort Della
ware, but got off and proceeded on her
voyage.
Baltimore, January %: The Ohio
editorial association, numbering 10,
among whom are Mr.. Mack, of San
dusky, L. Byster, president of the as
sociation, and about half dozen ladies',
arrived Thursday night on a visit to
Baltimore, and in the afternoon went
to Washington City.
Savannah, January %: Captain
John MacMahon, president of the
Southern bank, Of this city, died
Thursday night.
Near Golden, on the Illinois Cen
trail railway, yesterday, there was a
smashup. A brakeman was killed, an
engineer crippled, and two other
brakemen had bones broken. Two
trains stopped to examine a bridge,
believed to be unsafe, and a third
coming dashed up into and demolished
one Of the engines and tenders. A
conductor, named Morse, saved his
life by clinging to a revolving axle
under his train where he had fallen.
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NASHVILLE.
The Tennessee Senatorial Com
test in Statu QUOT. b.
EdgiDgtOn 20 be En-
tered Monday.
NASHVILLE.

Special to Public Lcdger.l
NASHVILLE, January 2.-Tho pro-
ceedings were very tame this morning.
On motion of Mr.. Harrison, the
Stewart Foute case was made the
special order for ten o'clock next
Wednesday and come to a vote at
eleven o'clock Thursday. The morn
ing hour was taken up with routine
business. Mr.. Manson will start the
name of Mr.. T. B. Edgington, Of
Memphis, for senator to-day.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Norris
to pay Colonel Cameron and the col
ored militia companies for services
during the epidemic of 1879. Passed
first reading.
There will be strong opposi-
tion to the bill in the house and senate
compromising.the old Memphis debt
at % cents on the dollar. The con-
vention met at noon. The nineteenth
ballot resulted as follows: Maynard
45, Bate 25, Bailey %, Taylor 3, Har-
risOn l, S. e. Rose, of Giles, /, cast
by Buchanan, Edwards /, Smith 9.
On the twentieth ballot Emmett
Thompson rose from his seat in
speech of great length, defining
his position as low tax man, and
ended by voting for Bate, Applause
among the democrats and in the gal
leries.] Result: Maynard forty four;
Bate tWenty-six; Bailey twenty-five;
Smith three; Taylor two; Rose one;
Harrison one (by Warren); Caruthers
one. The convention and legislature
adjourned until Monday. The Shelby
county members are coming home.
j. II. NJ.