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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-18
TERRIBLE SUFFERING
From Monday Until Tuesday After
noon on a FrAil Raft in q
Rough Sea.
Washed Into Eternify-The StorJ
as Told by the Captain Of the
Doomed Bark.

HALIFAX, September l8.-Captain
Alfred Gasston, Of the bark Britain
MIA, which was wrecked of this coast
Monday last, tells a story Of fearful
suffering. They we're on wreck from
Monday until Tuesday afternoon, dur
ing which time a gale was blowing,
and all hands we're compelled to re-
main on deck, exposed to the fury Of
the storm. Finally they took to a
small raft, and hardly had the people
got on this when a heavy sea washed
off every soul, and the Captain and
eight men we're the only ones who re-
gained it. During Monday night and
the following morning five others were
washed of in a similar manner, leav'
ing only four survivors, who we're res
cued by a boat from shore, Twelve
persons perished, including the wife
and four children Of Captain Gasstonr
all natives Of England. Two Of the
Captains children we're picked up
but died in a few moments, either
from frightor exhaustion.
The following is a list Of the lost
First Officer George FOye, Second
Officer Arthur Holmes; steward, name
unknown; John johnson, Lewii
Smith, Frederick Henderson, Arthur
Penthouse, Ernest Motion, Mrs
Emily Gasstou and four children.
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CHICAGO.
gOGiatiOns for the Race Post
pOned-A War Of Rates
Christian Workers.

CHICAGO, September 19.-Edward
Hanlan, the oarsman, arrived here
from st. Louis this morning for the
purpose of meeting Il 7. Platt, repre-,
senting Laycock the Australian soul
ler,with the view of arranging mattel
in Australia, but Platt had been called
to New Yerk on business, whittier
Hanlan goes this evening. An acci
dent which Laycock broke hislcg will
Of course POSTPONE any negotiations fol
a race.
In the war on passenger rates be-
tween Chicago and Louisville, thi.
morning the Panhandle opened with
the rate at $3.50, which the MonOr
route at once met. 1t is said that
scalpers are selling at 81, and as the
Panhandle processes to be fighting the
commission to scalpers, it will proba-
bly, drop to that figure.
The Christian convention, under
the guidance of D L Moody, Evange-
list, began a three days session here
this morning, About 5000 persons
chiefly ministers and evangelists, arc
present. The time of the convention
will be devoted chiefly to the consid
Grafton Of the best methods Of carry
ing on the work Of evangelizatior
throughout the country, especially il
the larger cities during the coming
winter,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-18
TIE LOUISIANA LOTTERY.
Postmaster General Gresham
Extends His PFOhibitOry Or
ders 10 all POsiOfIlces.


WASHINGTON, September l4.-The
Louisiana Lottery people will prob
ably discover that Postmaster General
Gresham is not a man to be bulldozed
and does not scare worth a cent, To
day he issued a new order in the
Louisiana Lottery case, the effect Of
which is to make the original prohibi-
tory order applicable, to all pOstmas-
ters and postofices. The original
order Of Postmaster General Key was
addressed only to the postmasters at
New Orleans and New York, and was
soon suspended by an order from the
same official. A week ago Postmaster
General Gresham issued an order re-
newing the order Of Judge Key as to
the postmssters at New Orleans and
New York, and now he has extended
it to all postofices, The present order
is based on the finding Of facts made
by Judge Key that NJ. A, Daupbin,
the agent Of the lottery, was engaged
in conducting a scheme or device for
obtaining money through the mails by
means Of false and fraudulent repre-
sentations. On this finding OF facts
Postmaster General Gresham forbids
all postmasters from paying money or
ders and delivering registered letters
to the said Dauphin. The present
order is a logical sequence Of the
former one, and shows a disposition
on the part Of General Gresham to
enforce the law.
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The death of Colonel Horace NJ.
Polk, at Bolivar, Hardeman county,
last Friday night, is sad surprise to
large circle of friends throughout
the State and widely scattered over
the South. He died suddenly Of neu-
rslgis Of the heart, and was buried ip
Bolivar Sunday. Colonel Polk was o
man Of generous heart and most affa-
Bile manners. A special to the Ameri-
can says: "His death is a great loss
to Hardeman county, especially to her
farming interests, he being one Of our
most scientific farmers, and always
first in all that pertained to that in
terest here. His writings have done
more to inaugurate practical farming
and encourage improvement in the
farming interests in West Tennessee
than those, perhaps, Of any other man
in her borders. He was State Senator
from Hardeman and Madison in 1875
was a member Of the session conven-
tions Of louisiana and, prior to tbs
war, represented MOrehouse parish in
the Legislature of Louisiana twice
He was a member of the distinguished
family whose name he bore, and his
career through life added luster and
honor to the name.
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COURIER JOURNAL, II: There were
not less than 500 or 600 Tennesseeans
visited the Exposition Saturday after.
noon and night, though something
fewer than 200 took time to register in
the book kept for the purpose-they
were so absorbed in the big display
and large crowds which pressed in till
the closing hour. Men who are judges
OF multitude expressed that not less
than 25,OOO or 10000 visitors entered
the building from Saturday morning
to 10 PM The reporter has seen
over 2l,OO0 there on one day; but by
8 o'clock fully as many again packed
the aisles, courts and avenues Of the
building. True, it was a very warm
evening, and heat expands quantita-
tiyely-not numerically. Besides, it
tends somewhat to dwarf the imagina.
ton. Such q crowd has not been there
this season-by at least one-third.
Out of the 1900 registered from Ten
nessee the following were from Mem
phis: Mrs w ] Irwin, VIM Fogerty,
George B DeGroat, Pearl Murray,
Frank johnson, Mrs D W Lake, D
W Lake, P Wallace McKittrick. G
G Dent, Mrs G B DeGroat, Mrs + L
Lobe, Fannie Haughton, Berthe Lii.
lard, o H Moore,S A Rice, j S Drake
Porter Sewell,
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Another Arctic Catastrophe.

ANoN ANAh AAAbhAus
The loss of the Proteus adds another
to the long list Of Arctic disasters.
This vessel was chartered by General
Hazen, of the Signal Service, to con-
vey a relief expedition to Discovery
Bay, Lady Franklin Sound, where the
northernmost Of the twelve interna
tional stations was established in
1881 for scientific observation. She
left st. Johns on June 20, accom-
panied by the United States man Of.
war Yantic, and after stopping at
Disco, Greenland, for Esquimau dogs
for sledges, proceeded to Smith Sound.
She was to push on to Discovery Har.
Dor, il the ice barrier stretching
across from Cape Hawkes. to Cape
Ingle6eld should permit, and take of
the colonists; but If the passage Of
the upper waters Of Smith Sound
should beimpraoticable, a house was
to be erected at Life Boat Cove and q
small party was to be stationed there
to look out for Lieutenant Greedy,
and if possible to reach him by
sledges. The Yantic was to 60 as far
as Cape Sabine and remain at the
mouth Of Smith Sound as late as pos
sible in order to co operate with the
relief ship in establishing the winter
quarters in the locality indicated BY
Lieutenant Greedy in his last letters
The special dispatches which we havt
received from a correspondent
Of the Tribune accompanying
tho relief expedition show that thC
Proteus was crushed in the ice nea
Cape Sabine, on the night Of July %
The catastrophe was sudden, like tina
which overwhelmed Leigh Smith
Ezra in Franz Josef Land two year
ago. The ship was nipped between
two ice foes aud sank rapidly. Their
was barely time to secure provision
and clothing for the shipwrecked ere,
in retreating across Smith Sound I
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AChnnfer nfrrIme.

CHICAGO, September l8.-A speCia
from Denver says: Last Friday, in I
running fight on Ute Greek, between
storekeeper named Don Macedonit
Aragou and five COW boys, Aragou
killed two and wounded a third
and died himself soon after from hi
own wounds.
A special from DeadwOod, Dakota
says; In fight last Friday at Little
Missouri, over a game Of cards, j. A
Pruden, mail carrier, and Jack Harris
his stock tender, killed one cowboy
and mortally wounded another.
Special from Cheyenne: Henry
Nosher, the man who SO brutally at
tackled his companions a few nights
ago, killing Wangel and wOundinG
Knight, was taken from the Jail her,
last night and hanged to a telegraph
pole in the heart Of the city.
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TGE money brokers of Nashville had
a meeting the other day to take into
consideration their interest in the
new issue money, and in their resOlu-
tions the chief fault they found with
the States mode of settling this mat
ter was that the State board, which is
composed of Governor Bate, Treas
urer Thomas and Comptroller Pick.
ard, had selected the experts to de-
tsrmine the genuineness of the money.
We suppose, therefore, these
holders Of Tennessee money
think they ought to select the man to
say what money is, not counterfeit,
etc. Such modesty could hardly be
found anywhere outside Of an army
suffers tent. 1t is not to be wondered
at, however, when we remember how
things have been run at the State
Capitol for some years past. This
gentleman will find out that Hawkins
is not Governor nor Polk Treasurer,
but that the peoples representatives
are in charge now.
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Lifeboat Cove. A single cache of
provisions and clothing was erected on
the mainland in the line of Greely's
retreat.
The crew Of the Proteus and the
officers and men of the relief expedi-
tion do not appear to have halted long
at the proposed winter headquarters.
Apparently the house had not
been constructed and no stores for
winter had been landed on the way up
Smith Sound. Those who had gone
out to rescue Lieutenant Greely and
his meu were themselves sorely in need
of assistance. They could do nothing
but scan the horizon for the Yantic.
and make their way southwark along
the coast. The Tribune's correspon-
dent gives a graphic account Of their
voyage in their boats to Cape York
and thence to Upernavik, where they
arrived on August "a, month and a
day after the Proteus had gone down.
The Yantic, Of which they had not
caught glimpse during the interval,
took them on board on September 2,
and conveyed them to st. Johns.
The relief expedition has, therefore,
ended most disastrously. The Pro
teus has been lost, Lieutenant Gar
lington and his companions have
had most agonizing expert
ence, and Lieutenant Greely
and the Arctic observers have been
left to their fate. They will retreat
from Discovery Bay assoon as it is
apparent that their rescue is no longer
to be expected; and il they succeed in
reaching Life Boat Cove they will not
find anybody awaiting them in winter
quarters. They will be dependent
upon their own resources aud their
fate will be a source of terrible anx-
iety to their friends during a twelve
month to come.
The fate Of Lieutenant GreeIy and
his twenty two associates becomes
now matter Of national concern.
These hardy observers who have been
serving the ends of science on the
bleak headlands opposite Captain
Halls grave will have a journey Of
more than 200 miles before them in
making their retreat to Cape Sabine
and Life Boat Cove. They will meet
with four provision depotJ on the way,
but when they reach their destination
they will find themselves deprived of
the assistance so confidently expected.
During the winter they will have to
depend upon their own resources and
the stores left by the Neptune a year
ago; and unless they make forced
march to UperDavik across the ice
early in the spring they cannot be res
cued before next July. Whether
they can survive their perilous Jour-
ney to the lower waters of Smith
Sound and the hardships of another
winter is a matter of painful uncer-
tainty.
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AS the thousands came and went at
Menken's brilliantly Illuminated dry
goods house last night, the thought
came 10 the minds of many:
How N. D. Nenken would
have enjoyed this scene if he
could only have lived until now. He
was martyr to lofty sense Of duty,
he remained voluntarily at a post Of
danger when thousands had fallen and
fled and his memory is held dear by all
who knew him. His name was upon
the lips Of many last night, and if his
just spirit were permitted to look down
upon the scene it could but have been
filed with joy, He fell like Spartan
at Themopyl@ a little over FIVE years
ago and no nobler hero gave up his life
in all that unequal struggle. The
friends of the house are gratified to
see it rise triumphant from SO many
misfortunes and difficulties that have
beset this community at large aud to
stand forth as a beacon light and a
radiating center for the Mississippi
vallev
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FROM THE OLD WORLD.
0'DOnnell, the Slayer Of InfOrmer
Carey, Safely Landed in Jail.
McDermOtt Again AFraigned in
Court ON n CbaTge Of Con-
spiracy 10 Murder, and
Discharged.

LONDON, September 19.-0'Donnell,
the murderer of Carey, landed at
Southampton at 8 o'clock this morn
ing, and was placed on board the train
for London. The train arrived at
Vauxhall at noon, where the prisoner
was met by large force of police and
escorted to the prison van, and was
driven to Millbank Jail.
LIVERPOOL, September l8.-James
McDermOtt, who left Brooklyn re-
Gently for England, and who has been
examined three times before stipen'
diary Justice, on a charge of conspir.
acy to murder officials in connection
with the dynamite party, was agair
brought before the court to-day, ant
discharged, the evidence against hin
being deemed insufficient.
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A KNOXVILLE correspondent writes
that the troubles at the University Of
Tennessee have ended and, instead Of
resulting disastrously to the school as
many predicted, they have actually
been benefit. Though this is only
the close Of the first week of the
term, there are now at the University
larger number Of students than at
any time last year and a larger mum.
Der than were enrolled during the
whole Of last year. The squabble be-
tween the trustees and the faculty
during the summer vacation has ad
vertlsed the school as it was never
before advertised, and as a consequences
this is to be the most prosperous yeal
in the history Of the institution. The
faculty is doing some good, hOnost and
earnest work.
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The enlargement and improved
appearance Of the LEDGER yesterday
was a subject Of much favorable com
msnt among business men and the
people at large. 1t was as unexpected
to them as it had been with its con.
ductors, up to a few days ago, when il
was found that the space occupied by
advertisements was disproportionately
larger than that devoted to reading
matter. This change. like Menkens'
openings an advertisement Of the fact
that there is a healthy state Of affairs
in Memphis and that the watchword
is onward. II the press gets a little
ahead Of the times it will not have long
to wait for the procession to catch up,
for everybody is moving.
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New YORK, September II, ii N
The stock market this morning is firm
and prices advanced ! to ! per cent,
the latter on Lake Shore, with the
Western Union, Louisville and Nash
vile and Vanderbilts also strong. At
about 1890 Wizards weakened and fell
off ! to l per cent. The Michigan
Central fell off from 9ls to S2I, and
rallied to 83l. The following are the
leading rates: Louisville and Nash>
Vile and Jersey Central, fat to l.64i
Lake Shore, Lakawanns, New York
Central, Union Pacific and Northern
Pacific preferred, per cent.
Wheatis sa3c lower; and dull and
heavy.
Governmeuts-3s, 1881; 4is, 1925
As, 1l9E; Pacific 6s Of '9j, l29 bid.
Money, easy, 2l2li prime mercantile
STAT per cent. Bar silver, llOi, Ex'
change quiet,$I.Sli for long and A.S4i
for sight.
Governments strong, and TO higher
for As and Ais; others are bc lower on
asking prices, States are dull. Rail
ways are firm, Stocks lower.
After II o'clock Denver declined Il
to 26l against 2sl. In the early deal
ings the Northern Pacific declined t.
40 and preferred to 73s. At the pres
ent time the market is dull.
Produce-Flour dull and heav!
and in some instances a shade lower
receipts, q 600; sales, 1900. Wheat
IaIc lower; weak and irregular; mod
crate business, mainly in options
No. white, 81 10; No. 2 red
81 lQl; receipts, $4,000; sales, $4,000
Corn, lower, heavy and unsettled
mixed Western, spot, 55a56ic
future, 59a56!c; receipts, $4,000
sales, $1,000. Oats, dull, tate lower
Western, 33a43; receipts, 1900; sales
10000. Beet, quiet and nominal; new
extra, $l2 5Oal3. Pork quiet and
firm; new mess, spot, $12 90 Lard
higher and firm; steam rendered, S.4Oc
Butter, very firm and in good inquiry
Western, 1Oa27c; Pennsylvania cream,
cry, 27a2Sc. Cheese, quiet and
steady at 10alOlc. Sugar, firm and
rather quiet. Meats, steady and in
moderate demand. Petroleum, dull
Molasses, steady. Coffee, steady,
Freights, dull. Turpentine, steady
4Ola4lc. Rosin, quiet; 81 52lal 60
Tallow, steady; 7ic, Western eggs,
firm; 22la24c.
CLEVELAND, o., September 49,
Petroleum firm and unchanged; S, W.
81 10.
LIVERPOOL, September l8- Bacon
Short clear, dull, 36s Cd; long clear
dull ,35s Cd; short rib, dull, AIS. Lard
Prime western, firm, AIS Cd, Cheese
American choice, dull SIS Sd. Wheat;
Spring No. 2 old, dull, IS idi No
2 new, dull, IS Sd; new No. l white
dull, IS I'd new western winter, dull
IS Sd. Pork: Prime mess, eastern
dull, 85s. Shoulders, dull, Bis Cd. Beef
Extra India mess, dull, S5s; prime
mess, dull, 74s. Ham; Long cut
dull, 59s. Corn: New mixed, 6rmer
5s AID. Turpentine spirits, steady, 3li
Cd; at London, steady, ,30s Cd.
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Lively Reduction.

New YORK, September ls.-Thert
was much surprise manifested among
newspaper men this morning upon
reading in faring red letters upon the
margin Of tine FIRST page of the New
York Times that henceforth thai
paper would be sold for two cents
The previous price was four cents.
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SUITABLE action will be taken at a
joint meeting Of the Cotton and Mer-
chants Exchanges this afternoon,
looking to the early excursion between
Memphis and Kansas City. We will
have visitors in a body soon from the
latter city, and establish commercial
relations with people who have here
toiore been strangers, practically as
far of as II they lived in San Fran
cisco. The completion Of this road
will bring about great results, which
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An Unsuccessful POLICY

TOMBSTONE, September 1S.-SinOe
the murder Sunday of George Ward,
at Antelope Springs by Apachos
nothing further has been heard Of
their doings. The feeling at this
place is one OF intense excitement
against the Indians, and Crooks
peaceful policy is bitterly denounced
as unsuccessful.
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cannot be fully estimated or fOreseen.
1t will certainly flank St. Louis,
and make Memphis a distributing
point Of meat, breadstuffs aud feed for
large section Of country heretofore
supplied by st. Louis and other cities.
Memphis will be able to compete sue
cessfully for this trade with any rival
in the field. We are getting ready to
60 regularly into business aud if any
body else can get ahead all right. The
new road was built with Boston capi-
tai. This means that it is paid for
aud will not be picked
up on the market or forced
into any combination at disadvant-
age. 1t will naturally be at a good
understanding with the Memphis and
Charleston, who ever may own that,
and it may be extended toward the
southeast, but this road will never
make way stations Of either Memphis
or Kansas City. 1t will be run in the
interest Of these two growing cities.
Freight cars will not come down
loaded and return empty, but will
carry back sugar, fruits, early veg
etables, and other Southern products.
When it comes to giving welcome to
the first excursion of representative
people that come over from Kansas
City, Memphis will not be found
asleep or behind the times. We never
do anything of that kind by halves.
The gentlemen who meet this after
noon will make ample arrange
ments, and everything will be done
decently and 10 order, and generously,
as becomes city once described as q
queen sitting on the bluff and bathing
her feet in the waters Of the Missis'
sippi.
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The RnIes Amended.

OH CRY, Pa, September l8.-The
City Exchange held a meeting this
morning and amended the conference
rules SO as to require the Exchange to
do a business Of 100000 barrels a
menth and to be entitled to one vote
in the conference.
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The Boy That Wears a watch,
nortnn nIoka

The boy that wears a watch is an
important character. At school he
is envied and on the street he is re.
spected. None of the boys grab him
and throw him down, for they might
break his time keeper. He has q way
Of twisting the chain when he talks
and Of looking at his watch when he
hears a railroad train, and ssyinl
twelve ten or six five, or eight. six,
teen. The other boys stand around
and regard him with admiration. II,
grows up and probably goes to college
with distinguished air, but in a few
years he pawns his watch with a mai
who, as boy often stood around and
admired 1t.
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Not Yet Heard From

CLEVELAND, September 1S.-Tele-
grams have been sent to different
points along the lake, but nothing has
yet been heard from the steamer Sagi
uo~
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G. W. DALTON,
CARPENTER and Rullder.

A HEAP Of work for little money, cheaI
"a for cash. Parties contemplating build.
ing or making improvements will find II K
their intereFt to give me q call. All work
satisfaction guaranteed. Headquarters ~
Main street, SchWarzenberg, May Co. laSi
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MAS lNIC NOTICE,

,Angerona Lodge, 1853. will work in the
dayl, the 18th, at * o'clock. VisitinR/N
brothers fraternally and cordially invited,
By order Of I. j. GRAHAM, NM
Attest: ID o. TRADER Seoretarv
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sfnnrnshinN Neun.

QUEENSTOWN, September ls,-Ar.
rived; Furnessia, from New York.
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Music books, magazines, illustrated
papers, etc., bound at the PUBLIC
LEDGER bindery, l3 Madison street.