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this city to Hopeheld.
4 delegation composed of Mr. ). g. Merri-
man has gone from this city to Washington
to Eecn1e for our merchants remission Of
the three per cent duties imposed on goods
comfng into the insurrectfonary districts, and
TO look little after the appointment OF 3lr.
]. E. Merriman as Postmaster Of this village,
He whites that there is not much hope of the
immediate removal Of the onerous tax re-
feucd 10.
The custom house and other Federal Off.
cials arc trembling In their shoes at the pros.
pect Of changes. Most of them haye been
anything else than johnson men. but they
now regard him as model Statesman, and
patriot. They held meeting, passed reso-
iutions lamenting Mr. Lincoln'a death hut
warmly eulcgiatle Of Mr. johnson, and then
signed each and every one Of Their namcs
thereto, so that It might 20 to Washington
as peace Offering, One or two Of them
have been known IS radicals, and have
heartily sustained johnson. bit probably
very Jew q tnem voted at our recent e1ec.
uons lot state reconstruction or Governor. or
took az active part In the Presidential cleo
f1on: they Teru active very few Of the work
ers for the party know 1t.
GEN. osBAND's EXPEDITION.
You. have seen In the papers that several
boats have recently been burued m the
Hatchie River. On last Thursday an expedi-
1aon Vas sent out to capture the miscreants
@ Wbo aid the damage. 1ney caught Col. Lee,
priyatee. Among them was e1eri1ls. he he
ton Of Pr W-of this city, who had as
sumed the name Of Matt. Luxton. a noted
guerilla, half brother Of Gen. Forrest. This
spurious hiatt. Lu1ton murdered one or
more men on the STEAMBOATS, that were
burned. A drum-head court martial being
Ie1d, he Tas tried, convicted, and, In thlrtY
Minutes, hanged. He wrote d letter to lis
Parents, and then died without word OF
regret: The expedition WIS commanded by
nf1g. ten. osband, and VAS very successful.
He did not lose mani It destroyed no pro-
Gerty-no Federal expeditions do ttIs now,
Hereafter all gueri1las who are caught are to
be hanged.
TRADE IN MEMPHIS.
Trade here is reyiying. The people of
North Mississippi and Tennessee are every
put in cotton crops. Our merchants are
hopeful Of the future. They have the utmost
faith in the destiny Of Memphis. They recog-
ze the fact that It has greater elements Of
growth and prosperity than any inland city
in the United States. It's connections by
water and railroad will soon be more extern
slve than any other, and If It can ehake off
intelligent nor philosophical nor very loyal,
and can secure good city government, clean
streets, fewer rats and fewer lazy negroes, it
will be great city There is one fact that
shou1d be known Of Memphis, and that is,
that its business men are more liberal and
more generally Intelligent than men Of their
class In any city in the United States.
It Is expected that the Memphis and Charles-
ton Railroad will bo opened In about fort
night. With the return Of peace will come
the almost immediate re-opening of the Mis-
sissippi and Ohio Railroad, the Mobile aud
Ohio aIl:oad, the railroad leading from this
city to Humboldt, connecting With several
railroad lines to Columbus, Cincinnati, &c.,
aud the railroad from Memphis to Little
Rock.
Miss Rachel johnson begins this evening
an engagement at the new Memphis Thcater.
She comes highly commended.
We are to have grand operatic concert
tonight. 1t is gotten up BY the tenor Won
Hyde, who is resident here. He was real
Baron in Germany, and is clever man,
Tomorrow evening, grand party ia to be
given by the Pilots Associa tion. 1t is ex-
ptcted to be brilliant at1air, and Is given for
lhc benefit Of blind pilot. 3.