, 1865-06-14
LIFE In MEMPHIS.
Local Politics and the Dis
franchising Act.
Alleged Frauds in the Provost
EIarShal,s OfIice-lncome in
Memphis -D0dgtDg the In
ternal Revenue--Re-
lieVing Destitute
Rebels.

[specipl Correspondence to the Chicago Tribune. ]
MEArnIs, TEsS.. june 9th, 1sG5.
LOCAL MATHIS IN MEMPHIS.
The nnde,current Of Memphis life is just
now considerably agitated by personal mat
tiers. There is no principle involved in the
contest for municipal officers and the
chances Of the different candidates depend
entirely upon their individual popularity.
Mr.. Lof1and, ono Of The candidates for the
Mayo1alty, sympathized with the rebellion
and his opponent Nj. Park WAS removed from
office by Gen. Washburn for suspected dis
loyalty. Mr.. Leland has the reputation Of
being IN honest man, and has been very
coed City Comptroller. Mr. Park has m cx-
cellcnt rcord for economy and efficiency
when he was Mayor, but his habits arc not
sush as arc altogeter desirable. Mr.. Lohand
las held Office for many years -and his
Park has also been In office or after
o1llce fer many years and has some
very excellent points. Alr. LoHaud is
the fayo1itc Of the old eoc'al logdlings, Of pro-
slavery conservatives, Of the managers who
German Turner's. Mr. PafE is the AvosIte Of
the working people. the conservative Ger
mans, Of many property. y.holders and Of our
Irish citizens. dent SEQ that the city b Is
great deal to choose between Mr. LELAND and
Mr. Park. The passage OF disflanchislng
act by our State Legislature Will cost Mr. Lot
land many rotes. which renders it extreme
The present Board Of Aldermen, appointed by
Gen. Nashbufn, has spent in ten months be-
tween sir ard stren hundred thousand do.-
lars, or more than the city revenues for two
y.ars, and this has given such general dEssat-
isfact9on that the people desire a new regime
and expect It through John Park.
TEE p1seRAScu1s1S0 ACT.
The DISTINGUISHING act Of the legislature is
the subject Of considerable discussion, espcc-
ially among loyal people, many of whom re-
gard Its provisions as unnecessarily stringent.
a meeting Of people Of undoubtep loyalty to
p1olts against the act as calculated to keep
alive the agitation and do mischief, Is even
proposed. Ihe logic Of those fayoring the act
Is this: "There is danger Of the pto:sla-
very patty attaining power, causing trouble,
! aud possibly restoring the Institution. OF
slavery. There are two ways Of guarding
against this. One is the dfstranchlslng Of q
considerable number Of those likely TO sup
port pro. slavery pretensions, or allowing ne
eIoes, under certain 1cstTlcttous-as the ab!l-
for mement entertain the idea Of any ne
gro voting, and therefore we disfrauchise ma-
ny Whites" Those loyalIsts who differ from
thls conclusion deny that slavery can be re-
stored, or any permanent evil done By the
pro-slavcTy party; and they claim that dis
flanchising 1afge. portion Of the southern
Nople is calculated to keep alive asitatfon,
and prevent the restoration of quietude In
the country. Your correspondent is not quite
prepared to express an opinion Oh the mat
ter. Rumors that a secret association to
h.ep alive southern ideas, to oppose persons
from the north, md to prepare for another
outbreak when some foreign war renders 1t
favor Acknowledgement but confidence in
The power Of the Freedmen's Bureau, backed
by military force, c0mpelB me to discrtdit
Euch tumorf, and to regard as wise states-
manshsp that policy which will again 1nost
speedily fnt1ust political power to the hands
Of the whole people, without class dlstinc-
lions, eyeu though these might b. based On
apparent propriety. Under the dlsfranchise-
mint act. as reported passed by the Legisia.
ture, only new cOmers and two, or as some
soy, five Of the old citizens will be allowed to
vote.
FRAUDS N TIE PROVOST AARsuAL's OFFICE.
The military ruthoritles arc considerably
exercised over reported frauds that have been
discovered to have been perpetrated In the
office Of Provost Ma1shal Col. Hoge, of the
ll31h Illinois, whose place Is now filled by
Brig. Gen. Bouton, Of the 53th u. 8. Int,
(coloTed.) It seems that immense gums have
gone into the Provost Marshal's office, and 1t
is not yet clear whist became Of all Of them.
At cne time, uDaaF the absurd rule Of Gen.
Dana and Gen. Roberts, every saloon keeper
had to -Iay q license fee Of three thousand
eix hundred dollars year. Fines for viola.
lions Of the rules and regulations BY these
enormously taxed saloon keepers and othe1E
70 into the Provost Marshal's Office, and q
gentleman who is familiar with ttat branch
NJ fha rT&fl1fr Rnrv3en tfat hat Tank knua
Of four or five thousand dollars month
would not astonish him at ali.
RE1rRSs OF INCOMES.
A very exciting Item Of local interest here
| is the lncopgruity Of the returns made by
many citizens 10 the Internal Revenue otticel
Of the value Of their incomeR Only part o
the ta1 pa3eEa have yet made ont their rc.
retu.ns m income Of 4aS 600. B. P. Busditt
$O, 600, Walker Brothers so 900 each ; Clark
| UeWeler) $18, 900, john B. Leach SIS. 900
Menken Br others 81, 900 ench, FarmiDKt u
| d howell $13 900 each, c. kottzecht $500
\ ". R. Moore S13, 600. The contrast OF these
homes Is instructive. Roaenstock and Wey'
ier Tcturn as their income 81 400 each, A.
/ Seeesel, En- old aud well estabusned h,uae,
returns i:s net income as 9150, on which there
Is tar Of $7.50. The Loerrenstelns broth.
ers) fist returned 81 100. This was objected
to, and they pretty soon discovered that they
had made an error, and that tbs amount Was
| s., :s7. The matter is not yet settled, rs the
Internal Revenue officer claims to know that
| the tales Of Loerrenstein Brothers last yea,
amounted TO SIT, 600. But the Loerrenstelnz
cay they keep no books and are utterly uua.
ble to tell how much they did sell. 4 firm
that will do q business Of perhaps third Of
. million Of dollars year Jet keep no books,
! that makes such returns, and that WAS the
Makado when Ar. Tomeny Has Tycoon here
| and determined Wh2t men we're sufficiently
loyal to ret trade permits, is worthy Of at
tsntion, and may refer to the history Of The
LoerrenstInc house herrofter.
| RELIEF fon DESTITUTE REBELS.
Among the ladies Of Memphis the leading
| excitement is the effort being made to relieve
| the distress Of paroled rebel soldiers. Many
| OF these men are destitute and in rags, and
| ~ the government has not heretofore pro-
rided tIanepo1 tation for those Of them going
| North, nor 1ations for anY of them, 1t was
really u work of charity to furnish them with
I! Dc:essa1ics and send them home ward, Con-
| t1ibutions to this end hare been very liberal
! from both Union and d1sloyal citizens. and
| have been distributed with fidelity any judg.
ment- The Indies seem to have ignored past
fends and devoted themselves to good works.
Some Of them have been quite shocked By
| the conduct Of some Of the chivalry obtain
| ing relief In general these rebel soldiers
tyiwelI expressed themselves
deeply gsatlhed by the restoration Of peace
and utterly opposed to any resumption o1
hostilities. A gentleman Who has just ar
rived here from Montgomery informs me thai
this ia exactly the state OF feeling in Ala
bama- s.
LETTERS FROM TIE PEOPLE.