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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-09-04
Pen PICTURE Of the sidential Party

The New York World gives editorial
ly the following personal sketches oil
the President and his travelling compan.
ions who made their appearance the
otherday in New York and had spIen.
did reception:
Secretary Seward is much changed
since he made a speech here in the
Presidential campaign of 1860; begin
ming to have something of the venerable
appearance Of old age, and his face being
considerably disfgured by the injuries
he received at the time of President
Lincoln's assassination. Admiral Far
ragut has good-looking face and a
bearing rather professional than dis
tinguished. In looking at Gen. Grant,
we need to recollect the great part he
has acted before we can feel much in
terested in his person. There can be
but few who are not favorably impressed
by President Johnson from having seen
him. The portraits in the print shops
indeed resemble him; but photographs
are of little yalue in giving one an idea
of persons he has not seen. They are
an excellent aid to memory in recalling
the features of face or a landscape, as
recollection easily supplies what the
photograph fails to catch. The prints
of President Johnson can be more intelli-
gently looked at by those who saw him
yesterday.
President Johnson's whole appearance
and bearing are strongly expressive OF
character. In stature, manly; in dress,
decently clad in sober and somewhat
worn black frock coat, his body seems
merely suitable pedestal for mounting
his massive head A broad brain, hair
originally deep black, but now evenly
sprinkled over with thin intermixture
OF white, making what is called an iron
gray; complexion dark, and a face OF
grave aspect, which strikes the beholder
at once-making the whole figure mere
appendage to it--as that of man habit
uaied to weighty elaboration; face on
which public responsibilities have deeply
engraven their lips. 1t is sobriety and
weight of character, more than brilliancy
of intellect, that is expressed IN MIR.
Johnsons features. Ore gets the I'M
preston that he must be a man of strong,
but rather slow faculties, which massive
yigor of will holds resolutely to their
work. With the sober strength OF his
care weighted face, there is combined
certain hardness OF expression, as if he
were deficient in the softer human SYM
pathies. This is perceptibly relieved as
he speaks, his voice having a quietness
and ease not expected from the square
built, hard-visaged, cold-eyed statesman.
But still the predominant Impression is,
that nature formed him to be merely a
public man that he is IA resoiuteiy honest,
resoluteIy ambitious, and strengthened
soul, to whom nothing is so congenial as
the cares of the State
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-09-04
PUBLIC LEDGER.
LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION.
M H M II HIS:
Tuesday Evening. Sept. 4th. 1866

nea. The New York Tribune an
nouncs that FREDERIcK DOUGLASS has
been elected delegate from Rochester
to the Loyal Southerners' Convention in
Philadelphia, which, says the Tribune,
Twill make no objection to his color.
1t further adds:
Such recognition Of the stake his
race have in the country is in noble con-
trast with the worst of rebels to the RAN
dali Convention. Mr.. DOUGLASS has said
little publicly since his interview with
the President in February, when Mr..
JOHNSON was considerably startled by
his replies, and after making a long
speech, declined to enter into any dis
cussion The Union party is perfectly
willing-nay, anxious-that the loyal
colored men should have voice in its
conventions"
That being the case, says the Cincin-
matt Commercial, we do not see why
preparations should not be made for
having fine, large representation Of the
colored men of the Southern States. We
did not notice the names of any colored
men of the South attached to the call for
the Loyal Southerners' Convention, and
yet it is well known that ninety-nine
huudredths of The Southern loyalists are
black. VIII the Tribune explain this
omission z
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-09-04
THE RoTHscHILps, TOBACCO.

1t will be remembered that during the
war there were stored in Richmond 1900
hogsheads of tobacco, belonging to the
RoTBscHILDs of this amount, some
1000 hogsheads were burned upon the
fall Of Richmond, and the remainder,
which has been stored in that city since
the close of the war has become the sub
ject of litigation. The agent of the
Freedmen Bureau claims it as aban-
doned rebel property, but an injunction
has been issued, at the suit Of the RorHs-
cHILDs, restraining him from removing
it, The question Of ownership is yet to
he settled.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-09-04

and cunning politician Not at all
To this ignorant Alabama farmer Jack
son was known as the powerful protector
Of the weak, the eager defender Of the
'defenseless, the succorer of the poor
against the plots Of the rich and power
full. To him and to millions of other
Americans, Andrew Jackson was dear,
not because he whipped the British, nor
because he was domestic leader, but
because he was ALWAYS, all his life long,
found on the side Of the people, against
those who were busted with schemes to
injure the people, because he was al
ways ready to protect the poor against
the rich the helpless against the power
full, the obscure against the prominent
and influential
Such fame is worth striving for, and
we believe the old General would have
taken more genuine delight in this con-
fdent appeal to his name against a
threatened injustice, by an obscure, il
literate Albanian, than from, all the
homage of the wealthy and high-placed
he ever received.-Nsao York Epening
Post
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-09-04
From New York.

New YORK, September q = The NOR
tally report for the city for the week
ending at 2 pm, yesterday, gave the
number of deaths below $50 There
we're three new cases and seven deaths
from cholera reported yesterday. The
reports from Brooklyn yesterday show a
continued abatement of cholera in that
city
The case of L. M Montgomery against
Gen Santa Anna, came up again yester-
day before Judge Barnard, in chambers,
of the Supreme Court A motion is now
made to vacate the order of arrest grant
ed against the defendant in this suit
Montgomery claims to have been the
agent of Santa Anna in his latest Mexi-
can scheme, and now asks 1926, 900 for
services rendered. During the reading
of the affidavits, Judge Barnard handed
an anonymous letter to counsel, which
he had received, offering him bride in
case he determined the question before
him in favor of Santa Anna
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-09-04
ORDERS OF FRANCE.

At this moment, when the Imperial
Government of France is on the point Of
instituting an order Of merit to be
awarded 20 women who have distin
guished themselves by acts of courage
deyotedness, ETC., it will perhaps be int
resting to enumerate the orders already
existing which have been specially instr
tuted for women:
The Sicdn of Prussia created in l44O.
The Swedish order Of the Fan, which
dates from l744
The Austrian order Of the Spangled
Star instituted in 1868, by the Empress
Gonzaga. fl rn
The noble order Of 81 Anne, in Ger
many, which confers the title of Coun-
tess.
The Bavarian order OF 81 Elizabeth,
dating from 1866.
The order Of Theresa, 1925
The Russian order of 81 Cafhdrine,
instituted by Peter the Great, TIA.
The order Of Aargue Marie, created
by the Emperor Nicholas, of Russia,
1928.
The Spanish order of Marie Louisa,
1892.
The Prussian order of Louise, 1914.
The Spanish order de iafdelite> on
Funion pdrfdefe, created in 1892.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-09-04
How IL Feels to Die.

One day last week a young man who
was in Hamilton, Ohio, was run over by
locomotive, and so badly mangled that
he died in few hours. The poor fellow
was carried into house near the road,
and physician was brought to him in
very short time but twas evident
that he was beyond human help. DE
conversed cheerfully with his acquain.
tances who came in to see him, and said
he felt very well Soon afterwards,
turning to the physician, he asked
"Did you give me something to put me
to sleep, doctor? The doctor replied
that he had not. Then Tn dying r
exclaimed the poor fellow, with super.
human energy, and after giving q brief
direction to have his friends ina distant
State notified of his death, he expired.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-09-04
A Negro Killed in Mexico, Missouri.

On Thursday morning last, Mr. w.
C. White, of Mexico, was run against by
a negro carrying a hod. This caused
some angry words. The negro, it is
said, also threw a brick, when Mr. White
drew an unloaded pistol and knocked
him down. he went off, and shortly
after returned with pistol and knife,
swearing he would "kill White before
night, or any other did white man that
interfered with him that day" He was
thereupon arrested and fined ten dollars
and costs, for disturbing the peace.
This only exasperated the fellow, who
roamed through the streets threatening
that no such id rebel as White could
live in the same State with him. Some
time during the day, Mr.. White shot the
negro, killing him instantly. He then
surrendered himself to the proper au-
thorities. On a subsequent fnvestiga-
ton of the affair, the killing was pro
nounced justifable homicide, and he
was released.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-09-04
A Negro Duel in Virginia.

From the Richmond Times. August 81
On Saturday morning lasttwo negro es,
one of whom was named Meekins, re-
paired to Chickahominy swamp to settle,
according to the code" personal diff
Guilty. The weapons used were double
barrel guns, thirty PAGES distant, and at
the first fire one of them was shot through
the arm. The cause of the dispute was
the possession of wife, both of whom
claimed the same woman. After the first
fire the wounded man became very yio-
lent, and vociferated his desire for an
other round; but the seconds stepped up
and pronounced their wounded honor
-honorably healed, and would not permit
the affair to proceed further Suisse
quently, we understand, the coveted dam
sci melted into compassion for the woun-
ded claimant of her hand, and agreed
that for the future she would cast her lot
with him. The rejected lover left in
high dudgeon, and only awaits the oppor-
tunity to take another crack at his adver-
carV
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-09-04
N z pIcAN
ME- DlcAl
Something New Undcl
A New Era in Men
r rT THE SUFFERING AND DIskz

+ EFT THE SUFFERING AND DIsEX
i read the following:
Let all who have been given up by pocIcrS
and spoken of as incurable, read the folloving:v
Lot all who can believe facts. and can have
faith in evidence. read the following:.f
Kno,c all Men By these PRESENTS That on this,
the twentieth day Of June, in the year OF our
Lord one thousand eight hundrea ana siNty-sla,
as such. and being duly sworn. deposed a. iolI
lows That he is the sole general agent for TIM
United State and dependencies Thereof, loT pre-, e,
partitions or medicines known as M AttnlEho
PILLS and SALVE, and that the Following
certificates are verbatum copies to the best 81
t. t. ST. ST JAMES SMEffRE, Notary Public,
Wall Street, New YORK.
DR.. MAeeIRL: take my pen to write you
side has left me at st-than ks to your medicine
on. doctor, how thankful. am that can geI|
some sleep. ! can never write it enough
thank you again and again. aud am sure YOU
are really the friend OF all sufferers. coul
not help writing to you. and h9ee you VIII MOI
take it amiss, JAM NJ M \ Emo,
June l, 1866. ITO Avenue u
This Il to certify that was dischargedf
the army with Chronic Diarrhoa, and Il,
been cured be DR.. M WgH S6p Pii FANNY
New York. April 7. 1865. q Pitt Street.
The following is an interesting case Of a man
EMPLOYED in an Iron Foundry, who. in pouring
melted iron into flask that was damp and wet
cansed an explosion. The melted iron was
thrown around and on him in perfect shower,
and he was burnt dreadfuly. The, following
certificate was given 70 me Dy Nun ABOUT eight
weeks after the accident;
NEW YORK, Jan. II, 1866. |
NY name is Jacob Hardy ! am an iron foun,
der. r was badly burnt by hot iron in NOyembe
Inst: nv burns healed but had runnings
on my leg that would not heal; tried Maggis'.
ali true. and any body can now see me at Jacr
sons Iron Works, Second Avenue.
sun j. HARDY.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-09-04
A Political Parent.

The editor Of the Adams IN. ~ Vtsi-
tor thus announces the birth of his
youngest
+" Ye who listen with credulity to the
whispers of fancy, and pursue with Gag
erness the phantoms Of hope, who expect
that age will perform the promises OF
youth, and that the Deficiencies Of the
present day will be supplied by the NOR
row, heed DR.. Johnson's advice, If you
will, and attend to his history Of Rasse-
las. Prince Of Abyssinia; but suffer IT
not to gil your minds with discourage.
ment and gloom. For youth is not all
illusion, and the hopes of to-day are not
always buried in the disappointments OF
tomorrow; else the stalwart boy that
commenced his earthly career one week
ago to-day "wednesday would never
have been born. Weight 81 lbs
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-09-04
South American News.

New YORK, September l. Valpa-
raiso correspondent says, the news OF
the abandonment of the war by Spain
had been received, but peace was not
expected Immediately, as it was the in
tention of the allied republics to make
retaliatory war upon Spain and her COM
merce.
The twenty-eighth of July, the ami
versary of Peruvian independence, was
celebrated in grand style on board the
newly arrived iron clads Independence
and Huescar.
Admiral Tucker, the ex-Confederate
who had been placed in charge of the
Peruvian navy, is still stoutly opposed
by Admiral Centre, who has actual COM
mand, and refuses to permit any observa-
ton of fuckers orders.
1t is reported that the banks have
agreed to loan the Government six mil
lion dollars.
The importations from the United
States for 1865, amounted to 81 1904,
being much less than those from England
and other European and South Amerl-
can ports Business was dull.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-09-04
How the Thing was Done.

The Shreveport (La.) Gazette of the
10th inst, has a report Of some pre- ceed-
ings under the Civil Rights bill, from
which we make. the following extracts !:
On Tuesday morning, at three o'clock,
a Federal captain with IA squad of negro
soldiers from Shreveport, went to the res
idence of Mr.. X. c. Boney, planter in
this parish with an order TO arrest Mr..
Boney and every white man found on
his premises. Mr.. Boney, Mr.. Daily,
his overseer, Mr.. Brooks, who boarded
at the house, and also Mr.. VIM. Wyche,
an invalid, and DIR. Talbert, who were
guests and knew nothing of the difficulty
which had arisen between Mr.. Boney and
the freedmen, were all arrested
The prisoners we're not allowed to ride
in their buggies, but were placed IN an
open road wagon, and hauled sixteen
miles through the sun, like so many
hogs =,
Mr.. Wyche was very feeble, and could
scarcely endure the heat and fatigue.
Mr. Boney was also suffering from dis
ease of the heart When the Captain
found that Mr. Wyche would sink under
the oppressive heat, he had some brush
cut and thrown over the wagon-bed, and
in this forlorn and wretched condition
several of the most respectable gentle
men of the parish were brought to this
city and thrown into a miserable log
cabin, to await their trial before mill.
tary court. This proceeding was based
upon information given to the agent OF
the Freedmen Bureau by several lazy
negroes, who having contracted to labor
for Mr. Boney, failed to comply with the
terms of their contract
When innocent men are taken from
their sick beds by military orders, mere
ly because they happen to be IN the
house of a planter who has offended
freedmen. and are removed at the peril
of their lives to guard house, the Civil
Rights bill is certainly a nuisance IN
their case. We will state in this connee
ton that Mr. Wyche was allowed to &c
to the hotel, the proprietor holding him.
self responsible for his appearance. VI
course these gentlemen, who were accI
dentally in the house, will be released
vet it is a great outrage that such des
motto acts should be committed, in time
Of peace, by the agents Of a government
which purports to be the best in the
world
We should be pleased tC
know by what authority these arrests
were made. Does martial law exist
If so, by what military orderf Hav,
the civil courts failed to do their duty
In this case no appeal was made t.
them
The effect of these arrests will be mos
demoralizing upon the negroes, who wi
be encouraged in their habits Of idleness
and become very impudent- tits grea
calamity to the country, for it destroys
the influence of the employer over thu
employe, and makes the latter look upor
the former as a suspected rebel, while h
is treated as a pet of the Government
The fact that negro soldiers are sent owe
the country TO arrest white men puts tn,
devil into all the negroes, to speal
plainly, and they become impatient o
restraint and unwilling to perform thei
tasks.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-09-04
GREELEY TREMBLING.

HoRAcE is in great trepidation and
getting very shaky in the knees. Under
the caption, come, brothers, arouse +
the Tribune has an editorial visibly be
traying the perturbation felt by the Rad
icals in view of the approaching cleo
tons. That paper says bewailingly'
We shall have desperate struggle in
our State this fall. The coalition against
us is strong in crafty political managers,
strong in official "spoils and will be
strong also in money We can and must
beat them, but only by tremendous eff
fort. ~
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-09-04
ONE EFFEcT OF THE TELEGRAPH.

The rapid construction Of the long
telegraph lines is gradually changing the
ordinary news channel. Until recently,
we usually received intelligence from
China and Japan by way Of England;
but now this news comes across the Pa
cifc, instead Of the Atlantic, and is first
received at San Francisco, being tele-
graphed overland. England, that for
merly sent us this intelligence, now de-
ponds on us for 1.-THE dispatches being
forwarded through the cable The tele-
graph has thus changed the ordinary
news channel
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-09-04
Andrew Jackson's Fame.

One of our Washington correspondents
elsewhere tells story which curiously
illustrates the fame of Andrew jackson.
A citizen Of Alabama, some thirty years
ago, had issued to him land title, which
many years afterwards proved to have
been irregularly granted. The Com
missioner Of the Land Office wrote to
the holder Of the title to demand its re-
turn. The reply, from an ilhterate man,
probably farmer in moderate cireum-
stances, did not attempt any legal argu-
ments; the writer was content to notify
the Government Of the United States
that the name Of Andrew jackson was
signed to his warrant Now, tech it If
you dar," he added.
jackson had been dead many years,
but the power Of his name was this poor
farmers safeguard so he rightly
thought
why was this2 Was It because Jack
son was famous general z or a mighty
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-09-04
CHOLERA AT SO ADAMS STREET.

When the cholera visited this con,
nent in 1929 it ragged with frightful f.
tally in the city of Halifax, Nov
Scotia. While other physicians wer
losing their hundreds of patients, o.
alone seemed successfully to battle wit
the disease. Out Of seven hundred ar|
ifty.seven cases, he only lost ninetee.
and of those who used his remedy AZ
prereRtire. not a single one was ever Il
tackled with the disease A few drops \
this medicine taken daily arms the 81
TEN to successfully repel the scourgF
| have the remedy prepared from',.
formula for sale at my store, No !
Adams street, near Main. Orders ii
the country will be promptly forward
JAS. 7. lie GUERE,
Apothecary and Chemist
Sis No. 30 Adams
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-09-04
Iniuns About.

During Tuesday and Wednesday OF
this week, company of fifteen Winnie.
bago Indians = bucks, squaws and
papooses were camped near the river
opposite Glasgow. They came down the
river in canoes, and seem to be on gen.
eral begging expedition. The men visit
ed Glasgow, and gathered few postal
dimes and quarters. They were very
unprepossessing in appearance = filthy,
ignorant and uncommunicative. On
Wednesday night, we are told, they made
a raid on Mr.. Boulwares chicken-roost,
and next day they obeyed orders to
march. Glasgo,o { Mo- Times, 3Oh.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-09-04
The Thirteen Rsbellions in the United
States.

The Southern Vindicator of late
date, says:
Since the organization of the Federal
Government thirteen attempts have been
made to resist its authority The first
was in 1882, conspiracy OF some of the
Federal army to consolidate the thirteen
States into one, and confer supreme
power upon Washington; the second,
i7S6, called Shay's instruction in Mas
sachusetts; third, in 1894, called the
Whiskey Insurrection of Pennsylvania;
fourth, 1914, by the Hartford Conven-
ton; fifth, 1920, in the question of the
admission of Missouri into the Union;
the sixth was a collision between the
Legislature of Georgia and the Federal
Government, in regard to the lands given
to the Creek Indians; the seventh was in
1890 with the Cherokees in Georgia; the
eighth was the celebrated multiplying or
dinance of South Carolina, in 1892; the
ninth was in 1912, in Rhode Island. be-
tween the Suffrage Association and the
State authorities; the tenth was in 1855,
on the part of the Mormons, who resisted
the Federal Government; the eleventh
was John Browns raid; the twelfth,
secession in 1861; the thirteenth, Thad.
Stevens, in 1866.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-09-04

The Japan Times gives an account of
the annual races at Yokohama. A large
number Of horses ran. The race course
was crowded Amongst the occupiers of
the grand stand were number of Japa-
pese mobiles. All kind of vehicles were
met with on the road, and in going to
and from the race course there were sew
eral vehicles upset, but no very serious
damage resulted. There were thirteen
prizes run for, among which we're the
Celestial Cnp, the japan Cup, and the
Yokohama Plate.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-09-04

DG-A correspondent, writing from
Philadelphia under date of September
I'd, says: Parson BRowNLow was adver-
tised for a sermon in one of the Meth o.
dist churches to-day, but he was not well
enough to come to time. He, however,
gave the audience little hell fire" by
way of closing exhortation before pro-
nouncing the benediction.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-09-04
DRUHKEREss AMsNG AMERICAN wO

I The story started by one of our
contemporaries, that American women
habitually drink, is being generally
printed in England; but it is not gen.
orally credited. The Court Journal, OF
August llth, says, in regard toit I'VE
do not believe word of it, and consider
that the American who wrote it fonlly
sullied the fair fame of his country
women.pg lz&fE ia Vars S
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-09-04

p6- The duty, exacted by the Custom
House, upon live stock imported from
Canada, is twenty per cent. in gold, on
the value when purchased. This high
duty has seriously interfered with trade
across the border, and but few importa-
lions of any kind of stock are now made.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-09-04
THEIR OWN scAvEKGERs.

Following the example Of Manchester
and other large towns, the Liverpool
Corporation have just resolved to under
take the management of their own scav-
enger work, including the removal Of
night soil and offaL The Chairman Of
the Health Committee said this would
benefit the town as a matter Of health
and economy.