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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-08-07
Baggage Checked Through.
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TO CAIRO BYE III II FIFTEEN HOURS
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Passengers going East can take berths in new
and elegant Sleeping Cars at Huntsville, Ala.
and not be disturbed until breakfast time next
morning, at Mouse Creek. on East Tennessee
and Georgia Railroad, avoiding change OF cars
at Chattanooga.
Sleeping Cars also between Bristol and
Iynchbure and Washington and New York.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-08-07

Mail trains leave Memphis, daily, at $50 am,
and returning. arrive at Memphis at $40 pm
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pRIuCEIy ERROR.

We are treated to much talk on the
subject of PEABoDYs munihcence.
STEWART, the great merchant prince oil
New York, is scattering his money on
the paupers of that city. Both these
men are doing positive harm by the
manner Of their charities. What we
need in this country is dispersion,
not concentration of population about
the cities. Why feed and clothe
the town poor, when the country
is so large and real estate so plentiful ana
cheap? There is no occasion Tor poor
population, such as exists on the skirts
of our cities, and its presence should be
discouraged by municipal policy II
charity must be given-if PEABODY and
STEWART desire to make their munifi-
cence available, let them assist the
poor to settle upon lands in the West,
where they may not only achieve living,
but independence and wealth. A pauper
population is the excess OF LABOR ABOVE
that absolutely necessary to the opera
tons of industrial pursuits. Failing to
find labor, it is thrown upon public and
private charity. This excess should be
and not allowed to accumu-
late. 1t should be sent off to the public
domain, where labor cannot fail to be
found In the great cities of Europe the
case is different There paupers can find
no outlet-no real estate to occupy. To
hover about the cities is a necessity
They have only choice between that
and repatriation. 1t is time, we think,
for American cities 10 change their pau
per policy.
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FROM WASHINGTON.
New Regulations in Regard to Reg
iBtered Letters.


WASHINGTON, November JAS. Gay
Tor the well known special agent of the
post Office department. is here at the
head of the committee of special agents
for the purpose of revising the regula-
tons aud arrangements relative to regis
tered letters. The agents have been
in consultation with Postmaster General
Randall nearly all day and have nearly
matured their plans, and they meet to-mor-
row in New York for further consulta-
ton. The principal feature is to furnish
all postmasters with large sized envelopes
printed in brilliant colors, and made SO
conspicuous from their size and appear
ance that they cannot be so easily con-
cealed or stolen by persons having
charge of the opening or closing
of mail pouches. AT present, reg
istered letters do not differ much
in appearance from ordinary let
tiers, and can often be captured by
skillful thief without detection. The
system of records and receipts now in
use has been found useless. 1t is conf
IDENTIFY expected that the new plan, when
fully matured, will give much greater
security to registered letters and turning
that important part of the mail service
into more general use and raise it in the
public estimation
The value of good system of registry
to business people cannot be over est.
mated. The proposed system will be
great Improvement over that now in use.
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GOV. BRowNLOw's MESSAGE.
Endorses Congress-Snuffs Revo-
luton in the Air.
Calls the Minute Men to Arms
Recommends New Measures
of Oppression and Ven
geance.

NASHVILLE, November 7.-Governor
Brownlow's message, read in the House
to day, calls attention to the abundant
corps and great improvement in general
business, compliments the Legislature
for ratifying the constitutional amend
ment in July, in defiance of interference
from the President, adverts to the fact
that the present enfranchisement gives
Tennessee only six Congressman, where
as impartial suffrage would give nine,
refers to his views on negro suffrage in
his annual message of October, 1865,
and reiterates them, adding that whether
the time has come when it is proper and
right 10 confer the ballot upon colored
men, or whether that time is approach
ing at which that sacred right shall ac-
crue TO him, are questions demanding
your earnest consideration and final de.
cision.
He urges the Legislature to remedy
violations Of the Franchise Law.
About the threatened State revolution
he says: / have already alluded with
pleasure to the general disposition OF the
masses Of our people to pursue their
peaceful syocations and but for the sad
experience Of 1861, should feel no APP
prehensions that they could be again be-
trayed into revolutionary movements.
But as that has happened once II may
from similar Influences occur again, It Is
my duty TO call your attention TO the fact
that dislOyal newspapers, together with
unprincipled and designing stump speak.
ers have been untiring in their effort 10
set on foot scheme TO precipitate the
State into revolution.
These speakers and writers urge and
predict the overthrow Of the State gov.
eminent, and some Of them have liked
the limit in days or weeks to its existence
declaring that the work shall be done.
Many Of the delegates, returning from
the great political conspiracy which as.
sembled in Philadelphia on the 18th Of
August last, declared publicly, and at
secret cliques, that they had seen and
conversed With the President, andagreed
with. him upon a programme for the
overthrow Of the State government
At Knoxville these agitators we're for
some time ouispoken and apparently de.
termined At Nashville similar charac.
tiers called q convention TO meet there
for the avowed purpose Of melting revo-
luton. Either because the people Of the
State did not sympathize with the move
ment, or because they feared the dis.
pleasure Of tho nation. they postponed
their meeting from time TO time, and
finally gave il the appearance Of q com
mon political gathering
Its true these men are not the fighting
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THE PEOPLES RIGHTS.

Until recently, no man in this country
disputed the proposition that a majority
of the people of State had the right to
alter, amend, or abolish their constitu-
ton. That great lawyer, REyERDY JoHS-
son, in a late speech, in allusion to af-
fairs in Maryland, said:
Every people possesses the inherent
right to alter their political institutions,
when, in the judgment of the majority, it
is necessary to their happiness aud free
dom. The majority of our people have
that right, and may exercise it with or
without legislative sanction. To make it
dependent on such a sanction would be
10 place it with the peoples servants in
stead of the people themselves. The
rirht may be exercised by electing dele
yates TO a convention, with power to form
a new or modify the existing constitution,
,he work to be submitted to the people
for approval or rejection. If approved,
and it be republican in form, IT will be
binding on the State, and must be recog-
nized by the United States.
This remedy for political evils Is one
If the chief excellencies Of governments
lie ours Intended to secure liberty to
he people. e they fail TO do so, the peo-
Me have the usdonbted authority so to
Change then as 10 accomplish that end.
For This the ballot-bcx is all that is re.
onired and in such 8 contingency, #
,brre be a contest, the ballot is the only
,Veapon with which a free people CON
tends with each other IL was this
weapon which was alone used N the
struerle that resulted in the establish
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Never get a squadron 10 the field,
Nor the divisions Of q battle knJw
Mara than n snip zrar -
BROWNLOW'S MESSAGE.

We have got 1.-THE message of BRowN-
Low. Read it in another place. 1t will
repay perusal. 1t is the greatest effort
of his life. 1t is perfect Vesuvius,
bursting with fire and vomiting lava.
The whole heaven is luminous with its
glare, and for forty miles around Nash
vile there is not sprig Of vegetation
that is not blasted He thinks there is
to be a revolution, and advises the
Legislature to arm the loyalists--mean-
ing Southern traitors, Yankee sneaks and
the negro population. He says, in eff
feet, that he does not intend to be turned
out Of Office next August by the rebels.
That he intends to hold over, in the event
of the election Of conservative Cover
nor, is clearly indicated. He advises the
sale of the tomb of JACKSON We said
as much yesterday. The Franchise law
is to be further amended. The Courts are
strongly limited at Read the document.
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nj z DlcAL.
Something New Under the Sun.
A New Era in Medicine.

T EFT THE SUFFERING AND DISEASED
IL read the following:
Let all who have been given up by Doctors,
and spoken Of as incurable, read the following:
Lot all who can believe facts, and can have
faith in evidence. read the following;
Rnotc all Men b. these Presents, That on this,
the twentieth day of Juno, in tho year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty -six,
personally came Joseph Ilaydoek 10 me, known
as such, and being duly sworn, deposed as fol-
lows; That he Is the solo general agent for the
United State and dependencies thereof, for pre-
partitions or medicines known rs MAGGIEL'S
PILLS and SALVE, and that tho following
certificates are verbatum copies to the best OF
his knowledge and belief.
IL. 81 JAMES SMEITRE, Notary Public,
Wall street, New York.
DIR. MAGeIEL: take my pen to write you of
my great relief, and that the awful pain in my
side has left me Mt last-thankst to your medicine.
Oh, doctor, how thankful / am that | can get
some sleep. ! can never write ii enough. ]
thank you again and again, and am sure you
are really the friend OF all sufferers. 1 could
not help writing to you. and hope You will not
take IL amiss. JAMES M Y RS,
June |, 1866. ll6 Avenue D..
This IL to certify that was discharged from
tho army with Chronic Diarrhoea, and have
been cured be DR.. MaggiePs Pills.
New York. April Z, 1865. q Pitt Street
The following is an interesting case Of man
employed In an iron fOunury, VINO, In pouring
melted iron into a flask that was damp md wet
caused an explosion. The melted iron was
thrown around and on him in perfect shower,
and he was burnt dreadiully.. The following
certificate was given to me by h8n about eight
weeks after the accident:
NEW YORK, Jan. II, 1866.
My name is jacob Hardy; / am an iron foun-
der; was badly burnt by hot iron in November
on my leg that would not heal; tried Maggiel's
Salve, and it cured me in few weeks. This is
all true, and any body can now see me at jack
sons Iron Works. Second Avenue.
ttr h4lf rN M j, HARDY.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
THE NOON DISPATCHES
COTTON AND GOLD QUOTATIONS

LIVERPOOL, November 9.-The steam
ship Arago, from New York, arrived at
Falmouth to-day, and proceeded to
Havre.
Cotton, dull, and prices declined I'd
uplands, l4Jd; sales, 5000 bales.
LONDON, November s.-Consols, 991;
520's, 2s3
New YORK, November 9.-Gold, l463;
exchange, 81 for sixty days; III for
sight; cotton, depressed uplands, SHE;
Orleans, 399c; -four, dropping, at Sl2 30
oil Is; wheat, nominal, at 2@3c lower.
The Tribune foots up Fenton's major
ity at l4,306. The Legislature stands
rs Republicans to Democrats in the
Senate, and 81 Republicans to A Dem
ocrats in the House.
TORONTO, November 8.-The Globe
has dispatches from Montreal saying
it is understood that the Government has
resolved to commute the sentence Of
Lynch and Mcmahon.
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IMPORTANT.

The following dispatch from this city
we find in the Louisville Courier of yes
terday:
B. F. c. Books, NJ. D., who received
one hundred votes for the Legislature at
a previous election, goes to Nashville to
contest the seat of WM. r. MOORE, elect,
a dry goods merchant of this place, and
highly respected as man of eminent
abilities and many virtues.
Contest the seat of WILLIAM r. Moons ?
Was he elected to the Legislature from
this county, Where is Mr.. ABLE2 The
people Of this city, who elected him, had
a right to expect that their votes would
not be thrown away. The next time we
shall know what we are about.
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WHAT THE PATIENTS SAY OF
DIR. MaggiePs Pills and Salye!

EXTRACTS from Various Letters.
II had no appetite; Maggiels Pills gave me
hearty one."
Your Pills are marvellous"
send for another box, and keep them in
the house."
"DE, Maggiel has cured my headache that
81 gave half Of one Of your pills TO my babe
fol, cholera morbus. The dear little thing got
well in day."
My nausea of a morning is now'cured."
Your box of Maggiel's Salvo cured me of
noises in the head. l rubbed some of your
Salve behind my ears and the noise LETT
Send me two boxes; want one for poor
family" il
enclose dollar your price is twenty-five
cents, but the medicine to me is worth dollar"
Send me five boxes of your pills"
Let me have three boxes of your Salve by
ieturn mail"
The best Pills for headache over had"
My liver works like an engine, thanks to
your Pills."
Is am pleased to say to you, DR.. Maggicl.
that would not be without box of your Pills
for curing me of morning nausea for the world"
You will find enclosed one dollar. Your
Pills, are only 70 cents, but L consider them
worth 10 me one dollar" gs,f
DEAR DocroR: My tongue had fur on it
every morning like the back of cat. Your
Pills took it away"
i took half a pill and crushed il to powder,
and gave it in jelly to my little babe for cholera
norbus. The dear little pet was well in throo
hours after"
i suppose it is hardly worth while TO tell
you my burned foot has got well from the use
Of. your Salve. Enclosed find Is cents for an
other box to keep in the house."
Send me another box of Salve."
Enclosed find rs cents for two boxes of your
MaggePs Pills and one of Salve."
ever swallowed"
I Have Over 200 Such Testimonials.
MAGGIEL'S PILLS AND SALVE are al
most universal in their effects, and cure can
be almost always guaranteed. FOR BILIOUS
DISEASES nothing can be more productive OF
euro than these Pills. Their almost magic in
fuence is felt Mt once and the usual concomi-
tants of this most distressing disease are re-
moved. These remedies are made from tho
purest VEGETABLE COMPOUNDS. They
will not harm the most delicate female, and can
be given with good effect in prescribed doses to
the youngest babe. FOR CUTANE0US Dis
ORDERS and all eruptions of the skin the
SALVE is most invaluable. 1t does not heal
externally alone, but penetrates with the most
searching effects to the very root of this evil
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HANDSOME.
A New York black paper says:

New FORK black paper says
Formerly Southern whites elected as
many extra representatives as three-hfths
of the negro population called for. Since
slavery is abolished they want to elect
representatives for all the black popula-
ton. This will put into the hands Of
every Southern voter more than twice
the power Of a voter at the North.
You talk as if the South abolished
slavery for the purpose of increasing
her representation in Congress. No
doubt the ignoramuses who read your
dirty sheet have that impression.
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MEXICO.
Confirmation of Maximilian's De-
parture.

WARRINGTON, Nov 6.-The following
letter was received here to-day, and con-
firms the intelligence contained IN the
one to Minister Romero published this
morning:
CONSULATE OF THE U. S. OF AMERICA, I
VERA Cruz, Oct. 25. 1866. !
SIR: have the honor to inform you
that Macmillan left the City of Mexico
on the I'D inst, en- route for 0rizaba.
This day conducta, containing $780,
600 hard silver dollars arrived here from
the City of Mexico.
There are now some 1000 troops of the
French expedition in this city, and l am
informed that some 1000 more are loca-
ted on the road between Orizaba and this
city
With much respect,
Your most obedient servant,
[Signed] E. Fl. SouLISER,
Acting u S. Consul
NRw York, Nov. Mexican dis
patches via Havana confirm the report
of Maximilians sudden departure.
WASHINGTON, Nov. AT the cabinet
meeting to-day all the members were
present, including Mr.. Seward. 1t is un-
derstood the Mexican question was fully
discussed tf"
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The Ring-English Championship.

NEW YORK, Nov. IA paper states
that there is to be another great fight for
the championship of the English prize
ring, the combatants being Baldwin,
called the Irish giant, who recently
fought for and won the belt, and man
who has been selected by Mace, the ex-
champion, but whose name has not been
allowed to transpire. 1t is, however, to
be made known at least two months be-
fore the fight, which is appointed to take
place in what is called London District,
on the 9Th Of April, 1867 The necessa-
~ articles Of agreement have been
entered, and the stake at issue will be
GOO a side and the championship of
England.
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ment of the Constitution of the United
States And in like contest between
ourselves, if contest Their shall be, by the
same weapon we may establish constl-
tuition which will secure to us and our
posterity. every State right and all the
blessings of liberty that a State govern,
ment can confer, and start Maryland
once more onacareerof prosperity which,
10 the end, will exceed any she has here
tnfnra ronchnd
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VIVID.

A vivid imagination is illustrated by q
writer out West who in describing the
wonderful effects Of guano upon the soil
of Texas says: A few hours after plant
ing cucumber seeds with guane, the dirt
began to fly, and the vine came up ike
& streak, and although he started OF at
the top Of his speed, vines overlook and
covered him; and, on taking out his
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FAMINE.

There is a belt Of country extending
from North Carolina to Texas, including
the northern and central points Of the
intervening States Of South Carolina,
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Lou
isiana, which, in consequence Of the fail
ure of the crops, is threatened with the
most dreadful calamity that can befall a
people-a state Of desiitution denoiing
the approach, and, it may be. the actual
presence of famine before the maturity
of the crops Of 1867.
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knife to cut tho thing, he found large
cucumber gone to seed in his pocket

nm. A Lynchburg contemporary gives
us a report Of the matrimonial marketi in
that city. We give the quotations
aSweet sixteens have been most active,
going at previous figures, but there is
no buoyancy in price or demand Misses
of age are weak, with poor demand
widows on the decline; unmarried aunts
dull; old maids very fiat
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Secretary Stanton.

WASHINGTON, November I've have
it on good authority that Secretary Stan
ton has never been requested TO resign,
but that he win remain in charge OF the
War Department The report that he
and the President have had a misunder-
standing in relation to the new appoint
ments in the regular army is totally un-
true. The President has fully concurred
in Mr. Stantons action in regard TO them.
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FROM GEORGIA.
Legislative Proceedings

MILLEDGEvILLE, Ga, Nov. THE
Senate refused to reconsider the bill re-
pealing the usury laws
A bill was introduced in the house de-
claring contracts based on slave property
null.
The I'D instant was appointed, a day
of humiliation and prayer.
Great interest is manifested in the
Northern elections.
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NEWARK, n. j., Nov. Hull, Re
publican, is elected to Congress over
Rogers BY about 400 majority, and it is
believed Gen. Newell is reelected in the
second district The Congressional del
egation will be four Republicans to one
Democrat gain Of two.
TRESroS, ~ j., Nov. 7.-Chas. Haight,
Democrat, elected in the second district,
by a majority Of over 200.
The Legislature in both branches is
Republican.
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g6 From the lst of January to the
Doth of October, there died in Savannah
40 whites and 1856 blacks. Of this
number Ga whites and l49 blacks died of
cholera. The Savannah papers state
that cholera has entirely disappeared
from that city.
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Bag DR.. PUsEY is about to follow up
his celebrated "Eirenicon by another
volume, which will shortly appear, emit
tied "Cannot Rome Give Authoritative
Explanations which the English Church
Can Accept" " +.+ 81" -iA' VI
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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Proposition by the President.

WASHINGTON, Nov. lit is intimated
here upon good authority that the Presi-
dent will, in his forthcoming message 10
Congress, lay before that body an amend
ment to the Constitution similar to the
one passed at the last session of Con-
gress, with few notifications.
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s0~ On Thursday night last the Jail at
Brunswick, Ga, was burnt, and negro
persisted in the flames. No doubt is en-
tertained that the prisoner set the build
ing on fire, hoping to escape during the
confusion incident thereto.
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r1.We have a fine example of the
delicate taste and sweet generosity inhe-
rent among the American people" in
the fact that within forty light hours after
R1sToRI had landed on our shores, she
had sent to her as presents twenty boxes
containing materials for cleaning her
feetht
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ga After Queen EMMA had visited
Greenwood Cemetery she remarked,
Your people live SO fast, | wonder
they find time to bury their dead SO
superbly." rv0ra reru0~r
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sG5" General CADNvs NJ. WILCOX, late
Major General of the late Confederate
Army of Virginia, passed through Nash
vile few days ago, and is at present
sojourning with Major ANDREW ]. DoY-
ELsoN, at his residence near Nashville.
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B6T When the two Atlantic cables are
connected at the Newfoundland terminus,
spark may be sent through the whole
length of both, from Valencia across the
Atlantic and back again, in less than two
seconds.
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pGTThc first trial in Florida of white
man, in which negro testimony has been
introduced, occurred at Jacksonville last
week. 1t was the case of a white man on
the charge of assault with intent to kill.
He was tried by a jury of white men, and
sentenced by the judge to pay fine of
one thousand dollars.
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b@- BRowyLow's message talks about
disloyal newspapers and orators. Does
he wish his Legislature to pass an act to
suppress disloyal sheets and silence dis
loyal orators2 ..-.,.r.
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s0~ BRowNLow message indicates
that the convicts in the penitentiary are
to be turned loose upon the country.
Look out for an innovation.