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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-12-08
Short Dresses.

The New York papers speak of the
latest style of short dresses as already in
general use on Broadway. According to
the Herald they are very popular both
with ladies and gentlemen. With the
former, doubtless, on account of con-
yenience, and with the latter on the
ground of economy. The old style of
trailing skirts, which swept in their train
all the itaic Of the streets, were not only
inconvenient and tedious to look at, but
expensive to keep in decent trim. One
hundred dollar trails were very gorgeous
in drawing rooms, and on the sweep of
Brussels and velvet carpets, but as
brooms to sweep dirty streets they ex-
cited more disgust than admiration, and
besides gave very hattening blows to
even plethoric pocket books We shall
look with interest to see our Western
ladies adopt the style. The New York
Herald says:
Nothing can be more comfortable,
more becoming and more convenient than
the latest style Of small crinolines and
short dresses Ladies can now walk
without dragging their skirts, and ride in
cars and omnibuses without taking up
three times the amount ofspace for which
they pay. Some women with large an
kles have complained of the last fashion
upon the ground that the ladies feet are
conspicuously displayed; but we have
yet to learn that tits any more indicate
for lady to show her feet than for
gentleman to show bis, and gentlemen
have been displaying their pedal extrem-
tiles these thousands of years without
censure or remark
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BY TELEGRAPH.
THE NOON DISPATCHES

LOUISVILLE, December S.-There was
a heavy rain and wind here, last night,
with thunder, lightning and snow. This
morning the weather is growing cooler.
New YORK, December S.--The steam
ship Britannia, from Glasgow, thirty.four
days out, it is feared, has been lost. She
had large number of passengers.
'a WASHINGTON, December Sat meet
ing of Southern Loyalists last night there
was an animated discussion on the sub
ject of reconstruction. The Territorial
plan meets much favor, and bill on this
basis will soon be submitted to Congress.
Among other propositions was one pro
viding that Congress shall appoint a
commission to prepare constitution for
each Southern State, which after Con-
gressional approval shall be submitted
to the States. ~
The Presidents of the various railroad
lines from Washington to New Orleans,
via Lynchburg, Chattanooga and Grand
junction, have met here and perfected
schedule which materially abridges the
running time between the two first named
cities. The great Southern mail will be
ordered upon the line at once The new
schedule commences ON Sunday night
after January LIST. There will be two
trains daily. sss.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. S.-The high winds
materially interferes with the reception
of news from the East. Report is con-
sequently meagre.
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WHAT WRITINGS REQUIRE STAMPS.

The following information will prove
valuable to business men generally, and
should be kept for reference:
l. Instruments of writing dated be-
fore October l., 1861, do not require a
stamp.
2 Those dated between August LIST,
1862, and August LIST, 1851, may be
stamped either before or after use by the
Court Register and Recorder. 2f
3. Those dated August LIST, 1864, and
more than twelve months old, may be
stamped before a United States Collector,
without payment of the penalty of fifty
dollars. f0HH
4. Those dated after August lst, 1861,
and more than twenty months old, can be
stamped upon the payment Of the pen
atty Of fifty dollars.
And every assignment of a note, which
assignment is made since October LIST,
1862, without regard TO the date OF the
note, is to be stamped as in agreement,
viz: FIVE cents, no matter how large or
small the note may be-
All persons having notes unstamped
should have them stamped at once. A
receipt for money or property of over
$50, no matter what the amount, only
requires two cent stamp.
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BRAZIL.

We have often remarked upon the i'm
policy of emigration to foreign countries
by the people Of the United States, when
large sections of their own country need
their services, and have given the
testimony of persons who have gone
away and returned home disappointed.
To other testimony is now added that of
prominent sugar planter of Louisiana,
who went to Brazil with view of settling
there, but who has returned and pro-
nounced it unsuitable to the Southern
people, and less favorable for their resi-
dence than their own section.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-12-08
OUR PLATFORM.

The Nashville Gazette has adopted the
following at the head Of its editorial col
umns, as its platform in the future: ''Let
the Southern people be sure to produce,
as they easily can, an abundant supply
Of provisions, manufacture their own
timber and iron into all the implements
they need, spin and weave all the cotton
they consume, and let only the surplus
Of the staple, If any, pass over to Lowell
and Manchester, to be paid for in hard
cash. Let them do whatever may be
necessary to secure a free republican
State government, and steadily refuse, BY
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A LONG SESSION.

The New Orleans Crescent comes to
us this week much enlarged and inn
proved. 1t is one of our most valued ex-
changes. The following we clip from
late number:
1t seems after all that the Radicals do
not intend to give the country any repose.
We had fattered ourselves with the idea
that after the fourth of March next
we should have rest from Congressional
gable and Radical nonsense, but there
is no such blissful repose in store for us.
II is stated from Washington that the
Republican members are nearly or quite
unanimous in support of a proposition
to pass law calling the next Congress
together on the fifth Of March.
1t is really a herrid thing to
contemplate. Sumner dreary rhetoric,
and Stevens vulgar invective for the
weary interval between March and De-
cember, are greater trial to the quiver-
ing nerves of the country than an inva-
sion of cholera. And what is the neces-
sity !? Why do these fearful people per-
sist in boring us with their cheap patriot.
ism and their Fourth of July rhodomon-'
tade? Let them do what they like with
us hang us, confscate our property,
disfranchise US; but why will they lecture
us to death
But after all, there is one satisfaction
for us. We shall not suffer alone. If
the thirty ninth Congress, translated into
the fortieth, resolve to adjourn on the
4th of March only to reassemble on the
9Th; and to continue sitting through
springtime and harvest, the North will
feel the pressure of this perincumbent
boredom equally with the South. More,
perhaps, for we have pretty well made up
our mind to look on the sayings and
doings of Congress with the same senti-
ments with which we would regard
the antics of a set of chattering
monkeys, varied only by the fact that
the monkeys happen to be on the outside
of the cage, while the people of the
North, or majority of them expect
something dignitied, sensible and pract-
cal from their representatives. If they
do not get thoroughly sick and tired of
Congressional faulty, stupidity, AFRO.
gance, inetficiency, inconsistency, injus-
tice, vindictivehess and corruption, be-
fore the time comes for the regular ses-
sion to assemble, there must be two ma
lures in this world, human nature and
Yankee nature.
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THE PARDONING POWER.

The telegraph reports, says the Louis
vile Courier, a bill to take from the
President the power conferred upon him
to extend pardon and amnesty to rebels.
This is another specimen of Jacobin
spite The idea that Congress can de-
priye the President Of the pardoning
power is simply absurd. The President
is clothed with this power by the Consti-
tuition itself, and can only be deprived Of
it by an amendment of that instrument
The Constitution, in the enumeration Of
the powers of the President, says
"He shall have power to grant re-
prieves and pardons for offenses against
the United States, except in cases
of impeachment" No argument or
sophistry can do away with the force of
language so explicit as this. The repeal
of the part of the act referred to will
not deprive the President of the power
to pardon, but by taking from him the
special authority conferred by the act
which it is now sought to repeal, the
Jacobins hope to retard the process
of pardoning those engaged in the re-
bellion by rendering it necessary to issue
a special pardon in each case.
The hot haste with which the Radicals
have pushed this measure through the
House of Representatives proves that
they have some fear that the President
may proclaim general amnesty, as he
now has authority to do, before he can
be prevented in the ordinary course of
legislation. 1t would be a whitening re-
buke to them, and a deed which would
make his name immortal Ii he would
do this before the repeating statute is
passed BY the Senate, it would relieve
thousands and tens Of thousands Of
worthy, high-souled men, who cannot
but feel much anxiety at the continued
exhibition Of Jaeobin maligniiy and the
torturing threats so frequently uttered
BY these political desperadoes. The
President would do himself much credit
and his country a signal service if be
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DRy''cooDs.
Mammoth Cheap Store,
- eo1 Main street.
PANIC IN DRY GOODS!
EisOn Bros. First In the Field!
IL l. : o N :

HAVING A RESIDENT BUYER IN NEW
LII York we are able to get tho benefit Of the
great decline. Our Motto: LARGE SALES
AND SMALL PROFITS. l,'tgt
Great Clearing Sale to commence tomorrow,
TUESDAY, Nov g, and continue until the ist
day of January, 1867.
We shall offer our Goods at such low prices as
will insure their sale.
We are bound not to be undersold by any one.
In fact, we will guarantee to be lower in our
prices than any house in the city.
Country storelSeepers AID buyers can get rare
bargains of us for CASH and CASH ONLY.
just Received ~
500 doz Opera Kids ut ST Is per pair. 9
so doz. Opera Nubias 10 cents to So each.
1000 ps. Calico. fast colors. Is cents per yard.
Bleached Domestics greatly reduccd--a good
artcle-M I'D. wide, l215 cents.per yard.
Bleached Domestics, Is yd. wide. IL to 20 cents
Bieached Domestics, A yd wide. 20 to "a cents
Bicached Domestics. full yard wide. splendid
quality, 20 to 27cents per yard. AEF
Lonsdale, warranted, only. IS cents per yard
S-4, o. 104 Sheetng 70, so and 80 cents per y'd.
Bed Tckings only 20 cents ger yard.
White Marseilles Spreads, 81 70 to 50 90 each
cheap at double the money. 80
Irish Linens greatly reduced.
Jaconcts from Is to 30 cents per yard.
Check Muslins 20 to 90 cents per yard.
Dress Goods reduced fully one-half our former
extraordinary low prices.
Scotch Plaids, half wool and all wool, from 20
to 70 cents per yard.
Empress Cloths, all wool, only g71z cents per
yard. f ~ H
Ladies' all wool Balmorais. bright colors, only
50 so each. gr fai sst
English Merinos only rs cents per yard.
French Merinos AT COST AT COST
1900 doz Ladies' Hose white and colored from
go SO to "a 50per dozen. M
If you want to save money and get good
Goods at less than halt price, don't forget to
attend our GREAT CLEARING SALE.
One price only and terms cash.
ELSON BROS,
OF oQ7 Mar efraat
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OUR GIRLS.

Can we not-since, while the power of
the world is with men, the influence lies
with women-can We not bring up our
girls more usefully and less showily-less
dependent on luxury and wealth. Can
we not teach them from babyhood that
no labor is a higher thing than merely to
enjoy; that even enjoyment itself is
never so sweet as when it is earned ?
Can we not put into their hands, what
ever be their station, principles of truth,
simplicity of taste, helpfulness, hatred of
waste, and these firmly rooted, trust to
their blossoniing up in whatever destiny
the young maiden may be called to?
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THE MEXICAN TROUBLE.

We should not be surprised if, after all
that has been said or done with reference
to the Mexican question, the understand
ing between the United States and France
has not been as thorough as the public
has been led to suppose. AS far as we
can understand it, the exact condition
of affairs is about as follows: The French
Government had undertaken to remove
all its troops from Mexico in three de-
tachments-one in November of this
year lone about March ofnext year, and
the third and last one some months later
in 1867. But it appears that a change
had taken place in the arrangement, the
Government of France having for some
reason determined to postpone the re-
moval of the first detachment from No
vember, 1866, until March, 1867, and at
that time remove all its troops from
Mexico in one body. This does not ap-
pear to have been satisfactory to our
government. and we are informed that
remonstrance has been sent to our Min
lister at Paris, expressing the dissatisfac
ton of our government; and this is
probably the document referred to as
having recently been sent to France by
the Atlantic telegraph, and which made
some temporary disturbance in financial
affairs. There is. no solid reason to fear
that any serious trouble viii grow out of
the matter. GUS tlta
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AMERICANS ABROAD.

The London Star says: 'The Ameri-
cans are pre-eminently cosmopolitan
people. There is not court or capital
in Europe in which they do not muster in
force There is not an obscure nook in
the bywsys Of travel in which they may
not be found making themselves as much
at home as if they were in New York or
Philadelphia, or on the great prairies Of
Illinois.
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porate the Tennessee and Pacific rail.
road, passed third reading.
Senate bill incorporating the Holston
Conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, passed third reading
Senate bill authorizing the Governor
to issue to the Memphis and Ohio Rail
road bonds of the State to the amount
of 100000, and to the Mississippi and
Tennessee railroad 100000, passed first
reading. =
Senate bill incorporating the Rock
City paper manufacturing company,
passed first reading. Et ~ y Z
The bill incorporating the Loyal
Press publishing company ofNashville,
passed second reading.
A few corporation bills were discussed
and passed. after which the House ad-
journed.
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MEDICAL.
Something New Under the Sun.
A New Era in Medicine.
r EFT THE SUFFERING AND DISEASED

+ 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:
Let all who can believe facts, and can have
faith in evidence. read the following:
Kno,c all Men bythese Presents, That on this,
the twentieth day Of June, in the year Of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six,
personally came Joseph Haydock to mo. known
rs such, and being duly sworn. deposea as fol-
lows That he is the sole general agent for the
United State and dependencies thereof, for pre-
partitions or medicines known as MAGGIEL'S
PILLS and SALVE, aud that the following
certificates ,af, yerbatum copies to the best OF
his knowledg Aand belief;
Wall Street, New York.
DR.. MAGGIE: take my pen to write you of
my great relie., and that the awful pain in my
side has left mo at last thanksto your medicine.
Oh. doctor. how thankful am that can get
some sleep. l can never write 1T enough. j
thank you again and again, and am sure you
are really the friend OF all sufferers. | could
not help writing to YOU and hSpe you vii not
June !, 1866. JIG Avenue d.
This is to certify that was discharged from
the army with Chronic Diarrhea. and have
been cured be DR.. Maggiel's Pills.
WILSON HARVEY,
New York. April 7, 1856. q Pitt Street.
The following is an interesting case of man
employed IN an Iron COunufy, VINO, IN pouring
melted iron into flask that was damp and wet
caused an explosion. The melted iron was
thrown around and on him in perfect shower,
and he was burnt dreadfully. The. following
certificate was given to me by him about eight
weeks after the accident:
NEW YORK, Jan. II, 1866.
Ny name is Jacob Hardy; am an iron foun-
der; was badly burnt by hot iron in November
last; my burns healed but had a running sore
on my leg that would not heal; tried Maggiel's
Salve, and it cured me in a few weeks. This is
all true. and any body can now see me at jack
sons Iron Works. Second Avenue;
j. HARDY
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All travellers, writesa correspondent,
have mentioned with astonishment the
peculiar buoyancy of the water ofthe
Great Salt Lake, and it is truly surprising
No danger of shipwreck need ever cross
the mind of those who navigate the lake,
for it would be simply impossible for
them to sink il thrown overheard. With
my hands clasped together under my
head, and my, feet crossed, / hoated on
the very surface ofthe lake with at least
one-third of my body above the water.
Upon warm summer day there would
not be the slightest difficulty in going to
sleep upon the lake, and allow yourself
TO be blown about as the wind permitted;
only one would need an umbrella to keep
off the rays of the SUM-. " A3G h
1t has been stated that three buckets
of this water will yield one bucket OF
solid salt, but inasmuch as water will
not hold above twenty-five per cent OF
saline matter in solution, and if more be
added it is instantly deposited upon the
bottom, this estimate is, of course, too
large. On inquiring of the Mormons
engaged in procuring salt they unani-
mously stated that for every five buckets
of water they obtained one bucket of
salt, which gives the proportion as no
less than twenty per cent. No visitor TO
the lake should omit the bath; the SEN
sation in the water is most luxurious,
and leads one to think himself floating
in the air. On the way back to the city
ii will be as well for the bather to stop
at the superb sulphur baths just outside
the town, and remove the incrustations
which will have formed upon him, by
plunge into the fine swimming bath,
whose only objection is its peculiar odor
and its great heat, which requires a
large admixture of cold water.
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WINTER Prophecies.

As winter is approaching, the usual
number Of prophecies may be expected
with regard to the amount Of cold weather
anticipated. The Boston Journal tells
Of forty-one SHOWS that are expected this
winter, according to the old rule of find
ing out the number of SHOWS, by adding
together the day Of the month, the day
of the week, and the day of the moon on
which the first snow occurs. The hide
peRdenee Beige reports the flights Of mi.
gratory birds from the North Of Europe
to the South as more numerous than can
be remembered and ii tells also Of the
abundance Of storks and cranes, circum-
stances indicating an early and severe
winter By December we may expect to
hear Of double-walled houses built by
American beavers, and Of Polar bears
provided with an extra coat to keep the
cold out, and any number Of other proph-
ecies indicating how low and for how
long the mercury will fall.
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PUBLIC LEDGER.
RAnx OLE !, TENNESSEE.

AS there has been some interest mani
tested lately as to what disposition will
be made of the notes of the Bank OF Ten
nessee and as much of its currency is
held hereabouts, we deem it of sufficient
importance to give whatever information
we may have on the subject. From a
recent report made by the Trustee to the
Legislature at Nashville, we find that the
entire assets of the bank is about twelve
million dollars; some eight millions oil
which is in Confederate notes, and, OF
course, worthless, leaving only about
four millions of bona. fde assets to, pay
the Indebtedness of the bank, while its
liabilities are near ten millions; part
of which may be obviated. Included in
this estimate is a circulation of about
four millions, showing that if the bank de-
pended upon its assets there would not be
sufficient to pay out But there is an
other element which must, eventually,
enter into this discussion and enhance
the value of its notes Two Judicial de-
cisions have already been made, in
which the opinion has been expressed
that the notes of the Bank OF
Tennessee must be received by Tax
Collectors for taxes and other indebted
ness due the State. These decisions, it
is true, were made by two of our most
learned Circuit Judges, and their opin-
ion only awaits confirmation by the Su-
preme Court of Tennessee before they
can be acted upon by the Tax Collectors,
which decision will be rendered in JAN
uary at Nashville. By an act creating
the Bank of Tennessee, period January
10, 1888, Section LIST says: That a
Bank shall be established in the name
and for the benefit of the State under the
name and style of The Bank of Tenues-
see, and the faith and credit of the
State are heartily pledged for the sup
port of said Bank" etc.
Sec. 9Th requires Governors, with the
assent of the Legislature, to nominate
and appoint all officers for the various
branches of said Bank-and the divi-
dends declared shall be appropriated
as the Legislature may direct-setting
apart a considerable amount for COM
mon school purposes, thereby exercising
supreme and unbounded control over
its management
Section 18th says: That the bills
and notes of this corporation shall be
receivable at the Treasury of the State,
and by all tax collectors. and other pub
lie officers in all payment for taxes
and other moneys due the State.
This last clause seems to US positive
contract made by the State with the peo.
pie, and the notes were put in circulation
and received by the people upon this
expressed condition, and to attempt to
shirk the responsibility now seems to US
an evidence of bad faith. Can the Leg.
islature make any law impairing con-
tracts Can it make an er post fdctO
law, that viii be legal2 Can the stream
rise above its fountain? We cannot see
what other conclusions can be arrived at
than those already made by our courts
The final decision will soon be made,
however, at Nashville, as TO whether its
issues shall be received for taxes. By
that decision the holder Of its notes must
abide
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MAMMALIAN,

According to tine Mexican letter wri-
tiers, who are not the most reliable peo-
pie, MAxIMILIAS shows decided symptoms
of insanity. These symptoms consist in
appearing at the table in drawers and a
dress coat bespangled with "orders" and
decorations MACMILLAN, however, is
evidently not too insane to get out of
Mexico whilst be has chance of doing
60 In safety
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RICHMOND INCOMES.

The people of Richmond evidently
have some money left, for the Internal
Revenue Collector of that city states
that 400 people have reported incomes Of
$1,000 or less; l25 incomes between $1,000
and $4,000, and 81 over $4,000. The pres
ent year has been one of great depression
throughout the South, but the people of
all parts of that section are evidently re-
cuperating from the effects of the war.
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TIT FOR TAT.

A gentleman, one evening, was seated
near lovely woman when the company
around were proposing conundrums to
each other. Turning to his companion,
he said: Why is lady unlike mir
ror ?" She gave it up" Because"
said the rude fellow, "a mirror reflects
without speaking; lady speaks without
rejecting" "Very good" said she f;
NOW answer me. Why is man unlike
a mirror ?" :" / cannot tell you" BE
cause the mirror is polished, and the man
is not"