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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-12-19
DRY GOODS.
IL l. = O N -
Mammoth Cheap Store,
cor Main street.
PANIC IN DRY GOODS!
ElsOn Bros. First in the Field!

HAVINGA RESIDENT BUYER IN NEW
III York we are able to get the benefit Of the
great Decline Our Motto: LARGE SALES
AND SMALL PROFITS.
Great Clearing Sale to commence tomorrow,
TUESDAY. Nov; q, and continue until the LIST
day of January, 1857.
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 storekeepcrs and buyers can get rare
bargains of us for CASH and CASH ONLY.
just Received
500 doz Opera Kids at 81 % per pair.
so doz Opera Nubias scents to 81 each.
1000 rs. Calico fast colors 10 cents per yard.
1000 pc. Brown Domestic from 10 to % cents per
Dlcached Domestics greatly reduced-a good
article-M yd. wide, l212 cents.per yard.
Bleached Domestics, q I'd. wide. II to 20 cents
Bieachcd Domestics, "A I'd. wide, 20 to "a cents
Bieached Domestics. full yard wide, splendid
quality. % to q cents per yard.
Lonsdale, warranted, only 30 cents per yard.
"a. "a, 16-4 Shooting. 20. 50 and 20 cents pory'd
Bed Tickings only 20 cents per yard.
White Marselles Spreads. 81 % to 81 so each
cheap at double the money.
Irish Linens greatly reduced
Jaconets from Is to so cents per yard
Check Musins 20 to so cents per yard
Dress Goods reduced fully one-half our former
extraordinary low prices.
Scotch Plaids, half wool and all wool, from
to IS cents per yard.
Empress Cloths, all wool, only VIZ cents per
yard.
Ladies' all wool Bamorals. bright coors only
81 30 each.
English Merinos only rs cents per yard.
French Merinos AT COST AT COST
1900 doz. Ladies' Hose. white and eolOred, from
So gu to "a 80 per dozen.
If you want to save money and get good
Goods at less than half price, don't forget to
attend our GREAT CLEARING SALE.
One price only and terms cash.
ELSON BROS,
NJ Maj otraat
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Restoration of the South Financial Ne

cessity.
Not the least interesting portion of the
Secretary of the Treasury's report is the
following:
In alluding to this subject, the Secre-
tary feels that be steps upon dangerous
ground, and that he may be charged with
introducing political topic in finan-
cial report; but, in his opinion, there is
no question now before the country more
important in its bearings upon our
finances than the political and conse-
quently industrial status of the Southern
States. Embracing, as they do, one
third part of the richest lands of the
country, and producing articles of
great value for home use and for ex-
portation to other countries, their
position with regard to the General Gov
eminent cannot remain unsettled, and
their industrial pursuits cannot continue
to be seriously disturbed, without caus-
ing such diminuton of the production
of their great staples as must necessarily
affect our revenues, and render still more
unsatisfactory than they are now our
trade relations with Europe AS long
as the present anomalous condition of
these States continues = long as
they have no participation in the
Government, to the support of which
they are compelled to contribute-it
is idle to expect that their indus
try will be restored or their productions
increased. On the contrary, there is
reason to apprehend that until harmo-
NOUS relations again exist between
the Federal Government and these
States, the condition Of their industrial
interests will become day by day more
uncertain and unsatisfactory. There
will be no real prosperity in one third
part of the United States, until all pos
sess again equel privileges undertheCon-
stitution. Can the nation be regarded as
in healthy condition when the industry
of so large portion Of it is deranged2
And can the labor question at the South
be settled as long as the political status
Of the South is unsettled2 Can the ma
tional credit be elevated and the public
debt be rapidly reduced unless the South
ern States shall largely contribute
to the public revenues. and can such
contributions be relied upon as long as
they remain in their present disfranchised
condition7 Will the taxpayers Of the
North continue to be patient unless their
burdens Of taxation can be lessened by
being equally shared by the people Of the
South Regarded thus as q purely
financial question, the relation Of these
States to the Federal Union is an exceed
ingly interesting and important one, and
as such it demands the calm and careful
consideration of Congress.
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M Z DICAL.
MEDICAL.
Something New Under the Sun.
A New Era in Medicine.

r 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,o all Men BY these 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 me, known
us such. and being duly sworn. deposed as fol-
lows That he is the sole general agent for the
United State and dependencies thereof, for pre-
partitions or medicines known as MAGGlEL'S-
PILLS and SALVE, and that the following
certificates are verbatum copies to the best OF
his knowledge and belief.
[L.S.l JAMES SMEITRE, Notary Public,
Wall Street, New York.
DR.. MAaGIEL: take my pen to write you Of
my great relief. and that the awful pain in my
side has left me at last-thanks to your medicine.
Oh. doctor, how thankful am that can get
some sleep. | can never write it enough. /
thank you again and again. and am sure you
are really the friend of all sufferers. could
not help writing to you. and hope you will not
take it amss. JAMES MYERS,
June l, 1865. ll6 Avenue ID.
This is to certify that 1 was discharged from
the army with Chronic Diarrhea. and have
been cured be DR.. MSSggg gH l6P Pills hIs.Apvpv
New York. April Z. 1865. q Pitt Street.
The following is an interesting case of man
employed in an Iron Foundry, who, in pouring
melted iron into flask that was damp and wet
caused an explosion. The melted iron was
thrown around and on him in q 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. IL, 1866.
My name is Jacob Hardy; am an iron foun-
der; / was badly burnt by hot iron in November
LAST my burns healed but had running sore
on my leg that would not heal; tried Maggiel's
Salve, and il cured me in q 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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BY TELEGRAPH
THE NOON DISPATCHES
COTTON AND GOLD QUOTATIONS

New YORK, December 10, m.-Cotton
firm at 34l@3Gc. Stocks irregular, Gov
ernments higher money easy at 5@6c
on call exchange, 93c; SKIES l2sci
fives, 75c; tens, ste; new fves, Ss;
gold, 37B
Arrived-Steamer San Salvador from
Savannah.
Gold opened at 1871.
RICHMOND, December l9.-Thc Mill
tary Commission, to try DR.. Watson, met
to day. Owing to the absence of several
witnesses the Commission adjourned till
tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, December l9.-The last
nights Liverpool dispatch of old Associa.
ton quotes cotton buoyant at advance
of /, with sales of 1000 bales at lag
while our reports quote the advance at
!, with sales of 10000 bales at IA! for
middling uplands.
Judge Grier is preparing a majority
opinion on the unconstitutionality of the
test oath as affecting lawyers
The Southern Republican Association
have adopted an amended memorial to
Congress, suggesting the enfranchise-
meut of Union men who found refuge
from conscription in Confederate Offices,
and submitting the question of enfran-
chisement to Congressional wisdom.
Thad. Stevens hoped yesterday that
one of Maryland's members would ask
Congress to guarantee arepublican gov.
eminent to that State.
1t is stated Francis Thomas has pre-
pared bill providing for a convention,
the members to be voted for by all citi-
zens, regardless of color; a constitution
to be submitted to Congress, and, if
approved, it shall be the fundamental law
of Maryland.
In Conover's case Judge Fisher decides
favorably to the Congressional Commit
tees powers, and makes false swearing
before them perjury. Conover was re-
committed to Jail. His attorney ap-
pealed.
LIVERPOOL, December 10, noon.-Cot-
ton advanced to l4sd-sales, &c, 900 bales;
fves, III; consols, 1871.
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be educated to think this will be the final
penalty the South must pay the sloya"
people of the North for their rebellion.
Chase, Butler, Stevens and few 9TH
ers have decided that the above scheme
is now, or soon will be constitutional
and already Southern bonds are being
bought up for the great speculation.
A move is on foot in Radical circles
to demand these bonds from their hold
ers in the South, and failing to get them,
TO take them by force of arms.
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DEMORALIZED,

To show the complete Generalization
Of the Empire " of Mexico and its sur
roundings, it is stated that it is nothing
very remarkable nowadays that when
the stage from Vera Cruz arrives at the
City of MexicoIts passengers are in a
perfect state of nudity, having been de-
prived of every shred OF habiliments by
robbers or guerrillas on the way.
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OVERWHELMING HONOR.

The telegraph is at times quite over
whelming, and we ofthe city of Memphis,
we're crushed this morning by an ava
lanche of honor. What an honor it will
be to have nearly half the members Of
Congress dine here ON Christmas day |!
And yet il is so nominated in the tele-
graph They are going on tour of OBJ
servation of their Southern provinces,
and may select for themselves the best
plantations. Wandering over their great
Southern estates, how their bosoms will
swell with emotion when they reflect
that all they behold is the fruit OF their
policy. Once it was the property and
home of hated race. Thanks to aboli-
ton, it is wrested from them and
given to the Lords Amounted. They
are to visit New Orleans, and
view the wonders of that renowned
city They. will feel peculiar awe, no
doubt, in rejecting that they are among
scenes forever sacred to the memory of
BUTLER. They will view with curious,
but rapt interest, the house that was his
headquarters. They will call to mind
those memorable orders that spredater
ror and dismay among the women ofthe
city. With what interested, sparkling
eyes will they gaze upon the identical
floor, where they kneeled, and covered,
and trembled before the beast The
vaults of the bank from which so much
money was taken, the place where NUM-
FORD was murdered, will attract atten-
ton. When the travellers arrive here,
we fear they will discover little to inte-
rest them. We never had BUTLER We
did have DANA, but the spot where he
made fool of himself, will hardly be
worth the trouble of visit. The route
WAsHBuRN took in his fight from his
headquarters TO the fort, might interest.
But we forgot We hare something to
interest them. 1t is the battle-f field of the |
police and the blacks, and the graves of
the slain. Let us receive them with all
due honors, for by the laws which they
have already enacted, or intend to enact,
we are their interiors. They have
deprived us of the birth-right of freemen,
and denounced US as the enemies of the |
country and of mankind. Let us see if |
we cannot teach them that no outrage |
they may infict upon us will induce US
to violate the laws of hospitality, or re-
sign our immemorial custom of being
gentlemen. We may deplore the fate |
that will consign so many Of our |
turkeys to such stomachs, but it
cannot be well avoided If these |
birds possessed reason, we might make |
an appeal to them, and conjure them, 70 |
the sake of the public peace, to submit
to martyrdom, and lie quietly on the
Congressional stomach. We trust, how
ever, to the known submissive qualities
of the bird. They are welcome to our
beef and our swine is at their disposal
They may stuff at pleasure, and digest
at their leisure. The freedmen will
black their boots, and attend TO their
wants at the table, but we make the predit-
ton, that they will not associate with the
imam and the brother" Why? Be-
cause he is black. And yet eur Con-
gressional tourists are fatally bent on
placing him on footing equal, if not
superior, to that of the white race. We
say again, let us duly appreciate the
honor about to be conferred upon us
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From Nashville.

Hundreds of mules and horses are
constantly passing through Nashville,
going South, over various railroads. Fiji
teen car loads arrived here to day per
Louisville line, and will be Distributed to
Corinth, Miss, and various points in
Georgia, per Nashville and Decatur, and
Nashville and Chattanooga roads.
On Saturday young lady belonging
to respectable family in this city, DON
ned male attire, and attempted to leave
the city in search of adventure. Her
flight was soon discovered, and she was
arrested and returned to her friends.
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MARRIED..

ON-HUDSPETH.- On the 18th
inst, at Holly Springs, Miss, by Rev. Mr..
Paine, Mr. John Erickson and Miss Annie K.
Hudspeth.
This looks like restoration" Our gallant
friend Erickson may indeed feel proud. for he
has - captured I" the affections of one of the
fairest flowers in the City of Roses" After
many hard thought battle in the field of Mars,
he has at last +" conquered " in the bower of
Cupid. We wish him and his beautiful bride
the enjoyment of many happy and prosperous
years. W.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-12-19

B9r Lord BRoUGHAN has talked with
lady who lived in the reign of CHARLES
ii she was his great aunt, who died at
the great age of one hundred and six, in
the year 1889. Longevity runs in the
BRoUcHAN family; Lord BRoUcHANs
grandfather died at ninety-three and his
mother at eighty-nine.
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PC A scene" on Broadway took
place last Sunday evening, the heroine
being a fast young woman, who drove a
sulky from Canal street to Union Square
and return in eight and half minutes,
something after the style of GILPIS' ride
to York She accepted wager to do
the race in ten minutes.
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MEXICO.

The London Globe has received infor-
nation Of an important nature, from a
reliable source, relative to the collapse
Of the Mexican Empire. 1t is informed
that there is not only perfect under
standing between the Cabinets of Paris
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THE COTTON SUPPLY QUESTION.

NORTON, SLAUGHTER. " Co.'S cotton
circular of the 18th inst has valuable
cotton statement. They quote state
ment from Liverpool, showing the deliv-
cries for consumption for forty-seven
weeks, ending 22d November, and the
requirements of spinners for the fifty-two
weeks of next year, based on this ave-
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Say- The staff of the venerable Bishop

SoULE has been formally presented in
Conference to his successor in Office.
The cane is formed of the wood of the
tea plant, brought by one Of our mis-
sisnaries from China, with head of
California gold, presented by mission
airy from California.
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FUNERAL NOTICE

The friends and acquaintance of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Jehlc are hereby invited to at
tend their funeral tomorrow, the Goth day of
Dec, 1866. at . pm, from their late residence
on Causey street. one square west of Orleans,
south of Vance. Carriages in attendance at j.
c. Hoist 4 Brcs.
IMnrning paners copY.l
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sar CUSHING, a Welshman, Of Cincin-
natl, boring for oil in the mountains on
the south fork of the Cumberland, struck
a rich vein of salt water at $50 feet,
which is flowing.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-12-19

r9. JOIN W. FoRSEY, a candidate for
the Senatorship in Congress, has retired
from the field in favor of THAD. STEVENS
Sin, retiring before SATAN
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against the North, we answer even that
would be no reason for depriving them OF
their rights If the colored vote OF the
Southern States is polled unananimously
against our principles, so let it be. We
should give the negro a vote to-day,
though il were certain he would vote the
whole Democratic ticket tomorrow
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ArrrAGK wEkKLY roR a. WEEKS.
rIprY.rwo WEEKS IN 1867.

Thus it will be seen that taking the
same weekly average of deliveries from
Liverpool throughout the next year, the
spinners will require nearly three and
half million bales.
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CARD.

WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, A COMMIT
w tee appointed to conduct the awarding OF
Premiums to the members of the Crosby Opera
House Art Association, have been authorized
by the management to announce Monday, Jan,
uary 81 1867, as the time when the final award
Of all the Premiums shall be made without fur
Their postponement.
In order that Mr.. Crosby may realize the full
benefit of his enterprise and that the certih,
Gates may be held by bona fde purchasers, and
certificates should be speedily disposed of.
The Committee assure all parties interested
that every care will be taken to secure perfect
fairness in awarding the Premiums.
w. +. Coolbaugh, Pres. Union Nat Bank.
Jas. H. Bowen, Pres Third Nat. Bank.
J. C. Dore, Pres. of the Board OF Trade.
Jas. c. Fargo, Manager American Express.
i. Y. Mum, Mum i Scott, Elevator.
J. A. Ellis. Pres. Second Nat. Bank.
Clinton Briggs, Ewing, Briggs * Co.
Il. G.. Hall, Hall, Kimbark * Co.
FIR. A. Hoffman, ex-Lieut. Governor.
Amos T. Hall, Treasurer g. b. Y. X. X.
The management desires TO state that after
the subscription books shall have been closed,
an interval of three or four weeks. will be re-
qured, TO procure returns from the agencies,
which extend over all the States gnd Territories
Of the Union and to properly prepare the books
for the use of the Committee; the award has
therefore been appointed for more distant day
than would otherwise have been necessary.
bb- The Subscription Books will be closed.
when the sale of certificates shall have been
completed, without further notice.
Persons who intend to purchase certificates
are requested not to delay longer.
Certificates. Five Dollars. Remit, when pos
sible, by Draft or Postotfice Order. SO Regis
ter all letters containing currency.
U. II. CROSBY, Actuary,
q Opera House, Chicago.
II. E. GARTH,
Cashier Commercial Bank, Agent,
92-eod Memphis, Tenn.
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WHAT THE PATIENTS SAY OF
DR.. Maggiel'S Pills and Salye!

Extracts from Various Letters.
81 had no appetitei MaggieFs Pills gave me
hearty one."
"Your Pills are marvellous"
II send for another box. and keep them in
the house."
"Dr. Maggel has cured my headache that
was chronic"
for cholera morbus. The dear little thing got
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Your box of Maggiels Salve cured me of
noises in the head. | rubbed some of your
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family"
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my liver works Ike an engine. thanks to
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." You will find enclosed one dollar. Your
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II took half pill and crushed it to powder,
and gave il in jelly to my little babe for cholera
morbus. The dear little pet was we'll in three
hours after"
II suppose IL Is hardly worth while 10 tell
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Enclosed find IS cents for two boxes OF your
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e The most gentle yet searching medicine l
ever swallowed"
Have Over 200 Such Testimonials.
MAGGIEL'S PILLS AND SALVE arc al
most universal IN their effects, and q cure can
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cure than these Pills. Their almost ma ie in
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purest VEGETABLE COMPOUNDS. They
will not harm the most delicate female and can
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the youngest babe. FOR CUTANE0U., LIS
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Between Trout and Main its.. Memphis. IsBa.
RKFrRrvcEs-B. p. Grsr=ly. VIM. =. Mills,
P. L. lounE. Henry county. Virginia Col.
virginia: tea. A. Baker. l.. Y. Johnston
Co. Eufania, Alabama. Stewart Bro. New
Orleans. La: CT. W. T. Avery. Samuel y.
Walker. ksq-. Mempkss. Tenn. hs
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A LII KINDS OF DRUGS, MEDICINES,
n and Fancy Goods, at reduced prices. for
sale at G0ODYEAR'S Drug Store, $40 Sec,
ond street ia
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NELEGANT ASSoRTM EMIT OF COMBS
n Brushes, fine Razors and Straps, English
and French Pomades, Surgical and Dental In
struments, Ear Trumpets, Needham's Breast
Pump. all kinds of Rubber. Glass and Metallic
Syringes-plain and fancy for sale at GOOD
YEARS Apothecary Store, $40 Second street,
Memphis, Tenn.
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COUNTY CoURT. Nineteen magistrates
were present yesterday. H. Widely was
appointed overseer of the Chelsea road
for one year, James Rawlings of the Big
Creek road, and James McLarry of the
new Raleigh road. Several claims and
accounts were disposed Of A motion to
allow magistrates $3.50 for expenses in
coming to Memphis to hold court, was
made and lost. Commissioners were APP
pointed to let out the contract for a
bridge over the creek between Wolfriver
and Raleigh, on the plank road. A Pc
tition from the County Trustee, asking
the purchase Of safe for his Office,
was rejected. The report of the County
Trustee was received and ordered to be
fled. 1t was ordered by the Court that
the County Judge be requested to fur
nsh full reports at as early day as
practicable, of the financial condition
of the county, and that he be requested
to require the clerks of the County, Cir
cult, Chancery and Supreme Courts, and
the County Trustee, to make full reports.
1t was ordered that the next quarterly
term of the court be held in the Rich
mond House, on Adams street. A mo-
ton to appoint commissioners to fit up
the same was lost. Thos. Hardeman
was appointed administrator of the es-
tate of Patrick Glenn, deceased-bond
$4,000. Ambrose Porter of A. G. Har-
wood-bond $1,000 John Hollywood of
Patrick Hollywood-$50O Mary O'Ma-
honey of Z. " O'Mahoney-$2O, 00O
James A. Howard of VIM. Z. Eddings-
$4,000. T. L. Giles of J. G. Locke
$500. ]. f. Schabel was appointed guar
dian Of. Mary and Sarah Schabel, minors
-hond Sl5 600