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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-03
appointment of Collector Ornsy writes
a Begging Letter to the President

special 10 the Mlssourl hepuDncan.I
WAsHIScToS, July THE President
has ordered the Secretary Of the Treas
ury to send the appointment Of Col. l..
A. Harris. az Collector Of the First Dis
trict, Of Ohio, to the Senate immedi-
ately, and will be sent, If ready, this
week.
Recently il was asserted in Washing
ton correspondence Of the Cincinnati
Commercial that, John W. Forney had
within six months written a begging let
ter 10 the President, indorsing his pol
icy, etc. Forney promptly denied this.
The matter has excited some interest
here, and the President has finally con.
scented to the publication of the follow
ing, which will appear in to-morows
Republican
At the request Of the President, the
name Of the gentlemen alluded to in the
letter is suppressed It is not q bad
guess, however, to say that il is Henry
Stebbins, formerly member from New
York. This is only the first Of a series
by which strong pressure Is being
brought TO bear on the President 10 per
NIT the following 10 be Published:
NEw YORK, Jan. 2, 1865.
Ny DEAs Ma President: i have
been in this city for two days, and now
write under an impulse which cannot
restrain, because / feel It TO be for your
own good, and that Of the country.
take il for granted yon are resolved not
TO De unmindful Of your own fame;
that you viii not allow your friends,
who heartily sustain your policy, to
feel that they are without your aid
and encouragement, whether you are q
candidate fer President or not and
if yeu are not, l shall be greatly
surprised with the wonderful favor that
has crowned your reconstruction policy.
You should not allow the Office to go TO
indifferent men, or those clearly in the
interests Of your foes. / need not repeat
TO you that am now, as ever, for twenty
years shown in my writings, and since
your great act Of patriotism in 1850, es-
pecially your open and avowed friend.
Where am to-day, my two newspapers
both daily show the world. Hence, in
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-03
OUR WRITERS.

The Round Table says: Our writers
do not seem to gain upon themselves.
LoyGFELLow has never written anything
so good as Evangeline;" MITCHELL
has never equaled his first volume of
4" Reyeries;" HoILAsD grew brilliant
with Bitter Sweet, and has never writ
ten anything to compare with it; HOLMES
retired on the glory that came from the
Autocrat SroDDARD gave us the
Kings Bell and nothing since and
BArARp TAYLOR does not seem to have
the old-time fire.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-03
COL. ]. p. PRYOR.

This elegant, clear, and forcible writer
has terminated his connection with the
Memphis press The Argus, for months
past, has been enlivened and enriched
with his compositions. What his views
Of the future may be, We are not in
formed, but think the public viii not
willingly allow his pen to remain idle
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-03
NOVEL SUIT.

A church in Salem, Ohio, has been
sued by its pastor for his salary for ser
vices rendered, the amount claimed being
$1,000. The defense set up by the church
is that the congregation is small, and the
preacher, who is also carpenter, agreed
to work at his trade on weekdays, to sup
port himself, and to preach on Sundays,
receiving as pay whatever the congrega-
ton would raise for him. r1-7
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-03
NEW BOOK
AND I'd
8 o q T III e r N w o r X
BY a Southron,
PUBLISHED IN THE SOUTH.
NEW BOOK

lust ISSUED BY BLEL0cK a CO.,
~ Memphis. Tenn, on the philosophy of spir-
itualism-ancient and MISUNDERSTANDING Greek
SYPHILIS, Roman apaurs, Indian and Egyptian
mysteries, all miracles-past and present-the
Bible, Koran, Shaster, DC, entitled THE
PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE, AS EVOLVED
BY MODERN SCIENCE"
The Reiioio- Philosophical Journal says Of il
" The author has given, in a vein Of thought
feryid and glowing as his own native cline,
one of the finest analyses OF Spiritualism and
its blessings ever uttered 10 the world. He
proves IL TO be a scientific and philosophic reii
gion, and explains il so clearly a skeptic must
only wonder that h has not before Investigated
and accepted teachings so logical. He shows
that il has existed from the beginning OF time.
He regards the Bible as q history of Spiritual
ism showing that all people have had their
sacred books, from whence they drew inspira-
ton. and ap overriding Power whom they wor-
ship by some name and that spirits have ever
communed with mortals His language is
beautiful: his reasoning sound. He quotes
freely from the scientific minds Of the age. His
book bears evidence Of being the production Of
a cultured mind. lie thus speaks In a candid
spirit to all striving for truth nc.
Where faith has faded under the sunlight OF
science, Il plants philosophy upon which hope
and happiness may live and grow into glory
and to thousands of the depressed and og-
pressed people of the unfortunate South. II will
carry comfort and consolation. and wreathe
their lives with a new and higher charm than
ever they possessed before.
For ssle at all the Book Stores. jes0-lmeod
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-03
Extract Buchu
Is THE GREAT DIURETIC.
HELMBoLD's HIGHLY CONCENTRATED
Compound Fluid Extract sarsaparilla,

HELMB0LD'S HIGHLY CONCENTRATED
Compound Fluid Extract sarsaparilla,
For purifying the blood, removing all chronic
constitutional diseases arising from an impure
state Of the blood, and the. only reliable and
sfeetual known remedy Tor me cure q Scr9inla,
Of the Bones, liberation Of the Throat and Legs.
Blotches, Pimples on the Face, letter, Erysip-
elias. and all sealy eruptions Of the skin.
AND BEAUTiFYING THE COMPLEXION.
Not few Of the worst disorders that affect
mankind arise from the corruption that accu-
muiates in the blood OF ali the discoveries
that have been made to purge il out, none can
equal in effect Helmbold's Compound Extract
Sarsaparilla- Itcleanses and renoyates the blood
instils the yigor Of health into the system. and
purges out the humors which make disease. II
stimulates the healthy functions fthe body and
expels the disorders that grow and rankle IN
on on. has long been sought for. and now, for
the first time, the public have one on which they
can depend. Our space here does not admit of
certificates 20 show its effects. but the trial Of \
single bottle will show the sick that il has yir-
tues surprising everything they have ever taken.
Two tablespoonful Of the Extract Of Sarsapa-
Mia added % pint Of water Is equal 70 the
Lisbon Diet Drink, ard one bottle is fully equal
tor salon Of the syrup OF sarsaparilla. or the
detection as usually made.
81 These Extracts have been admitted to.
use In the United States army. and arc also in
very general use in all the State hospitals and
land. as well as in private practices, and are
considered as Invaluable remedies.
See Medical properties Of Buchu, from Dis
pensatory Of the United States.
Sec Professor Dewer's valuable works on the
Prartice Of Physic.
See remarks made By the late celebrated Dr.
Physic, Of PHILADELPHIA
See remarks made by DR.. EphrAim M'DoEcil.
. celebrated Physician and Member Of the
Royal College Of Surgeons ireland. and PUB
hshed in the Transactions Of the king and
Queens Journal.
See Medico Chicursicai Review. published ty
BENJAMIN TraTers. Fellow Of Royal COLLEGE q
Surgeons.
See most Of the late standard works Of med
cine.
Extract Buchu, "sarsaparilla." Sold b. ali
druFrists. Principal dcpot-Helmbolds DRUG
nd Chemical Warehouse, So Broadway.
marle-myl6-1yin
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-03

been made in the short time Of ten days
and threc-quarters, the average speed be-
ing l6s miles per day. The monitor was
not affected by the heavy weather in her
speed, or causing her to roll; for while
other vessels were pitching and lurching,
she was comparatively undisturbed.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-03

p0- Col DAVID c. CRoss is urged to
accept the presidency of the Iron Noun
tain Railroad. The high character of
Col. Cross for business talent and in
tegrity, eminently fits him for the posi-
ton Certainly the company could not
make better selection.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-03

strange enough is the first plate in the
Genesis, is anything but fine. The sa-
viour 1--WE say il with mo irreverence)
looks like tall, lean Yankee. JuDas
looks like THAD. STEVENS, and some Of
the features in the background are hor-
rible, almost as bad as Judge UNDER
xvoonic -
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-03
FOURTH OF JULY.

That the employees of this Office may
have an opportunity of participating in
the observance Of the Fourth, and in
accordance with the suggestion of the
Mayor TO suspend business on the occa-
sion, the PUBLIC LEDGER will not be
issued tomorrow evening
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-03
b@ Maj. Gen. RopIxsox. Assistant

D% Maj Gen. RoBIxsoS, Assistant
Commissioner ofthe Freedmen Bureau,
and Military Commander for the State
Of North Carolina, reports to the Com
missioner that repeated applications
have been made TO the Supsriutendents
Of the Bureau throughout the State for
guards at their several Offices, but he was
unable to grant these requests, for the
reason that the force under his command
is so small
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-03
ARRIVAL

The Assistant Secretary Of the Navy,
Mr. Fox, writes to the Navy Department
by the last European mail, announcing
the arrival Of the monitor MiantOnomab,
With vessels accompanying her, at
Queenstown Island The passage had
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-03

nay When people read of THEODORE
TILroN they probably imagine grave
gray, severe person. The New York
Citizen says; "Our associate saw him
last week on the floor Of the House of
Representatives, and he looked like a
college freshman, with profusion Of
brown locks, and not enough beard to
make door-mat to beehive.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-03

CALIc0S, l5c per yard. ial
DRESS LAWNS. 10 to SOC per yard.
0RGANDY, Soc per yard.
IRISH LINENS. soc to 75c per yard.
PARASoLs. SOC to So so.
SILK SAQUES. IS to SIS, l.y
HOOP SKIRTS. 81 to So so.
WHITE MARSEILLEs. 81 per yard.
LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS So per dozen.
FINE H. s, HDKFs.. "a 50 to Sc per dozen.
LADIES FINE KID SHOES, So per pair.
LINEN TOWELS. 50 50 per dozen.
WHITE MARSEILLEs QUILTS. 50 SOTO IS.
CRIB MARsEILLEs QUILTS. 81 50 to 50.
WHITE SWISS MUSLINs. 80 to 5ocper I'd.
WHITE JAC0NET. IS to Soc per yard.
NAINsOOK. e5 to 75c per yard.
CHECKED MUSLIN, IS to zoe per yard.
And IN endless variety of Laces, Embroideries.
Hosiery, Furnishing Goods, Clothing, ETC.. ETC.,
TO which we invite the attention Of purchasers,
wholesale and retail. Our stock is bound to be
reduced by the LIST. of August.
&3-Remember the place and number,
ELSON BROS,
je22-lm w Main street;
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-03
USE HELMBOLD's
FLUID EXTRACT BUCH u

In ell diseases Of these organs. whether exist
in Male" or " Female" from whatever cause
originating, and no matter how long standing;
II Is pleasantly taste and odor, Immediate"
in action, and more Strengthening than any OF
the preparations of bark or iron.
Those suffering from broken down or delicate
constitutions, procure the remedy at once.
The reader must be aware that however slight
may be the attack Of the above diseases, IL is
certain to affect his bodily health, mental pow
ers. and happiness.
All the above diseases require the aid of q
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-03

SY- The six free baths established by
the city authorities of Boston are patron
lied by about ten thousand persons daily
men, women and children. They are
all well arranged, and have from thirteen
to thirty,fye dressing rooms. The wa
ter flows continually through openings
at the sides, making it always clean and
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-03

B6s- A French writer, in describing
the trading powers of genuine Yankee,
said "If he was east away on a. desc
late island he'd get up next morning
and go around selling maps to the inhab-
;tanto
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-03
HELMBOLD'S
FLUID TRACT b NC HU,

In affections peculiar to "Females,v Is une-
qualed By any other preparation, as in Chlorosis
or Retention, Painfulness, or Suppression Of
Customary Evacuations, liberated or Schirrus
state Of the Uterus; and all complaints incident
to the sex, whether arising from habits Of dis
sipation, imprudence in, or the decline or
change in life I'D
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-03

~ A Georgia paper, criticisins one
Of GUsIATE DoEEs Illustrations Of the
Bible, remarks: The JuDAs kiss, which.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-03
~ q. HELMBOLD'S
FLUID TRACT CHU
11s Rosn WASH

Will radically exterminate from the system
diseases arising from habits of dissipation at
little expense. little or no change in diet. no
Inconvenience or exposure; completely super
seding those unpleasant and dangerous rene
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-03
UNION STREET.

We will sell at auction. on Thursday morning
next. July 9Th. 1865, at 10 o'clock. on the prem
ises.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-03
FOUR BUILDING LOTS,

Situated on Union street. east Of Lauderdale
street. This property is situated in a most de-
sirable location, on one Of the best improved
streets in the city. Those wishing to secure
either business location or a residence lot, or
make paying investment. win do well to at
tend this sale, as every lot win be positively
sold. the owner being about to leave the city.
Title indisputable.
M0NsARRAT. LANIER 4 co.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-03
$l,22s.sSs 81
LIABILITIES.

Il. W. S. Morgan, Cashier of Tennessee Ma
tional Bank, do solemnly swear. that the above
statement is true to the best of my knowledge
and belief W. s. MORGAN. Cashier.
State of Tennessee,
3 County of Shelby. !
Sworn TO and subscribed
before me this I'd lay Of July. 1866.
Az. WHEELER,
j3lw ~" Notary Public.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-03
Lowest Possible Rates,
CLOSE OUT OUR ENTIRE STOCK.

Below we give Price List of some of our
Goods. which. in every instance, we will sell
accordingly: GTJfrt
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-27
More AbOut the Great Fire in CincIn'

hANl
The Cincinnati papers continue to furn-
ish details of the great fire, which we pre-
sent in a condensed form as matters OF
general interest:
Samuel Pike, a wealthy citizen of Gin
c%innati, commenced building the Opera
House in the fall of 1857. The work pro-
gressed slowly and was not finished until
Feb. 1859. The estimated cost at the start
was $500, 600, but by the time the last bill
vas paid it footed up over half a million.
This sum was paid on a specie basis,
which at this time, with the increase of
the value of the buildings, rendered the
structure worth not less than a million of
dollars. The architecture, ornaments and
fixtures of the Opera House, surpassed
any other building in the West for regal
s%plendor. 1t was opened Feb. 23d, 1859,
admission tickets selling for $40 a couple.
Since then its history is well known.
The light of the fire was distinctly seen
at Yellow Spring, Green county, a dis
lance of sixty miles, and at Batavia, Cler-
mont county, twenty miles.
The whole force of the fire department,
$50 men and 10 steam engines, worked
with superhunan energy to prevent the
spread of the flames, as it was found i'm
possible to save the Opera House. The
roofs ofmany houses caught from the huge
flakes of flying fire, the Gazette office
among others, but timely effort in most
instances extinguished the commencing
fire.
Reports wereplenty that several persons
had been killed, but fortunately such was
not the case. The Enquirer buildings were
totally destroyed, but that paper will be
issued for the present from the Times office.
The following is a statement of the loss
es incurred, with the amounto of insurance:
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-27
IT'S Their vocation, Hail.

The Annapolis Gazette, commenting
upon the meetings being held in Mary
land and elsewhere, %"purporting to be for
the purpose of endorsing the policy of
President Johnson" says;
The officers and prominent individr~'
whose names appear at thee"
are men who apBnS oatbar;ngs
johnson r. the election of MI.
me Vice Presidency, and who
4e open and determined sympathizers
with the traitors who rebelled against the
best Government the sun ever shone upon.
If we could believe that these people
were sincere in their professions, we
would heartily rejoice. But we cannot.
So far as our own knowledge extends,
nine out of ten of the leaders of the Presi-
dent will not hesitate to curse the late
murdered President Lincon and the Gov
ernmeHt In their hearts they are much
embittered against the Government Of the
United States to-day as they were when
rebellion hourished and the salvation of
our beloved country and the Union was
critically endangered. They are willing
to fawn and fatter President johnson in
the hopes of gaining some political ad-
vantage, but in their hearts they hate him
for his firm and steadfast devotion to the
Union as much now as they did when
they abused and slandered him as a can
didste for the Vice Presidency. A few
days ago an election for municipal officers
took place in Alexandria, Va, in sight of
the dome Of the Capitol sndif we are
rightly informed, these very endorsers Of
President Johnson's policy elected screen
persons who had been in the rebel army to
Office.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-27
CRAWFORD COUNTY

From the Bueyrus Journal:
Mr.. John Snyder, of Gallon, while al
Union Hall, on Monday night last, fell
down stairs and SO injured himself that he
died on Thursday afternoon.
A soldier named Vincent Pear, with a
shattered arm, who has been soliciting our
citizens for contributions for the last week,
was arrested last Wednesday for stealing
$50 from j. G. Nader, of the Oregon
House. He was bound over to the next
term of court in the sum of $1,000. He
formerly lived in Bucyrus, but now re-
sides in Danville, Knox county, Ohio,
where he has a family of six children. he
was a member of Capt. Helmes' company,
of Mansfield, I'd Ohio, and had his arm
shattered in some engagement in Mis-
souri,.
A short time since a man near Bucyrus
sold his farm and received a considerable
amount OF money for it. The night after
ward his house was entered by burglars.
They appeared in the room of the servant
girl, when she struck a light, at which
they left, but not until she had recognized
them. The family have kept the matter
secret, and do not intend telling who the
would-be robbers are, for fear of bodily
harm or damage to property.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-27

of the Washington family lie buried. L
noticed the name of Bushrod Washing
ton, the nephew to whom General Wash
ington left the estate, and Of Eleanor Park
Gusts, his adopted daughter, renowned, it
is said, for the graces of person and mind.
The rear of the house is seen from the
river, the front faces q lawn opening into
a large orchard, and on either side of the
lawn are gardens protected by high brick
walls, and filed with ~shrubbery. We
went first to the old we'll and drank of its
waters, and then into the kitchen, a large
low room, with a brick floor and broad
fireplace. From there we went, through
a side entrance into the main building.
There is really but very little to be seen
in the house; the rooms open for visitors
are nearly bare of furniture; over the
door in the hall hangs the key of the Bas-
tile in a glass case. The model of the
prison formerly here has been placed in the
Smithsonian for safe keeping. There are
four small parlors, two back of the hall
and the others on one side, and on the
other side is the dining room, a large
room lighted by two bay windows. In
here are some holsters and camp equipage
of Washington, a few portraits, and in one
corner stands an old harpsiehord presented
to his favorite daughter Eleanor Custis,
on the occasion of her marriage. Up
stairs we were shown the room in which
Washington died, and through the win
| dow looked out upon the same scene that
his ewes must have last rested upon. Our
reflections, however, were disturbed by an
old negro who very obhgingly informed
US that "that was whar was the ascend of
the river, and that was whar was the de-
scend,p a piece of valuable information
for which we were duly grateful.
An old bedstead stands in one corner OF
the room, said to be a facsimile of the
one upon which Washington breathed his
last, that one being at Arlington. After
leaving the house we strnlled about the
grounds for q while, visited the old Sum-
mer House on the point andthe old tomb,
gathering a few moses and eVergreens as
souvenirs Of our visit. On our return to
the wharf we found the tide had gone out
and left our boat far out in the river
Getting so large a party on board was a
work of time, so that we did not reach the
city till six in Intervening, with excellent
appetites for our dinner.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-27
PERSONAL.


Ex-President Pierce is erecting for him;
self a handsome summer residence on his
farm near North Hampton, N. H.
Mr.. Charles Stratton Tom Thumb) and
wife are among the latest " distinguished
arrivals" having returned from Europe
on Saturday.
The Empress refused to be present
when Therese sang at the Tuileries. Eu-
genie said, with her usual air of empress
ment: "Traise her voice at the Tuileries
is terase her from my patronage"
Elder Jacob Knapp and Boston Corbett,
the soldier who shot John Wilkes Booth,
have been working together in a revival
at Newark, New Jersey.
Ossian E. Dodge, the quondam peri
patetic humorist, has become Treasurer of
the VermilliOn Mills Gold Mining Com
pany of st. Paul.
The trial of lie Grand Byington, a lead
ing Copperhead of Iowa, for evading the
United States revenue law by neglecting
to use stamps, and for dating deeds back
to a day before the law went into force,
was to commence yesterday in the United
States Court at Keokuk.
Miss Carrie Spafford, the betrothed of
Colonel Ellsworth, and a resident of Rock
ford, Ill, was married last week to a
Boston gentleman named Brett.
Empress Eugene will be forty years
cid on the 9Th of May. She is getting
stout, moreover, and her photographs do
not look like those of ten or fifteen years
ago. ave all do fade"
We have recently announced the death
of DIR. Whewell, the well-known English
author. He was distinguished for his
wide and varied attainments, and his pub
lished works contain valuable treaties on
Moral Philosophy, Political Economy
and Mathematics, though he will be best
known in after years as the author of the
History of the Inductive Sciences" pub
lished in 1871, and "The Philosophy of
the Inductive Sciences" published a few
years after. Trinity College, of which he
was Master, was his chief delight, and it
owes its excellence and wealth almost
entirely to him.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-27
Tha OomnfroIIer.ahin.

We are pleased to observe that Mr..
Brooks's bill to abolish the Comptroller
ship of the State Treasury has passed the
State Senate. The vote on it was as fol-
lOws-Republicans in Roman, Democrats
in Italics:
YKAs = Messrs. Bsteman, Brooks,
Brown, Burt Cole, Gritehfeld, Cummins,
Doan, Griswold, Hall, Harris, Hayden,
HOllister, Kellogg, Linn, Martin, McFar-
land, Sadler, Tibbsls, Warner, West VIII
son, Williamson-23.
NAYs-Messrs. Berry, Bradbury, Car
lin, Godfrey Jones, Nay Savage Val
ttMg Wfitett-s.
1t viii be seen that 20 Republicans
voted aye and 3 nay, while 3 Demo
crsts voted aye and 8 nay. We trust
that the bill, which has been carefully
prepared and makes the proper changes
in the law regulating the duties of the
Treasurer and Auditor, may pass the
lower house by q vote equally decided.