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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-03-23
What Do They Mean :

Senator Wilson, Of Massachusetts, in
a recent speech threatened the supporters
of the President with General Grant, as
follows:
Two years ago, in a trying hour OF
the country, we placed a great soldier at
the head Of all our armies, and he led the
armies TO victory and the country to
peace. Perhaps patriotic and liberty
loving people, if disappointed IN their
aspirations and their hopes, may again
turn TO that great captain, and summon
him TO marshal them to victory.
Mr. Kelly, of Pennsylvania in his
late Philadelphia speech, followed the
Senator example He said
Bnt must pause. The danger of the
country is no; from military power The
great soldier who captured Fort Donel-
SON and Island No. 10, and enabled An
drew johnson. the hunted refugee, to
return 10 his home. commands the army
for life. No St Armand can order par
doned traitor to his position And hav-
ing conquered the rebellion on his own
line. he will not permit the results OF the
peoples dearly-bought victories TO be
treacherously surrendered by any but
themselves
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EXECUTION IN GEORGIA.

THOMAS j. MUsGRoyE was hung in Ma
con on Friday last, for the murder Of |
n. ARMSTRONG, Company -, 47th In
diana Regiment, on the 27th of last Au-
gust. He was tried and sentenced By
military commission. The doomed man
made long confession, in which he said
the murder was done out of revenge. He
had heard while in prison at the North,
Of insults to Southern women by Federal
soldiers, and he determined to have re-
venge. He enticed his victim into a
road near Cuthbert, when he shot him
and robbed him of what money he had
on his person, then concealed his body
in a bunch of brush. He seemed very
penitent and prayed for forgiveness.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-03-23
THE CATTLE PLAGUE.

Our Consul at Amsterdam writes to
the Department of State, under date of
February Goth, that the cattle plague is
still spreading, and, it is feared, will in
feet the whole country The farmers are
so much opposed to the killing of the
infected cattle that in some instances
the military were employed to enforce
obedience te the law One mode Of
treatment is recommended rs promising
to be successful cure, which is to rub
the skin of the Infected animal vigorous
". then to cover the animal with cloths
dipped in cold water, over which dry
cloths are spread Out of twenty-five
cases treated in this manner only one
was lost
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GEN. BEALL.


The St Louis Republican says Gen.
VIM n, r. BEALL (late of the Confeder-
ate army has formed a partnership in
this city, with CHAs. L. THOMPSON, for
merly of Lucas, THOMPSON 4 Co, in a
general purchasing agency and commits
sion business. Gen. B. was for many
years in the United States army, and be-
came favorably known to many of our
prominent citizens while in the perform
ance of various duties assigned him in
and near this city We can speak for
him great courtesy and strict and faith
full attention to business. The purchas-
ing department is, though well estab-
hshed and popular in the East, new
one in the West, and must prove, under
the efficient men who haee undertaken it,
of great benefit to country merchants
and planters
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-03-23
THE LAST DITCH.

The Radicals are playing a losing
game of party warfare against the peace
of the country, and are going into the
last ditch TO try what strength despera-
ton lends to valor We noticed at length,
some time since, a statement by the Tfi-
b,fne TO the effect that the negroes and
loyalists of the South were about to meet
in convention in the rebellious States,
form constitutions, overthrow State Gov
ernments, and apply for admission into
the Union The purpose thus stated by
the Tribune, is no doubt entertained 1t
is wicked and foolish, and will fail The
respective State Governments Of the
South are abundantly able TO maintain
their authority against all such absurd
attempts to overthrowit; but even should
the insurgent negroes and outcast whites
threaten to become formidable, they
would Immediately appeal TO the "resi.
dent for aid, under the laws of 1895 and
1907, still IN force; and, happily, we
have an executive who has shown that
he will never finch from performing his
duty. By the law of 1885,
"In case Of an instruction in any State
AGAINST the Government thereof it shall
be lawful for the President of the United
States, on application Of the Legislature
of such State, or Of the Executive when
the Legislature cannot be convened), e
call forth such number of the militia Of
any other State or States as may be ap
plied for, as he may judge sufficient tc
suppress such instruction" The law Of
1907 provides that in all cases Of in
surrection, or obstruction of the laws
either of the United States, OF Of any in
dividnaI State or Territory, where It i
lawful fer the President Of the United
States to call forth the militia for the
purpose Of suppressing such insurrec
ton. or of causing the laws TO be duly
executed. it shall be lawful for him to
employ. for the same purpose, sHch part
of the land and naval force Of the United
States as shall be judged necessary.
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Union of the Unionists.

The Times calls for those who are
really Union men to come together,
and to act to some purpose. They must
unite and vote together in the coming
elections. The Democratic and old Wing
parties hold the balance power, and, as
the Hartford Times says:
By acting with the Democrats they can
sustain the President and make his pol
icy and his administration a success
The Democrats ask no Office at the Pres
ident's hands. They only desire that the
constitutional principles which he has
enunciated shall be successfully sup
ported They want a speedy and COM
plete Union-they want friendly rela-
tons between the people of the North
and South-for upon these, as the Presi-
dent truly says, depend to a great extent
the prosperity Of the vital interests of
the country, and the stability of the doc
trines upon which the Union is founded.
Entertaining these views, and believing
that the present crisis demands united
action on the part Of all the friends of
the President, the Democrats are willing
to advise and act with those voters who
have not of late acted with them, but
who now agree with them in the absolute
necessity of supporting the President in
his efforts to restore the Union and the
friendly relations of all the people.
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Loyal Salvation.
A letter from Knoxville, published at

A letter from Knoxville, published at
Nashville, reads thusly
At recent revival of religion at Pan
Their Springs, conducted by ministers Of
the loyal Methodist Church, Hon. A. G..
Watkins, once member of the United
States Congress, but more recently a
leading rebel of upper East Tennessee,
was converted, and Joined that Church.
Z We have nowhere met with class of
men who are more industrious, and who
are doing more for this cause than these
loyal Methodist ministers. We were
present at a meeting conducted by Rev.
j. Albert Hyden few days ago, and the
manner in which he deals with would-be
pious traitors is truly refreshing to loyal
men He is presiding elder of the Athens
district, of the loyal Holston Conference,
of the Methodist Episcopal church.
We look for some interesting lawsuits
in regard to church property held in East
Tennessee by that Church Where
church property has been built by loyal
men, and where the worshipping congre-
cations are entirely loyal, and have
always been so, could there not be some
special legislation from some quarter in
their favor2
Loyal religioni Radical salvation
Thus fades the memory of PAUL and
PETER. Thus freshens that of HYpEN
and JOHN BRowY
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IMPORTANT SUGGESTION,

The Washington Star says that Sec
rotary McCULLocH has written letter
to several leading Republican Congress
men, in which he says he feels much
anxiety about the political situation, and
very much desires that something shall
be done to restore harmony between the
Government and the people of the South
ern States. He thinks that one step IN
this direction would result from a full
and free conference between leading
Northern and leading Southern men now
in the city He suggests that the per-
sons to whom his note is addressed in
ute a call from Gov PARSONS among
others
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-03-23

are now ia Memphis, when gold has
touched 1873, as high as they were at the
close Of the war, or when the yellow dust
was two hundred Forty dollars month
for board for single man, and three
or four times that figure for mar
ried man and lone wife" is an enor-
nous lion in the path of prosperity, and
consequently, happiness, for, as this
world is run, there can be no content
under the shadow of retrograde life.
But the poor fellow who fs so unfortunate
as to "hold and possess" large family
and have to maintain them on rented
premises, is still worse Of. The meanest
howell commands monthly sum equal to
that which, in some cities, wouldprocure
a tolerable house Five or six thousand
dollars for a store-room, on Main or
Front street, is coed thing for the rem
tor, no doubt, but not so for the rentee'
There must be Tumble down. This state.
of things cannot last 1t ought NOT to
endure eAa aat
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DISCOVERY OF RUINS.

The Department of State has received
dispatches from our Consul at Tobasco,
Mexico, dated January Sd, 1866, IN
which he communicates the discovery OF
the ruins of two ancient cities which
have remained unknown since the days
of the conquest The first, he says, from
its typographical situation, he is led to
believe, is the one occupied by CoRTEz
at the time of his invasion of Tobasco,
and is situated about fifteen miles to the
west of Trentera, town at the mouth OF
the Tobasco or Grijolva river. The other
is situated in the northeastern portion OF
the State, nearly opposite the present
city of Laguna de los Terminus, and was
known before the conquest as Aicolanea-
The traditions connected with its origin
extend to a period of at least two hun
lred years before the Christian era.
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Important.

The Louisiana Legislature has passed
a series of resolutions inviting co-opera-
ton of Senators and Representatives Of
various sections bordering on the Missis-
sippi and tributaries with Senators and
Representatives of Louisiana, to urge
upon Congress the Importance and ne
cessity of adopting some practical plan
to keep sufficient water at the mouth OF
the Misss;ssss:pp;. GeE. Wells was re-
quested to correspond with Governors of
States interested, and special commit
tee appointed to correspond with the
Chambers of Commerce of Memphis
Louisville, st. Louis, Pittsburg and St.
Paul.
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Whole Family Killed.

A terrible affair, resulting in the kill
ing of whole family, has occurred on
Felicity Island, Terrebonne parish, La.
The Houmas Ciric Guard says:
1t seems that the land had been rented
to man by the name of Mcdonald, who,
with his wife and son, lived on the island.
Another man by the name of Bourg took
the liberty of squatting on the island,
and was repeatedly ordered off by
Mcdonald, but refused TO 60 The con-
sequence was a continual war between
the two families On last Saturday
Mcdonald, his wife, son and negTo man,
who, it seems, was in the employ Of
Mcdonald, went to the house of Bourg,
all armed. What their intentions were
does not appear clear nor have we been
able to get the particulars Of the fight
that ensued, but the result is tragical, to
say the least Mcdonald, his wife and
son we're all killed, aud the negro slightly
wounded Bourg has been arrested, and
will, of course, be held to appear for trial
before the District Court, that is, If we
ever have any Court again.
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QUARANTINE.

The United States Consul at Laro-
chelle, France, in his dispatches to the
Department of State, dated February
goth, recommends rigid quarantine to
be enforced against all vessels from the
ports of Caen, Brest, Larochelle and
Bordeaux. He says the cholera appears
to be moving along the western coast of
France, and now at the Sails Dolougne.
From present appearances, he thinks it
will pass along the coast through Laro-
chelle and Bordeaux into Spain.
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confederation we're formed, and their
extensive commerce with the United
States might be jeopardized by the un.
friendly legislation Of the more powerful
provinces of Canada. This opposition
to the confederation seems tobe wearing
away, however, and the Newfoundland
Legislature has decided in favor of the
project by strong majority. The prob
abilities Of great confederation being
formed upon the north of the United
States are not, therefore, as remote as
they we're, and the other maritime prov
,inces may be expected at some future
day to decide in favor of it, as Newfound-
land has done. If this new nation shall
be formed, the United States will have an
extensive and powerful neighbor. The
following is an exhibit of the various
provinces to be united in the confedera-
tion, with their area and population in
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-03-23
THE CALM SOUTH.

The New York World declares that
"the temper Of the South under the con-
slant and malignant taunts of purchasa-
bic misereants like FoRNEY, still remains
equable and calm. There is no passion
in its press, in the messages Of its Gov
ernors, in the acts Of its Legislatures, in
the speeches Of its trusted leaders like
STEPHENS 1t waitsin patience and bides
its time. The freedmen are going to
work; the estimates for the cotton crop
Of next year are increasing; there areno
outbreaks, despite the Freedmen's Bu-
reau and the plentiful seeds Of discOrd it
has sovn and is sowing in every Southern
State
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Infamous.

A Radical German journal has the
following infamous paragraph:
We did not hear of new speech made
by the President; his triumph in Utica
or some other village in the State of New
York, where some Waterman was elected
on the johnson platform, did not suffi-
GENTLY intox ate him, and he therefore
sustains the Union rather silently at this
time His Excellency, the third among
three greatest Americans (Lee, Andrew
johnson and jeff Davis is still carrying
on q very retired life at Fortress Monroe,
constantly waiting for his improbable
pardon, whilst his lady is travelling about
to what purpose is not known and
the Copperhead papers thereby have an
opportunity to keep tkeir readers in
formed of the whereabouts of Mrs. jeff
Davis
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TRUSTING THE PEOPLE.

If government cannot trust the peo-
pie, how can the people De expected to
trust the government? IL Austria the
Government exists and acts in defiance
of the people In a republic, the people
at the ballot box act in defiance of the
government, or rather they are the gov
eminent, and those who WELD power are
their servants. Is the agent to distrast
the principal? Is the effect to turn and
crush the causc2 Happily, in this coun-
try, the people are the masters, not the
slaves Of the officials
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BY TELEGRAPH
Reported for the Public Ledger.
VERY LATEST FROM ALL POINTS
NOON DISPATCHE S.

WASHINGTON, March %. In the Sen,
ate resolution was offered to amend
the Internal Revenue act, so as to permit
Union disabled soldiers to peddle with
out license 1t was discussed, but not
passed.
The Senate bill authorizing telegraphic
communication between the United
States and the West India Islands,
passed.
PETROLEUM CENTRE, Pa, March %.
A conhagration commencing at Ocean
Well accidentally ensued, involving FIVE
wells. The burning oil found channel
which carried the burning mass to
Bennehoff Run, which involved the
re6neries-some forty more buildings
The damage is estimated at $4,000.
Twenty thousand barrels Of oil were con-
sumed with the tankage. Al the para
phernalia for sinking wells was destroyed.
CrscrxEArI, March 23.-Pike's Opera
House was entirely consumed by fire last
night, supposed by explosion of the gas
after the audience left Adams Express
office. Hickey & Carroll, booksellers,
Peters Bros, music dealers, and Wheeler
& Wilson's Sewing Machine establish
ment were also destroyed.
Loxpox. March l2-In the Bankruptcy
Court on the sih instant, application was
made for the release from custody Of
Geo n. Saunders for debt; liabilities
$4,000. His bankruptcy is attributed
to failure and disappointment in Con-
federate contract relative to iron postal
vessels. -T r.a
NEW YoRK, March, 2s.-The steamer
Arizona, with the California mail, is
coming up.
Tho steamer Bellona, from London,
has arrived. News anticipated.
Orders have been issued for the imme-
diase fitting ont Of n flying squadron,
for duty on the British North American
coast
One reason for this movement IS the
assemblnee Of the British West India
I feet at Halifax; another the Fenian
scare: another the termination Of the
reciprocity treaty and its effect upon our
fisheries.
/ CNcxxATI, March 23.-The EnqHfreT
I Office vas entirely destroyed in the con
fagraiion Of Pixies 0perahouse, last
night The Ere spread seross Baker
I stree, to the Adams Express stables
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missioner of immigration, Lieut. M. F.
MAuRY, to dispose oftwenty-seven square
leagues Of land (lOs,459 acres) on his
hacienda, giving gratis every alternate
section (640 acres) to man with family,
and 800 acres to an unmarried man, with
presumption right in each, or to as
much more at two dollars per acre de
also offers to give, gratis, land for
town, as we'll as for road, ten yards wide,
the entire colony from north
~ South VI ~
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A FIGHTING PARs0N.

A correspondent of the Wilmington
IN. c. Dispatch gives an account of a
street encounter at Lumberton last week,
between the Rev. JAS. SINCLAIR and Col
WIN. l.. MCKAY, of Fayetteville. The
fighting" parsoR was aroused at some
action of the late Fayetteville Presbytery
him, not agreeable to his
pride. which was published in Col. Nc
KAY's paper, the Presbyterian. He at
tackled the Colonel with a cane and PTS
toll. The latter disarmed him, and-the
parson caught tartar.
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PROBABLE.

Some notable things are to occur in
this country, and among them, will be
this The freedmen Of the South will
discover that the friendship the Radicals
profess for them is spurious, and that
their best friends are their late masters.
So soon, therefore, as the GREELEYs and
BEEcHERs learn that they are distrusted
by the negroes, they will commence a
crusade to have them removed from the
country. We cannot prove this, but give
il our faith.
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SAD AFFAIR.

The Wilmington Dispatch learns that
at the tournament at Laurensburg, n.
c., on Wednesday last, Maj. D. G. MoS-
ROE and Mr. AUGUs SHAW became in
volved in dispute, which resulted in the
former knocking the latter down, where
upon SHAW quickly arose, and shot his
adversary through the head, killing him
instantly Major MONROE leaves fam
lily = his wife being the daughter Of the
Rev. J. P. MCPHERSON, an esteemed
Presbyterian minister of Robson county.
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IMMENSE PROFIT.

The Wilmington IN. c. Journal con-
tains the following: A friend of ours al
lowed the negroes belonging to a planta-
ton ten miles below town, situated upon
Town creek, to remain upon the panta-
ton, provided they would cultivate it,
and allow him one-third, which they
agreed to do. There were az negroes, all
told. His third, upon a division of the
products, consisted of A bushels ofcorn,
275 pounds of fodder, 80 pounds ounces
of clean rice, roasting ears, and few
tomatoes.
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TENNEssER's DEAD.

The dead Of Tennessee are coming
home. The remains of the gallant Gen
ROBERT HATToS, who fell at the battle
of "Seven Pines" will be inferred to-
day at Lebanon. The remains of Hon.
ANDREW EWING have been brought to
Nashville and inferred. These two
names, like dead flowers, win remain
about the hearthstones of all true Ten
nesseeans, when the miserable satilites
Of ruling dynasties will be remembered
only 70 be haten..
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and several buildings on Third street
Estimated loss, including the Opera
House, 100000 Pixies loss, 81 ,0O0,-
900. He has Insurance of $4,000 only.
Adams Express Company saved their
money and valuable packages.
New York, March %, IL Motion,
steady at 4l@42c sales of one thousand
bales this morning Gold 2st
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pay A special to a New York paper
says; The conspirators SPANGLER, MuDD,
and OLAuoHLN, at last accounts from
the Dry Tortugas, were taking their i'm
prisonment very philosophically, and
conducted themselves so as TO get re-
leased from the heavy load they have
been wearing. Hdi
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R@- The total number Of hogs packed
in Chicago during the season just closed
is sol, 4G2, falling off from the previous
season of 2s4 1895, The average yield is
45 per cent more than last year. The
total number of cattle packed is %, 100
head, a falling of of 6ssa3l from last
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pas-PRIYcE ALFRED, Queen Victoria s
second son, now young fellow OF "a,
has just been promoted to be Captain
in the British navy, and Parliament has
granted him an allowance of $75, 900 a
year He is talked of as the Viceroy of
the projected British American Confed-
Grafton. .h.--. III
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BIZ Says the Nashville Union Of Tues
day: I'VE we're yesterday informed by
parties who claimed to be well informed,
that number Of Fenians left the city
yesterday and the day before. en- route
for the Canada border. This looks as If
something serious was contemplated.
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BS5 GEORGE SAND recently wrote to
vIcToR Hueo TO announce the birth Of
her granddaughter AURORA, her name
sake. Mr. HUGo sent reply, the pur-
port Of which, in English, is as follows:
This sweet AURORA comes upon our
dark sky. We two are the night You
arc the star. am the darkness. y
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rhn Canadian Confederation.

The confederation Of the British North
American Provinces has long been
favorite project in Canada, but heretofore
il has been strenuoasly opposed BY Nova
Scotia Newfoundland and the other
maritime provinces. They feared thst
the;- influence might be overshado~ed "
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H@ President JOHNSON has appointed
a very violent radical friend OF JoHS
WExrwoRrH, Collector Of Customs at
Chicago. Lox0 JoHx was a violent de
nouncer Of the 22d Of February speech