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DANGEROUS COUNTERFEIT.

The Treasury Department has obtained
possession of one of the most dangerous
counterfeits in circulation. The note is
a fine imitation of the $50 legal tender,
with the vignette likeness of ALEXANDER
HAMILTON, and is an exact counterpart
of the genuine, except some slight errors
in the engraving. The easiest way to
detect the counterfeit is by observing the
marginal line of figures running around
the back of the note in the left hand cor
ner of the note, where it will be observed
the figures are $50 instead of so Tin the
genuine. This mark is quite plain, and
will insure detection Of the counterfeit.
A large number Of these notes are in
circulation. Trusting the general sp
pearance of the note will not avail. as
the most skillful have been deceived by it.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-12-31
RICH AHD POOR.

In recent satirical article on fashion
able brown stone churches in New York,
compared with HENRY WARD BEEcnERs
in Brooklyn. the writer seems to think
that the old conception of a Christian
church, as the one place whers all sorts
and conditions of men come together, is
not adapted to modern society" What
sort of service, be asks, can satisfy
Bridget and her mistress What kind
Of sermon can satisfy the student and
the clown? ut may be" be adds, that
never again, while time shall endure,
will ignorant and learned, master and
servant, poor and rich, feel themselves
at home in the same church. .
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PARp0Ns.

The Attorney General is preparing for
presentation to Congress on its reassem.
bling, partial report in response to the
resolution inquiring as TO pardons. This
report is intended to include all persons
pardoncd under the first, third aid eighth
exceptions Of amnesty proclamations
which include all who were military Off
GERS in the Confederate service above
the rank of Colonel, those who had beer
graduates of West Point, those who were
members of the Federal Congress at
the time of secession, or who were men,
bers of the Confederate Congress. This
list will be found astonishingly small
and recommendations fer the psrdons
issued win be found to comprise in
almost every case many Of the leading
members Of the present Congress, and
prominent Republican editors and poll
ticians
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COLORADO TERRITORY.

The Radical Congress is attempting
70 foree Colorado into the Union as a
State against the wishes Of the inhabi-
,ants while It is keeping the Southern
States out of the Union against their
wishes. Two more Radical Senators are
wanted, and they can be obtained only
hy making that wild, uninhabited region
= State. Governor CrsnIEGs, a Western
nauer informs us, in his message TO the
LEGISLATURE of Colorado, on the 10th
inst. insists that the proportion of the
,>o,,nle of Colorado, who desire n State
Gove,.nment, is a small minority of the
pconle. and that this minority is made
an chiefly Of those who seek personal
acknowledgement at the expense of the
lost interests of the Territory. The
convention which framed the State Con-
s,itution under which admission &c the
Union is asked for Colorado, represented
uplv eleven counties out Of seventeen.
It is pretended that the Constitution
framed by this Convention was adopted
Nv a majority Of l55 in the popular vote,
though this showing is discrediled BY
the statement that there was no law reg
ulating the vote and no restraints sur.
rounding the proceediog.
Tho Governor denies the truth of the
statement that there are fifty or sixty
thousand people in Colorado. He gives
the results of a census taken by order OF
the Territorial Legislature which makes
the number only $4,000.
Among the objections to a State gov.
eminent mentioned by the Governor is
the fact that there is not dollar in the
Treasury, and to support such govern,
nent an onerous system Of taxation
would be necessary.
Another is, that Colorado has. unlike
other Territories, not been endowed BY
. Congress with grants for the erection of
public buildings or construction Of roads,
etc. The Governor says be has tray
arsed large part of the Territory and
mingled freely with all classes OF the
population, and, as the result of his in
auiries, is satisfied that not third part
Of the people are in favor Of the change
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BY TELEGRAPH.
THE NOON DISPATCHES
COTTON AND GOLD QUOTATIONS

| NEw YoRK, December 3l.-Stocks
better; inouey, St.sT per cent on call
gold, 1888; cotton, frm--middling up
lands, 34c; Orleans, 35c; flour, firm bu,
dull-State and Western IS 50@l3 60
Ohio, 81 l09l3 60; Southern, 81 10
@l7; pork, higher--new mess, $2l.
GALVESTON, December rs. -Four tele-
grams have been published here in the
shape of correspondence between Gov.
Throckmorton and Secretary Stanton,
relative to sub Commissioner DeGress,
in the case of the freedman Dick Perkins,
an absconding prisoner. DeGress holds
Perkins from the reclamation CT the
Sheriff under provisions Of the fourth
section of the Civil Rights bill. He has
the approval of the United States Dis
trict Attorney and Commissioner Kiddoo.
Secretary Stanton approved the DeGrcss
proceedings, and Perkins will be tried
by the District Court rs soon as he is
able to stand the ordeal.
Over one million pounds of wool have
been shipped from Corpus Christi within
the last six months.
A telegraph line is soon to be built
between Indianola and San Antonio.
New YORK, Dec 3l.-Gen Sherman
arrived in Washington last Saturday
night.
The steamer Gettysburg isstill aground
at Annapolis. The Don has been selected
to go in her place upon the secret mis-
sion, and it is reported that Gen. Grant
is to accompany the expedition.
Chief Justice Chase denied an appli-
cation fer writ Of habcas corpus for the
release of DR.. Mudd. =
Receipts for internal revenue since
July 2st amounts to over one hundred
and sixty million dollars.
The Court of Appeals, at Albany, n.
Y, will to-day announce Humerons de-
cisions confirming the constitutionality
Of the excise law,
A young lady named Ellen Aic6rn was
lilled in Brooklyn yesterday by the ex-
plosion of kerosene oil while she was
pouring it from can on the fro.
John Gleason was stabbed and beaten
IN the Eighth avenue yesterday. He
will probably die. George Wilson has
,een arrested, charged with the deed.
Charles Jones (eolored), the alleged
Thompson street murderer, has been ar
ested, and also Thos. Cook, alias Swee-
icy white man }, his aceomplce.
GALVESTON, December 49, The en-
ire cargo of the steamer Peril, disabled
md towed back to New York, aud re-
hipped by steamer Iyber, is withheld
rom consignees. Agent Stafford Tiles
on requiring money deposited for the
general average. The owners of goods
re ready to sign, the bonds, but are
efused A jointspit will probably be
rought for detention and losses, which
re very heavy.
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by very respectable and intelligent
gentleman. citizen of New Haven,
Conn, that there are now hanging on
the walls of beast" Buffers residence,
at Lowell, two magnificent pictures
"Christ on the Cross" and Mary at the
Sepulchre," we think he stated--paintcd
by some great master, which are Of
$1,000 value each. They were plundered
from one of the elegant mansions Of
New Orleans-the mansion of one OF
the wealthiest gentlemen of the South
which Butler confscated, and appropri-
ated to headquarters purposes, and as
receptacle of stolen goods. Our infor-
nant was correspondent at New Or
leans when these pictures were shipped,
aud saw them on the vessel in the har-
hor
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JAcos1s VENGEANCE.

The three cent tax ON the cotton crop
Of the South will be enormous in the sg-
gregaie--amouuting to many millions
What benefit DO the cotton States de-
rive from this taxi tits crushing them
and the cotton interest. 1t ia creating
want where there was bankruptcy, indO-
Ience where there was industry. despair
where there was hope. The prospect of
being reduced TO territories, IS already
demoral;zing industry. RENTED to the
absolute control Of Congress, no man in
the South will be able to see an inch
beyond his nose. He will not know in
what hour squad Of soldiers may turn
him ont Of doors His land titles viii be
Insecure, and his personal property
in jeopardy. With the idea thai
The Government is still at war with the
son,h, The soldiery viii practice insnbor-
d;uai;on. and regard whatever they may
cove, As lawful prey. Labor will be
uuaits;nabie. i.ecause the negroes will be
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-12-31
TIE MUDD CASE,

The application for a writ Of bGbea;
corpus in the case of DR.. MuDD will not
be considered by the Supreme Court st
present. The Judges doubt the propriety
of giving it original jurisdiction, on the
ground that the court is one Of appeal
oa paiats Of law, and that if the writ be
granted. Mupp esnEst bs produced in
open cour. before fall bsEsk. ,fhs laat-
ter will probably be suspended until
Judge SwAYSF, of the Supreme Court,
holds term Of the United States Circuit
coaFt IN Alabama.
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POland-A Horrible State Of Affairs.

The Courier des Eats UHis pub
fishes some ekFaois nom Ia Frssss,
portion Of which We give:
A young Russian officer arrived at
wilma with dispatches for Mouravief
Tell me" said the General to him ARE
you armed. If not, take this" handing
him a pistol shoot the first man you
meet on the street. You will be sure TO
have killed an enemy Of Russia The
officer dined with the Generals staff
and their friends. The party was large
and wine VAS drank freely. After dinner
the odioer lsft With three comTadas.
" You did not ask, said one Of them,
Z" how we amuse ourselves after drinking.
Come and you will see They walked
OF and presently reached large shed,
from which horrible scent issued. By
the light Of lantern, which was placed
on hoCshead. the officer distinguished q
hundred corpses Of young men, almost
All clad in the garments Of persons in
easy circumstances. They we're thrown
together iuS;ssSss., isatsiy. cat and shot,
OF with broken skulls All had their
wrists tied. They we're Polish prisoners,
Who had been assassinated by the officers
Of Gen. Mouraviea's staff after leaving
the table. This Is the amusement A.
wilma On one occasion, a Governor
was attacked on the street By yeung
man with light hair By order o. .Iour-
svieg, all men With light hair we're az
rested. As each one was brought for
ward, MouravieG asked the Governor II
this vas the mGn2 X only know, be
replied, that be was = man with light
hair" Hang this one, said the Gen
ersL Six men Eere hanged The sew
enih declared that be vas he gully pee
son. A pcoE SidoS arTlsss-, 80 be-
knees, 10 Nouravieh, Tor pardon To- her
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Jefferkon Davis, Bible.

Everything connected with the truly
noble man who presided over the late
Confederacy, says the Tuscaloosa o.
serrer, and who nov suffers in silent
grandeur, must ever be interesting to
the people of our sunny land A friend
has related to the editor the following
beautiful little story, which he gives
from memory;
During the prosperous days of the
Confederacy lady Of Mississippi, well
known for her piety, her talents and her
devotion to the South, presented to Mr
Davis beautiful Bible, having on the
back in golden letters the words, "1o
the First President of the Confederate
States" Upon one of the blaps leaves
she penned the following lises, which, If
they did not contain prophecy, are, in
our judgment, full Of the beauty Of
poetry
" This i he rock Of faith and love,
o, rhicitaiui ON ii take thy stand:
And He who rules The power above,
VIII lead TO the pToEised land.
Tho bed SOl waves that round thee roar,
On either hand shall shrink away;
AID lhep shall pass Ia safety DER,
Like Moses through the dread array;
Another Marian then shall sing,
The triumphs Of our chosen race;
Aud hOnored more than bard or king,
In fame thou'lt take a dea;hless place ;"
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LOYAL 0gTaAeE.

1t seems that all outrages are 10,
perpetratad by rebels. On Friday, says
= dispatch, FIVE soldiers went from
Leavenworth 10 Ogden, Kansas, to arrest
deseriers. The Sergeant OommandiBg
the party wen. into house, attempted
an outrage on a woman, and on her hus
band attempting to 60 to her assistance,
he was shot dead. The citizens then at
tackled the soldiers, wounded two Of them
and captured the whole party, who are
held for trial by the civil authorities.
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THE oouNrRY's DHpRAvIrY.

Kentucky appears to be instituting
Lynch law within her borders. She is in
tested with set of men both white and
black who have no respect for life or prop
erty,age or sex. Their operations are quite
extensive, very bold, and in violation of
private and public rights. They have
dscountenanced all law, and spurn all
justice The peaceful occupations of
virtuous citizenship are not to their lk-
ing, nor are their products sacred from
seizure. They seem to act from the in
stinct of the wolf, and gather a living
where they have not labored. They are,
literally preying upon communities, rob-
bling the defenseless aud outraging the
helpless. Meanwhile the law is not en-
forced, and probably cannot be enforced.
Time, and the laws delays, are not sufi-
cient protection against this state Of
things. Yet protection is necessary,
and Lynch law is the deplorable
consequence. 1t was only last
week that eight armed black robbers were
met by an outraged community, and the
last one of them killed. They we're return
ing from robbing expedition, and when
challenged, fred on the challengers. The
whites returned the fire with the most
fearful result. We read Of other TRACE
dies in that unfortunate State. 1t is a
terrible thing to shoot down eight human
beings in time of peace But whoever
defes the laws of the land, is at war
with society. Arobber breaks into your
house, or steals your property. You con-
front him with that property in his
possession He fires on you with the
view of taking your life that be may
escape. Are you not at liberty to return
the fre2 Certainly, ifthe robber be white
man. Are freedmen to steal, rob and
plumber with IMMUNITY -Allthe nations
pursue, capture and execute pirates. Is
one who performs acts on land for which
pirates are killed for committing on the
high seas, any better, or less guilty than
a pirate2 We regret to perceive that
the mania for violence is invading other
States There is too much of this. The
people will not endure the evil great
while longer They viii, if they have
no law that can protect them, turn upon
tie evil doors and wreak summary ven
geance. There are already whispers of
vigilance committees and safely combi-
nations in many places, and only few
more outrages will suffice to bring the
thing to a head Let the bad men of
the county take warning in time. There
is determination on the part of COM
,nunities to protect themselves For the
sake of peace, for the sake Of a common
eouatry, we trust we shall never see
Lynch law setHp among the people
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M z DIcAL.
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 he following:
Let all who can believe facts, and can have
faith in evidence. read the following:
Knoo all Men bp these Presents, That on this
the twentieth day Of June. in the year of our
personally came Joseph Haydock to me. known
as such. and being duly sworn. deposed as fol-
lows: That he is the sole general agent for tho
United State and dependencies thereof, for pre-
parations or medicines known as MAGGIEL'S
PILLS and SALVE. and that the following
certificates are verbatum copies to the best OF
his knowledge and belief.
liz. JAMES SMETTRE. Notary Public,
Wall Street, New York.
DIR. MAGaIEL: 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. i can never write IL 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 amiss. JAMES MYERS,
June |, 1856. ZIG Avenue b.
This is to certify that was discharged from
the army with Chronic Diarrhoa, and have
been cured be DR.. Maggiel's Pills.
Now York. April Z. 1865. "a Pitt Street.
The following is an interesting case Of man
employed in an Iron Foundry, who, in pouring
melted iron into a 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 dreadfuly. The following
certificate was given to me by him about eight
weeks after the accident:
NV YORK, Jan. II, 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 Maggiei's
Salve. and it cured me in few weeks. This is
all true. and any body can now see me at Jack
sons Iron Works. Second Avenue.
j. HARDY
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From the Petersburg lNa.l Express.
At "a called meeting Of the Society of
Alumni. Of The Virginia Military Insti-
iuie, held at the Institute on the l,h day
Of October, 1866, il was resolved to erect
some suitable memorial in homer Of tEe
heroic virtues which marked the chsrac-
ter Of iheis late f-Fosessor-Gen. I. J.
Jackson. Afler consultation with the
superintendent, Gen I. II. Smith, aud
the B0art Of Visitors. IL was proposed to
erect al lhc Institute Memorial Chapel,
on plan in harmony with the barrheks
aud other buildings In the center 81
this chapel will lie placed a marble statue
Of JscksSa, ami susls OF Generals Rhodes,
Garland, Cruichfeld and other disliu-
guished graduates who feilin the late war
In the chapel will also be placed mu-
Tas tablets Of marble, bearing ,ho names
Of those sleven Of the Y. NJ l., who fell
during The memorable struggle for South
ern Independence
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The Painting 70 Semitic valley'-Card
from Mr. Crosby.


EpITen PUBLIC LEDGER My Dear
Sir At recent auction sale of paint
ings in Boston, a small picture of Bier
stadts, "a by IS inches, a view of the 70
Semitic Valley, was sold for $500, and
the sale having been extensively noticed
by the press, as indicating the great
value of Biersiadt's works, many subscri-
bers of the Art Association have been led
to confound this little view with Bier
stadl's celebrated painting, THE 70
Semitic Valley"
As it may not be generally known,
permit me space to further state, in ex
PLANTATION, that Bierstsdt has painted
several = perhaps eight or ten small
studies of this fsvorite subject of his pen
ell, the Z" Yo Semitic Valley" Two Of
them are owned in this city, one by Gov.
Bross, | believe, and one by Mr.. Nicker
son. The superb painting which is the
property of the Association, and which
has forever associated Biersradts fame
with the great California valley, is feet
by Il in size 1t is now exhibiting by
the Association at Philadelphia, and is
one of the premiums to be awarded by
the committee ia the drawing which will
take place on the 2lst day of January,
as announced. am, dear sir,
Very truly yours, U. Il. CROSBY.
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TIE rERRIBLE "RRlcK.n

BRlcE PoAERoY is terrible fellow.
His last victim is Judge BUSTED, oil
Alabama, man sen: down from New
York to administer justice among the
Rcbs. This man PexRRoY, says the
Mobile Tribune, has pounded INTO a
jelly the sweetscenied bones of Moxa-
MORTON; set fire to the historic shirt tail
Of General WAsHBURS branded the
stripes of the country's flag on the classic
form of the Great BUTLER; stirred up
the perfumed carcass of BRowNLow till
the fog of cholera and Egyptian plague
exuded from his pores; spoken dis
respectfully of LIScoLNi sneered at
SEWARD; belabored BEEcHER; pictured
RAYMOND as he is; repeatedly alluded
to Congress as the Pump" and US
gang Of political adulterers and hypo-
critical knaves. And now-yes, now
having worn himself out on the great
and good men Of the North, he has the
to come South and attack one
,f Alabamas most houored citizens.
Avauntl thou wicked Brick. STUFF
he skins of the victims thou hast already
lain, before venturing over our border
a search of others
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Say A New Orleans dispatch says that
General SHERMAN has called the special
attention Of the Congressional Commit
tee to the treatment of Fedora! officers
and Freedmen's agents by the civil courts
of Louisiana and Texas.
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@-ALouisviIle dispatch says: jon

ES- A Louisville dispatch says: ions
W. PERgISs, an Englishman aged sixty.
FIVE, the porter recently convicted Of pee
ulations from WATERs & Fox, his EN-
ployers, bat pardoned after sentence, to
day cnt his vife's throat, killing her in
SANITY. lie then cut his or throat
His recovery is doubtful He is geaer
ally considered dcranged from HE lat
troubles.
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instructed to make no contracts. and
observe no faith With the planters All
local affairs committed to military
officers and those appointed to Office by
by them, dissatisfaction will exist every
where, and civil commotion become inn
ninent, If not fact The people will
be 10 man, disaiIected towar! the Gov
ment, and the old flag will become an
ensign Of oppression. Vengeance is
mine, saith the LonD. LORD, Thou art
mistaken, say the Jacobins--it is ours.
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son. He was very young and had been
dragged, she said, into insurrection,
Come Tomorrow, said Mouravieff,
you shall have him" She came; Mour-
avief kept his word, but he had hanged
him.
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Firo-Proof BuiIdings.

DE 1T ORDAINED BY TIIR BOARD OF
ID Mayor and Aldermen Of the City OF Men-
mis- That Sc iian 3, page In. of Bridges Di-
ges, Of the ordinsnees on :. :, Fire Limits and
hereby SO amenied as % read a. follows, ts-Eit-
'' II shall aot be lawful. and all Persons arc
forbidden 90 increase or add 10 the dimension
Of any building already erected. or t0change or
alter the construction thereof, under thu prs
tense ul repsiring. OF any protensa whatever. or
h cause the same o. DC done within tho liar its
ocsrribcsi IN the first SEXTON Of this ofdinaysce
ur TO repair the E0Ois OF any part OF any such
bulldog or 10 causc the sane 10 be done. or to
rebuild any building partially destroyed ~ ere
~ Otherwise, or 10 cause the same 10 be re-
paired except BY using In such repairs such
materials ~ will not increase tho danger in ease
Of ire P,sss.s..i, ts=steF. Jnat special dis
pnnrations or permits for alteration Of b1ild-
ines may be granted by tho Fire Warden. with
the sanction Of n majority Of the Fire Commit
tee and Board Of Aldermen. upon the written
petition Of the pagties. desiring such alteration.
rcttine fnrth .-seidcally the character and ex-
tent Of The same
Autsogcd Dec. q, ls66.
W. D. LOFLAND. Mayor.
Attest L. r. RlcHARBs. City Resister. ~
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IT-CRAIG's Telegraph News Associa-
lion have leased the New Orleans and
Balize telegraph line for a term Of years
This line iEiercepts vessels I've 70 ten
hours sail below New Orleans, giving
the Association a great advantages in OBJ
tanning news from Cuba, Mexico and
Iexss
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s1- The country enjoyed itself very
much over General Pores celebrated
horse act Of getting his headquarters in
the saddle PRENTICE thought that was
better place for headquarters than
HEADQUARTERS.