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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-07-21
THE DUEL NEAR MEMPHIS

Fight Between Henderson Taylor, Esq.
and Captain Alonzo Greenlaw-The For
mer Mortally Wounded the First Fire
Particulars.
From the Memphis Argus, l3thl
One of the most melancholy affairs il
has ever been our duty to record, trans
pired in Mississippi few miles below
the city yesterday afternoon, resulting
in the death of well-known citizen al
the hands of anothcr. As near as we
ear. ascertain, the facts are as follows
Two or three days since Mr.. Hen
derson Taylor, who is a brother of a
well-known fellow citizen, DR.. Arthur
X. Taylor, and Captain Alonzo Green
law, (son of Mr.. W. B. Greenlaw, J
met on the. street. After a few words,
Capt. Greenlaw struck MI. Taylor in
the face with his open hand. The mat
ter went NO farther at that time, but the
next day, Monday, we believe, Capt.
Grcenlaw received a note from Mr..
Taylor, which resulted in the parties,
accompanied by friends, repairing to a
point in Mississippi, six or seven miles
below the city.
At that point a duel was fought be-
tween the two gentlemen yesterday af-
ternoon. We learn that Col. Milton
Haynes acted as second to Mr. Taylor,
and Mr.. Gift for Capt. Greenlaw. The
distance was ten PAGES, the weapons
navy %repeaters.y
According to our informant, the
principals were to fire at any time after
the words, care you ready-fre"
and we're to continue discharging their
weapons until one of the two fell. The
weapons we're discharged almost stimuli.
taneously, and Mr.. Taylor fell MORALLY
wounded in the bowels at the first fire.
We know nothing authentic Of the
origin of the difficulty which has result
ted so tragically, and whose sad fea-
lures are rendered doubly sad by the
fact that both are gentlemen of fine So
cial standing, and connected with two
of our Oldest, most esteemed families.
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A friend Of General Magruder, who
has "the best meahSa 'Cf'ki6xing,"
writes to the Baltimore Gazette that
no faith should be put in the stsae-
meuts recently taHsh>d ID tie eject
that he has petitioned the Government
for leave to return to this country, or
that he had written . lettsr dating that
the Imperial Goveypmept u Reukrupt
and going to destruoHoA
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Interview Between the President
aud MisAourt C0ngressmen.
Nrw YoRx, July l3.-A Washing

Interview Between tho President
aud Missouri Congressmeu.
NEW YoRx, July ls.-A Washing.
ton special contains the following:
Appointment citizen Of Missouri, md
an old friend ofMr. Johnson. called
Yesterday at the White House with
Mr.. Thomas E. Noel, In relation to the
peculiar political position Of Missouri.
The object Of these gentlemen was to
apprise the President Of the fact that
Gov. Fletcher and the Radicals Of the
State had boldly threatened ITO carry
the coming election by force of arms ;
and that they were organizing their
militia and secret leagues for that pur-
pose. They statad that arms were
being shipped to different parts Of the
State, and that an effort would be msde
to send companies of Radical militia,
commanded by appointees Of Gov.
Fletcher. with negro troops, into the
large Conservative counties, for the
purpose of lettering the people from
voting, or forcing them TO vote the
Radical ticket in self protection.
They asked the President whether
he intended that Gov. Fletcher, Mcneil,
and others like them, should have Son
troll of the military department, and
whether the people we're to be left AZ
the mercy Of Fletcher's militia and ne.
gro troops,
The President replied that without
intending to make any political issue
with Gov. Fletcher, he would see that
the people were protected in the full
enjoyment Of their civil and political
rights.
Mr. Noel then said: "But suppose
Mr.. President, that the citizens Of any
county apply to the commander of the
district department, and he. refuses to
interfere for their protectionw tta n. D
= Then apply to the Secretary of
War; replied the President. $3.50. yr r
But our people will not apply to
him." said Nh. Noel. ="
"Then apply to me-" said the Presi-
dent. sit is the duty o fthe Executive
to protect all citizens of the United
States from all violence, while in the
enjoyment of their rights as citizens"
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The Utility Of a Bad Handwriting.

a estern paper relates q neat story
Of a gentleman in Michigan who owned
a building on the lands Of the Michigan
Central Railway. The company desir-
ing him to remove IT, the Superintend-
ent, who writes an uncouth hand, sent
him q short letter, ordering its removal
at once. The house was not taken
away. however, and three months after
ward the Superintendent met the own.
'er. and was highly indignant 1t bic
d~ilAtoinsss, The explanation was
li49s made; "a notice had been re-
s ss'Ss Is. 1 Ssa !ga sssSS aI sisSs {. q I
.AfNepa, and 6poni thAt suggestion
'Ne9HsC qf he SSliding Ela Sssn Il.
ding over The lrosd tire, months, the
ScAdSes6sS telagas unslls - tho rest
tede3pAse IT, d q ab'l.s yi
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To the President.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington,
July H.-Sir: Your resignation Of the
Office Of Post Master General, rendered
in your letter of the 11th inst, b here.
by accepted. Fully a~pprecistinHA yoav
kind assurance OF personal fegasd, TIN
truly and respectfully yourS,, So
ANDREW JoHNsoN.
To Hon. VIM. Dennison. 1bt
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-07-21

In consequence Of the nsv develop
tinestaH fneardtag. Ne testimony given
IN the assassination trial, effosts are be-
ing made to obtain the release Of Span
gier. OF Ford's fAeateh who Wal cent
TO Dry Tortugas. being fbanA gutRv Of
being Accessory aesr IT, (Sct % ~
murder Of Mr.. Ii1osh wekpovn.
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MONETARY.
A1xr1 HOUSE
"a. WIRELESS 81 90.
Is UNION srsr.r, NAsHvlLLr,

nEALERs In foreign and domestic Ex-
Dchange, Uncurrent Money, Gold and
Silver, Government Vouchers, State and
United States Bonds, Foreign and Domes-
tic Bills,
They take great pleasure In calling the
attention Of their old friends, and the ira
ding public generally, 70 the fact that their
fully ask q Share Of their patronage. Be-
low are our rates for uncurrent Bank
notes, etc.: T.
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TIF NEW ERA NONENIBIlR 20. 1850.

In the provision market there Is a
considerable decline.
The beef and pork spectators have
suffered severe losses, as Will be seen
from the following statement OF the Al
bany Argus:
We have never known prices to drop
so rapidly and heavily as they nave Gu
ring the past five or SIN weeks. Inc
losses sustained by dealers must De re-
markably heavy-certalnly over hal1 a
million dollars on the beeves that nave
passed through our State, from the West,
since the middle of October, and proba-
bly nearly or quite as much on hogs.
One dealer who had about 900 head OF
cattle in market last week lost upwards
of $50 per head on them. He will have
| 200 head in this week, on which it is
altogether likely he will lose as much
more. It is not uncommon to hear OF
middle-men who are losing every week
81 200 or more on droves of less than
100 head. Some have already eXhaus-
ted their capital; others have sWamped
both capital and credit, and more must
go under. Nobody pretends to know
whether the bottom has been reached,
but buyers from the Eastareacting with
great cautiou-buying only enough to
supply regular customers, and are tax
ing whatever else that goes through
their hands only on commission. There
is no disposition to speculate.
The flour, wheat and corn markets
are lower.
Coal has fallen, and the GOLFERS are
not making much profitatpresent prices,
but transportation is as high as overland
the railroads and boats, &c. have, through
their exhorbitant freights, the heavier
share of the profits of the coal trade.
On the whole the purchasing power
of the currency has increased oflate, and
it is the general impression that prices,
would fall gradually to a still more rea-
sonable standared if Congress would re-
duce taxation, and authorize the Secre-
tary of the Treasury to continue to in
crease the rate at which the legal tend
ers are withdrawn under the present
| law
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ECIAL NOTICES

ls3grDR. SCHENCK's PULMoNIC SYRUP.
This great medicine cured Dr. J. H.schenct.
the Proprietor, of Pulmonary Consumption.
when it had assumed its most formidable as
pect and when speedy death appeared to BE-
inevitable HISS physicians pronounced his
case ineurable, when he commenced the Use
of this simple but powerful remedy His
health was restored in q very short time, and
no return of the disease has been apprehend=
ed, for al the symptoms quickly disappeared.
and his present weight is more than two hum
dred pounds.
Since his recovery, he has devoted his at
tention exclusively to the cure of Consump-
ton and the diseases which are usually COM
plieated with it, and the cures effected by hi
medicines have been very numerous and tru4
wonderful DR.. Schencls makes professional
visits to several of the larger cities weekly
where he has large concoursc of patients
and it IS truly astonishing to see poor con-
sumptives that have TO be lifted out of then
carriages, and in few months healthy, robust
persons DIR. SCHENCKS PULMONIC
SYRUP, SEA WEED TONIC, and MAN
DRAKE PILLS are generally All required i'll
curing Consumption. FuA directions accom-
pany each that any one can take them
without seeing DIR. Schenck, but when it is
convenient 1t is best to see him He gives ad-
vice free but for thorough examination with
his Respirometer his fee is three dollars.
Please observe, when purchasing, that the
two tikenesses of the Doctor-one when in
the last stage Of Consumption, and the other
ho !; -
Government stamp.
Sold BY all Druggists AID Dealers, price
$50 per bottle, or $3.50 the half-dozen. Al
letters for advice should be addressed to Dr.
ScHENeK's Principal Office, No. Is North 9th
Street, Philadelphia, Pa. General Wholesale
Agents: Demas Barnes g. Co.. N. Y; S. 5.
Hanee, Baltimore, Md. John d. Parke, Gin
cnnati, Ohioi Walker & Taylor, Chicago,
III; Collins Bros, st. Louis, Mo.
Nov. 20, 1866. Nov. s, 1866.
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at, and which conflict not with his clear
convictions of duty and OF right. Pos
sibly such common ground may be dis
covered, such results attained. We
should rejoice if they could but we ac-
knowledge that our strong fears are, that
no such happy issue to the portentous
difficulties In which we are involved
awaits us. There is q spirit abroad in
our land, ruling the hour, from whose
workings we fear the worst. 1t is a
spirit of irreverence, Of self-exaltation,
of lawlessness. The most sacred ordi-
names of society-the most venerable
institutions of Government-the wisest
laws for the protection of rights, perso
nal and relative, are as chaf before its
fierce and consuming breath. It fears
nothing nothing which in
terferes with its deadly progress. 1t
tramples constitutions under foot--sneers
at the authority of traditions invested
with the sacredness of law by the lapse
of ages, and holds in utter contempt
the great relations Of the social state
upon which the true happiness and
glory of man depend. This spirit en-
kindled the war fires which have Just
desolated our land. 1t now rules in some
of the controlling minds of the majority
in Congress; and if permitted to bear
sway in our national legislation, will
whelm in utter ruin all that is truly
valuable and just and honorable in our
once free, constitutional government.
The nation, therefore, awaits the as
sembling of Congress, with an interest
hardly felt at any former period of our
history.
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FALL IN PRICES.

1t is cause for congratulation among
housebeepers that there is promise of a
general decline in prices of goods and
merchandise. Within few days past,
wholesale prices have come down with
almost unexampled rapidity. Specu-
lators, who have been buying up pro-
duce in large quantities iii order to con-
troll the market, will lose fearfully, and
we are glad Of it, for where one will
thus suffer, thousands will be benefited.
Retailers will struggle of course, to put
up prices to the past standard-but their
success at best, must be temporary
Those who yield to the pressure, gradu-
ally and gracefully, Will come out safest.
For this extraordinary decline in prices,
various reasons are assigned. The de
cline in the cattle market, is attributed
to the large stock of cattle in the
country.
In other interests, dizziness in trade
has forced large spectators to hold
their boarded stocks, until to meet their
liabilities, they We're compelled to sell
at whatever prices they could get.
Another reason assigned is, that the
foreign demand caused by the failure of
the crops in Great Britain last year, in
connection With the dawn Of the war,
has ceased, as England has been more
fortunate, and the plentiful harvests in
Russia supply whatever Deficiencies that
may there exist. The market, there
fore, may be glutted during the coming
winter, and retailers would do we'll to
stand from under.
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POWER OF lMAGINATToN.-A wealthy
lady had tickling in her throat and
thought a bristle Of her tooth brush had
gone down and lodged in her gullet.
Her throat daily grew worse. 1t was
badly infamed, and shes sent for the fam
lily doctor. He examined it carefully
and assured her that nothing was the
matter-it was amere nervous delusion,
he said Still her throat troubled her,
and she became so much alarmed that
she was sure she would die. A friend
suggested that she should call in DR..
Jones, a young man just commencing
practice. She did not at first like the
idea, but finally consented, and DR..
Jones was called. He was u person OF
good address and polite manners. He
looked carefully at her throat and asked
several questions as to the sensation at
tho seat of the malady, aud finally an
nounced that he could relieve her in g
short time. On his second visit he
brought with him delicate pair OF for
ceps, in lhe teeth Of which ne had inser-
ted a bristle taken from an ordinary
tooth brush. The rest can be imagined.
The lady threw back her head: the for
ceps were carefully introduced into her
mouth; pick, q loud scream, and ii VAS
all over; the young physician, with a
smiling face. was holding it UP inspect
ing with lively curiosity the extracted
bristle. The patient was IN raptures.
She Immediately recovered her health
and spirits, and went about everywhere
sounding the praise of 'her SAVIOR as
she persisted in calling the dexterous
OPERATOR
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IRELAND,

For some months past the English
Government has fattered itself that
Fenianism was essentially dead, at least
in Ireland. The stern measures adopted
for its suppression, We're thought to have
proved efectual, and Fenians We're be-
ginning to be looked upon again as
mythical beings, existing, if anywhere,
only in the Northern States, uttering
threats against Canada. But recent
events show that Fenianism still lives
in Ireland, and is as active and deter
mined in the accomplishment Of its
purposes as ever. 1t is stated that
within three weeks past the British
authorities have been put in possession
Of information, that, if Fenianism be
treason, and if the punishment Of trea-
son be death, ,cotId =consign one-half the
adult male population Of the country to the
gdllous.o Satisfied that an attempt at
revolution cannot be stified, the Govern
ment, it is alleged, has determined to
let the storm come, and strive to wealth
er ito let the Fenians rise and fight it
out. 1t is thought that about the first
of January lively times may be seen in
the Emerald Isle.
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THE CRISIS IN BUSINESS.

The commercial and financial reaction
which was manifested last week in new
York and elsewhere still continues to a
great extent. Stocks and gold have not
recovered the rates OF the previous week.
The banks are more chary of discounts.
They lend money now at six OF seven
per cent, instead of four or five. The
stock cliques are somewhat shaken, and
holders of railroad stocks are anxious
to sell
AS to dry goods they are dull of sale,
even at most reduced prices. Holders
Of large quantities of high-priced impor-
ted goods are shipping them back to
Europe.
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II is said you may g choke a dog with
pudding" An amusing illustration of
such a process may be seen in the effect
produced in some quarters, by the decla-
ration OF certain Northern Democratic
journals infavorof "universal suffrage
This was more than leading radical phi
lanthropists bargained for. For i" dis
loyal Democrats" 'malignant Copper
heads" to pronounce in favor Of a meas
ure which was to be the central support
of radicalism, knocks the breath quite
out of the bodies OF these sublimated
philosophers. The pudding evidently
chOkes.
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cEyEH4L NEWS .WISCELLAN \

\ waterproof shirt is one OF the 'a'ee'
inventions.
"Woman is a Observation-Disclosures VIII
hug delusions.'
There is $500 laundresses III Ne"
York city.
The first snow of the season in Phila-
delphia fell last Thursday.
John Morrissey is reported to have
given 1900 to a church IN ne" AoiN'
The Old Dominion says Norfolk Is
crowded with cotton bales.
Texas has raised a greater amount OF
cotton than she can gather.
Hon. John Y. Frierson is named 1of
Y. S. Senator from South Carolina.
Hon. Cave johnson, of Tennessee, IS
lying SO i'll that his physicians despair
of his recovery.
The Sunday liquor law in st. Louis
has been announced by the Supreme
Court Of Missouri.
Senator DooIittle has returned to New
Orleans from the Rio Grandc.
Pork packing began at Louisville Oh
the 22d. and seven hundred hogs were
killed that day.
The postal servicein the eleven South
ern States, which before the war never
paid expenses, has netted over S2oo,ooo
profit during the past year.
\ prospectus has been issued by Mr.;
II. Rives Pollard for the publication OF
a weekly paper, entitled ''7he so@fhe'"
Opinion"
Ex-Governor Winston, Of Alabama,
has been elected to the position of Y. 5.
Senator from that State for the long
term, commencing next March.
Miss Catharine Sullivan, a daughter
of Matthew Sullivan, a lock keeper on
the North River canal, about five miles
below Lexington was accidentally
drowned on Monday last.
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FIendis7s outrage om tic WUe Of q
(IergYfltGit.

BOSTON, Nov. 17th.--A brutal and
outrageous assault was committed last
Friday forenoon on the person Of the
wife of Rev. David A. Watson, resid
ing on Spring Hill, Somerville, by q
colored man, who is supposed to be one
James Robertson, who has been hang
ing around the vicinity of Cambridge
for the past few days. The black vii
lain entered the house after ten O'Clock,
and, finding the lady alone, made q foul
proposition to her, accompanying it with
threats of personal violence, and even
death, if she did not submit. In addi-
ton to her entreaties to be spared from
his british passion she held out sum
of money, which he finally took, and
also pistol which struck his fancy; but
after receiving them, in spite Of her
struggles and entreaties he effected his
foul purpose and hastily left, and up 10
this time hasnot been arrested. a COM
plete description of the rascal identifies
him as negro who was arrested as q
vagrant and suspicious character, and
lodged in the Fifth Police Station in
Cambridge on Thursday night. The
friends OF the lady are highly eNaspera-
ted at the affair, and it is hoped that his
arrest will speedily be made and sum-
mary Justice dealt out to him. The off
GERS are on his track.
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TIE BALTIMORE COMMERCIAL.

Lieutenant-Gene c. G. Cox, of Ma
ryland, who was one of the founders OF
the Baltimore Commercial, has retired
from his connection with that able
journal. Mr.. Win. Wales is now the
sole editor and proprietor. The Com
mercim has exerted an important in
huence in effecting the recent great and
most desirable change in the status of
political parties in Maryland, and is a
heightened conservativeandc commercial
organ.
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CONGRESS-.

RARELY in the history Of our Govern
ment has the assembling of Congress
been looked forward to with so general
and intense an interest as at present.
Each House has the numerical strength
to carry its measures, despite any oppo-
sition they may encounter from the
President; and in each House there are
leading members of the majority, who,
Judging from their course at the last
session, and from their declarations
since, are prepared to urge very extreme
measures, both against the South and
against PresidentJ ohnson. But whether
the requisite two-thirds are prepared to
follow their leadership in such measures,
cannot be known until Congress shall
have assembled and entered upon its
duties. It has been intimated from q
variety of sources that both on the part
of the President and Of some Of the most
prominent members Of the opposition
there exists a disposition to compro-
mise, and that measures will be suggest
ed by the former in his forthcoming
Message, which will be made the basis
OF final settlement Of our difficulties,
connected with reconstruction. Whether
these intimations have any foundation
in fact, we are unable to say. That the
President has yielded, or will yield the
important objections which he has here
tofore presented against the proposed
amendment of the Constitution, and
against other Congressional measures
which he has vetoed we do not believe
lie could not do this without the gross
est inconsistency, nor without repudi-
ating the opinions of the ablest consti-
tutional lawyers Of the land, who, with
singular tlnanimity have sustained him
in his Interpretation Of the Consti-
tuition, in its application to these CUES
tons OF difference between Congress
and himself. But we do believe that
President johnson would hail With
pleasure the suggestion from any source,
of Il plan for the adjustment OF our ma
tional troubles, which, in his opinion, is
in harmony with the obligations im-
pOscu, difu tHC llSHto SetulSe ny tNc
Constitution, and to which Congress
would give its support. His great pur
pose-his absorbing desire is, to restore
the lately insurgent but now submissive
and loyal States, to their legal relations
to the Federal Gevernment,-to present
to the world once more the American
Union in its unbroAen strength, invested
with all its pristine capacity and power
20 secure prosperity and happiness at
home, and command respect and diff'use
blessings abroad. However strong may
be his faith in the policy inaugurated
by President Lincoln, and which he has
sought faithfully to carry out, he is
ready, we doubt not, to adopt any other
whie), promises the happy resultsalmed
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" iia Il EFT REP RTS
MARTINSBURG PRODUCE MARK

MARTINSBURG PRODUCE MARKET
CORRECTED WEEKLY BY C. NJ. sHAFFEp
November %, 1866
Butter 40 cts; Eggs. IS cts; Lard, y. cts
Tallow, 10 cts; Soap, 10 cts: Bacon Hams. y. =
cts; Bacon Sides, Il cts; White Beans. s. On
Washed Wool, 53 cts; Unwashed Wool - =
cts: Glover Seed S7.25; Timothy Seed, s. =
Fax Seed, $500; Pared apples, 10 cts.;Ue!
pared Peaches, - cts.
MARTINSBURG FLOUR AND GRAIN
MARK EFT
CORRECTED WEEKLY
Extra Flour SIS Corn, 60 cts Oats 81 -
White Wheat s. 90@3.00; Red do, s.. 9l6
293; Rye 10.
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The Conservative Army and Navy
Union, at meeting in Washington, on
Thursday night last, adopted resolu-
tons recommending the rejection of the
constitutional amendment and the ex-
tension oi suffrage to the negro.