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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-11-30

seA- DR.. W. w. Alexander, recently
editor of radical paper at Athens,
Tenn, called the Republican, has with
drawn from it, and the Loyal League at
that place, because, as he says, the
League had been perverted from the
purpose of its institution. He charges
that it is now used to promote indi-
vidual and partizan ends, and we have
no doubt many other white members are
beginning to see the same thing, and
that in consequence they will soon fol-
low the example Of DR.. Alexander. The
Knoxville (Tenn.) Press comments as
follows
Thousands Of Union men in East Ten
nessee, as elsewhere, Joined the league
in the honest belief that the organization
was what it pretended to bean instru.
ment fer the restoration and preservation
of the Union and constitutional liberty
under the Constitution. They little
dreamed that it was but a mere machine
in the hands of INSCRIPTIONS men, TO
destroy all respect for law, to set aside
the Constitution, TO establish a most
grinding tyranny, to bring about the
degradation of the white race, and make
the negroes the rulers in all matters,
national, State aud municipal But so
it is and so they themselves must now
see it. They must now see that they
have been betrayed into the prostration
of their own race before the superiority
fthe negro. They must now see that
they have bound themselves to do the
dirty work Of a gracelsss- set Of dema-
gogues whose patriotism and loyalty are
measured solely by their personal
schemes for power. They must now see
that instead Of restoring the Union and
preserving herights Of the people under
the Constitution, they are lending their
aid to corrupt faction, whose aims by
day and by night, are 10 keep alive the
fires of strife and ultimately to fasten
upon us a negro despotism which them
selves established in perpetual authority.
They must now see how local demagogues
and tricksters are taking advantage Of
their league obligations, to foisi them
selves into every place, high or low, that
nav become vacant Not a city Office
becomes vacant, but some irresponsible
fellow is found worming himself through
the negro Leagues and securing his
nomination, and, thereby, bis election.
The citizens Of q town or city cannot be
called upon to choose Mayor 70 super
iotend their municical interests, without
some bird Of passage, some sloughed-od
pretender from the region Of the ice
bergs, some WORKOUT demag0gue, some
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-11-30
omer. Of the oon.tItutIon Of the state,


Omega Of the Constitution Of the State,
is apparent to every man not a born
Ounce. That Convention Of the people
of Tennessee would be anything but
peaceful would be the fault Of the dom
mating tyrants Of the State, and be the
consequence of the contemplate despot-
ism Of small and unprincipled men, which
had Bingham for one of its most ofiicious
founders, and Of whom he was small
chief The people of the State do want
peace and ''mean to have it." But it
may not be the calm of despotism, and the
endurance Of oppression in the rule OF
ignorance, which they seek. Nor will
they thank pretended Conservative
newspaper for acting as the apologist
and indorser of this semioffiicial threat
of the Knoxville Whig- The man who
could make the Endorsement would
delight in being the executioner, if it
was safe and would pay, no matter
whether the right was on one side or the
other. If a convention should be held,
and the melish should dispense it at
the point of the bayonet," let the apollo
gist for tyranny be promoted to bring
the "coil of rope" and assigned to
his appropriate work" As the Office
would suit his capacity and heart, we
dominate James B. Bingham for chief
langman.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
Just in Season.

NEW SMYRNA Figs. in drums, half and
quarter drums. and cartoons.
NEW TURKISH PRUNES. in jars and in bu L
NEW LAYER RAIsINs, wholes. half and
quarter boxes.
NEW VALENCIA RAIsINs. wholes, halfan
quarter boxes.
CRYSTALIZED LEMON PEEL.
cRYSTALIZED ORANGE PEEL.
cITR0N. PRESERVED LINES.
PRESERVED PINE APPLE.
Shaker PRESERVES and JELLIEs.
PICKLES-English and American-gallons,
half. quarter and eighth gallon.
SAUCES, ell styles and kinds.
CATSUPs. all kinds and styles. and BY the
SALON.
White Wine and Cider VINEGAR. choice.
Pine WINES. BRANDIBs and WHISKY.
London PORTER and Scotch ALE.
DESSICATED COCOA NUT. for pies aud
puddiugs-a new ard very superior article
New MACKEREL. Mess No. !. No. 2.and No. 3.
Smoked SALMON and HALLITEM.
Extra Large Smoked HERRINGs.
Choice TBAs. all kinds.
Cbaice RIO. LAGrTRA, o. g. JAVA and
MOCHA COFREES.
NAVY BEANS. DRIED GREEN PEAS.
HOMINY. 6RITs. S. g. RICE, Etc., Etc.
SPICER, ANDERSON 4 CO.,
30s Main Street.
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I6s- The sheriff of Washington county,
N. c., was recently shot down by negro
thief, named Stephen ellis, who had
sought refuge there from the officers OF
the law 10 Martin county. A requisition
having been made upon Sheriff Bate
man, he proceeded with file of U. S.
soldiers to arrest ellis, and not finding
him at home, searched the woods and
brush near his house, where he was found
secreted The demand for surrender
was scornfully laughed at, and when
Sheriff Bateman advanced in the dis
charge of his duty, he was met by load
of buckshot from the hands Of the negro
even in the presence of squad Of uni
ted States troops-the effects of which
it is supposed will result seriously, if not
fatally, to Mr.. Bateman. ellis escaped.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-11-30

I6y- The Columbus Miss Indes
copies portion of our comments on che
affair at Columbus, an account of which
we took from the Avalanche, and denies
the truth of the statement published in
that paper and copied and commented
on by ourselves. The index is right in
supposing Memphis editors incapable OF
intentional misstatements, and will per
haps find the guilty party by looking to
some correspondent at home, who has
imposed on us here. The Index says;
The only affair, in the remotest degree
similar to il, ever transporting IN Column
bus, was on a day when the negroes
were to hold a meeting here, to nomi.
nate candidates for the State Conven-
ton. From forty to sixty deluded fools
among them marched through the prin-
cipal streets, some of them with guns,
others with pistols, some of them with
no arms at all, and their object in
stead of being to demand bread was to
give a dignity and importance to their
appearance If an idea of protection
existed in any breasts at all, it must have
dwelt in those martial Muggnses, for
some of them did get vague information
that the white folks would not allow them
to assemble together, and perhaps they
imagined that the CLEAN of few shot
guns might preserve harmony between
themselves and the "plain people" The
police and military quietly disarmed
them, and they very peacefully held their
M Getting.
This is tame and fiat revision of the
startling event, but it is the true one,
The report is a ridiculous mistake. We
correct it, and insist that for the press to
circulate such things is to fill the ne
groes minds with notions they might not
have entertained beforehand to protest
against newspaper correspondents de-
basing the great medium of news with
such sensational fabrcations. The Mem
phis editorial corps, of course. are too
dignifed and truthful knowingly to en-
courage it.
While we insert the above, because, by
copying a portion of our comments, the
Inder has called us first to account for
the misstatement, which we regret, and
promptly correct, we do not concur in
the idea that statements of this nature are
now merely sensational. We know that |
the Southern States TEEN with thieves
and outlaws, and are, therefore, the more
excusable if mlsled into particular
erroneous statement We have reason
to look for bold depredations when so
many will not work and must eat. IT
measures are not taken to compel labor,
The hour may be longer off than we think
Or fear, but it is not distant, and will
come, when bread will be wrested by
which has not been procured by
And while we are careful to
avoid statements which are untruthful, it
will be well to provide for the results Of
Incidence and vagrancy, or we shall have
startling events which will be no
myths.
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16rWe recently, copied from the Gre

B6s-We recently copied from the Gre
NADIA Sentinel an article severely reflect.
ing on Judge Cothran, of the Circuit
Court of the Tenth Mississippi District,
for alleged refusal to try cause in court
after General Ord had issued an order
forbidding such action, and expressed
the hope that the statement of the Sen
tiElel might prove erroneous. A friend
from Mississippi informs us that our
contemporary was partly in error Judge
Cothran being privately asked whether,
if the case were brought before him, he
would hear it, replied that he preferred
it should not be brought up. His friends
claim that he would not have shirked his
duty under the law had the cause reached
an issue.
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"The Radical Conventions

Just before the elections, our columns
were so crowded, that we did not find
room to insert the proceedings of pub
lie meeting in Marcy county, Georgia,
to provide for the election of "Conser-
vative" candidates in General Pope's
Convention, and which were forwarded
to be published in the Day Book. But
the Pope.nigger.C Convention has carried
the day, and the darkies are already in
council, and therefore, it is hardly worth
while to print the resolutions in question
now. The subject, too, is so monstrous,
the horror SO transcendant, the sin
against God and the crime against civil
cation so beyond any mere expression
of terms or words, that we absolutely
shrink from referring to these niger
conventions. Indeed, they are to US I'M
accountable-the lunacy, sin and crime,
and filthiness so transcend all the hor-
rors and crimes of the past, that we
sometimes wonder outraged Heaven does
not strike the criminals with thunder.
bolts at once, unless, indeed, it means a
still more horrible punishment than i'm
mediate death for sins so unforgivable.
But patience the devil sometimes gives
long credits to his agents, but exacts a
terrible interest at last, and these &C.
cursed miscreants, these Howards, Popes
aud Bureau monsters, will be punished
as awfully as their crimes are abhorrent
to God and man IN Y. Ddy Book.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-11-30
Warming to Early Risers.

The recent life of Josiah Quincy has
the following good anecdote:
One day Mr.. John Quincy Adams, who
was addicted to the same vice of intern
perate early rising with much the same
consequences, was visiting my father,
who invited him into Judge St.ry's lee
ture room, to hear him lecture to his
law class. Now Judge Story did not ac-
cept the philosophy of his two friends in
this particular, and would insist that it
was more excellent way TO take out
ones allowance of sleep in bed, and be
wide awake when out of (which he
himself most assuredly always was. The
Judge received the two Presidents
gladly, and placed them in the seats of
honor on the dais by his side, fronting
the class, and proceeded with his lecture.
1t was not long before, glancing his eye
aside to see how his guests were inn
pressed by his doctrine, he saw that they
were both of them sound asleep, and he
saw that the class saw it too. Pausing a
moment in his career of speech, be
pointed to the two sleeping figures, and
uttered those words of warning:
Gentlemen, you see before you the
melancholy example of the evil effects
of early rising"
The shout of laughter with which this
judicial Obiter dictuHs was received
aroused the sleepers, and it is
TO be hoped that they heard and profited
by the remainder of the discourse.
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brainless imposter, some self.degraded
toady TO negro superfority-uot alone
euuality-by fraud, by false pretenses,
by terrorism and coercion, secures 70
himself the Endorsement Of few negro
leagues, and the sOhitcs Of the order are
coclly told ito support the nominee. !"
Such is the Illuminating situation that
many men now find themselves in.
They discover that they aye the slaves Of
the negro population, so long as they
continue to affiliate with this now basely
perverted organization.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-11-30

Ma. 1t is said the average production
of refined sugar per acre is twice as
great in France from beets as it is in
Louisiana from cane, and several hun
bred pounds more than in Cuba.
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IN THE COUNTY COURT OF M.wPHIS, TENN.

Ann Z. Merrill Ct al
VS..
WIN. Merrill ct al IN
TT. APPEARING FROM AFFID AVir Ia
Il this cause that defendants, Villa No NJ H.
and Lrra Merrill, are nOn-residenis 81 -
State Of Tennessee; Il is therefore ordered 'n n. :
Court Houss of the County Court of Shelby,
Tennessee, at the January term Of sasd Co .h,,
and PLEAD TO the petition herein hled "i'h hnl
the first three days Of the said term, ~
ginning on the 9Th dav Of January next, or ~, me
same will be taken for confessed and set for
hearing ex parte. e.1.-..5.-
II is further ordered that opv OF tbs sfae tI
be published once a week for tour suec,,s s,,.
weeks in the PUBLIC LEreER,. a neEtpaper
pnbiisbei In fhe civ Of Memphis. Tennessee.
JOHN LoAGUE, CLERK.
AVERY x MlCOU,
Solicitors for petitioners;
q 49, lawS2
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-11-30

r3 General Kirby Smith is in Nash
vile, pushing the project of the Southern
Telegraph Company. In a conversation
with business men and capitalists, he
said the tariff of prices had been reduced
fifty per cent. Any merchant doing an
amount of business would save
in year the amount of his subscription.
Before the line was opened to Louisville,
the price of telegraphing between Nash
vile and New York was two dollars.
Now the price is one dollar. He thought
$4,000 would build and equip the line,
and that he could have it in operation
within thirty days.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-11-30
Attachment Suit.

Municipal Ctrrt Of neutrality-suspicious. q
Co, plaintiffs. vs.. B. Labe, deient ant.
A FFIDAVIT FOR ATTACHMENT 4 HAN.
a inc hrrr made in this case, In Pursuance
n section 1855 Of the Code Of Icnnes zee, an
attachment having been issued, and r tura ~
Nv the proper officer LEVIED, etc" on tno
fore or crcd thar said defendant appe n ~ ne
Court Room IN the city OF Memphis, Ten -; NJ, "
or before 81 FIRST Tu esDA1 IN ~ O-.,,,e
BER NIX E. and defend this suit. or ine 80
will Be taken for confessed az q bin, - .,,-
crse -. for hearinr exparts. and thaf ~.
Of this order be rubli.hrd once geeh %.
conrccufive week. IN the puEtfc Lspes.h.
h. ID. EATON, Ciers.
By MasoN HYDE. Deputy Clerk. ca" -
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-11-30
Increase Of the Methodist Church in the
United States.


The increase Of the centenary year was
l02, 925-an increase that was deemed
surprising; yet the present ecclesiastical
year shows a gain of 1883. The gains
OF the two years amount to 2l5,j04, over
twenty three per cent Of the whole mem
bership Of ls65-hard on to one fourth Of
the entire church membership. The in
crease Of church edi6ces for the year has
been six hundred and seventy-six; Of
parsonages, two hundred and fifty-six.
Most Of these buildings are, doubtless, Of
more substantial character than earlier
structures. The returns show an increase
Of the value Of this kind Of property
amounting TO nearly seven millions OF
dollars, the parsonage property alone
being about a million. The ministerial
force has been increased by four hundred
and thirteen regular and three hundred
and thiriy.three local The centenary
returns are estimated at seven millions
the greatest voluntary contribution ever
made 70 religion 10 one year. The cen
tenary contribution is outside Of and in
addition TO the ordinary stated coutribu-
tons
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-11-30

Ia San Francisco appears 10 be one
Of the heaithiest cities in the world. Ac-
cording 20 efieial reports the number Of
deaths for he year ending June 80, 1867,
was bot 2522 out Of a population Of
l35. 600.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-11-30
RACES! RACES! RACES
Memphis Association Course!

rTHERE WILL BE THREE DAYS TR0T-
L TING RACES Mt this Course, commencing
on THURSDAY, 18TH INST.
FIRST DAY:
First Race, Purse $3.50, will be mile heats,
three in five. to harness. free for all horses,
trOtting.
Second Race. Purse $780, two mile heats. to
wagon, free for all horses.
SECOND DAY:
First Race. Purse 800, for pacing horses,
mile heats. free for all horses.
Second Race, Purse 500, for trotting horses
owned in Shelby county, mile heats, three in
five, to harness.
THIRD DAY:
First Race, Purse $3.50, mile heats. three in
fve for all beaten horses, trotting.
Second Race, Purse 500. mile heats, fer all
trotting horses that have not trotted inside OF
2:45 in public.
Three or more to fill each race. Entrance
ten per centum entries made each day proceed
ing race at seven o'clock, at the Gayoso House.
Pools will also be sold at the Gayoso House, at
7s-td a. D. GIBSON. Secretary.
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FOREIGN.

LIVERPOOL, November 30.-Cotton
active, Uplauds, Z 9.l6 Orleans, I ll.l6;
probable sales, 10000 bales.
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OFEICERS:

W.B. GREENLAW, President
JAS. ELDER, Vice President.
S. L. READ, Secretary
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Monday, November IS, 1861.

A class OF Boys will also be received. The
Principal will be assisted BY competent 10
Etruetors. Terms moderate. ~
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-11-30

Law co.urt of Memphis-Clerk's Office. Novem-
hers Is67-Hardwick & Nealis, plaintiffs VS..
Attach, uent Suit, Williams d Glover, defend
ants. - -. ~, ,,.,,,-,, =, d, ~
"A 80 boar made in this case in pursuance of
section si55 f the Code of Tennessee, and
attachmept bav ing been issued and returned by
the proper Office, :" levied, etc." on the prop
Is ~ erefors ordsre, I, that said defendants APP
pear at the court he use in the city Of Memphis,
Ten on or beforet he second Monday in Feb
ruary next. and defsn this suit. or the sane ,pc
case SET for hearing exn, rte. and that c py of
this order be published once week for four
a Cow: JOh a DONOVAN,
Txo w np.u,w N n Clerk.
PIFRcE, RicHARps 4 DIX. h'tt'ys for Pl'ffs;
S-' ~ N' N-oaw-y
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-11-30

6000 sACKsO r SALT tsIishiiy damagedl
OOOO for sale. cheap, al the UNDER
WRITERS WAR RHOUSE. corner Of Prone
made and Market ar0sts. Isl
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-11-30
MISS BETTE c. YANCEY

WILL OPEN A SCHOOL FOR YOUNG
Ladies at her residence. No. 81 Linden street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-11-30

In the Oh merry Court Of fde mphis. Tenn.
+. A. Tyler. admir- Of Davi's b icgs deceased
vs.. A. S. Stratton, J. X. W adj lv. et al
1T APPEARING FROM AT FIDAVIT IN
4 this cause that the defendf mt, j. ]. Biggs.
= a NONRESIDENT o. the n ate Of Tennessee. and
il appearing from Sherih's ret arm IN said cause
that defendant II. B. Mvsehai a IS 4 resident Of
the State Of Mississippi and NJ Sn-resident Of the
state OF Tennessee u is ther eiore ordered that
they make their sppesrsrr se herein. an ire
courthouse IN The city 81 Nc smphis, Tenn, on
or before the first Monday in January lsss
and plead, ansEer OF dcnI ar 10 complainant
bill, or the same will be ta6 en- for confessed as
70 them end Get for hcarirg erparte and that A
COPY Of this order Be p;Jbl y ned once week for
Jour successive WceFs. IN tle Memphis prFIfc
LEDGER. AUG is TON ALSTON,
Clerk and Master.
BY x. J. BLACK, Dep. CI'k and Master.
copy-attcst; 7. B Mfcou, Solicitor for
comp alnant, RaWlI-lo2
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FOR RENT.
WHEATLEY PLANTA TON.

eight miles south of Memphis. between the
river and Horn Lake road. IL ontains SIX
HUNDRED ACRES OF FER1 dLE. OPEN
LAND. under good fence, with improvements
so located as 10 make IL suscepti sc of division
INTO three tracts Of 200 acres eae n. This is one
GRAIN OR COTTON GROW ING. or fos n
stock farm. Apply TO DIR. D. }. SAUNDERS,
50 South Court street. or J. c.. WEAVER, on
the plantation. sl
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PEoPLEs
CAPITAL STOCK, 100000.
TAKE FIRE AND MARINE RISKS.
DIRECTORS {,

W. B. GREENLAW, N. S. BRUCE,
C. w. COVER, CHARLES JONES,
JAMES ELDER, WIN. HARRINGTON
JOHN 0VERTON, in.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-31
COURT or SESSIONS.

Before Judge pksman and Justices Hoyt and voorhees
negro named Richard Bates was placed on trial
yesterday the charge Of assault with intent to kill
The evidence showed that night in September last
the prisoner became involved In desperate light with
another negro by the Of Williams, At their house,
~ High street. Words succeeded blows and Williams
struck the prisoner the head with brick, whereupon
the latter drew pistol and discharged II at Williams
the ball just grazing hts left sde also appeared that
the injured man had several occasions prior 70 this
threatened to kill Bates The Jury rendered verdict
ocquitting the prisoner
junkman named George Walker was placed on trial
under indictment charging him with having carried .
concealed weapon. The prisoner arrested By an
officer Of tho Forythrd precinct, the 2lst Of Sep
tember last, for being drunk when the head OF tack
hammer attached TO piece OF rope, found in his
possession. II was claimed by tho defence that the
prisoner had received this in business and would
have severed the string from the II he had had
. knife wherewiih 10 do The jury acquitted the
prisoner
John CIarkson arragned the charge Of bur-
glary the frat degree. He plead not guilty, and the
trial Of the case was set down for Friday.
The court then adjourned.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-31
NEW JERSEY POLITICS.

The Grant Movement In New Jersey.
The republicans OF Elizabeth, II meeting held during
the present week. passed resolution in favor OF the
nomination OF General y. s. Grant for President and
Marcus L. Ward the present Governor Of New Jersey,
for Vice President
The republican convention Of the Fifth district OF
hudson county have nominated Egbert Post for As
sembly Tho democrats have rcnominated John
Dryer.
The democratic convention Elizabeth yester-
day and nominated d. II. Grer for the office OF Mayor
He has held the Office for the past seven years. and has
been faithful administrator OF the city affairs.
A well attended aud enthusiastic democratic meeting
was held in Arnolds Hail. Elizabethport, on Wednes-
day, which addressed by G. L. e. Clifford, OF New
ark, and Captain John II. Wheaton, candidate for the
Assembly.
To-day lie the lsss day Cor registering previous the
election
The democracy Of Newark are 10 hold meeting to-
night TO ratify the nominations made by thcm for the
county 0nicss.
A republican meeting was held At the wigwam in
Paterson on Tuesday night which was q complete fall
urs. their great gun. Mr. Davidson of Elizabeth failing
70 come TO time
A democratic meeting was hsld II Continental Hall.
Paterson ON Tuesday night which vas presided by
Vanderhoven Mr. Hopper, the candidate for the Sem
ate, was the first speaker He remarked that tie policy
OF tho radical party IN Congressional and legislative
action Sas to centraze power and deprive the citizen
Of ans individual rights. Senator Winfield, OF Hudson,
was the next speaker, who occupied the stand for
nearly two hours and after him came Judge Naar Of
Trenton. The ball was crowded to sufocaton.