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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-13
THE NEWS.

In the Senate on the 18th the bill directinl
moneys arising from sale OF abandoned and
captured property to be deposited in the
Treasury was discussed; also the resolution
censuring the Presidents message. The Com
mittee on Commerce was instructed to inquire
into the cause of depression in the shipping
interest. A resolution of inquiry as to genera
orders Of military commanders wasintroduced
another as to sale Of public vessels; and one TO
inqu re whether, in view Of recent elections in
Boston and Pit,sburg, Massachusetts, and
Pennsylvania have republican forms of gov
eminent.
The weather is now very severely cold
throughout the North, and the railroads
blocked up with snow. Weather very cold,
with three inches snow at Louisville; heavy
northeast storm of hail and snow at Baltimore.
A memorial from the physicians Of Maryland
to the President for the release Of DIR. Mudd
insists, that, if guilty of wrong. he has been
sufficiently punished.
In the Louisiana Convention resolution to
organize civil government was laid over, and
another making the Constitution of 1864 the
bais of the proposed Constitution. referred.
Several British soldiers, who part cipated in
funeral ceremonies in honor of executed
Fenians in Dublin, last Sunday, and marched
in procession, have been placed under arrest
aud are to he tried by court martial. Dis
patches from all parts of Ireland give accounts
of the exhibition of popular sympathy for
Allen and company. In a number Of towns
and cities there have been funeral professions,
in which large ;naitituies, wearing national
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The following is an official order of
Gen. Ord from the headquarters of the
Fourth Military District December 5th,
1867:
Hereafter all persons not in the mill
tary service of the United States, and
not properly engaged in the execution
of the laws, are prohibited from carrying
concealed weapons, under penalty of
forfeiture of the arms found upon them,
and of being tried and punished by
military commission for disturbing the
public peace
Any person found guilty Of violation
of this order will be liable to fine of
not more than one hundred dollars, and
confinement for not more than three
months, at the discretion Of a military
commission.
Justices of the Peace, Magistrates and
Sheriffs are authorized and directed to
execute this order, in so far as the arrest
and confinement of offenders and seizure
of the arms found upon them are con
cerned. 1t is expected that this order
will be executed regardless of race, color
or opinion.
BY command Of Brevet Maj. Gen. Ord.
o. d. GREENE,
Assistant Adiutant General
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Latest from washington.

Special to the Louisville Courier.l
WASHINGTON, December ll.-Mr. G. c.
Washburne made vigorous assault in
the House to-day on our purchase of new
possessions. Mr.. Washburne don't want
the House to appropriate money to pay
therefor. Mr.. Pruyn, of New York,
demonstrated where lies the treaty.
making power, and that the necessary
appropriations have to be made.
Horace Greeley was made lion among
the Radicals to-day. The friends Of
Grant eAdeavored to persuade the
National Republican Committee to
change their name to National Union
Committee, but Greeley's influence pre-
vented it
1t is understood that the Democratic
members of the House Of Representa-
tives will hold a caucus tomorrow even
ing. There are very important ques-
tions to be submitted.
Sumner introduced in the Senate
Brisbin's resolution, purporting to be
signed by thirty thousand negroes Of
Kentucky, asking to bestow on them the
right OF suffrage. The petition is
couched in Brisbin's usual style, with
which you are acquainted, and is foil Of
falsehoods as could be crowded into it.
Sumner was more pomp5as than ever in
presenting it Senator Davis created a
stir when he promptly denounced the
statements in the document mendacious
lie
Associated Press Teport.l
A special says the Committee Of Ways
and Means will soon take up internal
revenue matters, and will make such
notifications Of the present rate Of tax.
alton as will greatly lessen the pressure
upon the necessaries Of life.
A special says the Finance Committee
Of the Senate has under cons Iteration
the ill repeating the cotton tax. The
sdvisabiliiy Of exempting the present
crop vas discussed 81 great length, but,
though a portion Of the committee was In
favor Of the proposition, IL is understood
that the bill will be reported Substantially
as Il passed the House.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-13

n0- Near Melville, Ala, on the night
Of the 30lh ulL, Methodist preacher,
named Samuel Briggs, murdered Dr.
DeGrafiinreed and Mr.. John r. Noah
According to the Tupelo AississiPpiaH' s
account, Briggs and DeGrOfinreed we're
in conversation, when Briggs arose from
his chair, seized piece of wood and
struck DeGrafiinreed, knocking him into
the fire and killing him whereupon Mr.,
John r. Noah, an old gentleman, at
whose residence Briggs and DeGraiin'
reed were, jumped out Of bed, apparently
TO rescue DeGraflinreed, when Briggs
fell upon him with his stick Of wood and
beat him to death The wife of Mr.
Noah attempted to escape by the door,
but was overtaken by the murderer and
killed with the same instrument Briggs
escaped, and at last accounts, had not
been arrested.
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ST. THOMAS.

Nav YoRK, December l3.-Advices
from St Thomas state that a royal
Danish proclamation has been issued,
couched in the most adectionate terms
to the inhabitants, who are about to be
released from their allegiance by the
transfer ofthe island TO the United States.
Il has been arranged that the island will
be delivered to the United States on the
FIRST proximo.
A passenger who arrived at Baiabone
on The 10Th inst By the schoonerCarmina'
from Truxillo, Honduras, reports that
severe shocks Of earthquake had been
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ALABAMA.

MONTGOMERY, December l3,-The AL
ALBANIA Union Loyal League Of Mont
gomery protests against the adoption Of
the new Constitution proposed by the
Convention on the ground that it is too
radical in its provisions. A call signed
by colored men says its object shall be,
frst, the cultivation Of a feeling of mu-
tual trust and good will between the two
races in the South, without which there
can be neither peace, prosperity nor re-
pose for either. Second, to support in
the approaching election the policy of
our own tried neighbors and friends
whose capital furnishes employment,
and whose roofs shelter us, in preference
to that inaugurated by strangers and
their allies. Third, to discourage, by all
means in our power, that war of races
which evil counsels and ignorance seems
to be fastening, and which, if inaugu'
rated, will result in our speedy and inev'
table destruction.
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neg- The majority Of the NORTH

EdS- The majority of the Northern
Republicans would now gladly shake
off the negro incubus to which they have
been bound by their more extreme
leaders, but It has become impossible,
and they are fated. They are so com
mitted to extremes that they have not a
popular issue, either on the great cur
rency question, or on their own long
cherished hobbies. Their antagonism to
johnson, and their antipatby to the
the South, have driven the leaders to
positions from which it is impossible to
retreat They have been eminently sue
cessful in embittering, by heaping
wrongs on the Southern people. And
they have been equally so in creating
disgust and antagonism among their
own people at home. The Northern
people have just declared emphatically
against negro suffrage, and yet they are
compelled, for consistency's sake, to
endeavor to establish that suffrage by an
amendment of the Constitution, which
they have just proposed. They are
crossing the stream, and cannot swap
horses. The party is now doomed, and
the more moderate of its members are
beginning to stand from under. We
doubt whether they will be able to make
another enactment. They are only to
be feared from their desperation in the
.throes of death.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-13

seA.In lawsuit at Troy, New York,
where the value of six ducks in contro
versy was to depend on their age, the
point was decided by bringing the ducks
into the court of Justice Neary, and
made to squawk. The noise they made
decided them to be over one year old,
and consequently of the value of mature
fowls. Justice Neary so decided the
case. 1t is the first case on record when
ducks we're called to testify.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-13

TIE Paris Unipers takes Responding
view Of the prospects Of the Garibaldians
in the next world. A correspondent OF
the Unirers, describing the aspect of the
corpse Of a captain Of Papal Zouayes
slain in the assault Of Monte RotondO,
saws: "Still on his lips there was the
most graceful smile, and-strangef con
trast, which powerfully illustrates the
difference Of the two csuses-by the side
of this noble young man was stretched
the body Of a Garibaldian with red
heard. bathed in blood, aud with a face
which EXPRESSED damnation."
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-13

ray A meeting was held at Little
Rock on the I'd inst, for the purpose o.
cooperating with the Democratic party
of the Union in the effort to save the
country from negro supremacy in any oil
the States of the Union. The following
resolution was adopted and the commit
tee appointed:
Resolped, That the chair appoint a
committee of five members to present to
future meeting some plan for the or
ganzaton of the white people OF this
State, and to recommend names, and
number of persons suitable to constitute
a State Central Committee of Organiza-
ton; and such other action as they
shall deem fit for this meeting to take in
the premises. oIf1f
The meeting Of citizens having been
adjourned to the Sth, again assembled on
that day and received the Committees
report A State Central Committee Of
nine was appointed, and instructed to
urge county meetings, clubs, associa-
lions and committees, and providing for
the reception and circulation ofinforma-
ton, newspapers, etc., among the people
The assemblage then resolved itself into
permanent county convention, having
first adopted the following additional
resolution:
Resolred, That this meeting recon-
mend to the Central Committee the con
sideraton of the propriety of requesting
county conventions to select at once
delegates to the general convention to
be convened at Little Rock on such
day as the committee may designate
as soon as may be after the adjournment
of the Constitutional Convention.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-13

rA. The House Military Committee
has decided to report bill abolishing
all brevet ranks in the army, and pro-
hibiting any further breveting of officers,
except during time of actual war, and
then only for gallant and meritorious
conduct in the face of the enemy. 1Il
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-13

never repression. II some Bacon
should accept a bride, or some Jetfries
prostitute his office to the accomplish
ment Of the private malignihes OF his
hellish heart, must the press expose the
fact In fear, or shall II be thus muzzled ?
Or will ii not rather rebound to the pub
lie advantage even at the hazard Of oc
casional injustice, that the press Of our
country should be free to lash every
rascal naked through the land2 Without
this, crime might never be exposed, and
corrupt judges never could be punished.
That Judge Hunter, whatever may be his
private and personal feelings, will too
much respect the law and the dignity oil
his official position to sustain construc'
ton and policy so pernicious as this, we
will not permit ourselves to doubt IL
must be done, fiat all, on case OF indis-
puiable legal right too clear to need an
argument; and we do not conceive 1t
possible to produce any statutory enact
ment or authority in our country capable
of such an Interpretation. Judge Hun
ter has doubtless acted hastily under a
sense ofipjury personal to himself. But
upon reflection, and the irresistible force
of demonstrative argument by counsel,
we trust he will find himself able to say
to-day, with the great Marshall, that he
was wrong on yesterday; and that, in
pronouncing the law, he will himself
honor, instead Of bringing into contempt
his own office, by showing that his judg-
ment as a judicial officer is incapable OF
rising above the personal feelings and
passions Of the man.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-13

B6y- Mr.. Curtiss, an extensive disIiller,
of Qnincy, Illinois, is among the whisky
notabilties now in Washington. he
thinks he can prove the Government has
failed to collect FIVE cents gallon on the
quantity of whisky consumed in his State
during the past six months. The bonded
warehouses, he claims, are great source
of the prevailing frauds, and the easy
mannerin which Revenue Collectors and
brokers, acting in collision, manage to
hoodwink the Government in taking
whisky out of bond ostensibly to be sent
to Europe, when itreally finds its way to
California and into rectifying distilleries
in Eastern cities, will be exposed very
clearly. 1t will be urged upon Congress
to tax all whisky before it leaves the
distilleries and reduce the tax to twenty
cents
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-13

nA- Philosopher Greeley annouRced
on the morning of the Mayors election
in New York, that there we're forty
thousand Republican voters in that city
1t turned out there were but eighteen
thousand for Darling-the straight out
Republican candidate. "
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-13

s@-The New York Express learns
that E. A. Stevens, the Hoboken mil
liouaire, is about to engage in the enter
prise of constructing horse railroad in
Paris, and has engaged the services Of
General Mcclellan as engineer.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-13
BY TELEGRAPH.
Latest 10 Noon TODAY.
NEW YORK.
cold ana Cotton RepOrts.

Special TO the PUBLIC LEDoER.l
NEw YoRK, December l3-Noon.-
Gold opened at 1899; at II am. was
1888 and is now 1881.
Exchange higher-ll0@llOl.
Cotton market dull and unchanged.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-13
The sscrstarHship Of War.

The Washington correspondent of the
New York Tribune says:
1t has evidently not occurred to either
the President, his friends, or the general
public, that the act Of February 20, 1868,
may regulate Grants tenure of Office as
acting Secretary of War. The language
of that act is that when some officer of
the Government. either the head of a
bureau or otherwise, is designated by the
President TO occupy vacant office in
an emergency, he shall serve not more
than six months. General Grant was
detailed, it is true, to act as Secretary OF
War dd interim, by virtue of the Presi-
dent authority as Commander.in Chief,
but under the provisions Of the act OF
February, 1867, DO such detail can be
made for a longer period than SIX
months, aud hence, as General Grant
was placed over the war office in August,
his term will expire in February and the
President will have to make another
selection or violate the law. Such arc
the views expressed by members OF Con
gress
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-13

p@ On November goth fifty Highland
ers, commanded by Major Gordon, for
merly of Highland regiment, passed
through London on their way to join the
Pope's army. Nearly all the fifty were
six feet high, and all were young men.
They are all Catholics of various ranks
in life
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-13

A soUrHERx lady, who is the wife OF .
prominent aud extreme Radical, re
siding in one Of the Northern States
while engaged in plucking the gray hairs
from her husbands mousiacEe, vas asked
by him: What ere you doing, my
dear ?" "Only carrying out your Own
policy, sir; eKterminating the whites Tor
the benefit Of the blacks" was the reply.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-13

felt on the Goth ult at Isabel, near the
Gulf of Duyce. He reports that the
seapediolla key, in said Gulf had dis
appeared, aud that all the inhabitants
were drowned.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-13

TnE Chicago Tribune, Of Monday,
says: "The pork packing business IN
this city is making gigantic strides, and
many operators have no hesitation in
expressing the opinion that the session
will practically terminate about New
Years day. The receipts Of hogs for
the week just closed were 1881 live,
and 7l68 dressed: total, l4l ,0i9 head.
This is the largest ever received in any
one week, in this or any other city in the
world. The receipts two weeks ago
were III, 250-an increase of 29SO9 IN
favor of the week just closed. The st.
Louis packers took some 1900 head
during the week, and large purchases OF
green hams and shoulders were made ON
account"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-13

RopERr j. WALKER virtually admits
in his recent appeal TO the American,
public in favor Of the bondholders ana
against the payment of the bonds IN
the money Of the Government, that
by the terms OF the engagement the
United States are not bound to pay IN
specie. He insists, however, as does
the President, that, by the general an
derstanding, the United States are
bound to pay in gold. The question is,
how is that general understanding
TO be arrived at2 Can there be
surer rule than the debates OF
Congress proceeding and on the
very subject2 The debates on the
law, and the law itself, are con-
elusive as to the understanding. That
understanding was, and the law was, and
the advertisement of the law under
which the five -twenties we're issued was,
that the bonds we're to be paid in he
lawful money of the country. - Cfnein-
natl ENQUIRER.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-13

Li0R RENT-A NEW RESIDENCE ON
L Elliott street, in good neighborhood.
Aggl,yott 20 J. W. A. "a SESn 4 Co.! CO.,
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CAPITAL STOCK, 100000.
TAKE FIRE AND MARINE RISKS.
DIRECTORS 1:

W. B. GREENLAY. N. S. BRUCE,
G. W. COVER, CHARLES JONES,
JAMES ELDER, w. N. HARRINGTON
JOHN 0VERToN, JR.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-13
OFFICERS.

w. b. GREENLAw, President
JAS. ELDER, Vice-President.
S. Il. READ, Secretary.
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FOR SHERIFF.
FOR COUNTY REGISTER.

DLEAsE ANNOUNCE MY NAME AS
candidate for the Office of County Register
for Shelby county, at the ensuing March cleo
ton. RI j. W. KING.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-13

EoR RENT-A GOOD DWELLING HOUSE
Promenade eight rooms. good cistern. yard
and ether conveniences: will rent cheap Also,
FOUR GOOD UP STAIRS ROOMS. on Third
street, near Jefferson, suitable for p small
in block on southeast corner of Jefferson and
Third streets. Inquire ef
Il. W. WICKERSHAM,
50 At Citizens Union Rank
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CANDIDATES.
FOR MAYOR

VIZ o. LoFLAND rs A cANpIDATE F0oa
w ro- election IL the 0thco OF Mayor NJ Wv
eieclion "a OF January.
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FOR RENT.

IIOR NRNT-TWO HOUSES ON MARKET
L street Nos 100 and l0e, one containing
seven rooms, kitchen and store room the oth-
er has three rooms. kitchen and large back
porch, with plenty good cistern water ard large
verbs 20 beth. Apply at 40 Market street. or
Citizens Union Bank. Sf-t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-13
FOR ALDERMAN.

A GREEABLE TO THE CALL OF MY
n many voting friends, announce myself
n candidate for Alderman OF the tiith Ward'
w Wv - MIOHAEL BURKE.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-13

MN. III. FITCH, JEy Is A CANDIDATE
w Tor tho oflco Of Mayor, Mt tho ehsu,nh
Munieipai election,
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-12-12
CORRESPONDENCE.
PHILADELPHIA.

Our Special Correspondent.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 10.
The nomination of Grant by the Union League
has not particularly surprised the city. In fact
the stream sets so decidedly In that direction that
to stem it sooms quite useless. That was the DO
sition taken by many members of the League
know of different gentlemen who would like to
have had n clearer show of political faith on lbc
part Of Gen. Grant who nevertheless yated on
Monday for his nomination. from the sImple rem.
son that it was Inevitable in any event. and TINT
ii was best not to divida nm tho forc.s Io,nna,
think this The very nnrest ,nnro,,,,
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-12-12
Dickens Readings.

Dickens second reading in Boston. though
very fine, did not pass off with as great eclat MS
the first. He read what he calls condensed YER
sion of David Copperlcld. The Boston idrer-
h'et thinks il should rather say he had com.
pressed 1t, as il is much the same Us though some
very stout person had sat upon the story. II
contains Ham and Mr. Peggotty in iolcrabl,
state of preservation, and the story OF
little Emily is told quite fully, but some
thing is lost of David and Dora. MicawLci
is squeezed very fiat and nothing Il
left of Traudles but the tip of his obstinate hair
MIR. Dick, Agnes and her father, Pcggotty, Barkis
Betsy Trotwood, uriah Heep and the rest are
compressed" entirely out Of sight
Mr.. Dickens concluded by reading amidst grca
laughter and applause, the story of Mr.. Boil
sawycr's party, and gave to each gentleman a,
that festive gathering distinct individuality
quite surprising.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-12-12
Hoy uEs l n 5Es5NsS EDrous q rnorrrrror.
WILMINGTON, DEL:
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18th, 1867.
IIints to Correspond dents.

Under this head we wish to repeat few old
hints and offer some new ones to our local cor
respondents
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Make no positive statements but such as you
kno,o to be true.
Make your letters as full of facts, and as bare
Of comments as possible.
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occurred, next phers, and then how and all abou!
the matter not forgetting, II 1t result in loss to
name the amount of the loss.
Tell us what is going on in your neighborhood.
what accidents have happened who Is building
3 new house, store, or shop, or making extensive
alterations in any buildings; what business
changes have taken place; what the farmers and
others are doing how your churches, school
and societies are getting along
Read our paper carefully and do not send us
news we have already published.
IY,its your full name on erery communication,
that we may know who YOU are; We will moi
publish the name, but we must have 1t rs a guar
antee of good faith on your part. Otherwise YOU
communications cannot be published.
If you will nearly observe these rules, whethe
you write III or well, whether you spell correct,
or not your communications will always be wei
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