Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-07-25
LETTER IRON MEMPHIS.

Another Queer StOry--Ehey Wont Bet
ON BrOWnlOW in West Tennessee
How Col. Galloway is SaVed-IIard
Tines-The Banks Nnisanees-
Strange Condition of the Markets.
Correspondence of the Union and Dispatch
MEMPHIS, July %, 1867 THAT story
printed in the UNION AND DISPATCH about
the existence of Dead Sea under Mem
bhis has been reproduced in our city pa
pers, and no sensation ever had finer run.
We forgot for the nonce that sea of woes
known as Radicalism, while contemplating
the possibility of cold bath some sum-
mer's morning, whenever mother earth
may have a slight ague fit. A rare speci-
men Of humanity, who had bought tickets
Of the Southe-s Asylum Land Lottery,
with the purpose of winning Col Gallo
ways magnificent property, went bowling
to the lottery agency TO get his money
back He had just read the AUaldnches
and Bulletins version of the wonderful
theory, and swore that the land lottery was
a fraud. This customer | am told, was
pacifed by Col. Halpin, the Irish exile,
one of the managers Of the lottery. The
frightened ticket-purchaser was gravely
told that the government wrecking boat
had been instructed by Stanton, at Brown
lows instigation, to have pillars built be-
meath Memphis, and Immediately under
Col. G.'s residence, to be withdrawn in
case Etheridge carried the city. This
proposition failed to appease the
excited Speculation. He was sure
that Etheridge would triumph, and
insisted that his ticket should be redeemed.
Halfn then said that earthquakes were
providential calamities, sent upon people
for political sins. If Brownlow were de-
feated Heaven would owe Tennessee eter-
nal smiles. The dealer in tickets was
soothed and Col. Galloway's residence still
stands a magnificent prize in August next,
for some lucky devil
HOW THE RAIDS TALK.
The local Radical paper is very fierce Of
late. 1t discusses with unctious fervor the
possible recurrence of riots, and tells us
that bloody deeds will be avenged in blood
In other words that no freedom from culpa-
bility would enable us to escape hanging
and confscation. 1t added, too, that our
colored fellowscountrymen of African
descent had toiled to make the South rich,
and were entitled to fair share of houses
and lands everywhere in the South.
HOW CURIOUS!
When Northern States liberated blacks
they enacted prospective laws, in which it
was declared that all negroes chats the
word they used) born after a certain period
should be free Before the period came
Pennsylvania and the rest had shipped
their 'chattles' to Maryland and Virginia.
My grandfather owned slaves, born slaves
in Pennsylvania or New York. 1t is very
singular that these same Northern people
not only compelthe instantaneous extinction
of slavery, but would have us share our
land with freedmen. How generous
and good people become when dis
posing of the property of others?
Who can fail to admire this development
of Northern smunifcence? RadicaIism
boasts of admirable moral qualities.
LOCAL MATES.
Our Mayor has visited General Thomas
and induced him to send hither one
thousand United States soldiers. Mean
while the metropolitan police force is aug
mented by discharged coiored soldiers TO
go on duty on the election day. Such is
the story current. In other words Super
intendent Beaumont would promote dis
orders which it is his business to prevent.
By the way, Mayor Lotiand is winning
golden opinions by his energy aud excel
lent good sense developed in his conduct
of the city government
THE MONEY MARKET.
If any old curmudgeon about Nashville
has any money that he would loan on A.
No. paper, at ten per cent. per month, he
| can find any number of customers in this
| city. Our banks are numerous and their
capital in inverse ratio to their numbers.
| Ii is quite time that Chase's system of bank
ing was closing its career. National banks
are shaving shops, and like our former
free banks in many instances, are based
upon airy nothingness. George Francis
Train is right Bonds should be converted
into greenbacks and with greenbacks dis
charged, and the whole system Of Federal
banking should be reformed or annulled
sPECULAToRs IN BREAD.
Why is it? How do spectators man
age it All prices have tumbled save of
those articles which the poor must have.
Bacon and flour have advanced while dry
goods are given away. Way is this Have
banks combined with spectators, to compel
this advance The South is promised most
abundant crops. The provision markets Of
the East are dull-why is this sudden adj
vance Of prices in this city?
Slowly but surely, throughout the South,
two parties are organizing distinguished
| solely by racc-features. Is there no remedy
NARRO.