davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1867-12-27

The Association have appointed as Receivers
Messrs GEORGE A. COOKE & Co., whose well
known integrity and business experience will be
sufficient guarantee that the money intrusted
TO them VIII be promptly applied to the purpose
stated.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-28
WASHINGTON.

NEW YORK, December 28.-,A Herald s
Washington special says reports of Cab
met changes are circulating again. One,
from a seemingly reliable source, says
MeCulloch will send in his resignation in
few days The President will nom
mate as his successor Charles Francis
Adams, our present minister to Great
Britain, and that Mr.. McCulloch will
then be nominated to fill the vacancy at
the Court of St. James
Il is understood that the order substi-
tuting Meade for Pope will be issued on
Saturday.
The six-year bonds Of 1867, falling due
on the last of this month and payable on
the first of January, amount to about
six million dollars in coin. The semi
annual interest on bonds of 1881. paya-
BILE January lst, and the Lalf-yearly
interest on 5-2O's, amounting to about
fifteen millions, will put thirty million
dollars of gold on the market.
The Times special says there seems to
be but little question that the treaty
with Denmark, for the purchase of ST.
Thomas, viii meet with a strong opposi-
ton in the Senate. tits not at all GER
tain thet the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations, of that body, will report favora-
bly, upon the project, and even if it
should, its chances will be very slim in
the Senate, as the argument mostly
used is the objection TO paying any price
for tho Island on the ground Of no com
presentation or advantage. II is ad-
mil,ed, that unless ST. Thomas remains
a free port, as il is, it will be Of no use as
a commercial depot
Senator Sherman intends 10 urge his
financial bill upon the early attention Of
the Senate, so as TO give the country q
certain basis for the resumption Of BUSH
ness in the spring.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-28
NEW YORK.

NEE YoRK, December 2s.-The Grand
Council Of United Fenians, composed
of seven members of the Savage faction
and ike number of the Roberts faction
which was being held yesterday, to elect
a union President, did not convene in
consequence of the failure of some mem
Der. to appear. 1t is reported that it
viii meet next Monday.
The committee of twenty-five, APP
pointed by the Grant meeting at the
Cooper Institute on the 4,h instant,
held meeting on Thursday evening. A
circular letter was adopted and will be
sent to business men throughout the
country, urging them to organize meet
ings similar to the one at Cooper Instr
tute, exclusive of party, for the purpose
of urging Gen. Grant as the candidate Of
the people of all grades of politics for
President.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-28
CALIFORNIA.

SAN FRAScIsco, December 2s.-Ihs
severcst storm that has occurred foI
many years prevailed for the past
foriy-eight hours Most Of the shipping
in the harbor was damaged, and the city
suffered to a great extent Reports from
the interior give accounts Of the disas-
trous effects of the storm. The stage
aud railroad communication was tempo
rarily suspended The Montana, from
Panama, arrived to-day, having been
detained twen,y-iour hours on account
Of the weather.
Late adyices from the northern coast
say that the Idaho and Oregon Branch
Railroad Company was organised at
Portland. twill connect with the Union
Pacific railroad, and viii run through
Idaho and the eastern portion Of Oregon
to the navigAble waters of the Columbia
The company design to induce the Union
Pacific Railroad Company to take stock
in the road and assis; in building it.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-28
The Late Shocking Murder Of Hon. C. s
Hamilton, NJ. c., by his Maniac Son.

The Late Shocking Murder Of Hon. C. s.
Hamilton, N. c., by his Maniac Son.
The Dayton (0hio) Journal of the
oath says:
Mr.. Hamilton received telegraph
dispatch at Washington last week, de-
string him to return home Immediately,
as his son Thomas, aged about seven
teen years, had exhibited symptoms of
lunacy of character decidedly danger.
QUE. Mr.. H. returned home at once and
took the unfortunate son under his inn
mediate charge. On Sunday morning
last, after an early breakfast, Mr.. Ham
ilton went to the stable yard, few rods
from the house, TO superintend the feed
ing, taking Thomas with him. While the
father was STOPPING down to pick up
some corn, Thomas picked up strip Of
ash plank and struck him blow over the
top of the head, friGhtfully crushing the
skull, and, doubtless, killing him in
stantly. The maniac son then covered
the body with fodder and started for the
house. On the way there he passed the
wood-house, where he caught up an ak,
and, seeing his mother near the door, be
sprang toward her with the drawn ak.
At this moment his brother, a lad aged
about twelve years, ran toward Them,
and the maniac, seeing him, left the
mother and ran after him. The boy ran
for the house, intending to get into a
room and lock the door after him, but
the maniac pursued him too closely, aud
he ran through a room, and was
Just passing out Of the hall door into
the yard when the former struck him q
ganc,ng blow with the ak, inficting
wound about three inches long and
two inches deep, in the left shoulder
blow which would have cut him in two,
had it struck him squarely. AT this in
slant a still younger brother ran through
the hall, screaming murder and the
attention Of the maniac was diverted to
him, and the wounded boy crawled out
of sight By this time a neighbor, who
had heard .hs screams, appeared on the
scene, AID confronted the maniac with
a club Thomas hesitated a moment, at
the new conner; and the neighbor not
wishing 70 injure the young man, SUD
denly rushed in on BIN, bore him 10 The
ground, and held him firmly while Hon.
Mr. Lawrenoe-who appeared in the
viciuity-wrested the ak from his grasp.
He vas then bound and removed TO the
Jail for safe keeping
Medical and was procured for the
wounded boy, aud search was made for
the father, WHO was missing. and for
whose safety The worst fears we're enter
tanned. His body was discovered under
a pile Of fodder, where IL had been
secreied by the maniac SOP, after death.
After being secured aud taken TO jsil,
The maniac was silent and moody, ana
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-28

bcsn afflicted with passion for economy
in respect ,othe publication Of the list Of
unoaled-iar letters at the postoihcea
That list has been published for mauy
years Ia the newspapers showing the
largest circulation within the postoiiice
delivery, at terms very far below the
regular advertising rates. Indeed, the
publication Of the list has been unre'
muncrative, with the exception OF the
prestige that IL gave Of largest eircula-
ton. Tho list has paid, as 1t has APP
peared to be the official stamp OF the
greatest circulation. Some months
since the Postmaster General reversed
the decisions of the Department for
years, and gave copies Of the list to oil
who would print it for nothing, at
the same time the official publication
was made. The Enquirer of this city,
for instance, has published the list
gratuitously on the same day that it has
appeared in the Commercial under the
law requiring the publication, and pro
viding that it be paid for, in the paper
having the largest circulation. A few
days ago orders we're issued that the let
ter list shall hereafter be printed only in
the papers thatwill not make any charge,
when there are any that are capable of
such cheapness. That is, the papers
Of large circulation that cannot afford
space for such matter without either
money or the prestige Of an official in
dorsemeut Of circulation, for eompensa-
ton, will not have the list but il will be
turned over to those Of the inferior order.
1t will be published pretty well for a
time, because the seeondrate psperswill |
think themselves in the way of being |
mistaken for frstrales, until the people |
find out that the letter lis, no longer goes
with the papers that circulate largely,
but is confined to those whose trouble is
to ill up their uneallei for space. When
the appearance Of the list no more sig
nifss circulation, there will, in many
stiles, be much trouble in having it
published at all Fortunately the list
has rapidly decreased in Importance
within few years The penny post
system has reduced IT'S consequence
materially. Everybody with local
,abitaiion and q maze has letters de-
iyered without waiting for the sdvsl-
Using process
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-28
HAVANA.

NEw YORK, December 2s.-The Her
AIDS Havana special says Senior Pujsl,
President Of the cabinet Of the Domini-
can Government, arrived, and is on bis
way to Washington as special Envoy
Extraordinary. Senior Puial is. not re-
served as to the commission which b
bears. II is TO close negotiations in re-
laiion 10 Lannon's.
The designations Of part Of Cabrars
Cabinet have been accepted. and Va
verda Curiel and Purdomo we're sp-
pointed 10 GIL the vacancies General
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-28
La,sst fren WashirEtor

Special 70 the St. Lo-is RepubEean-I
WAsHISGrOy. December 26-GenerHl
Gillem has arrived here under the order
of General Ord, bringing with him sta
tistics and documents to show the pre-
vailing destitntion in the South, and to
obtain If possible relief from the Govern
ment He had an interview to-day with
the President, General Grant and Gen
ersl Howard, and laid such facts before
them as had been submitted by General
Ord. If the Freedmen's Bureau is
unable TO relieve the suffering, Congress
will doubtless be solicited to furnish aid
The President has not disposed Of the
case of Albert Lusk, convicted and SEN
fenced to be hung in Louisiana for the
murder of colored boy, it being the
first case arising under the third section
of the reconstruction act where civilian
has been tried by military commission.
II is probable that the Executive will set
the proceedings aside, and remand the
prisoner to the civil authorities, or else
commute his sentence to imprisonment.
The counsel of Lusk are urging Exc
cutive interference.
Mr.. Sherman is preparing an elaborate
report on international coinage, to be
presented to Congress soon after its re-
assembling. He has just received from
France q coin made under the new ar
rangemeut which is to pass for five dol
lars here and its equivalent in France,
England and elsewhere.
The statement that S. S. Cox is can.
tlidate for the Austrian mission, has
been denied, but his friends have re-
ceutly been makinga diligent canvass of
Senators, to ascertain whether, if APP
pointed, be could be confirmed.
Special l. St Louis Democrat.
Mr.. johnson is far better satisfied with
the spirit of some of Ord's late orders
than Grant is, and if the latter had
authority certain of the latest ones would
be modified, at least so far as to impose
equal restraint upon white outlaws as
on black ones.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-28
VIRGINIA.

New YORK, December PA Herald s
special from Charlotte county, Va, says
a reign of terror prevails there. The
freedmen are becoming desperate. They
now seek revenge by burning houses,
killing cattle, and other outrages. The
counties of Oneida, Prince Edward,
Lunenburg, Halifax and Spottsylvania
are deluged with such outrages. A war
Of races seems inevitable.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-28

n@- Says a Nashville special of the
Goth; Capt Heidi, Superintendent OF
the Capitol, win resign his position to-
morrow, on the alleged ground that Gov.
Brownlow had slandered the Germans of
Nashville by saying that half of them
had been in the penitentiary in the old
country. The German citizens will hold
an indignation meeting on Saturday end
appoint a committee to wait on the
Governor aud demand if be had made
the slanderous assertion attributed to
him"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-28

Palonco's death has beou confirmed
Congress had sanctioned a new civil
code, reorganization Of the judiciary,
and has also disapproved the Fronoh
loan. Tho lease OF any part Of the
territory TO any foreign power was
unpopular The chief reason for closing
the Legislative Chambers was proola'
nation Of Marshal Loudly. Executive
Extraordinary powers had been con-
ferred upon President Cabral, who was
proving his abilities aud energy OF
character in the present emergency.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-28

bar The city of Leavenworih, alarmed
at the bridging of the Missouri river at
Kansas City, is moving to build bridge
of its own,' and one days canvassing for
subscriptions yielded $50, 100 IfLeaven-
worth succeeds in this enterprise, the
Missouri river will be spanned by two
bridges less than forty miles apart
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-28
BY TELEGRAPH
Latest to Noon To-day.
NEW YORK.
Cold and Cotton Reporta.

Special to the PraLic LKDoKRl
NEw YoRK, December 2s--l2 N.-Gold
opened at 1888, at 1910 was 1884, and
was at the same figures at II and at
noon.
Cotton, demand fair and price firm,
Exchange steady at l0l and l0s.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-28
Ray- The New York Commercial Ad

R4" The New York Commercial I'D
rcrtiser gives the details of the consol-
dation of Express Companies, which
takes effect on the LIST of January. The
net earnings are to be consolidated, and
80 per cent. given TO the Adams, 263
each to the Merchants Union and
American, and Is to the United States.
In the small towns the Offices will also be
consolidated. A common tariff viii be
established.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-28
SOUTH CAROLINA.

New York, December 2S.-The Her
AIDS Charleston special says that Gen.
Candy has issued an order for the Con-
vention to meet in that city on the 4th
of January next Total official returns
give little ever 5000 majority for the
Convention.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-28

refused 10 speak on any subject until
Monday morning, when he confessed TO
having committed the terrible deed, He
said be struck his father twice with the
piece Of plank; but he did not seem to
have the least comprehension Of the
enormity Of the act
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-28
MARRIED..

N0RRiS-GaRLToN.- the Second Pres
bytsrian Church. on the sd inst, by Rev. DR..
witherspoon. Mr.. B. r. Norris and Miss NJ.
A. Carlton.
Our young friends have our most hearty
wishes for the life of unaIIoyed happiness they
richly merit.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-28

D6r In the following paragraph the
Cincinnati Commercial alludes to a mat.
ter, relative to printing the letter list,
which is Of some interest to this journal.
According TO the decision OF the Post
master General, the official list Of adver-
tised letters viii no longer be awarded 10
journals possessing the most superior
eirculatiOns in their respective cities.
All journals printing it gratis will be fur
nished copies. Heretofore we have
sought this patronage because its posses
sion was indispuiable evidence Of the
largest circulation" which our con.
temporaries readily coneede the LED0ER.
The price received for it was nominal;
and now that the " list has ceased to be
any recognition Of the well known fact
that our circulation greatly exceeds that
Of any other journslin the city, its val1e
to us no longer exists. For two years
the LrDGEE has had no competitor 10
circulation among the city press, and the
gap is widening daily. Bot TO the Con-
mereiors article, which fully covers the
ground
The Postmaster General has recently
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-28


s@We again urge the necessity of
organizing the Conservative strength in
The wards. 1t is worse than folly to 20
into the election with two, three q half a
dozen more candidates for Aldermen
than the vacancies require. In only one
ward-tbe Ninth-have the people thus
far acted wisely. Only two Conserva-
tive candidates remain In the field, and
the full measure of our strength will be
concentrated on them. Elsewhere is
confusion. In nearly all the wards So
called conventions have been held, some
of which VIC regret to record as little
short of farces. There seemed to be no
unity of action, and no oue regarded
himself bound to abide results. We have
heard that in some Of these assemblages,
candidates, after Fastening to pledge
themse yes to support the nominees,
whoever they might be, refused, because
not chosen, to abide by the decision, and
declared themselves still before the pee
pie. No one outside of retreat for
imbeciles is foolish enough to believe
that with q multiplicity of candidates
in any of the wards the Conservatives
can overcome The solid Radical vote.
We are of those who believe, and know,
that in each of the old wards every Con-
servative vote cast for one man will be
required to insure success. Then what
is meant by pursuing course fraught
with such fatal consequences What
is meant by the persistence of
Many Voters in daily adding to the
large number of candidates already be-
fore the people, and thus frittering away
the Conservative strength Some of our
ospirants for aldermanic honors are
either blind, or determined to sink
thel public good in self Something
must be done, and that quickly. 1t
behooves the best men in each
ward TO speedily arrest the malign
influence which now threatens to trans
fer the Board of Aldermen to Radical
control They must assemble. at once,
and follow the example of the people Of
the Ninth ward. 0therwise-well, it is
not necessary to prophecy the result
1t is manifest to the veriest simpleton
in the community. viii the people act,
or shall the present deadly apathy con-
tinue, and place the law-making branch |
of the city government in the hand Of
the bad men who huzza for Beecher,
whose filthy record has struck even bis
organ dumb? Should neglect to follow
our advice produce results so deplorable,
those who figure as the Maralls need not
expect to escape censure. They will be
known by their works, and reap the re-
ward Of their se6shness and stubborn
ness.
Let the Conservatives Of each ward |
meet, secure pledges from the candidates,
select the strongest aud best, and go to
work in earnest.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-28
EMP HIS
Saturday Evening. Dec. %. 1867
r@-In a card elsewhere Captain A. 4

b9 In cara elsewhere Oaptalu n. l.
Lacey makes Il publication which does
him infinite credit. Recognizing the
fact that the assemblage placing him in
nomination could not be deemed repre-
sentative body, and unwilling to throw
any obstacles in tie way of unity, he
withdraws from the canvass, and recon-
meuds mass convention. His sugges-
tons are substantially those offered by
the LEDGER, which recognizes Captain
Laceys merits as a gentleman and
business man, is in nowise unfavorable
to him, and would earnestly support him
as the nominee of convention Of the
Conservative people-not a meaningless
assembIage digni6ed with the name be-
cause the proper title, farce, CRATES.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-28
NOTICE.

THE PARTNKR6HIP HERETOFORE
l exiting between n. n, Aston and J. r.
Hovcy IS this day dissolved,
Az parincrsbip business thrt was contracted
previous the 2lst instant, except the Tsnsac-
lions that took place hstWee- :. = Hovey and
one DE-. II. Schafer, will be settled up By me.
I hereby warn the public that will not Be re-
sponFibic for any contracts made in ture By
''' - = Nm. ASTON.
Me,upbis, Tenn, Dec. q, 1867. lol
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-28
ASSETS. JULY /. 1860.
Loss by Portland Fire. July Attn.

UNHE total amount covered by the Etna Poll.
Il cies on property destroyed or damaged is
S206S on which salvage will be about i've
per cent. Our total loss will not vary much
from S200,000 and was promptly adjusted and
paid. This sum is I've per cent. upon the Com
pany's assets figure but slightly. exceeding
our Government and State taxes paid last year,
or a proportion equal to $1,000 loss for COM
pany of $lO00Oe assets.
The necessity for insurance and the value OF
wealthy, strong corporations is forcibly IL
Illustrated by this fire. Several weak insurance
companies are destroyed. Portland has
population Of 35.000-was handsomely built,
mostly fine brick or stone strucirres-protected
and screened with onward of 5000 shade trees,
bounded on three sides by water-indeed,
literally, almost rising from the ocean--and
with a steam fire department-yet IL has &lO,-
600 900 of property consumed in few hours
upon q holiday when its people are least occu-
pied-from the very Insignificant cause OF .
oeatamptible frecrackeT.
Remember the trihing origin Of fires that
sweep away In few hours the earnings o.
years. Consider your best interest and give me
Rtna Agent call if You need proper insgr-
anc0 security. Pay a fair rate Of premium iM
a good and genuine article, and with these
lights and experiences before you, procure
your insurance with shrewd Judgment
Applications for insurance promptly attenoeo
20 by IL. A. LITTLETON 4 CO., az rs.
No. . Madison street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-28
PINE LUMBER.

I'VE HAVE ON HAND A FINE LOT OF
w Boat Lumber, which we offer for sale
cheap. Inquire of
BROWN & JONES,
100 247 Second street
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-28
p { o p l e S
INSURANCE COMPANY,
OFFICE NO. is MADISON STREET,
MEMPHIS. TENNESSEE.
CAPITAL STOCK, 100000.
TAKE FIRE AND MARINE RISKS.
DIRECTORS

W. B. GREENLAw, N. s. BRUCE,
G. W. COVER, CHARLES JONES,
JAMES ELDER, W.M. HARRINGTON
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-28
OFEICERS:

w. b. GREENLAW, President
JAS. ED Err, Vice President.
S. =. READ, Secretary.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-28

w HEREAs, on TN; lsI DAY OF AL.
w rust, ichl. n sale Of thotarre " 6fna
We made BY the undersigned 10 a. craulord,
a Cd 20 scc1s- thr purchase money M lien Nai
.cfaincd % Fccu re- ile same and. WnfraAas
itl0u three huI drcd dollars remains due O. ere
w and unpaid b rirtus Of the authority IN us
vfFted. We. % either Of us. viii. on lno-lAy.
The ~ day II January. ISIS. a. tte loot oi
Auction stree {. in The city q Aemrhisi 81 %
1" ftna /" III ID. DARLINGTON.
A. n. DOUGLASS.
December u. 1851. lg
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-28
DIR N OR RIS
OCULIsT,

CURES ALL KINDS OF SORE EYES.
~ Office in Bethel Block. up stairs. Extra CO
on Main street. 100 l25
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-28
Notice to Stockholders.

TIVE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE DEsOTO
Il Insurance and Trust Company are hereby
notified that an elec ion will be held at their
office on January 18th next, from 10 am. until
pm, for the purpose of electing seven Direc-
tors. III j. g. L0NSDALE, Secretary.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-28
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

A LII ORDERS FOR BRICK LEFT WITH
"A J. G. N,ely 4 Co., 80 Front street. will be
promptly attended 10. 100 l25a
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-28
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
HOMES

HOMES
YOU MUST HAVE FOR NEXT YEAR.
N0ME AND COME QUICKLY TO THE
~ Arcade. No. 300 Second street.
los M. G. CAYCE, Agent,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-28
A CARD.

TQ MY. FRIENDS AND FELLOW -CITI-
il ZtNS: / withdraw my name as a candi-
date for Wharfmaster, in favor of Robert Good
l0tS WILLIAM MORRISON.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-28

TH0MAS MALONE is A CANDIDATE
j for reelection to the Office Of Street Com
missioner. at the e~suine January election.
w FARE AUTHORIZE TO ANNOUNCE
w JAMES FORD, ex-Street Commits Toner,
as n candidate for Street Commissioner, at the
ensuing election in January next