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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-21

SUNDAY night an unbroken circuit
was made, and messages sent without re.
peating, between Houston, Texas, and
Salt Lake City, ria New York. The
Houston operator sent: Houston sends
greeting to Salt Lake. We sit with coats
of and windows opeu." Salt Lake
promptly replied: weather beautiful
here, but have a snow storm in Montana.
Brigham Young has just martyred
another heifer. Houston replied
Don't touch the brass in your KEY, or
you'll get yellow fever" After this,
Helena, Montana, $50 miles north Of
Salt Lake, was put on, and eonversed
few moments. The circuit worked
over the following route = Houston, New
Orleans, Mobile, Knoxville, Washington,
New York, Chicago aud Salt Lake
Had the San Francisco operator not
been out of the Office, he would have
been drawn into the circuit, aud the
length extended thousand miles more
This is rather remarkable performance,
since Houston is 1900 miles from New
York, which is also 2436 miles from Salt
Lake City. The weather was very IA
vorable and the wires in good condition.
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FOREIGN.

LIVERPOOL, December 2l.-Cotton is
dull estimated days sales, 10000 up
lands at I 5 led; Orleans, I 9 I'D
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Tbs Illinois State 2egisfer says
" The American people pay annually, in
the way Of internal revenue taxes, the
sum Of S943 SOB, 1888, aud Of that only
1896, 000,0 900, or little more than one
third Of the amount the people pay in
taxes, ever reaches The treasury Of the
United States The balance. some S5i7,-
SOC, 600, is consumed in paying the tax
collectors, aud what they don't get goes
into the pockets Of Radical thieves To
this matter. the people who pay al this
money 70 the support u the Government
are ia about the same FIX as the man who
was askos 70 contribute 10 a foreign
mission. he gave the fund collector
twenty-five cents, but stopped him az be
was about TO depart, saying Here is a
dollar TO pay the expenses Of getting
that quarter to the heaihen. "
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How Fashion Determines the Value Of
Eurg


Furs.
The following is the introduction to
fur dealers advertisement in the Toledo
papers:
Just quarter of century ago l en-
tered the fur trade, paying eighteen
cents for mink, twenty two cents for
muskrats, and two dollars for little, yell
low martin skins. During these twenty.
FIVE years there has been some wide
ranges of prices. l sold lot of mink
for 5000 that now would have brought
$24, 900. Then, again, ] sold lot of
coon for $4,000 that in London to-day
would not bring 5000. The little martin
skin is now worth the same price of
yellow dog skin-two shillings. The
opossum has been from three cents to
sixty and now down to eight cents.
War has been one cause Of these fluctua.
tons; but the mightier power than
armies-fashion--has done the most
While the combined armies of Europe
could only put down coon and skunk
City per cent, that powerful goddess
fashion-ruu the eighteen cent mink up
to fifteen dollars, and knocked the big
blackdynx muff down to four shillings.
IL ] should be fortunate enough to see
my golden wedding in the fur trade, /
expect to be shaking the black skunk
skin, worth more money than the mink.
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OFFICERs:

W.B. GREENLAW, President
JAS. ELDER, Vice President.
S. z. READ, Secretary.
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CAPITAL STOCK, 100000.
TAKE FIRE AND MARINE RISKS.
DIRECTORS;

W. b. GREENLAw, N. s. BRUCE,
@. W. COVER, CHARLES yONhSb
JAMES Elder, W. M. HARRINGTON
JOHN OVERT0N, JR.
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To Cotton Shippers
THE MEMPHIS Il CHARLESTON
RAILROAD
THE SHORTEST, QUICKEST. CHEAPEST

and MOST DESIRABLE LINE to. Shippers
tanned the services Of p. M, PATTERSON *
BRO. III connection with Mr.. JOHN HUD-
SON, as Soliciting Agents. who will give all
information TO Shippers and sign Through
Bills Of Ladiug, at No. 278 Main street also,
Mr.. A. j. LOWE, Agent at Depot.
SAM. TATE, President.
w. j. ROSS, General Superintendent.
JOS. G. LOPEZ, Genl Freight Agent. 1lS
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once. ass Main st.. Clay Building.
7s-I0l
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FOR SHERIFF.
FOR UNITY REGISTER.

DLEASE ANNOUNCE MY NAME AS A
L candidate for the Office of County REGISTER
for Shelby county, at the ensuing March cleo
ton. III j. w. KING.
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CLOTHING

R. VAN BRocKLIN. AuctIonssr:
The Evansville journal., 1867-12-24
Snecle Resnmnfion

We find the following interesting
history of the attempts made by Great
Britain to resume specie payment,
after the suspension occasioned. by
her protracted and bloody struggle
with France and the First NAPOLEON
in the New York Herald. It seems
to us that it will be profitable reading
not only for our subscribers, but for
our national Legislators as well;
The same causes operated in this
country and in England in causing a
suspension of specie payments. A
gigantic war In both cases was the
cause. The great revolution in
France that begun in 1889 soon set
Europe in a blaze, and England was
plunged into a long and exhausting
war as the consequence. Pitt com
menced the anti acobin war in Feb
ruary, 1898, and in February, 1897, a
Cabinet meeting was called in Lon
don to deliberate on the financial
difficulties of the country, and the
result was specie payment was sus-
pended next morning. Paper became
the currency, and remained so for
twenty eight years. : This admira-
BILE system (of currency arose
from absolute necessity the
historian Allison says, and it
brought England victorious through
the war" No serious efforts were
made to return to specie payments
while the war lasted; for that was an
impossibility. The war ended with
the battle of Waterloo, in June, 1915.
The bullionists, backed by the bond
holders and great capitalists, cem-
menced to clamor for resumption.
They insisted that it ought to take
place six months after the war closed.
The Government, yielding to this
pressure. fixed the day of resumption
in July, 1916. In 1915 gold rose to
forty premium. We have not suffi-
cient date to state what the amount
of paper circulation was-Bank of
England notes, country bank notes,
Treasury notes and all-but there
could not have been much less than
we have now in circulation. The
efforts to force specie payments,
therefore, Immediately after the war
necessarily proved disastrous.
Soon after the Bank of England
began to contract, in accordance with
The Evansville journal., 1867-12-24

Judge VI. NJ. Briep, candidate for
Circuit Judge in opposition to 5Tr
Cory, made an assault upon the. sat-
ter IN the hall Of the Conven1ion and
was Immediately arrested. Cpancif-
man Brien fred two shots at Couucil-
man Cramer, but without effect
Whisky flowed pretty freely during
thermorning, and altogether. the Con-
veatioR vas .ie very disgraceful affair.
The troubles arose chiefly out OF the
at einpt TO hol5 a Mass Convention in
so large q community.
\ miller named Smpot. atIOlkland-
Mills, Montgomery County. was found
dead in his hog pea, recently partly
eaten By the hogs, murdered by some
unknQYn person. aiaa4a .v3
have @ organizad I -gigiiianoe II G9 committee ai
at number Of Places for the pur-
pose of putting an end to horse thiev-
ing depredations in that county.
The Evansville journal., 1867-12-24

He declares he acts under the law
passed by the Legislature of 1866, nd
viii not pay, except on a warrant fro m
Governor jenkins. The latter is Bit
teriy opposed to reconstruction, and
probably will not issue warrants.
This condition OF things may develop
into crisis. Ii the Johnsonian officials
persist IN their course, 1t will indicate
defiance both of the Convention and
OF the Commanding General. Not
withstanding bis deadlock, L think
the Convention will go home to-mor-
row.
see the Associated Press Agent.
at this point has telegraphed that at a
caucus Of mem bers- of the Convention
on Wednesday night, it was deter
mined to support Chase for the Pres
idency. This stateinentreq mod
ifcatiOn.= No caucus of mem bers of
the Convention has given any express
sion of preference either for Grant or
Chase, Resolutions were passed ia
vorin Chase at a meeting at City Hall
on Wednesday night, but 1t was
miscellaneous meeting, and the reso-
lutions were adopted after the caucus
held at the same place had adjourned.
Mr.. Chase has many warm friends
here, but the Convention neither in
session nor in caucus has as yet ex-
pressed any preference. .a-s.@ @.Tt -
A Grant Club was organized in this
city on Friday light last, and several
members of. the Convention partici
pated, just as several did at the meet
ing which favored Chase, There is
an active contest going on between
these two, candidates for the Presi-
dency, with which contest.I I hope the
Convention will have nothing to dc.
A singular event occurred on Frir
day at Barnesvilie In this State. Robt.
S. Pringle, one. Of the registers of the
Twenty second Senatorial District,
committed suicide by taking a dose
of strychnine. Mr.. Pringle was a
candidate before the Convention for
the position of Sergeant Arms, but
q colored opponent was elected. Mr..
Pringle returned home. The rebel
community In which he lives assailed
him with jeers and sneers for being
beaten by Niger, and taunted and
ridiculed him to that degree that in
sheer modification he put an end to
his own life.
The Evansville journal., 1867-12-24
CHEA AGO.
an Editorial Chang


CHICAGO, Dec. 17.-Df. G. H Ray,
for eight years previous to 1864 edi-
tor-in-ehief of the Chicago Tribune,
and occupying the position of edi-
torial writer on the same paper for
two or three mouths, has purchased
an interest in the Chicago ECeniag
Post, and will ia ke possession as edi-
tor-in chief Of that paper tomorrow.
DR.. Ray is one of the most vigorous
and pungent writer's in the West, and
he will give new vitality to the Post.
The paper has been for some time on
a paying basis.
A FIRE broke out to-day in the store
of j. A. Armour, i21 South Water
Street, wholesale dealer in oils, paints,
glass, brushes, lamps, &c. The
promptness of the steam engines pre-
vented a general confagration, but
the building and stock were seriously
damaged by water.
The Evansville journal., 1867-12-24

tle action Of the Government agr.
cultural and commercial distress Of
unprecedented. severity commanced
Mr.. TierDey stated from his place ia
the House of Commons that " e
people of England were suferMg
more intensely than at any per- q
since the Norman cOnquest, I
bankruptcies in 1916 were two tho
sand and eighty-nine, being an Ia
crease OF fifty FIVE per cent. over tho,
In the preceding year. The Aaat-
featuring, commercial and agr tlltu-
raj Interests all suffered alike. The
consequence was thatt the Goyerament
had to bring in q bill 70 postp94e Ihe
resumption of specie payments ten.
two years, till July, 1915. Under th+s
repreye Industry revived aHi Fhe
downward course OF the COUNTRY wa
arrested. In the first of these year.
1877 the bankrup were aesriy fl +
ty per cent. less than In 1916, aud there
was a still further decrease 10 1913.
the year following. Trade. commerce.
and industry Of every kind revi ed
when contraction ceased. But the
resumptionists were, not -contented
with this encouraging state of things.
and the Bank of England made an
other effort in October, 1917, to re-
sumo specie payments. But this ex
pertinent soon failed, and the Govern
ment was then convinced that It
would not do to attempt to resume at
the time fixed in 1878; consequently
a bill was. brought into Parliament
and passed extending the time 90
July 1873. Then. again, as the,
Prince. Regent said to Paflia me4srlt
. the commerce and manufactures 5f
the country were in the most flourish
ing condition" The Government
being disposed to act upon the priuci-
pie, of letting well enough alone,
wishe d to postpone the forcing pro
cess of resumption; but the bullion
lists were powerful, and carried res
luton in Parliament, which was in.
troduced by Mr.. Peel, in May, 1919, i
providing for a partial resumption in
February, 1920, and for total re-
sumption in May, 1921. Immediately
on the passage of Mr.. Peel's
bill, severe distress and fearful
riots began. To use Mr.. Alisen's ex
pressive language, "the industry of
the nation was speedily CONCEALED as
flowing stream is BY. the severity of
an Arctic Winter The Government
felt sorely the effect of contraction. as
well as the people. for the revenue
fell far short of what had been an
ticipated. It was not, however, till
several years afterwards-that is, till
1824-that specie payment was. entire
" resumed. Eight years England
had been passing through this strug-
gle, and then in the end what was the
consequences? The terrible reyulsioh
of 1925, when the most Unprecedented
suffering occurred. The ruin was
universal, except among the bond
holders and the very rich. The
foundation of that appalling pauper-
ism which pervades Great Britain.
and has pervaded it ever since, was
then laid. Revulsion after revulsion
succeeded for long period, and even
to this day England reaps the bitter
fruit of her mistaken policy. Indeed,
she will reap it forever through her
frightful incubus of national debt and
her millions Of paupers. rr
The Evansville journal., 1867-12-24
ATLANTA.
No Money for the Conventional
Crisis at Hand-hr. Chase Not
Nominated by a Convention eau
cus-Singular Case OF Suicide.

ATLANTA, GA, December 22.-The
Convention did nothing Saturday,
except meet and adjourn. The finan-
cial deadlock continues. The mes
senger sent to Milledgeville, on Fri
day, to see if money could be obtain
ed to meet the pressing necessities of
the Convention, returned to-day, and
reports that there is money in the
State Treasury, but the Johnson Off
cial who has it in charge refuses to
pay it out, notwithstanding General
Pope has authorized him to do so.
The Evansville journal., 1867-12-24
News by the Aslanttc Tale-
rf 6 capb, en.fI
Fenians Still Eagr6ss e
Public Atteltion
INDIANANPoLIs.
Lecture of Celebrated African Ex-
plOrer-Chanfran at the Metro
pOiltan Theatre.

Especial to the Evansville Journal.l
INDIANAPOLIS, December 23.-Du
Chaillu, the celebrated African ex-
plorer and author, delivered his lee
ture on the gorilla to a good au-
dience, at the Opera Hall. tonight.
The Library Association course of
lectures has been very successful thus
far. John B. Cough is announced
for Friday evening.
F.S. Chanfrau commenced star
engagement at the Metropolitan to-
night, playing his great role of F" Sam. I"
to large house. foi, -
The Evansville journal., 1867-12-24
NASHVILLE.
DisgFacefal Scenes in q Convention
Murders-Ylgilaace Committees
Serious Fire.

NASHVILLE, December 22.-The
following nomi1atlons were made yes
terday, by the Radical Mass Conven-
ton IN this city: For Chancellor,
Hon. II. Harrison; for Circuit Judge,
Hon. John Hugh Smith For Attor-
ney General no nomination was made,
the Convention breaking up in the
widest confusion aud disorder. The
Convention, from first to last, was a
regular Tammany affair.
The Evansville journal., 1867-12-24
CLEV ELAND.
Hon. G. s. Hamilton Murdered By His
SOR-The Son u RaTiRg Maniac.

CLEVELAND, Dec. 23.-Hon. &. S.
Hamilton, Republican Member of
Congress, Eighth District Of Ohio.
was brutally murdered by his son, in
a fit Of insanity, sunday morning, by
being struck on the head with an axe
at Maysville, Ohio. Frenzied with
blood, he re urned to the house, and
succeeded in intlicting severe wounds
upon his brother before he could be
secured. He is now hopeless, raw
ing maniac. Hon. q. S. Hamilton
had just returned from Washington.
The Evansville journal., 1867-12-24
CANAHA.
Adjournment of Parliament-PaSs-
age OF Bill to Prevent the UaiaW-
f1l Training Of Men in the Use OF
FiPe-srms.

OTTAWA, G. w, Dec. 23.-Parlia-
ment adjourned Saturday until the
18th of March.
Among the bills assented to by the
Governor General are the following:
To prevent the unlawful training
of persons in the use of fire arms,
and Justice of Military Evolutions to
authorize Justices of the Peace to
seize and detain arms collected or
kept for purposes dangerous to the
public peace. To authorize the ar
rest Of persons suspected Of commit
ting acts of hostility against her Maj
esty's person and Government.
The Evansville journal., 1867-12-24
-lJ ENGLAND.

LONDON, Dec 23.-Fenianism still
engrosses share Of public attention.
though the excitement caused by the
recent outrages has pretty much died
out There is a widespread feeling
favorable to an amelioration of the
condition of the Irish as the most eff
fective means Of suppressing Fenian-
ism. The Times strongly favors this
idea, and hopes, and believes, that the
next session of Parliament will be
occupied with the consideration of
Irish affairs. -
The Evansville journal., 1867-12-24

BUFFALO, Dec. 23.-The funeral Of
the unrecognizable dead took place
at the depot yesterday, in the pres
ence of at least 5000 persons. The
bodies were afterwards deposited in a
vault at. ST. Paul's Church.
Mr.. J. d. Cook, of Rochester, is
known to be one of the burned.
A bunch of keys has been found
among the ashes marked Y. Hub
bard" AZ ..~..lt ~.
The Evansville journal., 1867-12-24

HAvRE Hut, Mass, Dec. %
An attempt was made at 3o'elock
this morning to rob. the Merrimae
National Bank, the burglar first hav-
ing set fire to paint shop to distract
attention. Joseph Barnham, town
watchman, heard an explosion in the
Bank building, and on entering the
Bank was shot dead by the burglar,
who escaped. The door Of tbs Bank
had been shattered by gun powder.
PHILADELPHIA, Deo. 23.-Hon. A.
Ell. Stephens lectures In this city
shortly, on the condition of affairs in
Southern States. -
The Evansville journal., 1867-12-24
ST. DOMINGO.
Defeat or the Central Government
Baez Proclaimed President.

ST. DOMINGO, December 20.-The
Cabral Government has been defeat
ed, the organization of his troops
being defective. A pronouneement
of the people has been issued, and
Baez proclaimed President Iti an
The Evansville journal., 1867-12-24

nouaced tEsta % HlSsion IS going
sN shington to make arraugemento
f0r,thestraRsfer zbg Baez, of Sonora to
the United States.
The Evansville journal., 1867-12-24
! 4 MISSION CARDS,

B-N. ECBss. 4 " PATRICK P. D. vrEB
The Evansville journal., 1867-12-24

Hon. Q. s Hamilton Iur-
ssa1 dsred by his Son.. ,4
The Evansville journal., 1867-12-24
EUROPE.

By ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.
-Enssga -=---- .oa
Fenians Engr0ssIng Public Atten-
tIOn-The Feeling Favorable 10 the
AmeIlOFatI0R OF the Irish.
The Evansville journal., 1867-12-24
Aaa ,ys. s&SRoAr PRoPRGEFoHAa

EuE andIG CJ
The Evansville journal., 1867-12-24

E;a8S, PATRICK T. CO.,
The Evansville journal., 1867-12-24

-a5 Adjourn1n sns # the Cana
dian Parliament.
The Evansville journal., 1867-12-24
Fora7g1 Intal.is5ao5. .T

The Wap in Par2gu2y.
~ 8, fss,rf9,g 81 - 80
The Evansville journal., 1867-12-24

Very Desperate Fighting
The Evansville journal., 1867-12-24

General Lopez Defeated
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at Cincinnati and Louisville, with eight
and half feet on the falls The Cum
berland and Tennessee rivers are falling,
with a fair stage Of water The Missis-
sippi is stationary at St. Louis; at Cairo
the river is falling rapidly. White river
is falling, with fifteen feet of water to
JacksonporL The Arkansas is falling,
with seven and half feet water to Little
Rock.
Steamboatmen can save money by get
ting their printing executed at the PUB-
Lie LEDGER Office, cur arrangements en-
abling us to do work at rates that will
compare with any establishment in the
West We invite steamboatmen to ex-
anime our styles Of work and prices. I
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many debAsed people who visited lie
wicked walls. The faces Of the dead
wore deop.set look, and on Fergusons
could be seen that Of surprise and deter
mination. That night was dismal, and
the elements seemed at war II has ere
ated peculiar sensation with our citi-
Gems, and, perhaps. il may be the means
Of clearing from our city those elements
that we're born and fostered here during
the war, and which now are aourishiDg
in the midst Of gilded tapestry, beautiful
gas jets, and the gaudy paraphernalia Of
vice and debauchery."
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rants are dull. Our brokers show but little dis
position to buy. They offer from IS 10 $50. and
sell at % to go. Exchange has continued
steady for several days back. The supply Ia
barely equal to the demand. Buying at par to
he Of. and selling at 20 premium. In Govern
ment bonds there has been but few transactions
Of late. Currency Is In such demand that very
little oft being invested In this way. Incur
rent money has been dull and lifeless. Bank
OF Tennessee continues nominal at 25 to $50,
Bank Of Chattanooga, Is; Bank OF West Ten
nossee. so; Union Bank. So Planters Bank 81;
Bank Of Memphis. par; Bank OF Middle Ten
nessee. 90; City Bank Of Nashville. so; Mer-
chants Bank. rs; ocOee Bank. 20; Bank Of
shslbyville. so; Tradsrs' Bank. par Southern
Bank, Is
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-09

CONSERVATIVES MEETING. D. l..
Stewart, Chairman of the Conservative
Committee of Shelby county, has issued
a call for a meeting to be held at the Ex-
change Building tomorrow evening at
eight O clock, for the purpose of electing
delegates to attend the convention to be
held in the city of Nashville on the 10th
instant, for the purpose of nominating a
candidate for Governor of the State of
Tennessee.
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RAILROAD COLLISION The Corinth
NeDs states that on Wednesday morning
a train on the Mobile and Ohio road and
one on the Memphis and Charleston
made the attempt to each cross the track
of the other at the same time. 1t is
hardly necessary to state that the feat
was not successfully performed. The
COW catcher of the M. and o. engine ran
into the tender of the other. The trains
were moving slowly and but little damage
was done. The COW catcher was smashed
and some injury done the track.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-09

MEssRs. GEoRGE REID 4 Co., have
just received lot of fresh fish from Reel
Foot Lake, and any one desiring the
incest delicacy Of the season, will call at
+. II. Flynn's, No. Ala Main street, near
Beal, where they can be supplied.
30 GEORGE REED &.Co.
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TIE FLOOD IN THE BoTToM. The Mis-
sissippi river, rising in its majesty, as is
we'll known, has flooded all the bottom
lands for miles. A house in this city re-
ceived the following letter, few days
since, from plantation in the bottom
Ser i Sect my Self this morning to let
you now the con dishen of the botum
your phase weste of the blow is intilerV
under waiter On the caste side the waiter
is running thrue in swl of the Low phases
an the waiter is CUP to the back Of the
cabens SO wea haint got but Small
plase to play own So wea cant doc eney
thing at anvil the Stock is dooing tolerbel
we'll Softer everoodey is onder waiter this
phase has got more dry land than eney
bad land in this country an you can Juge
how the country $50 nothing more. at
preasant yours trueley.