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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-07-13
TOBACCO USERS, ATTENTION
"ORTON'S PREPARATION

CHEWERS AND SMOKERS, LEAVE OFF
~ this disgusting and filthy habit.
One box Of 0rton's Preparation. used accord
ing to directions, is warranted TO destroy the
appetite Tobacco in any person, no matter
how strang the habit may be, in one months
time. No moro laundering for tobacco after
using one box of this preparation.
RECOLLECT IT IS WARRANTED.
Forwarded to any part Of tho country on
receipt OF ono dollar. Address
Il. DOUGLAS, General Agent
Box 1872, Portland, Ne.
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From an Editor.

KosoIUsKo, MISS. May q, 1867.
MEssRs. J. p. DRoxGooLR & Co., Memphis:
This is to certify that the ENGLISH FB-
MALE BIrTERS, prepared and sold by j. 7.
Dromgoole X Co.. of Memphis, Tenn, is high
" recommended BY, the Medical fraternity at
From conversation with several friends, as we'll
as from my immediate experience, it is thor
ough and effective medicine,
9, +. MORGAND.
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ChfIdren TecthiI1r


need no better medicine than this. a few doses
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Mother,
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dark nights, and had you not better send and
procure ono bottle Of RED DiARRiEA
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per bottle. OF six bottles for $ co.. For sale ~
Druggists in city and country, and by
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A paper twice rs large MS tho one We now issue
Address all lettors TO RICHARDSON Gull
Inns, ~ John stroet, Now York.
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'S'' iD'ki RICHARD WALL, NJ. D.
FEMALE DISEASES
FNGIlsH FEMALE BITTERS.

Which are prostrating so many females oil
over the country, can be go easily remedied BY
using the
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MEDICAL.
TRUTH Is MIGHTY
AND WILL PREVAIL.
n UNOMWUULE q %. y
English Female Histers

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with great accuracy, from puro and sooct
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stefan can call at our office, No. 391 Main st.,
and examine the recipe. Please read
A FEW CERTIFICATES,
which we have selected from many that con be
Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-07-14

The Press and Times quotes the pro-
clamation Of Governor Brownlow of July
10, 1865, declaring that the franchise law
of June 5, 1865, " is the supreme law of
the land This expression conveys the
idea, and was so intended that under the
authority of the convention of January,
1865, the franchise law became part and
parcel of the constitution Of the State
The author of this proclamation so un-
derstood it, and the Governor so pro-
claimed. And the people of the State, so
far as they were permitted TO do so, &C
cepted and ratified it, by registering and
voting under it Yet this part of the
constitution, 80 proclaimed and so rati-
fed was afterwards repealed by the
Legislature, and thousands who acquired
the right to vote under it were disfran-
chised TWAS solemnly proclaimed "the
supreme law of the land " that is, part
and parcel OF the constitution; was 80
held and acted upon, yet plant court,
dependent upon the " Governors will
alone for the tenure of their Offices, and
the amount and payment of their sala-
ries,' decide that the Legislature has the
right and power to amend the constitu-
ton in this particular This single fact
shows the utter disregard of law which
has been distinguishing characteristic
of the Brownlow Fletcher administra-
ton
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Surraff.s Trial.

WASHINGTON, July 13.-Joseph Carroll
was recalled and ross-examined.
Miss Alma Jenkins testified John SIR
raft was not at the house on the day of the
assassination; saw him there TWO weeks
previous the door bell rang when we we're
at supper on the evening of the 18th of
April Miss Annie Surratt answered the
bell; Mr.. Scott, from the Navy Yard, left
two papers for witness that was the only
time the bell rung l heard no enc go
while at supper. The testimony otherwise
corroborated that of Miss Fitzhugh.
David Barr testified Am now an officer
ofthe Maryland Constitutional Convention;
reside near Surrattsville; saw Surratt
there on the 25th Of March, 1865 /:
accompanied him to Port Tobacco,
and brought back the horses delivered
them at Towards stables, and called at
Mrs. Surratt's to deliver a message from
her son.
BE-. Gwinn testified that he saw Mrs.
Surratt at Surrattsville on The 18th of
April, on business. She held the note of
Mr.. Nathy in relation to the purchase of
some land, and came to see about it..
Witness was a party to the transaction.
D. II. OOuhAAc3 bIObuCI 10 AlIbs OuiIdtts
testified to a similar effect
Bernard j. Early testified that he and
Michael O'Laughlin went to the barber
shop, on the morning of the 18th of April,
1865, and got shaved. OLaughlin had on
striped pants and vest and slouched hat
Edward A. Murphy corroborated this
testimony.
VIM. Failing, formerly keeper of the
Webster House, Canandaigua, New York,
testified that man registering his name as
John n. Harrison, arrived there from Ell
myra, April 18th, 1865.
Frank o. Chamberlain, present propri-
etor of same house, testified to the identity
of the hotel register on which the entry APP
peared.
Jas. H. Bradley testified to finding the
register in the Webster House on his visit
in March, 1867.
H. H. Bradley testified to the delivery of
the. book to him by Failing has not been
ont of his possession since.
The prosecution having objected to the
introduction of the register on the ground
that Surratt might have written the name
in it subsequently, considerable discussion
ensued, and the court reserved its decision
until Monday, to which time the court took
a recess.
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GREAT SALE OF
PUBLIC PROPERTY
QUARTERMAsTER's OFFICE.
NJ N IL 10 10


I WILL OFFER FOR SALE AT PUBLIC
Il Auction, commencing Monday, July 30,
1867, at the Northwestern Sheds, in this city, a
large assortment Of QUARTEMASTER'S
STORES and G. G. and @. E., consisting in part
of the following mentioned articles, viz
1915 blankets, 100 prs infantry trowsers, I25
prs cavalry tTowsers, 226 great coats, 81 caps,
297 blouses, $50 bed sacks, 667 knapsacks, CSC
eanteens, 81 mess pans, 81 camp kettles. AZ wall
tents with poles and pins, l22 shelter tents, 70
rubber tent pOnchos, l39unifOrm jackets, 80 uni
form coats, 80 prs bootees, As prs stockings, 200
shovels $50 spades, so axes, 1900 feet old lum-
Der, 1861 lbs stove pipe, 44g corn brOoms, boxes
glass, buck saws, cooking stoves, = stone
mason's hammers, IS water buckets, chests
blacksmiths' tools, Y horse rasps. l69 assorted
files 1900 lbs assorted steel, go axe handles, q
heating stoves Is wash boilers, knives and forks,
cross cut saws, Isl picks and handles. . jack
screws. 1850 feet gas pipe paint mill, tanning
mill, hay press, hose reel. 100 horse brushes,
% nose bags, riding brides, Office chairs, riding
and wagon saddles, collars, housings, stretcher
chains, blind brides, coupling bolts, splitting
chisels, clinch cutters, tuilers, cold ehlsels,
blacksmith tOngs, riveting hammers, iron
Wrenches. pineers. tire irons, braces, mall
let's portable fOrges monkey Wrenches. rip saws.
assorted braces, bits, augurs. chisels, planes,
squares and rules, iron bedsteads, claw ham
mers, levels, draw knives, chalk lines, tape
lines hay forks. table forks, door locks, flags,
drums, drum heads, drum cases, saddlers' tools,
bugle cords and tassels fes, coffee pots. metallic
scales. coal rakes, water pipe, Il hremsns mats
branding irons. padlOcks, army scales, crow
bars, IVA lanterns 3scOal stoves, hose couplings,
spanners, 2 ranges and fixtures, bits, blue and
yellow lace sashes, hat eagles, cross sabres and
numbers etc, etc.
continue from day to day until all the articles
are sold. Terms Cash in Government Funds
deposit will be required Of al, gs5eea5ers on
Mai q. NJ. and Byt 1t Col. Q. S. A.
iuly14 ID
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Decision Relating to Telegraph Com
panfes.

DETROIT, July 13.-An important de-
cision relating to telegraph companies has
just been rendered by the Supreme Court
of this State in the case of the Western
Union Telegraph as. Carew Appeal from
Wayne Circuit Court. Carew telegraphed
to Baltimore for forty cases of oysters. In
the transmission an error occurred, whereby
he received four cases instead of forty. The
message was written on one of the COM
paIy's blanks with the usual printed head
ing containing the conditions on which
messages are taken for transmission. The
Circuit Court held that the telegraph com
pany were liable for the damage suffered
by Carew, treating the company as common
carriers and Carew not bound to the condi-
tions, unless his attention was particularly
called to them.
The Supreme Court reversed the deci-
sion. holding that the Telegraph Company
are not common carriers, and that they
have the right TO establish any reasonable
rules governing their liability in the i'm
partial transmission of messages by them
that whereby on the heading Of message
plainly printed in conspicuous letters it is
stated TO be sent on the annexed conditions,
the sender by signing the message adopts
the conditions and is bound by them,
whether he reads them or not it is his
own negligence if he fails to notice them.
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Of civil officers and appointing others ID
their stead. are hereby confirmed; pro
vided, that any person heretofore or here
after appointed By any district COMMANDER
TO exercise the functions of any civil
Office. may be removed either by mill
tary officer lin command of the district
or by the General of the army, and ltshali
be the duty of such commander TO remove
from office as aforesaid, all persons who are
disloyal to the government Of the United
States. or who use their official influence
in any manner to hinder, delay, prevent
or obstruct the administration OF this act
and the acts to which it is supplementary.
Sec. 5. That Boards of Registration pro-
yided for in the act entitled an act supple
meutary to an act entitled an act to pro-
vide for the more effectual government of
the Rebel States, passed March I'd, 1865,
and to facilitate registration, passed March
23d, 1867, shall have power, and 1t shall
be their duty, before allowing the right OF
any person, to ascertain on each such facts
or information as they can Obtain, whether
such person is entitled to be regis
tered under said act, and the oath required
by said act shall not be conclusive on such
question, and no person shall be registered
unless such board shall also have power to
examine under the oath, and to be admin
tered by any member of such board, to any
one touching the qualification of any per-
son claiming registration, but in every case
of refusal by the borrd to register an appli-
cant, and in every case of striking his name
from the list, as hereinafter prescribed, the
board shall make note or memorandum,
which shall be returned with the registrs-
ton list to the Commanding General, for
the ground Of such refusal or such striking
from such list provided no person shall
be disqualified as a member of any Board
of Registration by reason Of race or color.
Sec. 6. That the true intent and mean
ing of the oath prescribed in said supple
mentary act is, among other things, that
no person who has been a member of the
Legislature of any State, or has held any
Executive or Judicial office in any State
whether he has taken an cath to sup
port the constitution of the United States
or not, and whether he was holding such
Office st the commencement of the rebel-
lion, or had held it before, aud who has af-
forwards engaged in rebellion against the
United States, or given aid and comfort to
the enemies thereof, is entitled to be regis
tered or vote, and the words, executive or
judicial offices in any State, in said oath
mentioned, shall be construed to include
all civil offices created by law for the ad-
ministration of any general law.
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Is its report Of the proceedings of the
peace meeting Of Wednesday night, the
Press and Times does fragrant injustice
20 the position Of ex-GOv NELL 5 Brown
That gentleman is represented as saying
that he did not approve much Of the
United States government now; and the
impression is left that at meeting called
for the conservation of peace and order
aud the upholding of law, he had ayowed
himself in opposition to the Federal
government
Ex>Gov Brown said nothing Of the
kind, OF that could be so construed He
spoke in the interests Of peace and peace
alone. He did not use the occasion to
ayow his political sentiments, or to excite
political antipathjes In the course Of
the brief pertinent aud iudicious re-
marks he submitted, he did say that
with a vast number of others, he had
opposed what he considered the mal-ad-
mlnlstrauon OF the goyernment-lts per
version from It's true ohiects--its prosti-
tuition 10 the ends of sectional fanaticism,
but declared with emphasis, that he was
now, and ever had been for the Union
under the constitution, and that he had
never opposed the government as formed
by the fathers. Neither he nor any
speaker ON the occasion gave utterance
to a sentiment of the faintest opposition
to the government of the United States,
or to anything that could be tortured
into disloyalty. In everything that fell
from him there was manifest that exalted
conservatism and commendable modera-
ton characteristics Of the man. Ii the
Press and Times does not correct the
error Of its reporter in this matter it
viii convict itself Of insincerity in its
yauuted professions Of a desire for peace.
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GIBSON COUNTY.

The Progress of RegistrstiOn-The Ne
grOes Regarded with suspiciOn-NO
Leagues Among Them-They are Gem
orally COnservative-The Grounds
of Their Opposition 10 RadfcaIisEn-
A BroMnIow Emissary at Work, etc.
Correspondence of the Union and Dispatch
TRENTON, Tenn, July l1th, l867.-The
prospect in this county begins to brighten.
The stubborn Commissioner has at last been
prevailed upon to spend few DAYS at the
county seat for the purpose of giving out
certificates. Within the past few DAYS
large number have been issued to both
whites and blacks. To-day is his last day
advertised for registration, being the
eleventh day only Including Sunday that
he has devoted to this duty at the county
seat. The colored voters were entirely ex
eluded until the present week, and now
they seem to be doled out with much mis-
givings and fears that they will not prove
loyal to Brownlow. Ii is uncertain, how
ever, what way the colored people will vote.
Their minds have been poisoned with pre-
iudice against the Conservative candidate.
But what checks them in anything like a
support Of Radicalism, is the onerous taxa
ton imposed upon them to support il in
its UBIQUITOUS measures. They say they can
see no necessity of soldiers being kept up
when we are all at peace, and they don't
like bit of that three cents tax per pound
on the cotton they worked 80 hard last year
to raise Another thing that strikes them
very forcibly in this county is, the fact that
there is not one Radical in hundred Of
those that give them employment. Their
employers are all, with very rare ex-
ceptions, among the so-called Rebels, the
present disfranchised class of citizens.
Tomorrow, Brownlow's Secretary of
State is advertised 10 speak here. Col Cam
eron, of Memphis, has written word that he
will be on hand to divide time with him.
We anticipate rich treat in the severe
castigation laid up for the Secretary.
There is a great anxiety in this commu-
nifty among all classes 10 hear Joe VII
lians.and Elias Polk speak. We have no
such thing as a loyal league among she
colored people here. They are all identIhed
with us in Interest, remained faithfully al
home during the war and have been kindly
treated by their former masters since they
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WHY THE FRANCHISE LAW WAS
AMENDED,

AMENDED"
The Press and Times denies that the
franchise law was repealed and new
law enacted twice to disfranchise claw
abiding citizens, who it declared but lit
tie over two years ago possessed the mat
ural, inherent right of suffrage That
paper says:
Gan attempt is made to show that the
franchise law of 1865 was amended in 1866
to reduce the number of persons who were
lawful voters under the provisions of the
former act. This is incorrect. We doubt
IL the second act reduced the number of
veters at all that is, it was no more ex-
elusive than the former The chief differ
ence was, that the second law, it was be-
leved, could be more ehectually executed.
A third law, the present one, was passed
last winter, but this is no more exclusive
than the two previous ones"
We have no other means Of testing the
accuracy of this statement than taking
Davidson county as a criterion The
registration under the franchise act of
June s, 1865, amounted to considerable
over COCO the vote in the county elee>
ton in March, 1896, having fallen but
little below that The registration under
the act Of May 8, lS66, reached only
about 1000 The registration of white
voters under the present act, up to the
hour Of closing, Saturday afternoon,
footed up only 1879 We thus see that
the repeal Of the franchise law and the
enactment Of a new one reduced the
number Of votes one-half every pop. 1t
Is fair 10 assume that fully one-half of
those law-abiding citizens who were re-
gistered under the franchise act Of June
5, 1865, which the Governor declared in a
formal proclamation was 'the supreme
law Of the land, viii be DISTINGUISHED
under the present law. Why was the
number Of voters thus reduced from time
to timer Simply to enable Brownlow
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LATEST TELEGRAMS.
MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Senate

SemAle.
WASHINGTON, July I3.-A communities
ton was received from the Secretary of the
Interior, in response to a resolution calling
for information on the nature and origin
of the Indian difficulties, and was ordered
to be printed.
A message was received from the Presi.
dent
The Senate went into executive session,
and subsequently, took short recess.
ft On reassembling, a message was received
from the House, announcing its action on
the conference report on the reconstrue-
ton bill.
Mr.. Trumbull explained that the bill
was substantially as agreed upon by the
Senate; it had no new features inccrpo-
rated in it mainly affecting its character.
Mr.. Sumner thought Congress had moi
been Radical enough The civil govern.
ments of the South ought to have been
swept away at once.
After considerable debate, the conference
report was agreed to. Yeas-Messrs. An
thony, Chandler, Cameron, Cole, Conkling
Crogin, Edmunds, Fessenden, Fowler
FreeIinghuysen, Grimes, Hardin, Hender.
son, Howard, Howe, johnson, Morgan
Nye, Patterson, OF New Hampshire, Pome-
roy, Ravisey, Sumner, Thayer, Upton,
Trumbull, Van Wrinkle, Wade, Wilsey,
Wilson and Yates-31.
Nays-Messrs Boyard, Buckalew, Davis,
Hendriek, Norton, and Patterson, of Ten
nessee-6.
Mr.. Sumner moved to suspend the rule
of Friday that he might call up his uni
yersal suffrage bill. Motion ruled out Of
order, as it could not be made without a
days notice. Mr.. Sumner gave such no.
tice for Monday. st
The bill making an appropriation for
carrying out the reconstruction measures
was read twice, and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Thayer introduced bill for theper-
manent location of all Indian tribes In a
territory to be set apart therefor, between
the Missouri river and Rocky mountains.
Ordered to be printed. .F
A !
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Chancery Court at Nashville, MY the 18th. 1867
Friedlander. Stick & Co., complainants.i vs.
Simon Lacks ct ais. dsfendants
IT APPEARING FROM AFFIDAVIT FILED
in this suse that the defendants, Simon
Lacks, Simon Witkouski, Louis Witkouski.
H. rarris, -- ROsenan, Jacob Wiplxler
and Anthony Nulsen, are non-residents
Of the State Of Tennessee: Il is therefore
ordered that they enter their Appearance
herein before within the first three DAYS Of the
next term Of said Court. to be held on the first
Monday in November next. 1867, and plead.
answer or demur 70 e6mplainants' bill, or The
same wall be taken for confessed as 70 hem and
set tor hearing ez parte, and that copy Of this
order pc published Tor fouT consecutive weeks in
the ashyiile Union aad Dispatch.
A eopy-Attest: ~. Is. HOWELL
Clerk and Master
Philip Lindsey and Mechanism & Clare.
Soi rs Tor eompits. july4 w.t.
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FaiIMres tn New York. ere.

NEW YoRK, July 13.-Among the
failures in the drygoods trade are Fair.
child & Fonshaw, Loechhigh, Williams &
Rhodes, and Bruner & Co. The reported
failure of Tracey, Irwin & Co, is an
founded.
The Express say, the increase of bullion
is 100000; loans, 100000; deposits
Sc, 100000 specie and 100000 legal
tenders. Receipts at sub-treasury to-day
$140,734 So; payments, SI8,l25 60; bal
ance, 81. 3O0,816 O3.
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In { hancery at Nashville.

State of Tennessse-Ofice Clerk aud Master
Chancery Court at Nashville, June the 18th, 1867
Andrew J. McKimman, admir-, ETC.. complain
ant, vs. John Sheridan Ell ais, defendants.
TTAPPEARING FROM AFFIDAVIT FILED
in this cause that the defendants John Sher-
ridan, Bradford Cressy. Mary Cressy, Celia
Machalias Cisy Mack and Patrick F. Sheridan
are nOn-residents Of the State Of Tennessee: il
pearance herein before or within the first three
days of the next term Of said Court 10 be held
on the first Monday in November next, 1857, aud
plead, answer or demur to c0mplainants bill, or
the same will be taken for confessed as to them
and set for hearing eK parte, and that copy Of
this orler be published for fouv consecutive
weeks in the Nashville Union and Dispatch.
A copy-Attest: NJ b. HOWELL
Clerk and Master
Neil s. Brown and Brown 4 MeCaIlum, SOl'rs
for compit. juiyl4 vat
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have been made free. They have not been
corrupted by the influence Of strangers,
and generally speaking, looking upon those
with whom they are now living as their
true friends.
There is a suspicious lille mtdattO creature
in to-day from Gen. H. H. Thomas at
Nashville. His pretended object is to in
quire after the loyalty of several of our
citizens, but we spprehend that his real
mission is to tamper with the colored peo-
pie, and SOW the seeds of Radicalism and
hatred Y.