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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-20

NEw MEMPHIS THEATER Mr.. Mayo's
Richelieu," last night, was a very fine
performance, fully equaling the expec-
tations of those who had witnessed him
in other parts. Where it became him to
he great, he was great, and not once did
he sink to commonplace. His concep.
zion Of the part was admirable, and his
utterance most impressive. Il is seldom
that as good a rendition Of Richelieu .
has been presented to Memphis
audience. The other characters were
well represented. This evening Mr..
Mayo win take a benefit, for which
Dreams Of DelRsion aHd' A BuH ira
China Shsp have been chosen.
THOSE anticipating making presents
for The holidays cannei make a more &C.
cepiabla aud cheaper gift than ticket
to J. B. Sutton & Co.'S Circulating Ii
brary. Subscribers furnished with any
book that can be purchased in the city.
All new publications kept on hand.
Extra inducements offered parties get
ting Up private Libraries Cali and buy
your iiskets at No. pa Third street. 81
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The TEMPERANCE FAIR.-The ladies
interested in the temperance fair now
in progress, certainly deserve credit for
the taste evidenced everywhere through
out the hall, and their strenuous exer-
tons to render the entertainment at
tractive. Nothing deemed necessary to
add to the general interest is omitted,
and that they have been successful the
large and constantly increasing at
tendance fully attests. The voting for
popular people attracts considerable
interest. For the medal for a candy
manufacturer the contestants are Messrs.
L. Rocco, JOS Specht and Charles
Howard, the latter being ahead last
night The Pride Of the South and En-.
terprise base ball clubs are the chief
contestants for the bat 10. Seligman
thus far leads the race for the harness to
devoted to the most popular stablekeeper.
10, is popular among all classes, and it
is not disparaging others to say that
the compliment could not be more
worthily bestowed The voting on the
cane for the most popular candidate for
Mayor, is slowly progressing The fair
will be in full blast again tonight. Co.
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GARDEN SEEDS

Also, all the desirable varieties Of
GRASS AND FIELD SEEDS,
Fertilizers, Guano.. Land Plaster. and Super
phosphate Of Lime or Raw Bone Dust,
Garden Implements. Etc.
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PITTsBURG Coal AND GAS COKE
Brown 4 Jones', Office 247 Second street.
Weighed by County Inspector.
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DEEDS, Leases, Bills Of Lading. Dray
Tickets, aud all SiHds of Blanks for sale
at this Office. 7
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Coon suits gents clothing, 50 40; la
dies and gents good handkerchiefs, l2l
cents. J. H. Loewenstine & Bros, No.
22l Main street-positively closing out
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MoURN1Se dresses dyed in twenty
four hours, at s57 Shelby street 1870
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BnGGs & PETERsoS.-Best Pittsburg
coal, wholesale ssd retail. We weigh on
the city scales. No. II Madison street
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WHEATON NURSERY,

WEARE PREPARED To FILL ORDERS
w for every description Of Fruit, Flowers,
and 0rnamen al Trees, Crane and Strawberry
Vines and Hot House Plants, Roses, etc, etc.
Our stock is made up of the best Sc ections
We solicit CORES ondence from all who rur-
chase trees in large or small quantitie ,or any
who wish to aforn their places with choice and
rare Flowers az d Shrubs.
So III st ella s Landscape Gardener.
Flowers for Bouquets andWreaths always on
hand.
aS- Descriptive Catalogues wi h prices and
all necessary information, will be furnished by
applying personally or by letter 10
57-lA JOHN TRENT & co.
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Arrival and Departure Of Trains.
LOCALS In BRIEF.

= The few cases in police court this
morning we're unimportant,
We assure the Nashville Gazette
that the LEDGER is daily mailed to it.
E. M. Yerger, Esq, was arguing the
Avalanche contempt case at ten clock
this forenoon.
- Peter Smith-ano Did ofender-was
arrested this morning, charged with
stealing a pistol from M. A. Lockard.
Colonel James T. Leath and Mr..
james Griffin have been nominated for
School Visitors from the Ninth ward.
WIN. Adams was'yesterday required
to give bonds for appearance to answer
a charge of robbery in Fayette county.
Mr.. Branch, whose attempted muir
der in the country we noticed recently,
was alive this morning, but little hopes
were entertaiped of his recovery.
Yesterday Morris Craft was arrested
charged with robbing negro of twenty
dollars. he was required to enter into
bonds of $4,000 for his appearance.
Among the patients in the general
hospital is a young man whose father
was killed by old John Brown, during
the celebrated raid on Harper's Ferry.
We learn that Mr.. Baldwin and
Eastern capitalists have purchased the
other interests in the paving coatract,
and will cause the work to be speedily
resumed.
Judge Waldran, of the Municipal
Court, has decided that soda fountain
in drug Store is part Of the store and
not liable to extra tax. Whether law or
not, this is justice.
in addition to the latest dailies, Joe
Locke, % Jefferson street, has'the Chin
ney Corner, Literary Album, Harper's
(for january, Ladies Friend flor Jan
uary), New York Ledger, etc.
The colored Independent Society"
composed of colored people opposed to
the election of Grandmother Hunters
model of "honesty and integrity,
Beecher, are soliciting contributions for
a supper to be given near the corner Of
Gayoso and Shelby streets to morrow
night
"A bazaar and festival for the benefit
of the Union Church commenced in
LEAFS new building, on Second street,
between Union and Monroe. The in
terror is handsomely decorated, and
contains a number Of very fine paintings.
The doors will be opened every evening
this week.
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Our Great Clearing Sale. We defy COM
petition. Open, till after the holidays, till
epm. ELs0N BROTHERS,
Q5 297 Main street.
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r. G. CRAIG & CO.,
379 Main st. Jackson BIOck),
MEMPHIS, TENN.

WE ARE OFFERING TO OUR FRIENDS
w and cusiomsrs, this season full and
complete. stock of d. LANDRETH 4 SONS
Justly celebra cd
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Till after the holidays our store will DO
open till 9p.m.
ELsoE BROTHERS,
95 297 Main street.
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ATTENTION, LADIEsl-Buy your Christ
mas presents in meerschaum and
smokers goods at Mayer, Marshuetz &
Co.'S, corner of Second and Jefferson
streets. 81
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H. B. PAcKER-No. Pittsburg coal
No. 1884 Main street.
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The great rush still continues at the
closing. out sale of M. Kraus q Co., 2l8
Main street, corner of Adams.
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RETURNED TO OLD PRIoEs.-Dr. j. r.
McGinnis offers his professional services
to his old patrons and the public, at 50
a visit, within the corporation. Particu.
lar attention given to all forms of chronic
diseases. Will furnish ordinary medi-
cine at night Office 35 Madison street.
Residence southwest corner of Court and
Third streets, old Provost Marshars
Office, up stairs. 92&94
To THE CITIZENS OF THE EIGHTH WARD.
AS a wrong impression has gone forth
relative to the meeting to be held at the
City Hall this evening, would state the
call was made by me, believing the time
had come for the Ward to act.
Very respectfully,
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LITTLE BEECHER SILEET.-Since we
drew the court records on little Beecher,
the Radical nominee for Mayor, he has
been silent as the grave A little ex'
perience evidently convinced him that
bare assertions weighed little against
sworn evidence, and that vague dis
chalmers are sometimes dangerous. We
had hoped that even Beecher would
endeavor to clear himself of charges so
grave but he best understands bis own
business, and is doubtless assured that
the greater the rogue he is proved the
better will be his chances of election.
If man be truly "loil" it matters lit
tie to Radicalism whether his hands are
spotless or stained with corruption.
Some members of that party may vince
at this; but a tree is known by its fruits.
1t is doubtless creditable TO a party
whose organs claim for it "all the de-
cency," to push forward. as representa-
tives, men with such records as Beech
'er's but some people are disloyal
enough to entertain different opinion.
A Beecher in the Msyoral chair will of
course shed iuster on party capable Of
recognizing such man as leader; bat
it is not so clear that Memphis will be
especially honored by the association.
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Coon dress silks, Toe; Washington
1914 Marseilles quilts, 50. J. Fl. Loew-
enstine & Bros, No. 23l Main street
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OH HArs made new, 364 Second St
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INITIAL

Mercantile Library ABO
Secretary of Lee IRE Association
Sexton Of Winchester Cemetery
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w. II. PAssMoRE.
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Letter from General Walker--Land and


hAiluiSAilpA AGENCY IN ENGLAND.
The following plain, practical letter from General
D. u " alker winch appears in the Galveston News,
tells our people exactly how they can go TO work to
procure foreign help. General w rs we all know is
strictly reliable Here is his letter:
MessTs. Edtors-I am induced at the solicitation
of numerous friends in Texas to offer my services to
procure and send by veSs Is sailing directly to Texas
ports snch servants and lahorers US may be ordered
English Scotch and Irish agricultural lbOrcrs may be
procured in amost any number at from $40 to Sl2,
specie per month for engagements Of two Years, the
passage money and the cost of inland transportation
to he deducted from the first years wages
Tt is estimated that $50 specie, Will cover all expen-
of pnting the lahorer ashore at Galveston, and
such persons desire my services send their or
dcrs, accompanied hy the necessary funds, to T. W.
House, Houston, G. W. Baylor & Co., james Sorev,
Esq, to Mcssrs. White & Led yard, commission
merchants, in Galveston. MessrS. White Lcdvard
will receive the immigrants upon their arrival at Gal!
weston, and forward them to their destination.
The most practicable means OF securing good class
Of Immigrants will lie for individuals combinations
or associations to have their lands surveyed by com
petent SURVEYORS accuratcfv and if possible, topo
graphically mapped and subdvided into small tracts
of 40 and 81 acres each reserving a1teInartots
or sale to friends OF the first c0mers who wonld be
induced to come. f4et these lots be sold at small
price, at Say 81 to s. per acre fifteen per cent down,
the remainder in two three and four years. thus at
fording the purchaser opportunity of earning by
his labor, applied to his own land, the money
necessary to discharge his obligation.
Upon such conditions substantially, as these will
undertake agencies for individuals associations for
the sale Of lands to immigrants whose presence in the
State will add to its productive wealth. do not con
ccive that upon any other conditions Texas lands
conld be sold in Europe.
Letters on this subject post paid Ca cents the sin
gle letter,) addressed to Walker & Hoffman, commits
sion merchants, 80 Leaienha sstrect London, or
Borough building, North Liverpool England will be
attended to. Your obcdient servant,
,InuN C .Irrp
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AR. DAVIS CIRCUMsTAyCE5.-It appears, through
letter written few weeks ago by Texan lady, and
published i'll the Houston Telegraph, that Mr Davis is
entirely dependent upon the contributions OF lis
friends for his own support and that Of his family
The lady referred audcs to Il private letter from
Mrs Davis which size had seen, and says:
Mrs Davis was answering plain question her
friend had asked her concerning her finances. By
using the strctest ceonomy' wrote she, we see orr
way clear for the three MONTHS beyond that all is
dak. Having tCmantain two hoasehods--my moth
and children III Canada and my husband and young
er children here, Fortress M0n:oe-ny expenses are
necessarily and unavodably great in spits Of Tic rigid
economy | exercise. You are aware that we have not
dollar that contributed hy our friends. You
have been here and also know that not dish goes
upon Mr. Davis table beyond the strctest prison fare
that is not paid for out of our own purse. Tie pa
pers assure the world that my husband is we'll taken
of; but they do say that it is his people
who thus keep him from want"
This ought not to be. The support Of Mr.. Davis
and his family situated rs he is-a ycarious victim
suffering for the people Of the sonhis not an elce
mossnary thing, but Of the highest Of dates, and
one that it ought to be honor and privilege to
discharge, Crescent,
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Indian Cotton,


me importance ana magnitude OF the efforts IN dli
fereht nafS OF the eastern hCmSp1ere curing the pro-
eFess OF the a'e war III the tinted States TO develop
me grown OF couoh III lnat quarter IS significantly
SHOWN bE Inc houee Hlkeh o. lhen Oh the oeF slGe'
OF ule Atantc' = ''i q paceu III our Names snort
ume since paper puoNSnto IN A"ncheSter, England,
oeToteu TO tle SoJeet Oh co''oh culture, WHICH pro-
poses 10 my before ls i'e's ne oFSt ana most fea-
Die Data ana iA'orhaHo u"t can oe OBTAINED IN re-
SaTd 10 'he present c'ufe as "Gti as inc Gtnre PROB
aoie Faae OF uat great Sai'f 1t recognises IN ldia
lormlchble conpeftof 10 Inc southern American
o'"'Fs ~ te growth OF cot!ol ana after ehumeratIng
some OF the advantages "h'ch the former possesses.
p"eeS trm IN contrast with 1mprd!ments winch, since
'"C war; nave SuperFencd In the latter.
I"S "FFer assumes that II the production OF cotton
III i"' was pFnh'aEe when ITS value III tie Live rpoof
MAJ htt was only 4d per pound, and the difficulties
ana COST oI transportation were greater than they are
now, (lat more than double this price which it com.
'uS III present. "iil insure Its cultivation to much
."'&f! extent IN very hFiet period lie argues also
III l'''S eo''ec.i't a we tiHk nernentt9, that the
lFe<e" coh"'oh OF the South, Its neapacty for pro-
o0ci"S '"e 'o''heF rSe crops ana the tax OF three
ce,;'S per F0uh" "hieh mas 'hceeSSnted Il method OF
.o'ee'io" "'t'e" SERIOUSLY ihPt!es the movement OF
nc c'oP ANU e""'!,E"sses Ite planters ~ Their opera
'""? ~ y S''ue" e!t eeF'"'1'y us gmrahteelng
~ t I ~ 60 o " 4''"" "''u e'Se"uefe on the
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BEEcHER TO BRowNLow.-1enncSsee the ' Repre-
sentative" Of the Radical "Nseg Nation'-Tbc follow
ing aftectonae epstle appears in the Nashville Press
and Times OF the 18th inst.
BRooKLYS, n Y Jan Z 1851.
Governor I}rownlow:
hf, Dcoy S;r-I have inst hren t,,lno with rr;o,d
returned from, Tcnncss@c and La,o le,rnnd = rttIe
more in detail than before know Of onr nrocont
state and what Won nronoso 70 do prsv do ,ft t;n,
me meddIng with your business when crnrnes NV
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little joe DAvIs's GRAyE.--Thc Richmond Ex,
aniner Of the 10th says: The littc girls Of Hen
rico county, the od st thirteen aud the Youngest four
Years Of age, will give supper Thursday night at
Virginia Hall, for the purpose Of raising funds put
neat enclosure around the grave Of the deceased son
Of cx President DAVIS. They expect receive Il o~
eral encouragement from the public the OCCASION
and we hope they will not be disappointed. Il is a
sacred object, which appeals strongly the heart of
every trueSontherncr, and tho managers Of the en-
terpri>c Children Older citizens should see to
it that it does not fail. The Menoril Hop for the
same object will take place at Virginia Hall, on Fri
day night. 1t is expected that Mrs Jefferson Davis
will be present"
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The IMPRESSION MADE UPON BGN. WADz.-Tse
Memphis BaIIctin Of the 9,h inst, says:
Senator Wade said 10 a Mississippi judge, a resident
of Oxford, belie"e that lie had wholly mi<con-
ccived the spirit and purpose of the South. He had
deemed animated by fixed, irremediabc hostility
TO Northern people and by this apprehension Of Sonti-
sentiment his in the has been shipped
He had seen and heard enough during his sqourn in
these States to satisfy him that he had been nsIed
and that his subsequent conduct would show that he
had the manliness confess al error. Such i5 the
substance OF his remarks rs rectcd to us.
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An accident, which being serious, hap
pcned at Houston, last Sunday light, Ooe Of tho
large chandeliers in the EpiScoP,! Church gave way
and fell with crash to the aoor, breaking pieces
and covering the floor with burning oiI-o1e Of tho
dangerous preparations Of petroleum. The consrega.
tion had just dispersed great alarm and ijury to
many persons would doubtless have been experienced
If lot actual loss Of life As it happened few per-
at hand succeeded in quenching the fumes though
they all less burned about the hands aud
clothing, Mr.. J. B. French rather seriously.
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SoU7HEES MAAUFAcruREs.-In July last f,ctor7
OF jeans Hnser, etc., commenced be erected at
Desoto, Mississippi They began the enterprise IN
the woods. On the 18th of Decenfaor Looms ceRl-
menced running, and the factory II Ii fut opeFt-
tion The cloth made is equal to any other of sane
grade, and the demand is equal to the supply This
tie shortest road independence and prospeFify and
the example Of the Magnolia Mills should Is mi.
tatcd in other Southern Etatas
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Gable Lispatches.

LONDON, Janunry 23.--Tbe shifjoiners preparing
the Great Eastern for traffic between New York and
BFest have strgct fox higher pay.
James F. Wilkinson, late manager of the London
joint Stock Discount Company, we'll known in the
banking world has been found guilty Of robbing his
company OF two checks, and sentenced to five years
penal servtHde
The 1nnman steamer City of Boston has completed
ten voyages between New York and Liverpool tie
past year, running 10000 statute miles.
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GEN. BurLHns LEGAL RECORD -Hoso lie Exercised
HIS authority in NeU Orteans-The New York Ex-
press has this report of the Supreme Court of New
York, in Chambers, Judge Barnard prcsidng January
l0th:
A stated in Wednesdays Express, to-day was the
time appointed to hear argument Upon an application
made by Gen. Bute: to remove three suits brought
against him in this to the United States Circuit
on the ground that the acts for which lie is sued were
committed under color of his authority a United
States General commanding department.. The coun-
sci gave the history OF each case, rs follows:
Siehricht vs. Bu;1cr-ThiS was a suit to recover 4
little humid, ed dollars for repairs furnished
to the Generals house, in St. Charles street, New
Orleans. This amount, lie said, the General agreed to
pay, by letting Scbrich take furniture from the house
of D.. Campbe but this furniture turned out to be
furniture that had originally belonged to Sebricht
seized by Butlcr
Honeywell vs.. Bu:lcr.-The complaint and papers in
this suit showed that Butler compelled plaintiff To
charter the steamer Crota his brothers partner at
$50 per diem; that the vessel then chartered to
the government at $3.50 per diem: that subsequently,
she WAS rnn private VOYAGE by Butler after which
he compelled plaintiff take $28 rO for the yes sell
though she was worth 500 900 and lis brother and
partner received $40 $50 from 1he government for her
k%aTncv IS. Buler.--PlAintif trader in naval
stores in New Orleans, alI he alleges that Bncr com
PEELED Him to give his brother $4,000 worth of naval
stores, which paid in Confederate notes Of &7tO1
only but which Butler himself had previously
prohibited from being put in circulation.
After the were delivered Buffers brother
consigned them to Boston, where they were sold and
the proceeds rcmted to Butler. Mr. Choae remarked
in this case Butler had acted contrary to lis own
proclamation, in which he prohibited piuudering by
public officers and soldiers
Mr. Twill, in behalf Of the General contended that
the Court had discretion in the matter and the mo
nent the petition fled, required by the act of
1886, the cause was "of course" removed TO the
Federal Courts.
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DEATH FROM Fly BLows.-Peter Marie, about n
years Of age old and much respected citizen Of
Layacca, Texas, died recently at that place. The
Lavacca Commercial says: "While sleeping in the
daytime he was fy-blown about the nose, which re-
suited in the introduction Of the screw-morn,. They
penetrated the head as to cause lis death This is
the first human death we have ever seen recorded from
that cause br. itis not at all Incredible
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That's nothing. A lady lost her pocket-book, and
sent an advertisement to the Herald. The money was
returned to her before the notice appear, d.
Vicksburg Herald.
We beat all such as that hollow A gentleman
advertised the loss Of $50 note in the Telegraph
time SINCE and found that it was il lis vest
pocket before he reached home from Office.
Houston Teegraph.
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BEEcHER TO BRowNLow.-IenncSsee the l7epre
seatatpe" Of the RadcoL "Neag Nation '-Tbc follow
ing aectionate epstle appears in the Nashville Press
and Times of the 18th inst
New-York tribune., 1867-09-10

Montana Territory has chosen as her dele
gate to Congress James NJ. Cavanaugh, Dem.)
in place of Samuel Mclean, Dcm.) Mr.. Cav
anaugh was formerly a Representative from
Minnesota, and was nominated by the more loyal
section of the Democracy over notorious Seces-
sionist, who was the candidate of the blacklegs
and other hard characters who so largely infcst
the Rocky Mountains, though good many of
them have been hung by Vigilance Committees
Montana was largely settled by Rebel fugitivcs
from the armies of Claib. Jackson and Price
and the guerilla bands of Quantrell and other
Missouri Border Ruilians, and was disloyal
throughout the war. Mclean was chosen two
years ago by about 900 majority, and we pre-
sumo Cavanaugh has nearly that number.