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The national Republican., 1867-05-31

Coop News FOR TREASURY CLERKs.-
The Secretary of the Treasury has ordered thai
the Department will close on and after the Isl
proximo at 3 o'clock, p. IN.
The national Republican., 1867-05-31

SANITARY COMPANY. - Thirty written
and hity.one verbal notices were served on per
The national Republican., 1867-05-31

A TRoTTING RAoE.-A trotting race, on
the National Course, between two celebrated
trottiug mares, will take place to-day. Many
persons arc expected to be present, and some
heavy bets have already been made,
The national Republican., 1867-05-31

REAL ESTATE SALEs.-On Wednesday
Messrs. Cooper 4 Latimer, auotioneers, sold al
auction lot No. Is, in square 49S, having front
of 90 feet on -Four. and s-half street, between .
and d streets south, and depth Of 100 feet, at
40 cents per foot, to Il. @. Wheeler.
The national Republican., 1867-05-31

FINEp.-Andelson Scott, for the viola
ton Of a corporation ordinance, was hnsd bG
Justice Handy $40.
The national Republican., 1867-05-31

FESTIVAL To-NIGHT.-The ladies of the
Unitarian church will hold festival tonight, at
Odd Fellows Hall, which they have decorated
beautifully, A sumptuous entertainment, con
ssting Of all the delicacss Of the season. will be
given, and they expect to please all who may
favor tho festival with their presence.
The national Republican., 1867-05-31

DEATH OF DANIEL WEBSTER PHELPS. =
We announce the death Of Mr. Phelps, OF the
Pension Office. with which ho has been connected
for the last siI years Ills funeral was attended
yesterday by a number of the clerks and also BY
the Commissioner, the Hon Jos ii. Barrett.
His remains were sent to Lima, Livingston
county, N. Y. lie was a son Of tho late Senator
Phelps, of Vermont, and was respected by every
one who knew him.
"Life's attul fever Is Ger,
And he sleeps we'll "
The national Republican., 1867-05-31

EMPLOYMENT OF FREEDMES.-Mr. j. W..
vandsnburge, acting local superintendent Of
the Fresdmen's Bureau for this District has
submitted his report to Colonel Rodgers, show.
ing the number Of freed people in this District
furnished with employment from the 2Sth Of
April to 2sth of May 800 persons werO provided
with employment 1877 Of whom were males, and
to New Hampshire, 81 to Rhode Island, % to
Massachusetts, 81 to Connecticut, 70 to New
York, 2 to New Jersey, l8 to Pennsylvania II
to Ohio, 2 to Indiana, Is to Illinois, 10 to Mich.
iaap, 80 to Maryland, to Virginia, 2 to South
| cAfolina and SO in this District
The national Republican., 1867-05-31

FOURTH WARD REruBLIcAS, CLuB.- A
meeting Of this clab was held on Wednesday
night at the church at the corner Of L street
north and Fourth street west, Colonel Joseph
Gsrhardt In the chair. .g.a.-
There was read q Communication 10 which the
Central COMMITTEES Invited tho club TO be present
at the ratification meeting tonight.
George Hatton, the colorsd man nominated q
few nights since as q Republican candidate for
the Board Of Common Council asked that some
white man be nominated In his stead, As the col.
ored people said they would not vote for him,
and that mon Of his party fromali wards urged
him 10 decline, as he could not act, II elected,
the law prohibiting eolorsd man from holding
the position.
MI, HIsgin. moved that Mr.. HattOn bo per.
mitted to decline.
The motion was agreed to-yeas, 63j nays. 20.
Mr. King referrsdto q letter Mr.. Hatton had
received from gentlemen In other wards; which
Ia 10 the following words, to.wit:
Mn. GEoRGE HArroN-Dear Sir: We, tho un.
dersigned, members Of the several wards Of this
city, having, with great regret, learned by the
papers that you have been nominated and
elected TO run for city Office, and which We, the
undersigned, believe will DO detrimental to us II
you disregard the judgment Of the best friends
Of your race; therefore we respectfully ask you
to resign the position.
Signed Joseph II. jackson, W. Syphax, and
Charles syphaI, First ward Charles J. Jones,
Second ward; George Webster, Fourth ward;
William Cook, First ward; Sidney Herbert, Sam.
uel Nichols, and Henry Brown, Fifth ward ;
Emanuel Mason, Sixth ward Henry Johnson,
Fourth ward Simon Jackson, Fifth ward; Bon.
jamin Freeman, First ward; W. II. II. Smith,
fifth ward; Dennis smallwood and Henry Evans,
Fourth ward; Jesse Chinn, Joseph Bstsman, and
Anthony Bowen, Seventh ward; James War; and
Henry Clark, Fourth ward Isaac Humphreys,
Third ward, Beniamin Moton and VIM pa0s
| Fourth ward.
P.s.-We trust that you will consider well
your future usefulness. II the fatal step Is taken
Mr.. Hatton's declination was accepted.
On motion, the following named persons were
appointed committee to nominate a candidate
in Mr.. Hatton's stead: Messrs Crossman, Hig
gins, West, Smith, and Bouldin,
The name Of Jacob II. Crossman was selected,
and ho was unanimously chosen.
Adjourned
The national Republican., 1867-05-31

THE REVISED LIST OF CoRMTssIoYERs-
Yesterday in the Supreme Court in general
term, the judges announced the following
changes in the list Of receivers Of votes:
First ward-second precinct II. c. Fillebrown
In place of @. D. Fillebrrwn, declined. Third
precinct, L. D. Parker in place of W. B. Webb,
declined. Fourth precinct, O. I. kidwell, in
place Of b. Tilley, declined.
Third ward-Third precinct, Val. Harbaugh
In place Of Thomas Donoho, transferred. Mich.
Dutfey in place Of A. Adamson, declined. Fourth
precinct, Thomas Donoho in place of Wm. Orms,
declined
Fourth ward-First precinct, Jabez Wheeler
in place Of W. NJ shuster, declined. Second
precinct, Timothy Allen and +. Iddins In place
Of L. T. Follansbee and William Bates, declined.
Third precinct, D. b. Curran in place Of ]. T.
Hallsck, declined. Fourth precinct, Charles
Walter in place of Charles W. Walter.
Fifth ward-second precinct, S. 9. WALES, in
place Of @. M. Oyster, declined. Fourth pre-.
cinct, Richard Emmons in place Of 7. l. Fugitt,
declined.
sixth ward-Josoph Walsh, N. D., in place o
William HOoke, declined.
The national Republican., 1867-05-31

INTERIOR ADoRSMESTs-The idea which
frat strikes tho practical house.keeper upon
the opening Of spring Is the Importance Of a
thorough renovation Of his or her premises Re-
papering the walls, perhaps comes frat In the
line Of improvements. This leads US to remark
that we visited the extensive Establishment Of
MRrkriter, 4s6 Seventh street, a few days ago,
at which visit Mr.. NJ, with his usual kindness,
exhibited his superb assortment Of foreign and
have certainly been brought to q surprising per-
feotion. Some Of the pieces shown TO Us were
equal to steel.plate engraving, while the paper,
from its texture, Is rendered almost indestructi.
Bile, except by Gre. Every piece Is warranted
not TO tarnsh; and while the prices are neces-
sarily higher than other papers, the difference Is
doubled by the fact that II outlasts others and
never soils.
But while We give credit to his foreign papers we
must not neglect to say that the American papers
which were shown to US are exceedingly beauti-
full. The designs Of most Of the pieces are fully
equal to those Of tho foreign, aud 1t will not
quire prophet to inform US that at no distant
day the universal Yankee nation will produce
wall papers as beautiful ana,as lasting as the
tions over the sea. 1t will Well repay any one to
visit Markriter's and see these beauties OF art.
He Is always anxious and willing to exhibit his
stock to admirers Of beautiful goods. While the
speciality In his business Is wall papering and up
holstering, we cannot close this without calling
attention to his beautiful pictures and engrayings
among which may be mentioned Shakespeare
| at tho Court of Queen Elizabeth, - after Ender,
by Meyer "Catskill Mountains" (original,) by
Sommers; Dante and Beatrice" " by Meyer
'The Interior of tho Cathedral Of Basle, Switz
erland, " by Renoux. Those are all OF the high
est order Of art, and reflect great credit on the
taste In selection.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-16
DAY EVENING. SEPTEMBER IS. 1867.

il attacks horses, cattle and hogs alike.
Even game in the woods die with it. A
deer was found by farmer, few days
since, near his field. A favorite porker
came by and dined upon the venison. In
half an hour after the swine was found
dead near the carcass Of the deer. Some
think fly, similar to the tsche fly Of
Africa, is the origin of the disease. In
some neighborhoods the people fear there
will not be horsefesh enough left to work
their cotton gins. Some have run their
stock out to the hills, and the hill peo-
pie are alarmed lest they too will suffer.
We hear of the malady all along the
Tallahatchie river in Bolivar and Goa
homa and up in Desoto and Tunica
counties.
On Monday last northeast wind
brought up cool shower, which extend
ed over this part of the country, and,
upon clearing away, left the atmosphere
very cool--a little too much so for com
fort, particularly in the early mornings.
This has brought out the second crop of
cotton worms, and they are to be seen
in countless myriads in every field. BY
next Saturday, it is predicted, there will
not be leaf left on any stalk. The late
cotton will suffer most, and full one
third of the crop will be cut of. Cotton
has opened very slowly during the week,
and nearly all that commenced picking
last Monday have caught up. A few
days of dry weather after the worm eats
through and there will be plenty of open
cotton. 1t is calculated that the entire
crop in this vicinity will be open and
gathered by the end of November, es-
pecially if the worms 90 on as they are
now doing 1t is generally calculat ed
that the crop in this part OF the country
will be cut off one-third. CREOLE.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-16
A Young Man COwhided and Peppered by
Young Lady.

A decidedly novel and exciting scene
occurred on one of our quiet and beauti-
full streets this morning. A young lady
living over the river, some days ago re-
ceived an insult from neighboring
young gent, which she resolved in her
own mind to resent upon the first conve-
nient opportunity. This morning as she
was walking along Fourth street she
espied the aforesaid young man in an
office opposite. Fully prepared to exc
cute her heroic purpose, she sent a
messenger across the street to request
her antagonists presence on pressing
business. Young man, in obedience to
the call, made his way promptly to the
side of the lady, when the two walked
slowly down the street IS if some secret
was to be made known. All at once the
young lady caught the gent by the coat
collar with one hand, and with the other
dasbed.a generous supply of pepper into
his eyes. Then drawing cowhide from
her sleeve, commenced laying on with an
energy aud determination which boded
mischief, whereupon the young gent
took to his scrapers, and the last seen OF
him he was going at fearful rate down
Jefferson street. Dayton { Ohio Led
Cer.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-16

which have been the institutions of
knaves and fools in all ages and the
extent Of their knavish idiocy may
be Judged when they delude them
selves and their followers by stamping
progress " upon their destruction II
is such y conglomeration Of asses who
have revolutionzed the work of those
old American statesmen by making the
civil power subordinate to the military,
by turning into confusion all the distinct
and separate departments of the Gov
ernment, usurping the functions Of the
Executive and Judicial by assuming to
control the local institutions Of the
States; and finally, as they them.
selves confess, by "acting outside of
the Constitution" ignoring their oaths
to support that sacred charter of liberty,
which is declared to be "the supreme
law of the land" Neither foreign
travel" domestic education, the admoni-
tons of wisdom nor the lessons of his
tory can have any salutary effect upon
such stupidity, which is incapable Of
any impulse except that of malice. The
only way to do with such creatures is to
rally at the polls and turn them out
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-16
Female Pugilism.

One of the most intensely interesting
encounters in the annals of pugllism,
came of on the green sward covering
Bloody Island, near st. Louis, between
Elizabeth Haines, alias the "Rumbum." "
The female admirers of the noble art Of
self defense were present in strong
force.
When Jemims Longstretch entered
the ring bearing Big Sails waterfall and
two hair pins, there was intense excite
ment At this jnncture Black Mag and
Little Cuddy-quiet, but sure-brought
in the Rumbum. She was decidedly the
favorite. Her hair was well up on the
back of her head, and she was vocifer-
ously applauded. Her popularity is
easily accounted for--she came from
chicago, where she has four husbands
alive, and-s.fearsd. Big Sal is above
four feet two inches, and her fighting
weight is ll8 pounds. She had hus-
band, killed him the first week, and has
been suffrage woman ever since of
great prominence.
Round l.-Sal comes up smiling
Rumbum eager. Exchange glances.
Rum comes in on the smeller, and Sal
goes down. First knock down for Sal.
Round Rum rushing. Sal smiling
Rum knows her blows. Sal blows her
nose Rum gees down.
Round 9.-Sal gets Rum 8 chignon into
chancery. First blood for Rum. Rum
down.
Round Rum gets Sails knob with a
terrific smeller. Sal raps RUNS conch.
Sal down.
Round 5.-Sal spars Rum swars Sal
knocks RUNS peppers into darkness
Seconds bring out tea on tray which
goes down.
Round 6.-Rum forces Sal s rats to the
right of her smeller. Caret flows. Rum
down.
Round 1.-Sal shows fine; her water
fall bristles and she comes in with ter
rife left hand smasher under the CHG.
non, which demolishes her. [Seconds
enter with roast chicken as refreshment
Cries of Fowl fowl" but it is voted
down.
Round 7I.-Sal caught gregarine on
RUNS waterfall, raped it with her left,
and put her foot on it. Rum down.
Round S.-Rum raised her litter,
broke through SAILS hoop, knocked her
smeller over her waterfall Sal down.
Carried to her corner. Conclusion 50
great that she threw up sponge.
So the doctors said after the fight.
So ended one of the most remarkable
and disgraceful pugilstie encounters
which we have yet seen; and we do most
sincerely trust that hereafter, if the other
sex will attempt such disgraceful de.
movements, that circumstances will not,
as upon this occasion, force us to be
present
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-16
A Horse Finds His Way Home Aftsr an
Absence of Four Years.

Mr.. Green Triplet, of Flemingsburg,
Kentucky, sold horse to a man who
was buying horses for the government
early in the war. The same horse was
taken to Cincinnati and sold to an Off
Ger in the United States army, and since
that time nothing was heard OF him
until few days ago, when be retained
to the farm Of Mr. Triplet, who had
raised him from a colt The horse was
four years old when be left, aud now re-
turns aged eight years, having been on
quite a tour since be left his home.
Where he came from, or how he man
aged to find the place Of his birth, is
involved in mystery.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-16

A6g- The Nashville Gazette states q
radical meeting was held there on the
night of the 18th to nominate candi'
date for mayor. 1t was composed prin-
cipally of negroes. A committee to
make nominations WAS appointed. Tom
MCCARTHY made motion that no man
should be considered by the committee
who had been confined in the workhouse
The Gazette says: Here the widest
confusion ensued. Senator Bsyne came
forward to the rescue three or four times,
but was each time loudly called down.
Mccarthy used some personal remarks,
and tried to explain, but the Wetmore
negroes beloved him down also. Wet
more tried to respond, and the McCar'
thy party squalled him down. The
Chairman at length told them to be quiet,
or he would quit his seat. In short,
every decent man in the house was so
thoroughly disgusted that we presume it
is the last meeting of the kind they will
ever attend. To call it farce would be
simply ridiculous. Farce is no name
for it. The committee at length return
ed, and announced they had decided on
w. W. Wetmore as the nominee to beat
Major Alden; another squalI; and we
left, more thoroughly disgusted than we
have been since the days of the great
stampede.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-16

R6S~ The great Dead Duck Forney ii
seems has had six weeks travel in
Europe, and he comes out with disqui'
sition on the Importance of foreign
travel to such great men as himself,
Clay, Jefferson, Franklin and others.
He says it has always resulted in great
good. The ST. Louis Republican thus
fairly hits him off:
The inquiries in Europe of men who
we're American statesmen did result in
good. Those inquiries taught them to
avoid the corruptions and vanities OF
European courts; admonished them that
if they would establish the independence
happiness and liberty of the American
people, they must, in framing car new
institutions, make them republican in
form and spirit, and secure them by
written Constitution which all public
men should be sworn to support; that they
must steer clear sfdebt, bt,extraVsgance and
high taxation; that a rigid economy and
simplicity must be observed in all de-
partments of the government; that
military establishments and standing
armies must be scrupulously avoided
that the military must, in all cases, be
kept subordinate to the civil power
that the government must be divided
into three separate, distinct, but CO
ordinate departmsnts-the legislative,
the judicial and the executive-the
duties and rights of each clearly defined
in the written Constitution, and that no
one of these-as essential to the wei.
fare of the whole-should be allowed
10 trespass upon the rights and duties
of the other; and that, in all cases,
the Constitution, which was designed to
secure rights and limit powers, should be
regarded as the supreme law OF the
land" These are some of the things
resulting from the inquiries Of Ameri-
can statesmen in Europe men, we
mean, who we're in their day statesmen
and patriots none Of that late spawn
who. by a sudden revolution Of the wheel
Of fortune, have been lifted into place
and power ss sediment is raised from
the lowest deposit We have lived to see
the day when the lessons taught by those
old American statesmen, who had learned
by inquiries in Europe, as well as IN
the school Of practical experience, are
secuted By s set of frenzied Rad
icals, who are incapable Of learn
ing anything useful either in
Europe or out Of IL They are swift to
destroy, but impotent to save; they know
Just what folly has always known, how
10 - down, but have no capacity to
buR Where those old statesmen bad
erected Independent States, securing 10
them al the blessings Of republican lib
eriy, these modern incompetents have
established vulgar military despOtsms,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-16

say The Chicago Times asks why
should the Radical Governors meet ?
What does a Governor amount to under
the new Radical programme A meet
ing of Radical Governors would amount
to almost as much as the meeting of ten
pound-keepers.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-16

BH~ Rachel and Mary Jones have been
arrested in Philadelphia, on the charge
of poisoning little girl named Annie
E. Richards, last month, by giving her
peach containing strychnipe The girl
had called the two women old maids.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-16

RsG~ An exchange says " sometimes
men get along without advertising. In
stances are given of pilgrims reaching
Mecca on their knees. 1t is easier,
pleasanter, swifter to travel by the ears.
Liberal and discreet advertising puts
business on wheels, and renders it
active, benefcent to the public, and re-
munerative to the dealer.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-16

nA- The Supreme Court of Maine
having decided that marriage between a
negro and a white person is illegal, the
New Hampshire Patriot suggests that
Gen. Sickles be sent there to regulsfe
legal proceedings in that State.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-16

DG~An exchange says; 1--WE have no
ticed that any politician from the
Eastern States who makes trip to the
Pacific and praises the country on his
return, is Immediately nominated for
the Presidency by the newspapers of
that section"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-16

say The first Sunday school in Eng
land was established in the city of
Gloucester in 1871, by Mr.. Robert
Raikes, printer and editor of the Glou'
cester Journal, in conjunction with the
Rev. Thomas Stock.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-16

pea-Mike Nc cCoole is waiting anxiously
for reply to his challenge to Joe Co.
burn. If he receives no reply he will
start off on a sparring tour with Jones,
with view to giving exhibitions in all
the larger cities.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-16

b&- The English Parliament clock is
Of such magnitude that the time required
to wind it up is two hours. The dials
are twenty-five feet in diameter, aud the
hour bell weighs fifteen tons.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-16

n4- The train Of cars which forms one
Of the attractions in a sensational drama
in New York, nearly run over one OF the
actors the other evening. IL took bis hat
of and stunned him considerably.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-16

~. An exchange says there is some
talk Of electing BroEnloE TO the United
States Senate. he ought to be sent
He is the only Radical BLACKBOARD OF
say prominence nov not in Congress.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-16

RaS- Jacob Woll and his wife-the
latter Of unsound mind and the husband
confirmed inebriate-commi,ted sui
eide at East Liberty, Penn, on Wednes-
day night, by taking arsenic.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-16

Dea- AT Spring Hill, near Nashville,
on Friday, negro, while whipping his
wife, was shot dead by his son-in-law,
who was endeavoring to defend his
mother.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-16

B@-In Stark county, ILL.,, last week, q
boy leading a calf, fastened the chain
around his waist, when the animal took
fright and ran With him over halt mile
before he stopped.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-16

,s0 A negro man, an elder of a church
in Rails county, Mo-, refused recently to
partake of the Lords supper, because
the -four the bread was made Of was
stolen"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-16

ray An English workman, who died
recently of delirium tremens, had been
accustomed to quenching his thirst with
fifteen quarts of ale every day.