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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-29
FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, April 29.-It is stated
on authority that the President visits
Raleigh, N. c., by Invitation of many
old personal friends. The long unknown
grave of his father has been discovered,
and the President is to witness the cree
ton of monument wherewith it is to
be adorned. Seward accompanies him.
The President will probably speak oil the
way, giving his views on vital questions.
HoUsE-Gov. Hahn's efforts to induce
Grant to authorize Sheridan to set aside
the recent election of the New Orleans,
Jackson and Great Northern railroad
directors have been unsuccessful. Grant
declines to interfere, and refers the ap.
plication to the President So Beaure-
gard and associates hold control of the
road.
A circular has been issued by fifty
leading manufacturers of Philadelphia,
New York, Pittsburg and Boston, calling
a conference for the purpose of consid-
ering the manufacturing interests of the
country, to meet at the Astor House,
New York city, on the 9Th of May.
A special says the Radicals of Hunts
vile have petitioned for the removal of
the Judge of the Probate Court, Sheriff
of Madison county, and the Mayor Of
Huntsville, and supplant them with men
o. Radical stripe. This, however, was
disapproved by the Post Commander,
WHO declined to act unless charges of
official malfeasance we're made and sus.
tanned by proof
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-29
EXCITING NEWS.

Commercial news this morning was
very exciting. Cotton has gone up, and
thus relieved thousands who were SILVER
ing on the brink of bankruptcy. The
rise in Liverpool since Wednesday,
taking everything into consideration,
is equivalent to six cents in Memphis.
The cause of this rise is the favorable
aspect which the Luxembourg question
has assumed. War is not now be-
lieved to be probable between Prus-
STA and France. A conference
of the great powers will assemble in Lon
don early in May, and the difficulty will,
no doubt, be peacefully arranged.
Our dispatches from East Tennessee
are exciting. The Radicals have COM
menced war against the Conservatives,
and have gone so far as to disperse q
Methodist congregation. Brewnlow's
men are rapidly arming, and there is
great excitement. We shall look for
further dispatches with interest.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-29
IMPORTANT EXPERIMENT.

It is said that there is now an expert
ment in the Boston navy yard, under the
auspices Of the United States Govern
ment, which, In the event Of success, viii
be of the greatest Importance TO the whole
world. = 1t is the use Of petroleum oil as
a steam generator, in the place Of wood
or coal. The Commercial Bulletin OF
Boston, one of the most reliable scientific
papers Of the country, gives long ae-
count of the details in invention and
working. Col. II. r. Foote, of Tennes-
see, conceived the project while in the
oil regions of Pennsylvania, and 1t is now
for the first time put on the gunboat
Palos, with fair promise Of success. If
it can be used as propelling power for
steamers, it will save tonnage worth
thousands Of dollars on each trans.At-
lantic trip, will save the time of about
two daysin passage to Europe, or three
days from St Louis to New Orleans and
back, besides the difference in expense.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-29
The VALUE OF SUFFRAGE.

Suppose, says the Chicago Times, a
political party, welding the patronage
of government, and filling every office
with bad men-thieves, cut throats, hypo-
critics and scoundrels With such men
to make and execute the laws, can peo-
pie be blessed with good government?
Finding that power is about to pass from
them, the thieves, cut threats, hypo-
critics and scoundrels proceed to confer
the elective franchise upon a class of
persons who have never been made &C
quainted with its use; who understand
not even the first rudiments of political
economy; who have lived and propsga-
ted in the lowest ignorance for ages.
Having done this, the bad men in power
bring every possible influence to bear,
not to enlighten the new made voters
upon matters affecting their interests as
citizens, but to make them vote, as a
class, for the retention iG Office of bad
men. To say that the right to vote
would be blessing, and not curse, to
the class which should thus be made to
exercise that right to their own injury,
would be to speak very obvious nonsense.
Now this is what the Jacobin party has
done, and is striving to do, with refer
ence to the Southern freedmen. The
leaders in that party voted to enfranchise
the freedmen, in the expectation that
they could be used, as class, to con-
tinue those leaders in power. They are
now engaged in desperate effort to re-
alize that expectation, by counseling the
freedmen to organize a black man
party in the South, and vote, as class,
to put certain Northern white men in
Office. If the freedmen listen to these
pernicious counsels, the right to vote,
instead OF blessing to their race, will be
a curse not only to themselves, but to
the nation.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-29
SINGULAR CONFESSION.

A correspondent of a Chicago paper
writing from Blandville, Ballard county,
Kentucky, tells of a singular confession
of murder lately made there. Nine
years ago a man named Hudson-who
had removed to Blandville from
South Carolina, and who had ruined
a girl named Belcher-was found
hanging by the neck in his own
house. He had apparently been dead
some days, and the funeral was hurried
of course. The wronged girl subse-
quently married a man named McNab,
and appeared to be living happily until
lately, when she confessed that she, her
sister and McNab had murdered Hudson
by driving the spindle of wheel into
his ear.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-29
THE GRANTS.

A Washington correspondent writes
MRS. Grant says that she and the Gen
eral will not be absent from the capital
more than three weeks at any one time
during the coming season. During those
brief intervals they intend visiting Sara
toga, Newport (which they have never
seem and Long Branch. The General
keeps stud of a dozen horses, and has
lately given two of his finest roadsters to
an intimate friend. Just now Old
Gray - better known as Butcher,
from past services in cart Of that calling
lis the prime favorite."
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-29
FROM KNoXYILLB.N

KNOXVILLE, April PA mob ofloyal
leaguers in Blount county, Tennessee,
recently drove out minister of the
Methodist Church South, and dispersed q
congregation. They were instigated by
preacher of the Methodist Church
North. Several Union army officers who
opposed the mob have been threatened
with violence. Arms for the State mill
tia have been sent to Marysville to one
of the leaders of the mob. Two assaults
were made here on ex. Coniederates. The
political feeling is bitter and violent
The arming of the militia creates intense
feeling and dissatisfaction.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-29
COEovER AND DAVIS.

A Western paper says it is remarka-
BILE and significant fact that the only
person who fss yet suffered punishment
in connection with the charge against
Jefferson Davis of conspiring to assas-
sinate President Lincoln, is the scoundrel
Conover. And he is punished for perjury
and subornation of perjury in swearing
and getting men to swear that Mr.. Davis
was guilty. When all that can be so far
learned by judicial inquiry into the
facts of this matter, as touching Mr..
Davis, is that neiarious attempt--per-
haps through conspiracy-has been
made to lie away his life by the most
damnsble kind of perjury, it is probable
that the time is fast hastening-if it has
not already come-when the whole
charge will be abandoned.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-29
BRowELOw's STANDING Army.

The Nashville Banner thus appeals 10
the eolored voters of this State:
All the colored votes cast for Brown
low are jsst so many dollars out Of the
pocket Of the eolored man.
Brownlows standing army will cost
millions Of dollars a year.
Who pays this?
Ths colored people pay their share
Of it.
Under BrownlOw's Law, every chair,
table, every bed, every knife, every fork
Of the colored man may be taken to pay
taxes. As in other debts, he can not
keep back a part Of his property. What
he owes for taxes must be paid If It tAkeI
the last rag that hides his nakednesS
Therefore, if be votes for BrOWnlOv BE-
votes to rob himself, for BrovnlOvs tar
CATERERS will not leave him a crust o.
bread
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-29
STRONG LANGUAGE.

The New York Day Book, in speaking
of the Sherman bill which is now in op-
Grafton in the South, says: 1t is no law
tits q crime. Suppose Congress should
demand of the President to commit muir
der, would he, therefore, be compelled to
obey2 But the bill is worse than MUIR
der Every man who voted for it de-
serves to be taken out to Capitol Hill
and shot such would be moderate pun
ishment, and if Andrew Johnson will
refuse to enforce it, and needs assistance
to save the Government from these mon
sters, and outlaws, he has only to call
for men, to get million in twenty.four
hours"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-29
JUDGE sHARKEY.

An Exchange says: Gov. Sharkey
states that the motive which prompted
the action taken by Mississippi and Geor.
gia, and which was urged upon the gov
ernments of other States, was that it
afforded the best means of enter
ing a protest against the mill
tary law, and would enable the
States in a future contingency, prom
ising legal relief from the operation Of
any part Of this law, to point to this
formal protest as evidence that the Con.
grsssional plan of reconstruction had
been forced upon the Sorth against its
will. Gov. Sharkey says old secession
lists who acquiesce in the proposed plan
Of settlement, do so to maintain their
consistency, they holding that secession
was accomplished, and that the South
became foreign power, was then con.
quered, and hence the North has the
fright to impose any terms whatever, and
the conquered must submit"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-29
YANKEE CRUELTY.

A dispatch from Norwich gives the
following account of most ieudish act
perpetrated in Puritania:
The trial of C. c. Williams, spiritual
ist, who, in January last, starved his
child, girl of thirteen years, nearly to
death, commenced here Tuesday.
Evidence goes to show that he kept her
in cold room, on water and Cruel for
three weeks, and for three days gave her
no food. He gagged her for speaking,
and cowhided her twelve times. The girl
escaped by jumping from the third story
in the snow. The girl testified and adj
mits the facts, but pleads insanity. The
case closes to-day, and goes to the jury
to morrow.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-29
A CALCULATION.

The Paris correspondent Of the New
York Tribune seems to think that if one
square yard is equal to one yard square
ten square yards are equal to ten yards
square. He says that the Exposition
building is 10000 yards square, and the
park containing it three times larger
This measurement would make the build
ing over 1000 square miles, or room
enough for an ordinary sized country. The
park containing it would be nearly as
large as both the States of Delaware and
Rhode Island.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-29

States in the enjoyment Of all the rights
they possessed before secession. Did
that look like abolition Of slavery
Emancipation was an after thought II
was the after birth Of great military dis
asters The rebels would not lay down
their arms. Had they done so, the col
ored men who flock to hear the Radical
orators of Memphis, would now be slaves
There was, perhaps, Providence in all
this.
1t is fact not TO be disputed, that
slavery could only be abolished by war
The North boasts that it did not COM
mence the war. We have always thought
that there is truth in this boast We do
not believe that that section ever would
have commenced hostilities to abolish
Southern slavery. The Republican party
denied that il was an abolition party.
The platform made at Chicago by the
men who nominated Lincoln, did
not propose to interfere with
slavery in the States. 1t only
proposed to prohibit it from passing
into the territories. Lincoln was not
elected as an Abolitionist In his first
inaugural, he pledged himself to protect
the constitutional rights of the South.
u
The right to hold slaves was one Of these
rights. If the Southern States had been
pacified by his words, there would have
been no war, he would have executed
the fugitive slave law, and employed the
army and navy to pu: dcwa black in
surrection in the South.
The colored man glories in his free
dom. He is right to do so. All men
wish to be free, the white, as well as the
black. The black man wishes to vote,
because he thinks it is his right-the right
of manhood. But docs he think that the
white man should be driven from the
polls? Does not Brownlow prevent the
c,eat body of the white men from
voting2 Do the colored people
of Tennessee think it is fair,
to claim the rights of freemen for them
selves, and deny it to the rebels who
really set them sree2 Are the colored
men willing to join few desperate for
eigners, crush down the Southern white
men who owR all the property, and at
tempt to set up despotism over them 7
Let them think of this. If they are SO
happy in their freedom, why make war
on the rebels who, going to war, set
them free. Any charge that the rebels
intend to enslate them is wilful, wicked
and feloniously false.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-29
General Ewell.

A Spring Hill, Tenn, correspondent
of the Columbia Gazette writes as follows
to that paper: 81 am glad to see you
urging the farmers to 20 back to stock
raising. 1t is the true policy, Ger. -inly.
By the way, one of the largest landlords
in the county is adopting it on a large
scale. refer to General Ewell, who, as
you are aware, is residing near here. he
has farm Of several thousand acres, but,
| believe, is 10 putting any Of 1t in cot
ton. Last year he made beginning to
stock it, and has something near thou
sand head of sheep, cattle, hogs and other
farm stock. He is preparing TO take
care of them in the right way, too, by
putting down a great deal of grass land
for meadows and pastures. under =
stand, from some o. his neighbors, that
he has been remarkably successful in
managing his freedmen employees. he
is very liberal and kind to them, but, at
the same time, be is firm in the support
ofhis rights, and this is the secret Of his
success. Iexpeet somebody will have TO
show something extra fine at the fair this
fall. or the General and his good wife
will take premium or two. BTthe way,
he has the best crop Of wheat that / have
SEEN.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-29
RAYMOND.

Mr. Raymond unconsoiously describes
himself, in an attempt to hit of the
character Of Gladstone. He writes;
" Mr.. Gladstone is likely to prove an
other example Of men who attempt to sit
on two stools, but are not broad enough
to compass 1t, and fall between. Having
brought upon himself the fierce OPPOSE
ton of the Tories and their leader, Mr.
D'Israsli, for his efforts to promote
reform, he seems to have earned the
censures and reproaches of the Liberals
by his halfway measures"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-29
somathine Like a Wonder.

There is boy living in this county,
about sixteen years OF age, who has
neither eyes, feet or hands. Yet we are
informed, on good authority, that he
reads Auently, writes almost equal TO
copper plate printing, can cut fly paper,
thread a needle or sew on button equal
TO any one more blessed by nature, runs
up and down stairs with alacrity, and is
o remarkably good shot with dueling
pistol. We understand his parents have
been solicited TO allow him to appear
publicly at Odd Fellows Hail. COring-
ton Leader
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-29

duties Of his Office as collector of in.
ternal revenue at New Orleans, General
Steedman dismissed two deputy eollec.
tors, three special deputy collectors and
one clerk as supernumerary. II is to be
supposed that these vacancies will not
be filled at present.
The President to day issued mn order
for the return of the statue of Washing
ton to New Orleans. 1t was taken from
the capitol at Baton Rouge in 1862, and
shipped to this city Repeated efforts
have been made to obtain a Presidential
order for the return of the statue, but
without success, until to-day.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-29

p1-The Tribune special says Gen.
Schofeld has already commenced the
registration of voters in Virginia under
the provisions of the reconstruction act.
1t was found impossible to obtain sufii-
cient number of white citizens to act as
registers, they being unable to take the
oath prescribed by the act. 1t was found
necessary to appoint non.residents, and
detail army officers to complete the
work"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-29
WILSON.

The New York Times somewhat Sc
verely criticises the course which Mr..
Jeremiah Goliath - otherwise Henry
Wilson-thinks proper to pursue in the
fulflment of his Southern stumping tour
The point of the biographer's complaint
is presented in the statement that any
sort of political enterprise which aims to
use the freedmen as a Uoting class
whether that enterprise is ia the hands
ef'General Wade Hampton or Senator
Wilson-Will begin in their corruption
and end in their political and social
destruction
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-29

NEW YoEK, April 26.-The Herald
Littla Rock special Of April 25 says:
Orders we're received to-day by Cover
nor Murphy from Gen. Ord, 10 The llect
that the State is divided into eleven Z, -is-
tration districts. Registration officers
srs 10 be appointed in each district, four
officers serving in the army, and two cit
liens
Cunningham, the State Treasurer, has
been dismissed. being incompetent TO
hold the Office under the Congressional
acts. Col. Page, Quariermas,er, has been
appointed in bis place. Several other
State officers are likely 10 be dismissed
for the sane reason.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-29
TREAsoEABIE.

A eopperhesd paper says; "Jea
Davis has been greatly afflicted, but the
most severe act Of mariyrdOm thus far
experienced must have been the visit
from Senator Wilson, the " stay at
home" Colonel Il was q morbid curl
osity alone that carried Wilson within
the Fortress, and had justice not been
cheated Of her victim, Davis would have
been set free and the bolts turned on the
New England disunionist"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-29
RUSSIAN POSSESSIONS.

The New York Times calls attention
to the fact that the Russian possessions,
which we have recently acquired, have
vast supplies of wood and coal, articles
that are scarce in California. The dense
pine forests Of the territory recently
acquired will be q source Of immense
wealth; and the coal mines, Of which
We have become the owners, are wanted
to supply the steamship lines Of the
future on the Pacific.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-29
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE NOON DISPATCHES

Speciall
New YoRK, April 9-am.-Gold
opened at 94s cotton, excited, and quo
tations cannot be given.
LIVERPOOL, April 29--noon. Cotton,
excited; sales, $4,000 bales; uplands,
l2@l29d
LIVERPOOL, April 29-2 pm. Cotton,
demand active; prices advanced from
! to I'd.
NEW YoRK, April % 1880 am.
Gold, 1853 cotton, still excited-no quo
tations can be given.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-29

B9- Captain Tracy, Kentucky gen.
tleman, recently settled near Selma, was
arrested by order of General Swayne as
being implicated in the bank frauds
Upon an investigation of the case it was
found that Captain Tracy was innocent,
and he was released.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-29

s@. The National IntelHgencer says:
want of nerve is the curse of the hour.
Our public men of moderate views have
not pluck to stand by what they believe
to be right" Unfortunately, this is
equally true in Nashville as in Wash
ipgton,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-29

p6r Some time since paymaster in
the navy was robbed of 100000, and
dismissed the service on the charge of
having robbed himself. The real robber,
who was chief witness for the prosecution,
has turned up, doing business on Wall
street under an assumed name.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-29

1@~ The wife of VIM. &. Doyle, LEGAL
editor of the Louisville Courier, died on
Wednesday, from inhalation of ehloro-
form, while in debilitated condition
from recent severe illness. She took
it while her husband slept, and contrary
In all orders
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-29

I@r Mr.. Seward finds it is the easiest
thing in the world to buy territory, but a
very ugly job to dispose of it proftably
He cannot even determine upon name
for the new possessions. The Tribune
suggests that it be called Point Famine,
Dead Mans Land, or Billy's Hard Bar
gain. Stewards Subterfuge would be a
better name.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-29

R@- The negroes on the Carolina sea
islands are relapsing to the condition of
their forefathers, and even, according to
a correspondent of the New York Times,
the greatest fears are entertained by
every thoughtful person, concerning their
future condition"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-29

D6- Mrs. Tyler, widow Of the late ex.
President Tyler, is now on visit to the
Virginia Peninsula, with the view of
seeking the improvement of her planta-
ton aud estates on the James river. She
will visit the Davis family and the viii
lage of Hampton for the purpose of re-
newing old acquaintance and friendship
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-29

B4- The Rome ga Commercial gets
off Che following among its answers to
correspondents: EDO you agree with me
that Tennessee has her Brownlow, and
Georgia her low.Brown 2"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-29

s@. One of Josh Billings maxims-
"Rize arly, work hard and late, live on
what yu can't sell, give nothing ava,
and if yu don't die rich, and go to the
devil, yu may sue me for damages.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-29

I4~ London proposes to have street
bridges like the ones across Broadway,
New York. Two hundred persons are
killed in the streets of that city annually
by vehicles.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-29

NV loRE. July ., 80.
in. BRnsfus- Dear Sir. Having carefully
examined your method Of utilizing the use Of
the waste steam Of Locomotive Engines while
making stops al stations. for the purpose OF
pumping and saving I consider Il 70 be an
economical meth8d and. IN my opinion. IL
worthy Of the notice 81 those wishing machines
for such purposes. N0urE truly,
WILLIAM WRIGHT,
Pros't n. y. Steam Engine Works.