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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-05-21
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE NOON DISPATCHES
FROM NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, May 2l.-Matsmoros
dates to the 10th state that Juarez had
levied forced loan ef$2, 100000. Imme-
diately after the receipt of Stewards let
ter, he issued an order in reference to
ths treatment of Macmillan, saying his
life should be spared, as it was feared
that Escobedo would have the unfortu-
nate Prince assassinateds Notwith-
standing orders to the contrary, that
General was sent to command the expe-
dition against Cansles, who had rebelled
in the North. Corona, considered the
ablest Mexican General, succeeds him
in the command of all the armies of the
Republic. An Imperial accommodating
party, including one of Maximilian's
Adjutants, had been captured and shot.
Senator Wilson made the last address
in his tour through the South at Hunts
vile yesterday; thence he returns home.
Kelly addressed an audience of some
three thousand, mostly colored, at At
lsnta yesterday.
The Booth diary is published; it is
simply a defense of his actions. he
says, under date of April 18th and l4th
Until to-day nothing was ever thought
of sacrificing life to our country wrongs.
For six months we have worked to cap
ture. But our cause being almost lost,
something decisive and great must be
done. But its failure was owing to others
who did not strike for their country with
heart; l struck boldly, and not as the
papers say; walked with firm
step through a thousand of his
friends, and was not stopped, but
pushed on; Colonel was at his side;
1 shouted Sic Semper before l
fred; in jumping, l broke my leg;
l passed all of his pickets; rode sixty
miles that night, with the bone of my
leg tearing the flesh at every jump. l
can never repent, though we hated to
kill. Our country owed all her troubles
to him, and God simply made me the
instrument of his punishment The
country is now april, '65) not what it
was. This forced Union is not what |
have loved. l care not what becomes of
me. l have no desire to outlive my
country. This night, before the deed, l
wrote long article and left it for one of
the editors of the National Intelligencer,
wherein fully set forth our reasons for
our proceedings"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-05-21
ARRAY1NG THE RACES.

The Radicals are committing the great
eat crime man can commit The white
men of the South possess the lands Of
the South. The titles to these lands are
confirmed by patents signed by the Pres
dents and bear the broad seal OF the
United States as the highest evidence OF
right The owners paid the Government
for them in gold and silver They then
Ont down the forests upon them, fenced
them and cultivated them before the
great mass of Radicals were born in the
North a thousand miles away. The
Yankees of the North sold their slaves
to the Southern pioneers, put the money
in their pockets, built manufactures, be-
came rich on the proceeds Of slave labor,
began the abolition crusade, stole many
of the negroes back, went to war for the
balance TO make voters of them for pro-
lection purposes, and now advise them TO
90 10 war with their late owners, assuring
them tina, the lands bought and paid for
by the white men, shall be turned over
to them the colored people. Why
Heaven does not blast these wretckes,
remains among its inscrutable mysteries.
Did anybody ever think he should live
to see proposition put forth to plumber
ten million peoplef Did anybody ever
dream that the nineteenth century had
produced q class of men base enough to
demand it2
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no REGISTRATION.

The Bolivar Bulletin Of Saturday says
In 10 this late hour the Office of regis
tration has not been re-opened IN TINS
county. Of what are the people OF
Hardeman county guilty that they should
be more cruelty dealt with than az
others? What law have they disregarded Z
wiz does the Governor of this State
olepeh his official hand SO tightly about
onr necks? Has he cause for so doingF
IL 40 that cause has never been made
known, and surely it is his office to tell
ms wherin we have erred. Aside from
This we have been told by those who
ought TO know, that the Office would be
opeued in short time, but this is only
hearsay. Justice and our rights under
the franchise law itself, demand that the
ofice.of registration should be opened at
once.
Hardenan is one of the counties in
which the registration was, with one
sweep of the pen of Brownlow, annulled.
That same pen, with another sweep, can
annul the registration in every county in
the State, and force the people back to
the condition they we're in before they
possessed constitutions or laws, or any
civil rights whatever Is not this power
despotic? Does the Governor of any
other State possess absolute control Of
the popular will 2 How long could such
a state of affairs exist in Ohio, or New
York? What would be the fate Of any
other Governor who should dare to dis
franchise O dozen counties, and pro-
claim himself the master of the right
of suffrage, the monarch of the ballot
box2 His carcass, torn, rent and
mangled, would be thrown to the wolves
and buzzards. But Brownlow is safe,
only because he is the Governor of Ten
nessee. No other people would tolerate
him. We oiU do SO. Not hair of his
head shall be injured. tits fortunate for
the people that he is Governor, because
he embodies the concentrated wrath,
bile and vengeance of the Radical party.
To the lovers Of freedom heis invaluable
Through him, they will climb the sleeps
of tyranny up to liberty. Through him,
they will floor the Jacobins, revive the
good old times that rewarded merit and
cultivated virtue - restore prosperity,
unite an estranged people and render
tyrants forever "odious." Let us cherish
Brownlow, for he is invaluable. Though
he may plot our damnatiOn, he will yet
achieve our salvation.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-05-21
VERY RICH,

The Grand Jury in the United States
District Court at Richmond, Virginia, is
composed partly of negroes, and its time
for several days has been occupied in
discussing the question of confscation.
A Richmond correspondent of the New
York Times gives humorous account
of its session. He says:
John Minor Bolts, grown savage in
apnearanca nv the hirsnte sppendsSe he
has added to his face, has tried in vain
TO stop the flow of this torrent of African
eloouence by explaining that the grand
iury have nothing whatever to do with
the subjects so provocative of talk, but
his colored co-jurors consider themselves
wiser than he aud pay no attention to
his protests. Poor Bolts He sowed
the wind. and now he reps the whirl-
wind. When be is told substantially.
Cor a nifty, Mr. Eotss, doesn't de col
ored people want land, and how is dey
goin' to get it widout it's confscated and
CUB 10 emf" This grand jury has been
in session four hours per day each day
since Monday last, and as yet have not
acted upon single indictment; and the
explanation is that the negro members
occupy all the time in making speeches
upon the duty of the Government to con-
fscate the lands Of the South duty
they seem to think they can, in their ca
pacity as grand jurors, somehow aid in
fulfilling.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-05-21
THE HEART OF wIRz.

An exchange says: "As repulsive as
is the thought to every instinct of human
ity, it asserted as fact that the heart
of Wirz was dug out Of his body, put in
q glass with spirits, and is now exhibited
to such visitors to the Old Capitol prison
as may desire to feast upon such horrors.
We do not know who is responsible for
the ghoul-like act 1t is about up to the
level of Stsnton's ability and fendish-
ness, and we think may very properly be
ascribed to him. Comment is unneces-
sary."
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-05-21
A colored stsaler.

Not long since glowing description
was given of colored man connected
with the Office of Controller of Cur
rency. 1t was stated that he was gen.
tleman, and that all men respected and
trusted him. Read the following dis
patch:
WASHINGTON, May l6.-James 81. s.
Schurman, the colored messenger of the
Controller of Currency, has been ar
rested and is under examination to-day,
on the charge of larceny of $4,000 of
bills of the First National bank, and the
bank of Jersey City, forging the sigma
lures of the officers of the banks. 1t is
believed that this is but portion of the
amount of National bank notes alb
stracted. Schurman was the con6den-
tial messenger of the Controller, and
it was part of his duties to handle
these notes and carry them to the ex-
press office. He is supposed to be only
the tool of other parties, who filled in the
forged names.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-05-21
M MEDICAL.
Something New Under the Sun
A New Era in Medicine.
T EFT THE SUFFERING AND DISEASED
/ 4 read the following:

Y EFT THE SUFFERING AND DISEASED
4 \ read the following:
Let all who have been given up by Doctors
and spoken Of as incurable, read the following:
Let all who can believe facts, and can have
faith in evidence, read the following:
Kno,o all Men By these Presents, That on this
the twentieth day of June, in the year Of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six,
personally came Joseph Haydock to me, known
as such, and being duly sworn, deposed as fol-
lows: That he is the sole general agent for the
United State and dependencies thereof, for pre-
parati0ns or medicines known as MAGGIEL'S
PILLS and SALVE, and that the following
certificates are verbatum copies to the best Of
his knowledge and belief.
IL. ST. JAMES SMEITRE, Notary Public,
Wall Street. New York.
DIR. MAGGIEL: / take my pen to write you OF
my great relief, and that the awful pain in my
side has left at last-tha to yc-r medicine.
oh. doctor, how thankful am that can get
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thank you again and again, and am sure You
are really the friend of all sufferers. | could
not help writing to you. and hope you will not
take it amiss. JAMES MYERS,
June /, 1865. ZIG Avenue b.
This is to certify that was discharged from
the army with Chronic Diarrhea. and have
WILSON HARVEY,
New York. April 7, 1865. "a Pitt Street.
The following is an interesting case of a man
employed in an Iron Foundry. who, in pouring
melted iron into flask that was damp and wet
caused an explosion. The melted iron was
thrown around and on him in a perfect shower,
and he was burnt dreadfully. The following
certificate was given to me by him about eigh
weeks after the accident:
New YoBI, Jan. II, 1866.
Ny name is Jacob Hardy; l am an iron foun-
der; L was badly burnt by hot iro4ln November
last; my burns healed but / had q running sore
on my leg that would not heal; | tried MagGels
Salve, and il cured me in few weeks. This is
ali true, and any body can now see me at Jack
sons Iron Works. Second Avenue.
j HARDY
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-05-21
TIE FUTURE OF THE SOUTH.

It is stated in a Washington cores
pondence that letters have been received
in that city from eminent citizens Of the
South, some Of them from URited States
Senators elect, and from Ex-Governor,
fall Of the most gloomy forebodings as
to the future Of the South, politically and
commercially AS to planting sns
farming, they say this year win be Z lost
year, because labor cannot be relied
upon, pending the political agitation.
They also represent that all the South
ern States, with the possible exceptions
Of Virginia, viii be reOrganized under
the auspices Of the Radical party, and
in the interest Of the party.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-05-21
AN EXPENSIVE JOB.

A powerful Conservative paper OF the
North says its an expensive job, this gov
erning the South by military law. Only
one hundred and fifty millions-a mere
triAe. Why, there's enough gold in the
earth to pay it all, if that gold was only
in the Treasury there's enough silver
and iron and copper in the same prolific
bank of deposits, if it would only honor
the drafts made upon it by the United
States without the usual trouble; and
the hay crop of the country, about which
we used to hear SO much in times gone
by, would pay it of in certain number
Of years, months, days, hours and min
utes. Who talks about reputation is
traitor, a doubls-dyed rebel. Pile on
the taxes, let the bondholders escape,
make labsr suffer, keep up the five mon
arches, 90 it, heave in the wood, put
ton weight on the safety-valye, to thun.
der with the national debt, and hurra for
African citizenship, the millennium, the
New York Tribune, the hay crop, Uncle
Sans gold, copper and iron mines, Par
son Brownlow, the Five Monarchies and
reconstruction. The day Of jubilo has
come
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-05-21
HON. JOHN FORSYTH ARRESTED.

We published yesterday a somewhat
full account of the Mobile riot, which
corrected first impressions and saddled
the responsibility on the right horses.
Resolved, in the face of truth, to manu-
facture capital to sustain a sinking cause,
the Radicals have trumped up charge
against Hon. John Forsyth, and bad him
arrested. Five negroes testified that
they saw two shots Cred from Forsyth
window. 1t was proved that he was at
concert in company with his wife, and
did not return to his residence until after
the riot. Nine persons who we're in the
house at the time, swore that no shots
we're fred from the window, and that
none of them had firearms OF course,
Forsyth was discharged. The Mayor,
before whom the trial occurred, read
lecture to the negro witnesses, and init
mated that his duty was to hold them on
a charge of perjury. He also limited at
the probability that they were employed
to commit perjury. He decided, how
ever, to discharge them. This is sweet
smelling business.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-05-21
AFTER DAVIS.

The Radical Congress is curious
body. 1t has committees sitting in Wash
ington to cut and dry matter for the ses-
sion, and look after things going on.
The Judiciary Committee is locking into
the operations connected with the re-
lease of Davis. 1t is said the President
was directly responsible for the course
pursued, having insisted, through the
District Attorney, that the trial should
not proceed, and that the prisoner should
be admitted to bail. The Attorney Gen
eral is to be summoned before the Com
mittee regarding this matter.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-05-21
BIG STORY,

The Radicals have a story that certain
prominent Southerners, while negotiat-
ing for pardons after the surrender, were
urging upon Count Montholon, and
through rebel agents in Paris, on the
Emperor, the project Of interference
through Mexico, and promising that the
leaders in the South would exert them
selves to foment another rebellion, and
that the Emperor could rely upon their
earnest aid
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-05-21
FROM MOBILE.

MOBILE, May 2l.-General Swayns,
commanding the District Of Alabama,
directs the issue Of the following orders,
to prevent further violence growing out
Of the disturbed condition Of affairs:
The undersigned assumes the maintain
ance Of public order in the city Of Mobile.
The city police administration is sus-
pended. Special policemen or members
Of the old force viii be employed
when necessary. Breaches Of the city
ordinances will be tried as heretofore.
Violations Of the public peace and the
existing orders will be dealt with by the
military. Dat door congregations after
niehtfall are prohibited When public
demonstrations are intended notice must
be filed in season so as 70 permit the
presence Of such police force as may be
essential TO the maintainsnes Of order
Individuals will be held to = strict re
spousibility for the publication Of articles
commencing or eniCing riot or Eio-
lencs; for using incendiAry language,
and for occurrences Of disorder in places
Of public entertainment.
rsirnedl J. l. sHEPHEEB.
Colonel Commanding.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-05-21

in grain aud corn raisipg They will
feed their surplus to stock, TO cattle, hogs
etc. and become rivals-dangerouS com
petitors-io the Western producers. This
is what radicalism has accomplished
How does the West like it9 But the
whole account is not made up. lfcotton
is not raised in the South, the tax I'M I'm.
posed upon it must come from some
other ouarter-it must be levied upon
something the West either raises or con-
sumes. adding to the burden.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-05-21
A FALLING OFF.

That plain spoken paper, the Metro
politdn Record, thinks that a falling off
of receipts and an increase of the debt
is working wonders on the Northern
people. They are beginning to under
stand that " enlightened" is another
word for swindling," progressive "
means fast" and intellectual" when
rightly interpreted, signifies {" accom-
plished rascality." There is not a pro-
fessional patriot among them who does
not value his official services at any
amount that he can steal over and above
his Gxed salary.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-05-21
WHAT THE PATIENTS SAY OF
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EXTRACTS from Various Letters
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-05-21
MIR. DAVIS PLANTATION.

A correspondent Of the Weldon IN. CO.
State Journal writes from Mississippi;
" l mentioned in my letter below Vicks-
burg that 1 had passed Joe and JEFF
Davis farms. In speaking of the matter
in conversation with resident citizen,
he told me that President Davis and his
brother farms had been ccn6scated by
the Government and sold to a negro, a
former slave of JEFF Davis, for $40, 900,
ten years time, and that he would clear
this year $50, 900 on the land. The negro
is said to be quite an enterprising man,
and is working large force to great ad-
vantage. lido not find here on this whole
trip one man in ten of Southern birth or
sentiment, The whole country seems to
be in the hands of Northern men and
foreigners. Even the negroes talk lingo
that can but poorly understand. ="
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-05-21
BUTLER AFTER BINGHAM.

Butler indicates that he has yet IN re-
serve his strongest card against Mr.. Bing-
ham conduct of the conspiracy trial
1t is supposed that he refers to certain
notes and data derived from Mr. John T..
Ford, the proprietor of the theater where
in President Lincoln met his death, and
who, it will be remembered, was impris-
oned for six weeks in the old Capitol
with a score or more of persons arrested
upon suspicion of completely. The con-
versations and general communication
had among the prisoners, together with
the affrighted utterances of the Govern
ment witness, Weichman, then also un-
der duress, are said to have made mp
important conversations affecting the
theory Of guilt and innocence, all of
which Mr.. Ford had committed to a
diary, and now submits to the keeping of
Butler,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-05-21
FROM KNOXVILLE.

KxoxvILLE, May 2l.-Capt. Chambers
company of Scott county militia have
been ordered to Anderson county, to re-
main there during court, wherein several
important suits of political nature are to
be tried. Other companies are soon to
be mustered and ordered into active ser.
vice.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-05-21

I@- The Philadelphia Press, of Mon
day, has charming item of intelli-
genoe. tits as follows; The colored
men of the South, say our recent ad-
vices, are indicating their preference for
Thaddeus Stevens as the next President
of the United States"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-05-21

b@- We cannot imagine why the Rad.
icals selected so feeble man as Stokes
to meet Etheridge, unless they acted on
the scripture hint of employing the weak
things of the world to confound the
mighty.
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STAPLE And FANCY DRY GOODS,
BOOTS AND SHOES,
Ladies' and Gents FURNISHING GOODS,
Fancy Goods and Notions.

HAVING INCREASED OUR WHOLE
IL SALE BUSINESS to n large extent, and
it being utterly impossible to give the usual
attention our Retail Business requires, we are
fully determined TO give up our long established
Retail Business at the earliest possible mo-
ment, and shall, from this day on, comm ehce
to close out our entire stock of above men
toned Goods AT COST.
The most of our stock is all new but recently
bought at the late decline in Goods, and well
worthy the inspection Of City and Country
Buyers.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-05-21

l6y- St Paul speaks of a class of per-
sons wise in their own conceit, who
are lever learning, and never com
ing to the knowledge of the truth" The
great Apostle evidently had his eye on
Stokes
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-05-21

B6- In certain parts of New Orleans
there is split between the mulattoes
and darker compilations, because those
of the lighter hue wish to monopolize the
ofices
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nor The Rinhmond Rhfa OF the lflh

RAJ The Richmond Why Of the 18th
says the negroes in the neighborhood Of
Carbon Hill pits have rendered land pro-
prietors and other citizens uneasy by
their threats of confscation in accord
ance with their idea of the Legislation of
Congress. Those threatened with vio-
lence have appealed to General Schofeld
for protection. it ANff
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-05-21

r0~ Henry Wilson, United States Sen
ator now campaigning South, writes
home that he is doing a good business,
wanting more men and money, etc, for
the campaign of free discussion" etc.