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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-10-27

THE G0TTON Markets.
Mobile. Oct "a.
Cotton market firm. Sales 1850 bales-gOod
general demand. Middlings DC. Receipts 1873;
bales. Exports none.
Augusta, Oct. a.
Cotton market closed frmer-Sales 235 bales
Receipts 2l2 bales Middlings S924c.
Savannah, Oct. "a
Cotton firm. Sales $50 bales. Middlines 24G
241zc, Receipts l6l1 bales. Exports cosstWise
ESQ bales
Charleston, Oct. 81.
Cotton active and improved H91zc. Sales
$50 bales. Middlings 231Sc. Receipts ll60 bales.
Exports cOastwise 2l9S bales.
Atlanta, Ga, Oct. "a.
The receipts were very good there was bet
ter demand, and the market closed stiff at 22234c
Memphis, Oct. 23.
The market was frrner to-day, but buyers
were slow to take hold. aud sales were cOnse-
quently light. as compared with the operations
of the past few days. The inquiry here was
mainly for fine cOttOns, Of which there was a
scarcity. Sales as reported foot up l4li bales.
At the close seller5 were C! tanning 22129224c for
middling. The receipts Of cotton from Septem-
Der to date. are % 952 bales against Is 423 bales
for the corresponding period last season, show
ing an increase Of 1859 bales.
Cincinnati, Oct. "a.
Receipts 1853 bales. Shipments $50 bales.
Stock on hand 800 bales. Middling uplands
quoted at 23623I<c, with fair demand at the
inside figure, hRt some holders ask the latter.
Other grades neglected and nominal at relative
rates.
Louisville, Oct. "a.
Owing to the favorable adviees received by
the market to-day was much frmer
and prices shade better. The opening sale at
the warehouse of Geo. W, Wieks x Co.. took
place at o'clock in the afternoon. A large
number of buyers were in attendance. and the
bidding was quite spirited. The sales amounted
to AZ bales at the following range Of quotations
Ordinary 191I@195zc; good ordinary 205zG2O1Sc;
low middling 2l1I92lJsc middling 225s92213c.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-10-27

There was sale Of $50 900 new Ten
nessee GO at the 81 open board at 7O4.
Thessales at the regular board on the
22d inst. were az follows:
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-02-13
Now are inc rsiEhty Enmen.

The correspondence Of General Grant with
the President, relative to Stanton aud the War
Department, shows how the mighticst heroes
and the most popular men may fall whom they
enter into politics aud sunrr themselves to be
influenced by politicians. A short time ago
General Grant was the mo~stpopulor man in the
country. lie had won imperishable renown on
the battlefield. lie was looked upon az O model
of honor and frankness and as being inherently
conservative. lie was looked 10 as the proper
man for President, because 1t was sun oscd he
would not 60 with the extreme parties. In n
word, his position was a splendid one. But he
fell into the hands Of schening politicians
Through their influence, doubtless lac went in
to the War Department to hwartt the President
TO watch and obsLruct the Executive, a5~he
confcssc9, in the matter Of carrying out the re.
construction lave OF Congress. This great SOLE
der has been led into the most cquiyocal. con-
duct throughout the whole Of thisS Stanton bus
mess, from ambition and u desire TO please the
leaders Of the dominant party in Congress, and
they have used him rs q catspaw for their own
purposes. The fate Of General Scott might
havo been a warning to him but it seems that
ambition blinds and pcrycrts the most disting-
uished men. When We look ut the position
General Grant has placed himself in, even BY
his own showing, through the Stanton affair, it
may well be said. How are the mighty fallen /
New York Herald
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-02-13
severe Hsut JUST.

"Mack," in ono of his recent letters
TO the Cincinnati Commercial, touching
the great corruption that exists in
Washington, says:
If the internal revenue system al
only be conducted by fostering and
encouraging such foul corruption as
exists with the knowledge ana consent
of men high in authority, perhaps it
may rs we'll 60 on as it has been gong;
but in my opinion it would be far more
honorable to the nation to abolish the
taxes and repudiato every dollar Of
the public debt, than to continue such
thieving in high and low places, as has
dlsgracod the country for the last two
years.
In the month of January the Public
Debt was increased Twenty millions Of
dollarsl Thieves by the thousand are
yet in Federal offices, while distress
almost unbcarable ~porvados every part
Of the country. Is there not cause for
a "Tax. payers candidate for Prcsi-
cnt?-TStntesman.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-02-13
Nice Times Down South,

From tho Mobile (Ata.) Tribune Of
the 9Th instant, We got the following:
A WAY OF STUFFISG BALLOT Boxes.
Tho majority Of the negroes who
voted yesterday, do not belong to this
city, but came from Baldwin and other
counties. On presenting themselves
to vote, the whiteliyerod Rock Scorpion
Hunter would ask them If they had
registered. eyes" was tho reply
"uave you voted p No" "WhcIe
do you reside?' q, but here's my
certificate TO show that ] have not
voted" and exhibiting certificate from
some county registrar that he had reg
istercd but not voted, tho Ethiopian
was allowed to deposit II ballot. To-
day no will return to tho county from
which he came and vote there, and
thus is this farce carried on.
Al least three fourths OF these ignor.
ant negroes who voted yesterday have
no habitation in Mobile, They bavo
thcie certificates, and are to be taken
from one place to another and voted.
The committees OF the Democratic
Club Of the city are at tho polls CON
stanlly and are doing good service,
Tho order Of Col. Hudson having
knocked the pegs partially from under
tao low.lived, degraded creatures who
tried to eject them.
The day PASSED of quietly, No dis
turbance Of any kind occurred. We
trust the remaining time devoted TO
this traglcal farce will pass oil as quiet
ly. Col. Dimon was here, there and
everywhere, anxious and determined
to preserve order.
Two negro men, armed with pistols
stationed themselves on tho Jackson
and V~icksburg road, near the latter
q few days ago, and robbed several
white travellers, presenting their PTS
tolls and making the demand "Youl
money or your life"
One ofthe negro members Of thu
Georgia menagerie returned homo
few days ago to levy black mail on hi
constituents. lie told them if they
didn't contribute to his support hC
would have them arrested and put il
jail at Atlanta.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-02-13
Fronn Esnd 20 Worse.

The Nctg Yori Evcaiag Post is one
the ablest Republican papers in the
country. 1t docs not like the course
OF the Radicals in Congress-has not
liked any of its 80 called Reconstruc-
tlon acts, yet, for The sale Of the party,
acquicscd in them. The Radical effort
10 destroy the Judiciary is 80 grave
an ofense, that it pronouces this opin-
ion
what is IL then, that tho extremists
at Washington desire to do IN bring
ing forward 80 lncessently these dan
gcrOus and agItating Innovations p
The original measures Of reconstruct
ton were never popular; but those
who deemed them injudicious, and oven
unconstitutional, acquiesccd in their
adoption, in the hope Of securing
Union and peace. But no soone than
supplements, one after another; came
in quick succession to disturb the sol.
idity Of that trust. The more the
country lost confidence the more new
lests we appllcu 10 lts huoUty' fopu-
lar conviction seemed 20 be regarded
rs subject to acts Of legislation which
have grown in multiplicity and force
as the general mind has fallen OIL. At
length, as II consumution Of this novel
Congressional strategy, the reconstruc-
ton laws arc declared TO be implaca-
bic, and a system which, in order to
carry :he country with it, ought to
court every scrutiny, because conscious
Of the strength " defeat is put on the
.cvcl with the McdeRn statutes which
forbids comment and question. The
competent constitutional court IL put
out Of court Mr.. Stevens, like Louis
XIV, going down to II bed Of justice,
prohibits decisions; ana his committee
initiating tho French Convention the
acts Of the Legislature from lawsto mere
edicts or DEGREES"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-02-13
Popularity OF PcHdIetOns Green
back Payment OF Bonds,

1t is n significant fact that in saving
himself from defeat, Beatty, the new
Congressman in the Eight District,
was compelled to jump astrido Pendlee
toms pony and declare himself for the
poymeut of tho public debt in green.
bucks! Last fall General Schcnck, in
his speech in Newark, insisted that a
mar who would advocate such q prop
ositIon WAS a scoundrel, and his morals
were no bettor than those Oft horse
thief. Yet in less than four months
time tho candidates OF hls party, to
gain popularity profess to favor the
very measure so fiercely denounced 10
tho last campqign by Radical stumpers
throughout Ohio.-Nerdyk Adroc1to.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-02-13

IN The Supreme Court Of the United
States, on the 10th, Associate Justice
Nelson delivered an elaborate opinion
in the case of the State Of Georgia
against Secretary Stanton, General
Grant and Major Genera! Pope, pray
lng, for tho reasons set forth III the pc
%iition, thatthcy may be restrained from
doing certain acts contemplated by the
Reconstruction Laws. The COur. dis
missed the bill for the reason that il
presents a political question, and there
fore does noU' properly fall pndor its
jurisdiction. This opinion, the Justice
says, was also applicable to the SIMILAR
petition Of the State of Mississippi.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-02-13
STATE TAXATION OF BANK
bEOCR.

Much has been said, of late, through
the columns Of the Morgan HerdId,gof
tho State taxation of Natiofat Bank
Stock. Articles published in that pa
per, have been repIetc with citations
of the amount, in dollars and cents,
that these institutions have paid in
that way, 1t may be we'll enough that
the people should know that, by a de-
cision oftho Supreme Court Of OHIO,
these taxes are declared to be illegally
levied, and that they arc to be refund.
cd to the Bank Stock owners. The
following article sets forth the business
ofsuch Il state Of affairs
A SENSIBLE VIEw.-Our well known
fellow.citizcn Mr.. Jacob Coonfeltcr,
writes to us as follows: 81 sec by the
papers that the taxes which was paid
ON bank stock Is all being paid back
to the men that paid it, which ought
to make it come under The bead OF Tax
payln' made Easy. don't know as
live stock such as bosses, and the like,
will be put on the same PAR or not but
it seems to inc that live stock is Just Us
good as bank stock, if not a lltlc bet
ter. When Mr.. Roop pays me back
what I've paid on bosses and such
like, I'm going to buy Mrs. CoOnfeltor
a set of FRS. The plan OF payin' taxes
back is a good one, fits fully carried
out. But If nobody 10 to get back
their money except bankers it won't
be Of much use to the public as Il meas
ure of universal general utility.
II is needless to say that we fully
agree with Mr. Coonfcltcr -Bucyrus
Forum.
We know several Bank Stock .hol.
ders, who can AFFORD to, and undoubt.
eddy will, be-deck their wives, daught-
crs, and babies, with sets Of Frs, just
as soon as they receive their pro rata
amount Of tins paying back lax fund.
We make mention of thls, 80 that our
dealers in Firs and "sich like" IF they
have the c to spare after helping
to pay back these taxcs) may "take
time b! the forclock" and be prepared
to accommodate their coming customers.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-02-13
From the Ohio Statesman.
The Democratic PARTY.

DoNN PIATT felt called upon to ox-
plain the result Of tho election in the
sth Congressional District, and this
he did in u letter TO the New York
Tribune, dated February 3D.. lie as.
crIbes General Bcatty's election to the
fact that he took ground in favor Of
tho Grcenb0ck theory. lie says;
. "The men making up the liopubli.
can party do not propose or wish for
reputation. They mean, if possible,
to pay every mill ofour public indobt.
edness. But they will not consent to
the indebtedness they hold, in thoshape
Of grecnbacis, deprecated, while thai
Of the b%ondholder Is kept at par. The
Government bound itscIfl honor to
make the groonback equal to specie,
and failing in that, the people, who
suffer, will not consent to having tho
bonds paid in gold. If you can resume
specie payment, we'll and good. lfnot
we will all 60 down together, THIS
is what they mean when they cry out
against one currency for tho people,
and another for the bondholders."
That's the way thcpcoplo feel. lie
likewise pays Il compliment to the
masses Of the Democratic party, No
man owns them. They vote the Dom
ocratic ticket, not that any particular
man shall be advanced, but hat good
government shall result, and the man
who imagjnes thathocan transfer them
at his will, to the Republican or any
other party, if he shall not be success
ful in his aspirations, counts without
his host. 10 bold, consistent and
able champion ofthe Democratic cause,
they become warmly attached but il
that champion shall undertake So SO
far presume on that attachment as 10
suppose 1t warrants him in undertake
ing to use them to defeat the very
purposes Of the organization, they viii
allow all drafts on them to 60 the pro.
test and Dom PiatL utters but the
truth in saying
Tho Democratic party does mol
breathe through the EoStrlls Of any
one man, or set Of men. There is nj
other political body that exists so well
without leaders, as this. The late war
for example, swept so.called leaders
nearly away, 1t changed the current
ofits organs, even, and we all said TIL,
Democratic party was dead. We ava
kenod to the fact, before the Il cnded
that it lived, and could, as ofold, max,
itself felt, unplcasantly Ito its oppo
! nentsl at the polls"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-02-13
TuE President sent a message 10 TIC

Tue President sent a message TO the
House, on the 10th, iHclosing a com.
munication from the Secretary Of the
Navy, relative to deprodations upon
and the future care OF reservation Of
lands for the purpose Of supplying tim
Dor for the navy, The lands thus ro-
served wore placed under tho control
Of the Navy Department, and are
seattcred through florida, Georgia,
Mississippi and Louisiana, embracing
two hundred and siEty-four thousand
acres. Secretary Wclles says if thess
lands arc to be retained for the pur-
pose for which they have been protec-
tod Tor half a century, an appropria-
ton OF twenty thousand dollars, for
salaries and other necessary expenses,
viii be required.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-02-13
10 what Use the Peoples Mon
ey is Put.

The following from tho Boston Post elbows
one Of the uses to which the public money
earnings of tho industrious and entcrprising-
is put;
A Virginia planter wishing to obtain a aum-
Der of able-bodied negro laborers, recently
went to Richmond to procure them, having
heard that there were hundreds Of uncmRpy-
ed blacks Longing about the city. lie was
directed to one Of the places where the Freed
mems Bureau daily distribute large quantities
Of bread and soup. There he found about five
hundred ragged persons, among whom he
counted one hundred and eighty able-bodied
men capable of performing any labor on q
farm. while they were idling about the spot,
with pans and kettles and jugs, waiting for
soup and bread, he offered many of them the
highest wages paid agricultural luborcrs, and
abundant rations ofgood food. But they one
and all refused TO 60 TO work on any terms,
alleging That they were fed by the Bureau
without amy trouble on their part, and If they
left Richmond they would lose their right to
vote So it is that we arc taxed to keep lazy
negroes in idleness, that may they vote the
Radical ticket and reconstruct the South on
good Radical principles. What should VIC
think were The streets Of our Northern cities
filled with robust beggars, fed by the Govern
mcnt instead Of being compelled 10 earn food
for themselves? What, if this were done FOR
partisan purposes? White paupcrs arc nor al
lowed to vote; but here is a race Of paupers,
kept in that condition by tho Government for
the sole discernible purpose Of enabling them
10 yolcl
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-02-13

IT IS proposed IN Congress TO scpar-
RtO the Internal Revenue Bureau from
tho Treasury Department, and make
the present Commissions independent
Of tho President in tho matter Of ap-
pointmcnts and removals; the object
being to. %secureIa disposition ofthe Offices
moro satisfactory than could be obtains
cd Ifom tho P~r0sldont.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-02-13

"Nrs. jenkins" SAID u little neigh.
Dor girl 20 that lady, smother says
you'll oblccge her with u stuck of FIRE
wood, fill this cruet with vinegar, pat
a little dab Of soft soap in this pan, and
please not let your DID turkey roost on
our fence no more.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-02-13
Man Route 40 McCIuncy station.

a letter from the second assistant =.
81. Genera! says that tho 2. 0. Depart
ment will receive proposals for mail
services between thepoints (MConnels-
vile and M'C!uney s%tatiou) and if She
proposals are for reasonable componsa-
ton, they will receive duo considora-
ton This is 4 new route proposed
to supply us with q daily mail, which
will supply us with news n day ahead
ofthat received by the GAINESVILLE route.
The proposed route will DO: From Nc
Connclsvillo, via. Malta, T~riadelphiu
and Deavcrtown to McCluney station,
16 miles and back, 6 times q week.
Leave McConnelsville every morning
Except Sunday 1T 6 u. m, reach Nc.
Cluncy at II a M, returning leave Nc.
Cluncy at Up. m. and reach McConnels-
vile at : p J.. m.
There 10 now IN opportunity to yet
this route established, without much
trouble, and We hope that those inter
osted will now give tho subject proper
attention. If once established, it will
become permanent, as our people will
see its utility. Those wishing to
secure employment. for the next four
years should propose their bids without
delay. that they can be sent to the P,
o. Department against the first Of
March, Blanks for the bids, &C., can
be obtained Mt our Post Office.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-02-13

P,IHY jewell and wife, ofHsrtford,
father and mother 81 tho Republican
candidate for Governor in Connecticut,
have started on a hundred mile sleigh.
ride to New Hampshire, disdaining
railroads and suJh modern devices.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-02-13

4 MONTGOMERY dispatch says. Out
Of seventeen counties IN Southern Al.
ALBANIA, embracing the large negro
counties Of tho State, the constitution
Is bohind 1900 votes. The high coun.
try and Florida limo Of counties will
make it at least 10000 behind the
election last fall on the Convention.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-02-13

A BILL e to be reported by the Ways
aud Means Committee in q day or two
providing for the issue of S140,O00,O GOO
in greenbac&s, to take the place of the
national currency hitherto withdrawn
under the contraction policy.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-02-13

AS to Mrs. Lincoln's reported insam-
ty, the 81 Louis Republican says it has
received a letter from Chicago, from
q reliable source, contrndlctlNg the re-
port, and stating that Mrs. Lincoln has
been boarding At Chicago, until lately,
with the family Of q wealthy citizen,
Mr.. Coles, and that she is now residing
at the Clifton House, corner Of Wabash
avenue and Washington street, in that
city. The Clifton House is q boarding
house on II large scale, Mrs, Llncoln's
temper is said to be very irritable, ow.
ing perhaps 10 the chagrin she feels at
the ingratitude oftho Republican party
toward her, She dresses very plainly,
and deyotts much Of her time to the
society of friends who are in quite
humble circumstances, to whom she
unburdens her thoughts and hopeo; and
her greatest pride seems TO be in
watching over Tad and directing
bin in every proper course.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-02-13

THE President has asked Charles
O'Conor and James II. Brady, Of Now
York, to defend the American Fenians
on trial in England and ireland. No
answer TO the request has yet been r9-
ceiyed.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-02-13

Tue Ways and Means Committee
have agreed TO recommend a reduction
of tax on chewing tobacco, IRON forty
70 thirty two cents per pound.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-02-13

SPECIAL dispatches, TO the Cincinnati
Commercial Of the 18th instant, from
Alabama say that the vote on the new
constitution is fifteen thousand short of
the required number.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-02-13

THE r%csighation Of Senator Guthrie
was communicated to the Legislature
OF Kentucky on tho 10th. lis sue
cessor will be elected on Tuesday, the
leth instant.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-02-13

TIE President recognizes Charles
Walcott Brooks rs Consul Of Japon at
San Francisco.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-02-13

The undersigned has been duly appointed
AdministTat0r of the estate of Robert Grub,
late of Morg9n county Ohio, decd.
Jan H. r~s6s.-Sw' FIN. T. HANNA,
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-02-13
ADMINIsTRATORs NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that letters Of Admin.
istration upon the estate Of Mathew Scott, de-
ceased, were issued 10 the undersigned on
the 2sth Of December, 1857.
JAMES SCOTT,
WILLIAM SCOTT.
Ian. 20. lR69.=3w.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-02-13
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.

GOLD closed at 143k in New York,
on the 10th instant.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-02-13
Administrators Notice.

Jan. 80, ls6s,-Sw.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-12-04
MARRIAGE GUIDE.

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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-12-04
COAL TAR I!

VNHE KNOXVILLE GAS LIGHT COM
l. PANY beg to call attention of Farmers and
others to their COAH. TAR. 1t is a certain
preventive of Skin Diseases of Cattle.
and keeps stock entirely free from vcrmin Of
all descriptions. 1t also preserves Fencing,
Posts and other Wood Work from de-
caying.
Sold at the Works at 90 cents per gallon,
A deduction made for large quantities.
Knoxville, Oct. 9, 1SGS-tf-l3 .... .