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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-12-23
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Piles and Fistula.

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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-09-15
WASHINGTON.

LOUISVILLE, September l5-The Josr-
nafs Washington special says Senator
Fowler, of Tennessee, has just left for
New York. he says he is in possession
Of information which leaves no room for
doubt that Congress will meet in extra
session on the 2lst. The Senator is not
very enthusiastic supporter Of Grant
and Colfax.
II is currently rumored here that Will.
liam E. Chandler, formerly Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury, addressed
circular to prominent Radicals in
Maine, urging them to vote for the can
didstes of the Democratic party for local
Offices, if the Democrats would agree
to vote for the Republican candi-
date for Governor. 1t is probable
that number Of the candidates for
the local Offices have made this bar
gain for the purpose ofindividual success,
which will account for the apparent
Radical gain on the vote for Governor,
but the full returns will put quite diff
fsrsnt face upon the matter.
Advices received from the Indian
country, at the Indian Office in this city,
represent much sickness and want in the
Iowa tribe, in Nebraska. Tie Office here
is still busy sending money and other
remittances to relieve their wants.
Moore, the Presidents private secre.
tary, is again in the harness, having re.
turned to the city last night.
Mr.. Thornton, the British Minister, has
officially notified the President Of the
reception of Reverdy Johnson as Minister
to England from the United States.
Hon. Tom Ewing, jr., has just arrived
here from Maine. He says that the Radi- |
Gals of that State we're never so despe-
rate, having spent millions of dollara in
the canvass, and working as though their |
very existence depended upon success. |
Mr.. Ewing leaves for West Virginia.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-09-15

The correspondent of the Louisville
Courier states that the Tennessee dele
CATION to the President represent the
Ku-Klux of savage and bloody inten-
lions, and some Of their acts SO bad that
they dare not tell them for fear Of not
being believed. He also says:
The Tennessee delegation are appa-
rently pleased with the Presidents order
to furnish Federal troops to maintain
order in that State nevertheless they are
suspicious Of the Executive, aud declare
that, If the troops don't sustain the civil
authorities, the militia will be called into
service. In reply to the question
whether, in the event of any conflict
of views between Brownlow and the Gen.
eral com handing the department, what
would be expected from the latter, they
indicated that they had some confidence
in Thomas, but as he is on court Of in-
quiry which meets here in October to ex-
anime into General Dyer's case, his
department may be temporarily in COM
mand of some other officer.
General Thomas will at once be ad-
vised that any number of troops will be at
his com nand, and to maintain peace and
order in that State
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-09-15
Tia N. tAs klsstien.

The following s..iicle We find ia The
Louisville Courier " tho it.h, written
before the election. II will give out
readers better idea Of ths situation and
| influences operating than is apparent on
the surface. The Northeastern States
are completely under the control Of the
bondholders, and the gains which their
money buys in the East will only swell
the vote against them in the West The
Courier says: 'i.tt q t.t
As.r the case Of Vermont, Demo-
cratic gainlover last years vote in. Maine
would have q mighty import, while .
Radical gain Of that sort would signify
nothing, and might be consistent even
with an actual falling OF In the average
local strength Of the Radical party. Last
wear an odious liquor law, passed by the
Radical Legislature, was the chief Issue Of
the canvass, and silenced many thousand
Radical voters, and transferred many to
the Democratic side. Startled BY the
result, the Legislature has repealed
that law. II would be strange II
they could not now regain much Of the
strength they lost by the local issue, when
they have made such desperate efforts
ard flooded the State with money from
the immense corruption fund subscribed
by the banks and bondholders. tits, be-
sides, to be noted that in Maine, as in
other Eastern States, every little Capri
talist owns few bonds, and the bonus
the Radicals offer to that class is direct
bribe for votes.
From these facts il must be inferred
that comparison Of the vote now,
pending the Presidential election, with
the figures Of the local election last year,
will be very deceptive. In their despe-
rate need for encouragement the Radical
papers will make the most Of their OPP
portunity. For our own part, all the
encouraging reports we have heard from
Maine have only increased our admira-
ton for the gallant Democrats who |
can make such q noble fight for
principle when they can have no
hope Of carrying the State. We do not
expect to carry any New England State
but Connecticut, and We would remind
our readers that the average. vote Of Maine
for the last four years is We only proper
basis for comparison of the vote at the
present election, and we refer them to
the following figures of the Maine cleo
tons. which we take from the New York
World:
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-09-15


JUDGE ENGLISH, in his late argument
in Pulaski county, Arkansas, in which
he showed the test oath was illegal, un-
constitutional, and imposed under duress,
and was therefore without all obligatory
effect, said that its provisions were about
as numerous as the ten commandments
He regarded it as unfortun hate that two of
these commandments had been omitted
from it, thou shalt not steal and
"thou shalt not covet thy neighbours
house." etc. he thinks they might have
done some good, aud kept the carpet
baggers somewhat from thefts and some
other offenses. He must have that
charity which coveretb multitude Of
sins to speak SO hopefully of such chaps
as all that.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-09-15
THE NEWS.

The Secretary of War has directed General
Hooker to repair to New York city. and report
for examination before the Retiring Board.
Open air preaching was held at the Five
Points, New York. yesterday evening, and an
unruly individual at window near at hand
interrupted the proceedings by singing Cham
payne Charlie" He was quietly dispatched BY
the police.
OF. Dickey will probably be nominated by
the Republicans. to succeed the late Thad'
Stevens. insCongress-
Sunday, at the Howard Mission. the Water
street determinations were discussed BY Rev.
Mr.. Vanmeter and others. John Allen, the
"wickedest man in New York" who, together
with q new convert named John Slccnm. from
Water street also. went forward and we're
formally prayed for. and congratulated and en-
couraged in their new course by the ladies and
gentlemen present.
Returns from seventeen towns in Maine give
Chamberlain IA. 1884, and Pillsbury II, 2Os, which
before gave Chamberlain 1897. and Pillsbury
1880. Republican majority. Also. against 2'o5
last year, being gain ofI82e.
Ex-President Pierce continues to improve.
He is not yet out of danger. but the probsbiii-
ties are strongly in favor Of his recovery.
General Dix, it is stated, gave Mrs. Lincoln
an entertainment at Paris on the 9Th inst.
John H. Surratt's second trial Is expected to
take place next Monday. Yesterday sixty
nine subpenas for witnesses for the prosecution
were issued. including three new ones. and
ninety-six for the defense, of whom but few
have been examined heretofore.
The negro supposed to be guilty Of the rape
Of Mrs. wildman, Of Brookfeld. on the 4lh in
slant. and which resulted in her death, was ar
rested in st. Louis yesterday.
Between 2O0O and 5000 Knights Templar.
from Baltimore. Washington, Philadelphia.
Louisville. Memphis. Nashville. New York.
New Hampshire and New Jersey. arrived at
st. Louis yesterday, and were properly received
and escorted to quarters at the different hotels.
other delegates will arrive to-day and to-
morrow. The regular exercises Of the concave
will commence at the Masonic temple to-mor-
row morning.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-09-15
NEW ORLEANS.

New ORLEANS, Sept. l4.-General
Howard delivered an address to the col
ored people. at Liberty street colored
church, last night, exhorting them to
habits of industry and sobriety. and to
endeavor to overcome prejudices, in
order tibet ihs predictions that free color.
ed people are unable to take care Of
themselves, might not be verified. The
General said nothing relating to political
affairs, He was rendered a serenade, by
a Republican club, but declined, as he
leaves for Mobile this afternoon.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-09-15
Tennes.ea Leri.Iafure.

The Senate, on Friday. passed resc'
luton requesting the Governor TO issue
his proclamation, aud declaring that If
the laws we're observed, the act passed
ITO enforce the lsws" should remain q
dead letter on the statute books. The
peuitentisry imbroglio is laid over to the
regular session.
We have no comments to make on such
laws as will be found on our first page
A man stupid enough 10 need that the
objections should be pointed out, would
be incapable Of understanding them
when clearly stated.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-09-15

Is 1T true that the New York Day Book
procures fine editorial notices on the
promise of regular exchange with the
small and country papers, and then drops
them, except ENTHUSIASTICALLY II so,
it would be as well to omit paying in ad.
vance. Memphis Ledger.
Will the LEDGER please to explain
what it means2 We have large and
regular exchange list, numbering over
FIVE hundred, of country and city jour
nails. tits methodically kept up, and the
entries once on our books are attended to
on each issue of the Day Book. We
never drop an exchange, except
BY accident, or where the said exchange
refuses to give credit for such of our arti.
oles as it copies. The same attention is
paid to this department as to that of our
subscription list, Will the Ledger please
to correct its erroneous statement-NsB
York Day Book.
With pleasure we always correct err
roneous" statements. The LEDGER was
entitled to an exchange with the Day
Book pp the terms elected by itself, and
has received for the last four months
hardly number week, sometimes none
for two or three weeks. A few omissions
only would never have provoked such
notice We are pleased to DO assured
it was undeserved, and to retract it,
without, however. exacting the fulfilment
of any obligations whatever.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-09-15
Bloody ARRAY Between Ku-Klux and Ne
groes in Lincoln County.

The western part Of this county, near
the Giles county line, has been the scens
of great excitement and stirring events
during the past few days. About one
mile south Of Millvile resided family
of negroes pamed Erwin and negro
originally from Georgia, named Henry
High-their occupation being cropping
and the keeping of negro grocery.
They had publicly boosted that death
would be the penalty Of any Ku-Klux
visiting their premises. The threat, it
seems, was not idly made. Their house
had loft, the stairs to which had been
removed, hole cut for entrance outside
aud ladder placed to facilitate egress.
The loft had been portfolio all around,
a supply OF army guns and ammunition
procured, and old man Erwin, his two
sons and High were ready for battle. We
cannot learn that the Ku Klux or any
Que else had molested or threatened the
Erwin family. The warlike preparations
seemed to have been made without any
justi6able cause, but solely 10 a spirit Of
ostentatious menace.
The fortifying and arming soon be-
coming known, on last Thursday night
twelve Ku-Klux, about one half Of whom
were armed, visited the house for the
purpose of learning what the battle ar
ray" meant. One Of them, William
Meyers. formerly Of this place, assembled
the ladder. As he approached the top
be was ordered to stop" by some one
inside of the house, and simultaneously
a gun was fred from the extreme end Of
the building BY one Of the Ervins named
Sykes ard mimic ball entered Meyers
near the spinal column, passed through
the stomach. and lodged just inside Of
the skin. The wounded man died about
sunrise on Friday morning. About thir-
~ shots were fred, mostly by the negroes
10 an incredibly short time, say by ten
o'clock on the same day, FIVE or six hun
dred Ku-Klux were on the ground One
Of the negroes, Henry High, was hung TO
the joist near the ladder. II was proven
by negro testimony that High had on
several occasions brought army guns to
the Erwin arsenal, for the avowed pur-
pose Of killing white men. The Ervins
escaped, and whether or not they have
since been arrested, we are unable at this
writing to announce. Our statement is
based on information furnished us BY .
gentleman, not Ku.Klux, who Was on
the ground.-Fdyefterills Tenn Oh
serrer, Sept 10
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-09-15
ne Expulsion Of the Negroes from the
Georgia Legislature--Ths White Radi-
Gals Responsible Therefor.

Gals hesponelDle Tnere1or.
From the Atlanta Constitu ion.
We have already published in these
columns the action and the vote of the
Convention, on the question of negro
office-holding, which shows clearly to
every honest mind that it was the inten-
ton of the Convention, or at least the
white members of it, to withhold from
the negro the right to hold Office.
If the action Of the 18th Of February,
striking out the tenth section, was
equivocal and ambiguous, the debate in
the Radical caucus the night Of the 18th,
in the City Hall, and the conclusion to
which the caucus came, stripped the
proposition 10 strike out, and the striking
out itself, Of all doubtful meaning and all
vagueness of purpose.
There were forty.four Radical mem.
bers of the Convention, who had resolved
TO bolt the Convention and abandon the
party, If the negro was made eligible to
Office. The views of these forty.four were
well known to the party, and the caucus
was held in consequence thereof. Gov
ernor Brown and other leaders Of the
party, outside of the Convention, held
similar views, and we're invited to the
caucus. In that caucus Brown spoke
in terms of positive disapproval of the
proposition TO enable the negro to hold
Office, and announced his determination
to abandon the party, in the event Of the
passage Of the tenth section, and to
stump the State against the adoption of
the Constitution. Many outside leaders,
and the said FoRTY-ToUR, conceded with
Browns views and threats, and the
caucus resolved to strike out the section.
The negro members were not invited to
or present in that caucus; but another
caucus was called for them, and coun-
sellor found in the person Of Lsngstop,
the Ohio colored speaker, 10 advise them
to vote 10 strike out.
Now whether the negro was delibe-
rstely and purposely deceived or not,
makes no difference SO far as the respon-
sibility Of turning him out Of the Legis-
laiure is concerned. IL Is rery certain
that he cds Intentionally and adroftly
denied The right 10 a seat By his osca
party for party purposes; and that he
pas fnreigled By has pretended friends
10 rofe himseJ ineligible and unfit 10
hold Office. By q vote Of l26 10 IL tue 10th
section was stricken out, and the white
Radicals Of the Convention shouldered
the responsibility. II they wereeesponsi-
bic then, they are responsible now, and
they shall not shift that responsibility to
the shoulders Of honest men, Who, under
oath 10 support that action, voted 10
vacaie the seats occupied BY free persons
Of color in the present Legislature
We write this article with positive
proof Of the substance Of the facts stated,
and IL any halfway responsible scsllsvsg
or carpet-sack bagger denies the truth Of
what We siats. We stand pledged and
ready TO produce the testimony.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-09-15
MAINE.

BANGOR, September Is, 10 a m.-0ne
hundred and eighty-two towns give
Chamberlain 46. l4s; Pillsbury, 32,475-
gain over last year of 5633. If the
balance of the State comes in as favor
ably to the Republicans, it will swell the
Republican majority to over 20,O00-a
larger Republican majority than was
given at the fall elections of 1860 or 1864.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-09-15

While the Democratic Executive Com
mittees Of other States have proceeded
TO organization, distributing elsctioueer-
ing documents, and initiating q vigOrous
prosecution Of the canvas. our Tennes-
see Committee has thus far done nothing
except 10 bold q single meeting that We
know Of Are they for Seymour and
Blair : or are they lukevnrm and neutrali
We want to knos.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-09-15
BY EG RAPH.
LATEST TO NOON TO-DAY.


New YonK, September is. l225 pm.
Gold. la 6'2os, coupons 81. III;
81. llsf; "a, 1905; '65, Ill; 6-2os, new
issue, 100; 81, 1909; coupons '6s. 100;
l0-40 coupons, l0iE. Government bonds
dull. Tennessee bonds, old issue,
6sl; new, $751;
Cotton quiet and weak.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-09-15
September Session.

II is now thought probable there will
be September session of Congress,
converting on the 2lst. OF sixteen or
twenty members at present in Washing.
ton, all are sald to favor it, perhaps with
the idea of taking another recess till
after the October elections.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-09-15
THE New York Tribune says Grant Is

lHk Ger iofh <ftou"e says Orant IL
stronger than bic party" Well, if
that is so his party is weak enough. For
Grant is neither fish, flesh nor fowl
neither Democratic nor Republican. he
confesses to ignorance of matters of
State. he has no principles. He will
do the will of the mob.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-09-15
FOREIGN.

LIvERPooI, September is. IL pm
Cotton easier. Sales, 1000 balea Up
lands, l0d; Orleans, l0fd.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-09-15
A osrPsl-B.gesI .t Home

The Canton fIBL) Ledger. Of the ith
instant, ecnfsiss .ks foiio<isE isforas-
ton.
Hon. W. P. Kellogg. Usissd States
Senator from Louisisns. is nov spending
= shcri tine a. he home in this city"