Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-06-26

srRrSayIELD. TKEE., June IL, 1868.
DEAR LEpeER: In my last promised
some information in regard e the,
"striks " on, the Nashville and, North
western railroad. Radical management
has caused this strike Radicalism has
caused the suspension Of the business OF
this road, and Radicalism has produced
all the trouble on this road, running from
Hickman. KY, to Nashville, Tenn, q.
distance Of about one hundred and sew
enty-five miles. Some time in 'Dscem-
Der lastihe employees Of the road learned
thatit bad been placed (by the Parson)
ia the hands of ihe rsceiver,vho -four
ishes By, the cognomen Of W. P. Innis.
This msu, Ilearn, was once colonel OF
a Michigan regiment, who dealt very
heavily in corn. have been informed
by one of the directors of the road that,
previous to its being placed in the hands
of the receiver, the gross earnings OF the
road averaged about twenty-seven thoa'
sand dollars per month, and that amount
nearly betrayed the whole expenses OF
running the road, and, up to the time
Innis took charge, they were in debt to
the employees about fifteen thousand dol.
lars. - - - - - AZ - = -
Brownlow was dissatisfied with this, as
they had failed to lift their bond due the
State; so, in order to realize more money,
and to extricate the railroad from pecu-
mary embarrassments, he places this
Radical friend, Innis, in charge.
Iunis Immediately sold one hundred
thousand dollars in bonds belonging to
the road, realizing sixty-six thousand
dollars in cash, and the road up to the
time of its suspension, had received
thirty thousand dollars per month, which
foots up as follows (: Innis received for
seven months gross earnings, S2l0.0 600;
for bonds, $4,000; total, $276 900.
With all this, he has not paid the State,
he has not paid the hands, and is now in
debt over seventy FIVE thousand dollars
to them, for which they strike. Their
strike is for meat and bread, for wives
and children, who are at home crying for
the necessaries of life. What cares Innis
for the wailing cries of children
on Southern SOIL so he but fills his pock-
cts with their fathers hard and honest
earniugs3 What cares he for the
opinions ofthe people or the press, so he
accomplisbes gigantic swindle2 What
cares be for heaven or hell, so be, with
his "kith and kin" drives fat business
on this earth
This is a forsrunner Of that glorious
"peace" which Mr.. Grant so much de-
sires. Can this state of affairs long exist ?
By the Eternal, mol
The crops on the line Of theroad from
Russellville to Hopkinsville and to this
place are splendid. Wheat, oats, clover
and corn make beautiful and attractive
appearance, and promises an abundant
harvest. The tobacco cropi is not looking
SO we'll. Horses, hogs and cows are all
fat. Chickens, 90 per dozen; butter,
20 cents per ID. I; beef, 10 to IL cents per
h., none of your bull beef either; corn
meal, so cents per bushel. You pay rs
cents for fourteen year old hens, Is cents
for India rubber beef, 30 cents per dozen
for rotten eggs and so cents per ID. for
pale-faced OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES butter
"Sich is life"
You are aware that this place is thu
county-seat Of RObertson county, where
oil that famous Robertson County
Whisky" is made. You need not sup
pose siopps 5heresimplytO Gil myjug
still, about forty drops just about day
light on the train wouldn't hurt q fell
low much
1 start to NAshsiIle Al the next sbisils
Of the iron horse, from which point viii
let you hear from me- agaia.
TnsrkAu SHASDT.