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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-21
THE NEWS.

The Presidents order assigning General
Sherman to the new military division, head
quarters at Washington has been revoked.
Mr.. Bipeham's bill relieves from all disabili-
ties under the laws Of the United States the
following persons, most or all OF whom the
Presidents amnesty had relieved before. viz:
Messrs. W. II. Holden, J. Rogers, William A..
Smith. Alvin G. Cowles. Thomas Little and
Pope Blackmer. of North Carolina; Robert
W. Flournoy and Joshua S. Ramsey. OF Mis-
sissippi; James A. Beney. Of Little Rock !;
Victor G. Benningcr, of North Carolina; GEN
eral Longstreet, of louisiana Robert Kins'
bury, of Texas; Thomas Maekey and Jas. l..
Orr. of South Carolina. and Joe Brown, OF
Georgia.
General Hancock issued an order yesterday
directing the publication by advertisements in
the papers of largest circulation IN the parishes
of Louisiana and also by hand-bilIs. Of the last
revised registry of voters. Thus all proper
information will be given to prevent frauds.
The New Orleans Tribsne hoists Grant for
the Presidency. The RepsblieaA and Aaroodte
viii do so tomorrow.
The New Orleans Financial COMMITTEES can
celed $50, 600 city notes yesterday.
Arizona dispatches give an account Of a hight
between wallaha Indians and United States
troops, in which the United States troops were
victorious. The Indians were armed with
Spencer rifles, and fought nobly. The Indians
sabushed scouting party under Lieutenant
Stevenson, but the party escaped without loss
ofIife, though Stevenson was badly wounded.
The Radical State Convention Of Indiana
indorses Grant. The Convention declares in
its platform that negro suffrage in the South Is
the direct result Of the rebellion and the cen
tinued rebellious spirit therein manifested
and was necessary to secure the preservation Of
the Union and the protection Of loyal men
and the question Of suffrage in all Loyal y
States belongs to their people also declares
its opposition to the payment Of the rebel debt
or compensation for emaneipaied slaves.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-21
Forced Payment Of city Taxes.

The communication signed 1T. r.
Nh" from one interested in city
affairs, inserted in another column, de-
serves attention. The more the citizens
are impoverished, the stronger seems to
be the disposition to tax them. If an
Alderman would like to walk over nice
pavement he will require citizen to
pay hundred dollars, perhaps, to lay it
down, on peril of going before the Re-
corder, selecting the very time when the
citizen, as now, may be unable to do it
without distress. And q debt of great
magnitude, in fact illegally incurred
BY extreme bad management and waste,
is now sought to be enforced through the
most stringent law ever. enacted, and
which, if passed and executed, will com.
pei forfeiture of their property at this
time by many holders of real estate. Is
the fact that the city is in debt a suff-
cient reason for selecting the time Of
greatest inability to pay, as the moment
for compelling payment of the whole
amount of taxes by the penalty of for
feitures2 Why not be satisfied with en-
forcing payment of only so much as
will keep the city government moving at
this time of greatest embarrassment,
and provide for funding the indebted
ness, so that it will be secured to be paid
in future, when we shall have time to
make something to pay with2 Have our
city fathers forgotten that they repre-
sent the people, as well as the creditors
of the city? Because they are disposed
to punish few, will they therefore
Cypress the many? We trust they will
fail to get their bill through the Legisla-
ture or succeeding, that they will think
a second time before they proceed to ex-
acufa IL
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-21
Advantages of Loyalty

The Legislature has adopted resolu-
ton petitioning Congress to compensate
loyal citizens for losses sustained during
the war. 1t would be well for them to
state whether they Aean the loyal citi-
zeus of 81 and 81, or those who are
styled loyal at the present day. If the
former only are meant, then Col. Stokes,
Mr.. Butler, brevet Congressman, Secre-
tary Fletcher, Aruell, the Confederate
tanner, and various others Of that class,
who served the rebellion in the early
part Of the war, would be excluded from
the benefits Of such a provision by the
General Government II, however. 10y
atty to both sides is meant, nearly al
the members Of the Legislature and the
greatest glow-Eorms Of the party, ever
20 old Birthstone himself might stand Z
6ne chance TO come in. Il is true these
fellows had little 10 lose and most Of then
got rich from one side or the other. bu
the State has grown rich and opulen
under their management. all our cite
are il ; asurishizE condition, We pa
no taxes. are ost Of d.hs. and have none!
to lend to anybody 80 can produce th
collateral So these public servant
should be suitably rewarded We pre-
pose q dozen leather medals.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-21
WASHINGTON.

New YORK, February 2l.-The 7Tf-
6une's Washington special says that it
is reported that the President will assign
another commander to the New Atlantic
District in few days. Prominent Dem
ocrats are begging the President to APP
point Ger,. Halleck in the place of Gen.
Sherman. The same dispatch says that
the Postal. Committee has determined to
investigat everything relating to the
overland mail contracts, and the truth
of the all sgation that Wells, Fargo & Co.
have bee carrying their own private
mails to The detriment of the public SER
vice, and selling their own stamps to the
people of the territories instead of the
Governm lent stamps. The Western
members are very urgent in the matter,
and have resolved the investigation
should be smothered or lobbied down.
The Herald Washington special says
as soon. as the reconstruction bill is
finished in the Senate, Mr.. Yates will
call up the bill admitting Colorado, and
no doubts exist as to its passage
The same special says the Committee
on Banking and Currency met this
NOR ming and received several prominent
Western bankers, who made statements
CT their views on finances generally,
especially as applying Il, the condition
of the money market in the West They
recommended some amendments to the
National Bank laws, and urged an in
crease of currency.
Commissioner Wilson, of the Land
Office, had an interview with prominent
officer of the Canadian Government, who
holds life office from the Crown. in
relation to public lands for sale in Kan
sas. This gentleman stated that it was
his intention to resign his office to lend
his assistance to organize a colony of
Canadians, with the view of settling in
Southern Kansas.
WASHINGTON, February 2l.-The NOM
ination of J. Ross Brown, as Minister to
China, is strongly Endorsed by the press
of California. 1t is expected that since
the particulars of Mr.. Burlingame's
mission has been received, action upon
Mr.. Browns nomination will soon be
taken up by the Senate. There is APP
parently no opposition to his confrma-
ton.
The Commissioner of Internal Reve-
nue. has received information from Kan.
sas that the United States assessor, rec
tifier and inspector of spirits, and dis.
tiller have been detected committing
frauds upon The Government, arrested
and put under honda, and the distillery
and other property seized and con6s-
Gated
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-21
Communicated
Insuffsrabls Measures Of Aldermanic Pol
icy-Property Holders, Beware

lcy-fropefIy holueIs, bo"aEo'
Bummers" and adventures gathered
about the wreck of public and private
fortunes strewn everywhere in the South.
The governments of cities, counties and
States lapsed into the hands Of remorse-
less plunderers, whose rapacity was
heightened and intensified by the very
poverty and helplessuess of their victims.
By the cotton tax whites and blacks were
starved, and human ingenuity exhausted
itself in devices framed by the immortal
Bureau for the robbery of its hapless
victims.
Our own people are corrupted by the
example furnished by those who reign
over US. Invested with authority, they
are oblivious Of interests and purposes
tha, animated them when filing the
places of private citizens They be-
come piiiless, Iinexorable tax-gatherers,
and forget the reasons for that system Of
legislation which formerly made States
and municipalities the most generous OF
creditors. 1.-THE government will surely
be paid, the time Of payment is not
deemed Of prime Importance. tbs,
therefore, true that taxes are secured by
liens upon:realty. IT, by accident OF
misfortune, the owner cannot pay at a
fixed period, the State afixes penalty
for defalcation, but has never undertaken
the task Of robbery. 1t has remained fol
Aldermen to devise scheme by which
the unfortunate may be made helpless
and the poor reduced TO hopeless beg
gary. Fail, ifyou dare, to ertingulsl
debts due a prcaigste corporation, AM
for each of several successive month
ten per cent Is added to the debt Ihei
follows a sale, and at the expiration
ak months. the sheriff kicks the unfor
tunate beggar from bis homestead an
the mighty corporation, which has bee
distinguished by its prohigaey to vhic
The victim Of It's exsctions owes bis po'
erty. This Board Of Aldermen, suddenl
stricken BY an sgue-6t Of economy, Sit
! remorseless greed, seizes the little BON
! Of helpless victims. There Is no r'
: dempiion worth the name. A years al
), senoe would prove ruinous TO defaul
p ing tax payer. A teuaht holds lot Q
. condition fbat taxes shall be paid II
/. tenants failure i nov made knevn
!, the freebooter, and nos the vhole So
s Of three years taxation is due. pa
r this proposed law that has lsaped fro
II ths hard head Of AldermAnie msjest
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-21

In the Prussian House of Deputies,
Tuesday, the Government was asked to
explain why the United States Consul at
Jerusalem was allowed to procure the
arrest of one Markus, a Jewish sub
ject Of Prussia, with whose ward,
young girl, the American Consul
sought to elope, and why, after her
guardian had been thrown in prison to
facilitate the elopement, the Prussian
Consul at Jerusalem refused his demand
as a subject of the King Of Prussia for
protection.
The case creates much feeling among
Jews, who regard it as involving the
rights and principles similar to those
violated in the Mortara affair in Rome,
and who represent the outrage as an in
suit to Prussia.
Baron Won Derheydt, the Finance
Minister, replied that the German Con-
sui at Jerusalem was Federal, not
Prussian representative, and conse-
quently the application for information
must be made to the Chancellor OF the
North German Confederation.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-21
NEW YORK.

New YosK, February 2l.-TheWestern
members of the National Democratic
Committee have arrived at Washington,
and the indications at present are that
either Cincinnati or Indianapolis will be
selected as the place at which to hold
the National Convention, although
efforts are being made to induce its
being holden at New York or Phila-
delphia.
All the municipal buildings in this
city will be closed tomorrow. Flags will
be displayed and salutes fred in honor
of Washington's birthday.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-21
Tennesses News.

Special 10 the Louisville courier.l
NASHVILLE, February l9.-On the plea
Of anticipated intimidation to the col
ored voter, the Legislature adopted q
resolution TO day requesting Gen. Thomas
to distribute his troops in several
counties in the State on the day % cleo
ton. The scheme is simply a dodge,
having in view the intmica,6n to be
exercised the other way.
Local elections come of througeu
the State on the FIRST Saturday in March.
The Radical nominating convention
for this county assemblies here next SAT-
urday, and judging from al the indioA-
tons. there will be biz ROY on that oc'
casion. The candidates. black aud white,
are very numerous, and the feeling be
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-21
Meeting at Exchange Building.

The Democratic meeting which adj
journed last Saturday night, after the
appointment of committees, etc., meets
to night at the Exchange Building. The
committee appointed to present Con-
stitution and Bylaws, and also the COM
mittee to prepare an address to the peo-
pie, are expected to report to- night.
What further business may be initiated
we do not know. But great peaceful
and important movement has been in
augurated, which certainly cannot result
in any injury, and we trust will result in
future good to all interests There should
be crowded house. The meeting is at
II O clock.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-21

tween the opposing factions extremely
bitter.
Another shooting affair came Oh In
Fayetteville last Monday. but, as far as
learned, there was nobody killed:
A bill passed the Senate to-day, au-
thorizing vote Of the people throughout
the State, by counties, on the question
Of prohibiting the sale of intoxicating
liquors.
DR. Blackford, heretofore a prominent
Radical leader, has, in public card, re-
nounced his connection with that party
and the loyal league, and gives 10 his ad-
hesion 10 conservatism.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-21

THE Tennessee Legislature has bit
upon another scheme to force the people
to support the sickly. filthy Radical
sheets in different portions Of the State,
which are gradually dying Of their own
nsHssau. Itisin the shape Of Law just
enacted making it the duty Of the Gov
ernor, who is bat too anxious 10 per-
form it, to designate such Newspapers
in each and every Congressional Dis
tricl in the State, as in bis Judgment the
public interests may require, 10 which
all legal advertisements required by Ian
TO be made IN a newspaper. shall Be pub
lisbed, for every county in such Congres.
tional District as required BY Law .orderl
Of publication. attachment aud non-res
den, notices, sales Of land BY decree
execution, mortgage, and for take
BY shsrifs, clerks aud all othe
officers, together with all otbe
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-21

as the rate Of tax on property The vote
was reoonsidered.
Mr. Mypatt offered an amendment, IN
lieu of the amendment Of Mr.. Mason
striking out forty cents and inserting
twenty-five cents. Laid on, the table
Mr.. Turner offered an amendment, IN
lieu of the amendment Of Mr.. Mason,
striking out forty cents and inserting
thirty-five cents. Laid on the table.
The question recurring upon the
amendment offered by Mr.. Mason, the
same was rejected. FHffI
Mr.. Bosom offered an amendment
in relation to insurance companies.
Adopted.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-21
FOREIGN.

LIVERPOOL, February 2l.-Cotton is
firm and active, with sales Of 20, 900 bales +;
uplands, lOsd; Orleans, lOad; sales OF
the week, $4,000, whereof $4,000 were
to spectators, and Al, 900 for expor;
stock on hand, 267, 900, whereof $4,000
are American.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-21
MARRIED..

RUSSELL = MCCORMICK. In Browns
at iOiS o'clock am, by the Rev. Dr. Gillespie,
Mr.. Frank B. Russell, OF Memphis. and Mis-
Mary II. Mccormick, only daughter of Will
liam Mccormick of Brownsville.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-21
Colorado to be Ground Through
Coming Dem. Nat. Convention
Cotton Active in Liverpool.
NEW YORK.
Gold and Cotton Reports.

Special to the PUBLIC LEDoER.l
New YORK, February 2l-Noon.-
Gold opened at l4Os; at 1920 it was
l4o3; at lG4O, l4Os; at II, l4O3; and
is now l409
Cotton-Demand moderate and prices
firm.
Exchange--Steady.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-21
PITTsBURG.

PITTsBURo, February 2l.-The river is
rising, with four feet six inches in the
channel. Weather clear. Thermome
ter 30o.
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US. INTERNAL REVENUE SALE
U. S. INTERNAL REVENUE SALE.

CoLLKcroR's OFFIcE. srH DIsr. TENx.,l
MEMPHfs, February q, leds. I
ON FRIDAY, TIE eTH MARCH, 1855, AT
va o'clock D. m, I will sell at SO 81 lain street.
the following described property, seized A. the
property OF Dan. Cunningham. 10 pay his IL
oense 70 the United States Government. g r.
One Bar. with Fixtures.
Said sale positive. unless tar and cost are
ROLFE s. SAUNDERS.
Col. Int Rev. ssh Dist. Tenn,
By JoHS MAaTIE. Deputy Collector. 1T
WANTED, TWENTY DRESS MAKERs
w and Ailliners wanted At L. KREMBR,S.
None but GOOD hands need apply 1ts
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DARTIEs HAVING ACCOUNTS WITH
II 6ayuso Savinrs Institudon. viii please
leave their books a. the Bank % Be balanced.
poEits o. boTsS, VIII please csIi for tken With
out delay.
~ s. MOsBY, Receiver.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-21
AMUsE M z NTs.
NEW MEMPHIS THEATER.

Lessee and Manager. .........W. q. THOMPSON.
Stage Manager, ............SH SHIRLEY ii. FRANCE.
Treasurer, u. bTElNKeHL.
Friday Evening, February n, 1865.
Will be presented John 4. McDonough's great
spectacular drama, the BLACK CROOK.
Great Ballet Troupe Premiere Danseuses
Coryphees and fifty young ladies. New and
beautiful scenery.
MATINEE every Saturday Afternoon. Chill
dren half price. Doors open at IL o'clock. to
begin at precisely.
Prices of Admission: Dress Circle and
Parquette, 81: cbcstra Chairs, 81 so; Family
Circle, sec; Gallery. 25c.
HD- Doors open al n quarter past seven; curtain
rises at quarter TO eight.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-21

Interesting from washington.
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q. s. INTERNAL REVENUE SALE.

COLLECTORS OFFICE, 8rH DIsr. TKNH.,l
MEMPHIS, February q, 1858.
ON FRIDAY, THE 9TH OF MARCH, 1863,
~ at IL o'clock m, will sell on the pave.
ment. in front of 2l7 Second street,
Large gilt framed Mirror
2 Marble-tOp Center-tables;
Sociabies or Half sofas;
High back Office Chairs,
des'raineG as the property of J. @. Harris, fol
his income tax for the year 1865. The above
property will be sold unless tax, with interest
and all cost of seizure and sale, are paid before
the hour Of sale.
RoLFE S. SAUNDERS.
Col. Int. Rev., Sth Dist. Tenn.
By JONI MARTIN, Deputy Collector. lat
US. INTERNAL REVENUE SALE,
COLLEcToR's OFFICE, srH DIsT. TESx.,l
MEMPHIS, February 81. 1868.
ON FRIDAY, THE 6TH MARCH, 1868, AT
va o'clock pm. i will sell at 3l2 Main street,
the following described property. seized as the
property OF Dan. Cunningham, to pay for his
monthly tax on Lottery Dealers. for month Of
December, 1857:
p Round Tables.
- Chairs,
Office Desk,
Keno Wheel,
! Set Lunch Ware.
Said sale positive unless tax and cost are
paid previous 10 hour Of sale
R0LFE s. SAUNDERS.
Col. Int. Rev.. eth Dist. Tenn.
By JOIN MARTIN. Deputy Collector. l47-f
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U. s. INTERNAL REVENUE SALE.

CoLLEoToR's OFFICE. 9TH DIST. TENN.,l
MEMPHIS, February 81, 1868.
ON FRIDAY, THE 9TH OF MARCH. 1868,
" at IL o'clock am, 1 will sell at the bonded
warehouse of Edmends, Pettigrew & Co., 81
Jefferson street, the following property;
Office Desks;
Pair Platform Scales;
/ Pair Counter Scales.
Seized as the property of G. Walsh, for tax
due the United States Government. on his bust
ness, No. 22i Second street. Said sale positive,
unless tax, with all cost of seizure and sale,
are paid previous to hour of sale.
R0LFE S. SAUNDERS,
Collector Int. Rev., 9Th Dist. Tenn.
BY JOHN MARTIN. DEPUTY Collector. 147.t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-21

For Clerk Common Lao Court.
IF. l.. WARNER.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-21

For Tdr Collector,
GEO. II. POWELL.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-08-07
HANS Won BRoMBERG's GREAT voURTH
OF YULY SPEECH.

The great speech which was delivered
by our distinguished fellow-c:tizen.
Hans Won Bromberg, on the Fourth OF
July. has finally been printed and ste
reotyped. 1t is specimen of the SUBJ
lime, and really eclipses the renowned
address OF Rienzi to the Roman people.
But then the occasion and the audience
were so different for in the one case.
Rienzi addressed only an assembly OF
Romans, but in the present inst ance,
Hans Won Bromberg spoke at large to
his beloved scalawags. But here Is the
speech verbatim ct hterdtim:
YELLOW NIT DER RZITIzEEs:-Vot for we
meets here to-day, hey? Vot you say /?
1t is yust little bicnic tor noddings.
or is it another tam prize fight? dells
you vot for. We meets to-day to zele-
brate der Vourth of Yuly, which by
reading your Almanacs you will zee
goomes ON the first day of Yuly this
year. In some goontries it comes on
the fifteen tay, which is de reason they
don't can celebrate all der vile.
Der Vourth NIT Yuly pese krate
vellers. He governs der whole american
continent. His right hand sits town on
Maine (wich Portland nude it hot like
as der tifel for it to DO, tire year go), unit
his left hands up on Galiforny. He
scratches his head nit de forest of Alas
ka, unit zoaks his eorns in der Kulf of
Mexico Moostang Linament.
Long dime leedle vile ago de Vourth
of Yuly was yoost a little poy. He
lanted from Hampurg stheamer at Phil
adelphia in zeventeen hoonert unit zev-
enty six unit he has peen pooty heal
thy poy ever since.
YELLOW NIT DER ZITIzENs Der Vourth
of Yuly is Pig Ding, und he has ton
pig dings for dis go0ntry. He prings
hot 'sedder nit sehnappinggrackers,
but he also prings der bicnic NIT der
lager peer. SO long as he govern der
whole goontry, 81 long he prodects der
native porn citizen of vOreign pirth
unit geeps down der tam Know-nod-
dings, yoost SO long will Hans Won
Br0mherg gust lis vote tor der Vourth
of Yuly. Now let lis all zhoin in the
singing der Sthar-spangled init der Pam
ner.
Oh zay, don't YOU zee,
Nit ter tawn's early light,
Vas SO proudly we hailed in her twilights
last gleamns;
Who's pread sthripes unit pright sthars
tder berilous night
OPP de ramparts We watched
Vas SO calamity streaming (all die vile).
Unit der rockets red clare,
Der poems pursuing In air,
Oh! my Colt! 1t geef broof
That our vlag it bees dere.
Und der sthar-spangled NIT der panner
In driumph shall lv-a-i-a-i-a-i-aye!
Ger der landt nit der vree
Und der home Won der prave!
Now then. poys, three sheers for der
Vourth of Yuly, unit den goomes der
lager peer.