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New-York tribune., 1868-01-06
.-FIRsT BOARD
MINING STOCKS
SATURDAY, Jan. 4 p. N.

Gold closed at 1S4s. The range Of the day
has been 1Sf913jl. and rs much as IL per cent
paid to carry gold until Monday. The elearings Of
the Gold Exchange Bank were $54,O97OOo, and the
balances $2,297.672.
Government stocks are steady. and are now selling
at prices under the London market. State stocks
and railway mortgages are steady. The railway
share market opened strong and higher prices were
paid freely Oh the active list with quite large deal
inos. The demand was well distributed throughout
the list North Western leading the market. After
the call prices remained firm, but at the Second
Board under free sales to realize profits, lower quo
tations were made, but at the close the market raj
led and was strong and active at quotations New
York Central and Erie were both in active request
and the Western share list WAS all buoyant Pscino
Mail was lower, selling at 11li. The Express stocks
were very dull
The following are William Heath * Co.'S last quo
New-York tribune., 1868-01-06
MURDER IN FIRST.AXE..

On Saturday evening one Kelly mortaly
stabbed Mr. Charles Jacobs in front Of his bucheshop
at No aga Frstave Mr. Jacobs had said that he did not
want oafers standing in front OF his place and his at
tempting TO clear the sidewalk, Kelly caught up large
knife that lay near and stabbed Mr. Jacobs In the abdo
men, infictlng CHASTITY wound from which the bowels
proruded Kelly then fed. Jacobs was taken to Belle
vue Hospital, and at later hour Coroner schirmer
attended and took his ante emortem deposition Soon
after the coroners examination Jacobs sank rapidly and
died In few hours. He was native OF Germany aged
"a years
New-York tribune., 1868-01-06
THE CANAAN. N. Y, CHILD pMURDERERs.

Evidence is accumulating against Josephine
and Joseph Brown, now in Jail in Hudson
on the chage OF numbering their adopted child
TO obtain an insurance OF 5000 In the Tray
eler's Life Insurance Company. District Attorney
Welch OF Hudson County recently visited Canaan in
search ~ further evidence against Joseph Brown the
child murderer and incendary. On Thursday last while
exploring among the ruins in the cellar found
wrapped In OF Browns old vests and covered with
blood and nar. The hair was the same color that Of
the murdered GIRL and the discovery adds another link
In the chain OF evidence which already strong and
cnm Nil
New-York tribune., 1868-01-06
THE VICTIM.


BY ALFRED TENNYsON POET LAUREATE.
From Good Words Of January
A plague upon the people fell.
famine after laid them low
Then thorpe and byTC arose III lire,
For on them brake the sudden foe;
So thick they died the people cried
The gods are moved against the land
The priest in horror about his altar
To Thor and Odin lifted "a hand.
Help us from famine
And plague and strife.
What would you have Of usf
Human life
Were it our nearest
Were il Our dearest
ANSWER, q answer,)
We give you his life"
But still the foeman spoild and burnd,
And cattle died and deer in wood,
And bird in air. and fishes turnd
And whlten'd all the rolling fOod;
And dead men lay all over the way,
Or down in a furrOw scathed with iiame;
And ever and aye the Priesthood moand
Till at last il seemed that an answer CAME
The King Is happy
In child and wife;
Take you his nearest.
Take you his dearest.
Give us a life"
The Priest went ont by heath and hill5
The King was hunting in the wild;
They found the mother sitting still;
She cast her arms about the child.
The child was only eight summers old,
His beauty still with his years increased,
His face was ruddy, his hair was gold
lie seem'd n victim due to the Priest
The Priest exulted,
And cried with JOY.
" Here is his nearest,
Here is his dearest.
We take the boy
The King returned from out the wild,
He bore but little game in hand; ~
The mother said, " They have taken the child
To spill his blood and heal the land:
The land is sick, the people diseased,
And blight and famine on all the lea;
The holy Gods, they must be appeased,
So pray you tell the truth to me.
They have taken our son,
They Will have his life,
Is he yOuT nearest !
Is he your dearestf
ANSWER, o answerl
Or |, the wife Y
The King bent iow with hand on brow
He Stay'd his arms upon his knee;
90 wife, what use TO answer now
For now the Priest has judged for me-"
The King was shaken with holy fear; ;,
"Tbe Godsr he said would have chosen well
Yet both are near, and both are dear -,
And which the dearest cannot tel"
But the Priest was happy
His victim won.
1--WE have his nearest
We have his dearest
His only SOM
VI.
The rites prepared. the victim barred,
The knife uprising toward the blow
To the altar-stOne she sprang alone,
Me- me, not him, my darling, noV
He caught her away with sudden cry;
Suddenly from him brake the wife,
And shrieking am his dearest, /
Iam his dearest |" rush'd on the knife
And the Priest was happy,
!"Oh, Father Odin,
We give You life,
Which was his nearesti
Which was his dearesti
The Gods have answered
We give them the wlfeW
New-York tribune., 1868-01-06

The best, largest, ,aand most substantial bridge
for railroad purposes in the United States, the
Great Miami River two miles east OF Lawrenceburg,
Ind is nearly completed and the first engine will pass
the massive structure within q few days IL has
cost very nearly million OF dollars and can neither be
burned or ashed away by floods. Tho foundation s
upon 250o piles with many thousand perch Of stone laid
in cement for es and and the spans are OF
solid wrought aud cast Iron. N'
New-York tribune., 1868-01-06
tations Of stocks

Money on call is abundant at 6d7 per cent tno
latter rather an exceptional rate. In commercla
paper no change. Best pass at Tds and second
grade at 9al2 per cent The Bank Statement shows
an increase in every department except the circuis
ton, which is unchanged. Upon this increased
movement the reserve is not only kept up but Is IN
creased above the legal limit-sl, 1858.
PaDl- Sfatan,ant shoxys the folloWinQ changes
New-York tribune., 1868-01-06

Freights to Liverpool by steamer 1900 bush
Grain at CD If Corn or I'd if Wheat 25 hhds Tobacco
at As and TO London by steamer. 25 hhds. Tobacco
at 45s A Norwegian bark to Cork and Market
with $500 qrs Grain at 6s.
The following was the business of the day st the
Office of the Assistant Treasurer Receipts for Gus
toms, $244 900; for Gold Notes, $1S9,OC0 total Re-
ceipts, $9,2s9l79 76; Total Payments e. 46S 90
Balance. $sG.564,72S SO.
The New-York Stock Exchange, by large vote
(lO7 TO 20l to-day declared that Lockwood & Co had
ceased TO be members, for violating the following
rule of the Board;
ARTICLE LX.--Against Visiting 01er Organisations
ANY member OF this Board uniting with any other Or
RanZaon where stocks bonds, &c. dealt In, or wnY
shall visit the rooms where such dealings are had, shan
cease TO be member OF this Board .NI
As the Board has always refused TO recognize
" firms and held individual members responsible /"
is rather difficult to how their action can be sus
tanned, under the above rule, upon the following
statement of facts: Mr.. Wiston Benedict Lock
wood, who, on the 1st OF January, became mem
Der of the house of Lockwood & Co. W"
4, member of the Open Board Of Broken
his admission to this house has been made the occs
si IN 60 attempt TO restore and continue monopoV
in stock dealings TO the regular board by giving
New-York tribune., 1868-01-06
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
.he lnstltntlon has on hand:

The Treasurer of this Society gratefully ac-
knowedges the receipt Of the following generous sub
scptons since the last published statement in aid Of the
good work which the institution has on hand:
New-York tribune., 1868-01-06
Gitu HiaI Gstat, for Sak.

Gitp Bial Gstut, for salt.
U,HIRD-AVE.-F0r SALE, a valuable COX,
NER PROPERTY on iO0feet street 9LW feet ven mPtosa
and rented. Apply to D. D. 1oNNVNN No Pr.st
Up 27oS) ------------------ -
VALUABLE UNIMPROVED PROPERTY IN
FOOD neghborhood Kind Of building purpose, 70 'p
CITY viii Cash Exchange for good peysSss PSy
merchandise for Western trade Apply TO T. r. SLnAN Nv
Broadway, basement -----
I'VE HAVE few HOUSES at reduced rents
w some for SALR bargain IN New York and Brook{n
FREEMAN Co., No. 2l2 Broadway.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-01
Latest Washington Items.

Late specials contain the following;
A strong movement is on foot to ia
duce Senator Yates to resign on account
of intemperance. Members and citizens
from Illinois have taken part IN it and
believe it will be successful. The SEN
ator has been in his seat very little this
session. He is quite i'll to-day.
The House Committee on Public Land
is preparing bill providing that in fu
ture grants Of lands TO States or corpo-
rations for railway purposes, the even
alternate sections on the liue of roads,
instead of as at present being reserved
by the Government, are TO be sold at two
dollars anda half per acre, and shall be
subject TO the Homestead system, In
order 10 guard against exorbitant prices
for the odd sections, the bill will contain
a stimulation to such grants that the land
shall not be sold beyond a stipulated
price.
The question whether under the tenure
Of Office law officials whose commissions
have expired 20 out Of Office al once, or
remain in i'll their successors are con-
6rmed. has been decided in the same
way BY the Senate and Attorney General
Stsnbery. II was referred to the latter
by the Treasury department and Mr.
Stanbery gives Il as bis opinion that the
expiration Of a commission does not
affect the status Of the official, but that
be must be considered an incumbent Of
ONCE till bis successor has been con-
frmed BY the Senate and has given the
bond required By Law. The Senate has
reached q concurrence with this opinion
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-01

Sumner tried to call up bill 10 regulate
the selection Of officers, etc, in the Dis
,rict of Columbia; but, on motion OF
Hendricks, tho Senate adjourned to
Monday.
The diplomatic and consular bill re-
ported to day makes no appropriation
for the minisier resident TO Portugal |;
prohibits salariesto any Consul or Con-
sui General and consular or commercial
agents, excepting those specified In the
act; any army or navy officer who shall
accept or hold civil Office shall vacate his
Office in the army or navy, which shall be
filed as IL he had resigned; no diplo-
matte or consular officer to receive his
salary for time he is absent from his post
by leave or otherwise, il such absence
exceed sixty days in year.
The Secretary Of the Navy, in reply TO
a resolution Of the House, issued an order
on the 9th of January, stating that the
force in the navy yard being now much
reduced, there is greater necessity than
heretofore for the employment only OF
the most skilled workmen and best labor
ers, and accordingly so much Of the pre-
vious order as required preference to be
given to those who served in the navy or
marine corps is repealed.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-01
NORTH CAROLINA.

RALRIoH, February 1.-The Conven-
ton yesterday adopted, with slight
amendment, the articles on the Governor
and other executive officers.
The majority and minority reports on
suffrage were presented.
A committee was appointed to report
the names of persons entitled to be re-
lieved from political disabilities.
The report of the Militia Committee
considered that it requires every able
bodied citizen between twenty-one and
forty years of age, without distinction of
color, to perform military duty, except
those whose religious scruples prevent
The Convention, by test vote, tabled
Dunham's resolution in favor of gen.
eral amnesty.
The reporter of the Daily Cdrolinian
was expelled from the Convention by the
President, for using the word niggers
in his report
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-01
y,. Course i'm Alabama.

A large number of Democratic and
Conservative meetings have been held 10
Alabama for conference and to deter
mine the course to be pursued in the vote
ON the adoption of the constitution. And
thew have come with great unanimity to
the conclusion that the safest and most
certain plan is to abstain from voting
altorether For the most part, the orIg'-
nal Union men head the meetings.
Many men who were Southern residents
as well az Northern men who fought
AGAINST the South during the war, are
also engaged in them. Indeed, these.
,neetiucs represent the white part OF the
State and decent white msn don't 60
With the Radical side. Northern men
and old Union men, whose home is the
South who desire TO remain in IT, and
wbo have no Office to seek or past vii
laiuies to cover up, are unanimous
against negro supremacy aud Eadi-
cal usurpation. These men fought
20 save the Government as 1t was under
the Constitution, not to overthrow IT and
set up another, and the uaion OF white
men has become more perfect than was
ever before known. We doubt not they
will act together in abstaining IRON q
vote. and thus reuder the defeat o.
,he new Constitution certain for want OF
che msjority Of registered votes required
The vote will be taken on Tuesday next
Ire l,h instant. Those papers which
h;,hsr,o opposed this policy are nov IN
e.vorosit II is the suggestion Of the
hes, ;,forned and most prominent men
of,bs state. that all shOuld register Who
S.ve Is. rieht'to do 50, but ibA' not =
.;,sle white vote should be cast And
nav heaven ssns them a safe deliver
aBce
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-01
stafe Convention.

The notion OF Congress outside oil tho
Constitution is justified daily by Its
members and by the Radical press on
the ground that Congress more nearly
represents the people than the President
or the Judges of the Supreme Bench.
Some Of the Congressional leaders have
gone so far as to say Congress Is the
people" and alone represents the
sovereignty Of the people, and that there
fore Congress is supreme over the other
departments whenever its will may come
into collision with them. Thus are the
doctrines taught by Hamilton, Madison
and Jay, aud recognized as true oy
every President and officer OF the govern
ment down to the present Congress,
that there are three co-equai depart
ments in this government set inside and
set at nought.
But what becomes of the present gov
eminent Of Tennessee, ifthis sovereignty
doctrine is true, and all the provisional
governments established by the Pres''
dent werei works of usurpatiOnY The
unpopular vote, by which Brownlow now
holds his place as Governor, had Its
foundation in that very illegal usur-
patton. Take away the unconstitutional
illegal and usurpiag order OF Lincoln
by which one-tenth of the citizens oil
Tennessee we're to become the State
land even which tenth vote was never
honestly obtained), and you have no
foundation for the present State govern
ment whatever. Indeed, it is certain
that the State government, so-called, oil
Tennessee has no legal existence. But,
as if it had, and when il is commended
that the people of Tennessee may ana
ought to meet in convention in their
sovereign capacity, and alter, reform or
abolish it, we are told that would be
treason, which Mr.. Brownlow, with his
terrible melisb, will punish to the very
death. If Congress is supreme over the
President because it represents the SOW
ereignty of the nation, should net the
people of Tennessee be supreme over
Brownlow because they represent them
selves? II the argument for Congress
is good against Johnson, why is not that
of Tennessee good against Brownlow
The truth is, the State government OF
Tennessee, having its foundation in an
order of an incompetent executive, ana
never having been set up in good fai'h
even by his direction, and having never
been ratified, but always protested against
by the voters of the State, who have never
by conviction of any political or other
crimes come under any forfeiture OF their
franchise, is at this very day nothing but
a government de facto and by sufferancee.
Have the people of Tennessee the rights
which their State Constitution asserts
for them2 If so, has only one tyrant
from among her citizens authority and
power which is higher and more potent
to overthrow them? In the name OF
Justice and liberty and the people we say
zoe mean TO hare STATE CONVEN-
TIoN which will fling overheard the
damnable tyrants which not the bayonet
now forces upon us. Wepity the puppies
who will eternally consent to be wagged
by their tails. We mean to have consti'
tutional liberty in Tennessee in spite of
the miscreant scurf thrown mp by the
war And that soon, for strange to say
nothing else opposes
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-01
THE NEWS.

Tho attorney for tho United States yesterday
moved TO dismiss the Mccardle case frem the
docket of the Supreme Court for want OF ju-
,;saiction. Pending the argument the Court
adjourned.
Commodore Vanderbilt Is reported danger
ously i'll.
An accident occurred near Harrisburg. on the
Pennsylvania railroad, by which four cara were
,hroun down an embankment and were burned
ono woman being killed and several persons
wounded.
tn. a;spatches giving an account Of the
whole TOP and side Of vesuvius being blown out
and covering up houses, carriages. etc. was
canard.
coxeRxss.--The chair laid before the Senate
n communication inclosing ajoint resolution oil
the Ohio Legislature resembling the const'tu-
,;onaI amendment. Mr.. Sherman regarded 1t
No the true expression Of Ohio. Sumner IN
sisted tho State could not withdraw an appro-
va, once given. The withdrawal took place
,.sors snv'6nal result, the constitutional three
fourths the suffrages Of the States not being yet
given.
In the House. the Secretary OF the treasury
vas directed" to furnish information as 10
the amount of property seized for frauds on 'ne
,,ros and the amount realized therefor.
Mr.. Fggleston presented the Ohio joint resO-
,ut;ou. withdrawing ratification Of the constr
,utional amendment. and requesting a return
IF ,be official papers relative thereto he
doubted whether the persons calling lot sucn
napers had any right to return them to the
aovernor Of Ohio. and thought the Legislature
,.a coma .va,n.t the wishes Of the PEOPLE. Re-
ferred to the Judiciary Committee.
A bill was reported to continue the freeu-
an,, pureau until July l6tn 1869, except in
States represented in Congress. where 1t is sub
isct 10 the discretion os the Secretary OF war;
and that the educational part thereof SHAH Dc
continued.
The Kentucky election case was then taken
mn. pending the discussion Of which the House
adjourned. J. Young Brown, member elect
,,ss bitterly assailed as disloyal. and will not
he allowed to take his seat.
The President has expressed his determine
lion 10 remove whisky Commissioner Rollins.
The Bond COMMITTEES Is said to be concerning
ascbeme to initiate the currency. and Schenck'
at the head Of the Ways and Means. is trying
10 defeatit.
The Arkansas Convention asks Congress ici
che modest little sum of s.. 600 to begin with
for the purpose of building and improvinR
ievees.
The report of the committee asking eontin-
nance of the Freedmen's Bureau being undel
consideration, Mason (negrol. Of Chicot. offered
10 amend that if the Bureau is continued Gen
Howard be requested to appoint mere eihcien
and honest agents than heretofore.
In the Mississippi Convention resolution
vas tabled excluding all reporters who cal
,,h;ts ne1nbers mister and do not designat'
coIored eeuilemen in the same manner. M
other business of equally grave Importance wa
considered yesterday.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-01
We've Found One.

II seems from the following communi.
cation that there was one of our Radical
neighbors on the roll Of honor on one
side or other of the late war. We had
thought that about all who wore the
uniform of the Union were now on the
Conservative side. If there are any
more on the Radical side now, let them
come on, The list will not be long, and
we shall not deny them justice;
EDITOR PUBLIC LEDGER; In an article
yesterday you have exhibited laudable
anxiety to know whether certain parties,
whom you mention by name, ever
"smelt gunpowder." As my name ap'
pears on yopr roll, take pleasure in
informing you that my olfactories we're
tickled often and long enough with that
inspiring and delectable odor, during
the late var, to satisfy all the banker
ings of a reasonable lifetime.
am not a military man BY profession,
hut was in the army long enough to
acquire something of that just pride and
constituencies which do not allow q man 8
record to be questioned without proper
cause.
| entered the service as full surgeon
in August, 1861, and left it only when
the complete defeat and surrender otyour
side rendered service no longer neces-
sary. ! shrked no duty, and Stunned
no danger. was once the special mark
of your sharpshooters, under my own
hospital flag, and had to seek better
shelter to avoid what would have been tc
me an unpleasant experience, and fol
my country an unnecessary II not an IT.
remarkable loss. More than once during
the war / received the fearful thanks o
Southern officers and privateE for favor
and kindnesses shown, and, since 1t II
over, | have never lost an opportunity
when it was offered, of assisting thos'
who sought to destroy my country.
have advocated no ylndie.iye punish
meui, and the continuance Of no disabIl
tiles other and longer than the pubh
safety reasonably demanded. If any
thing makes me doubt that the tim
has come for the removal OF these
II is the maleTolsnt yiturperation
showered by wholesale upon o.
measures Of the Government an
all loyal men by some journals, and,
fear. numerous individuals in the South
Such are certainly not aiding the inter
ests Of their section or improving tn
reputation Of it's literature BY their con
tnbations | am living in Memphis be
cause the city and the climate suit M
intend to treat al IS a man aud gen
tleman should treat his fellows, and e'
expecting and demanding the same trea
ment from others. viii thank 20
{ when you next make roll Of those Nh
avoided The "snell Of gunpOvdeF,"
couat ne out
Vsry respectfully, A I. sHav.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-01
MONTREAL.

New York, February 1.-The Her.
AIDS Montreal special says that the anti.
confederate repeal movement in Nova
Scotia causes some sensation there. tits
believed the Government made overtures
to Hon. James Howe to induce him to
renounce his opposition to the new order
of things, but they failed, Mr.. Howe re-
naming faithful to the interest OF his
province.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-01

Tnr Augusta (Radical) Republican
urges the adoption of some plan which
will restore the South, insure the rights
Of freedmen and produce termination 10
business circles" II represents The
south as exhausted, and, as at present
governed, an additional burden to the
Government No sense Of justice, no
sentiment Of magnanimity, no great ana
noble grasp Of patriotism and statesman.
ship occurs to It. But with the eyes OF
n mole, single to the pocket, Il sees that
"probably the most forcible reason Tor
the speedy and eaectual settlement OF
our difficulties lies in the necessity TO
the nation of revival Of business" II
thinks individuals may stand another
turn or two OF the screw, but doubts
whether the amount realized by the Gov
eminent will pay the expense OF IL and
concludes that :" the only desire remain
ing in the minds of any is the guarantee
ing to the freedmen equal rights" which
it is impossible to obtain, except through
several years more Of strife and military
rule" We are the victims Of eternal
lies. The situation ia to be made worse
for the benefit of Yankee spectators.
And Northern men continue to believe
them, but we are glad to see, to the ruin
of their party, through the encourage
ment thus given to its persistence in tyr
annies and usurpations.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-01
FOREIGN.

LIVERPOOL, February Moon. Cot
ton quiet, sales, 10, 600 bales; uplands,
I'D; Orleans, SID.
NAPLES, February 1.-The Italian
feet in this harbor has received orders
to sail forthwith for Rio Parana, Para
quay. All information in regard to the
expedition is carefully withheld by the
government and naval officials, who only
know It's destination.