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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-11-09
Cutting the Wires,

The cutting Of the wires, which wore
90 mysterious an air on Saturday, is now
explained to have been done by coufed-
crates Of Sheppard, the Russellville bank.
robber, who hoped to liberate him and
thus give him additional time for escape.
The Nashville Banner says:
Monday morning the sheriff Of Logan
county left Russellville for Louisville for
the purpose Of taking Sheppard out Of
jail for trial Of that place. There can be
no doubt that the friends Of the robber,
who designed rescuing him, were we'll
posted in regard TO the sherif's move.
menis, and expecting him to return with
Sheppard on Monday night, resolved 10
rescue him; and, in order 10 make the
movement as successful es il was daring,
the cutting Of the telegraph wires became
necessary. 90 as 10 shut of all communi-
cation uithI.ouisville, Nashville and other
points, giving sheppard ample time 10
make Of and conceal himself. 10 con-
plete the scheme. the wires should Also
have been cut near Louisville, bot
through some miscslculation. this was
not done. and the party who were ex-
pecting 10 attack the train got word that
Sheppard woald not leave until Monday
night The unexpected departure Of
Sheppard, Tuesday morning. aud the ar
rest Of the two supposed conspirstors By
the detectives. frustrated The Whole plan,
ADD the robber vas landed safely 10 kos.
sellville on THURSDAY, where his trial Vii
doubtless be proceeded with
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-11-09

Our Pulaski neighbor, the U"fe"'
converts Grants invocation for peace
into "Le, US have peaA" We are 10
favor Of that. We want peace ana peas
too. When we make our peas we waa' -
keep them. And to do this We must nave
law and order, and the suppression o.
all villainies. We have peace between
the States Of our Union. Why snou'd
not peace be also enforced in the states,
As between the citizens themselves, and
industry and property be pro'ectedf we
sball never have this in Tennessee
until we drive from power men who leg
islate and govern for themselves not for
The State. We shall never have peace
nos meas either while the halls Of legisla-
ton are like the highways, full OF
,b;eyes How long are the people
If Tennessee to submit to being
n. most governed and the worst
governed people on earth, and to permit
crime and criminals to stalk about with
40 hold front that perjarers and thieves
dare ask the SURFACES Of an innocent and
v;ctimized people2
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-11-09
whi.tx Thisyaa for Grant.

Mr.. Justice Benedict, in his recent
charge to the Grand Jury of this district,
made especial allusion to frauds upon the
internal revenue laws, and gave judicial
testimony of the extent and immunity
with which they have been carried on
here for series of years. Their magnl-
tude, says Judge Benedict, endangers
the tcelfare of society," We quote this
part of his charge:
"Still another class Of offenses are
those arising under the revenue laws
important laws, laws that concern every
interest in society, laws that must be en-
forced. for upon their enforcement de-
nends the payment of the interest upon
The public debt They are laws which
can only be enforced by the courts, and
am sorry to say that if they could only
Re enforced by the criminal action Of the
courts, for the experience of the past few
wears seems to indicate that mere pecu-
mary risks and fines do not suffice. Parties
violating these laws must understand, and
be made to understand by the action of
the grand juries, that those laws must be
obeyed, to the end that the taxes may be
borne equally by all persons in the COM
munity, and not confined, not paid by
those alone who desire to obey the laws.
The frauds upon the revenue are enor-
nous in amount and extraordinary in
their variety. They have been perpe-
trated 10 this district with an immunity
beyond, spprehend, the conception of
ANYBODY. II cannot be allowed to exist.
The state of things in this district, in
reference to the revenue law, endaDgers
the welfare Of society
Observe the well considered language
of the Judge: "Tbey have been perpe-
trated in this district with an immunity
beyond the conception of anybody"
Mark the word Immunity" Whe has
given this privilege and exemption to the
whisky thieves2 Who have enabled, by
their powerful arms, the whisky robbers
to ply their vocation in this city under
such safe Govern II is the executive Off
cers Of the Federal government Judge
Benedict uttered the facts in the case
when he told the Grand Jury that these
revenue laws can only be enforced by
the courts" The assessors and collec-
tors are utterly unreliable, except to pro-
tect, defend, screen and shelter the
thieves.-N r Times.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-11-09
b \ T Ell E G RAP h
LATEST To NOON TO-DAY.


Nrw YoRK, November .. 1870 am
Gold opened at lS4s. aud is now 1914
Cotton is quiet and weak; low middling
aatc; uplands, Use; good middling 26c
Orleans. 254c.
NEw 0RLEASs, November 8, l0;45 a. m
Gold, 1856. Cotton, quiet but steady
middIing. 23ic. Demand light.
LIvrRpooL, November 8, ll:l5 am
Cotton, quiet Sales of 10000 bales
uplands, llti; Orleans, lid.
l:2O p. m.-Cotton unchanged.
LIvRRPooL, November 8. = Cotton,
quiet; sales. 10000 bales; uplands, liza;
Orleans, llsi.
New YoRK, November 9, 1920 pm.
Gold, l34f; 5.2Os, coupons 81, ll3s; go,
l0st; ga, 1868; '65, 1868; 5-2Os, new
issue, lOst; 81, lO9f; coupons '6s, 1898;
1910 coupons, lO4s. New York Central,
1914; Erie, 1898 Tennessee bonds, old
issue, 50; new, 6sS. Government bonds
steady.
Cotton is dull aud unchanged; up
lands, 25c.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-11-09
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, November 9-In the col
lision between the steamers General
Meade and Marmion, it appears that q
telegraph signal on the Marmion was
mistaken for her port light, and the
Meade ran into her amidships, causing
one of her boilers to burst, without,
however, seriously ipjuring any one
aboard. The Marmion sunk to her main
deck, and the Meade had a hole knocked
in her bow, from which she leaked badly.
1t was found necessary to run her on the
Jersey fats.
At late hour on Saturday night, Geo.
Cornelius and John Bailey, two negroes,
had a quarrel in Broome street, when
the latter stabbed the former badly. The
rufian escaped.
John Reilly, laborer, residing at No.
81 Ninth avenue, was arrested last night
on suspicion OF numbering his wife.
About seven o'clock last evening, be-
fore the departure of the Philadelphia
train from the New Jersey railroad depot,
Jersey City, Mr.. John McCallon, mer-
chant doing business at No. Eldridge
street, New York, was attacked by three
rufisns and robbed of his pocket-book,
containing one hundred aud forty dol
lars
In the case of John S. Spicer, who was
arrested nearly three weeks ago by In.
spector Walling and detectives Irving
and Coyle, of the Central office, on the
charge Of having stolen $4,000 in Gov
eminent bonds from the sub-treasury on
Wall street, on the I'd Of July last, Judge
Hogan rendered decision, that after a
careful review of the testimony intro
duced during the examination the Judge
believed there was sufficient cause to jus
tify him in holding Spicer, and therefore
fully committed him for trial in default of
$4,000 bail.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-11-09
Tax Payers, Look Ont I

How matters have been managed Tor
Shelby county we shall know more here
after. But referring to Davidson, we
take the following from the Nashville
Banner:
Those of our citizens who have paid
their taxes had better preserve their re-
GENTS, or they may involve themselves in
no less scrspe than paying twice on the
same assessment Strange to say, there
has in several cases been no official record
made of such payments, and the unluck!y
tax-payers have been notified to again
fork over. We heard yesterday OF at
least twenty such cases. One citizeDwho
had settled TO the amount of $1,000 is now
called on to repeat the contribution. He
has no receipt and is defenseless. That
such large sums should have been col
lected, and not recorded by the tax-gsth-
erers, who now say that they know moth
ing Of the transactions, is truly alarming,
in view of the impoverished condition OF
our citizens. This is a vital matter and
should be Immediately and thoroughly
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-11-09
NORTH CAROLINA.

WILMINGTON, November 9.-Sufficient
returns have been received from seventh
congressional district to show the cleo
ton of Durham, Conservative. The del
egation stands, five Republicans and two
Conservatives Democratic gain OF
one. The beat of feeling prevails here
between the two races. The Conservatives
submit gracefully to the election Of
Grant, and are determined to do their
part toward sustaining the Government.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-11-09
The Two.Tbirds Congressional Ma
iOrity.

While we have been defeated in the
Presidential election, it is matter OF
congratulation that We b,ye been so sue
cessful in the election Of Congressman.
The returns not being all in, we cannot
be certain as yet as to the exact result
But enough is known to render it certain
that the two thirds majority is overcome,
only gain of fifteen being necessary for
that purpose, and a gain of thirty at
least being already assured. To this
result il is not little pleasing that we
have contributed SO gloriously in the
election of Leftwich and Sheafe in Ten
nessee. If Congress should throw out
enough of them to defeat the result, the
brazen and shameless infamy will at
least be apparent to all the world.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-11-09
Thu paoiae Railroad.

We publish to-day communication
from correspondent at Green river, on
the line Of the Union Pacific railroad. II
IL only sample Of numbers Of communi'
cations we have received from that region
commenting upon the rapidty with which
the Union Pacific railroad is earning the
subsidy of United States bonds The
great mistake on the part Of this corpo-
ration appears to be that II Is just now
building the road for the bonds, and not
for the public use. It is manifest that
when II comes TO be brought into practi-
cal use, after the present owners have
realized their immense profits, II will
necessarily have to be rebuilt for the
nublic at several times the present cost
Under existing circumstances the road is
simply speculation. nothing more nor
less. National Tnteiligencer.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-11-09
Grant without Head or Heart"

The Boston Transcript, Of the 3lst
ult., states that in a speech at Neenah,
Wisconsin, Mr.. William Jones brought
to light the following episile received by
him. BE objected to the election Of "a
man without head or heart, Indifferent
to human suffering forgetting that the
opposite Of bis statements should always
be inferred from the sffirmations Of But
Ter. From some men seVerest condemna-
ton is highes, praise:
BAY VIEw (near Lanesvillel mss
August =. lo,k.
Ny DEAR SIR: Ihave read your letier
10 Mr.. Smith upon the proposed nomina-
ton of Grant with much interest. Its
criticisms on Grants career are just, but
What will you do? You cannot get il or
ANYTHING else concerning Grant that is
not Mandatory published. aud Why Be
cause both sides are counting him for the
Presidency, and so the truth must not be
told. We are, ! fear, TO try the experi-
ment again that we did with johnson,
lie. nominate 3 man for Supposed avail
ability without knowing his principles or
fitness Grants election will be a mis-
fortune, because il viii put in q man
uitksst head or heart, Indifferent 70
human suffering aud impoient 10 govern.
] an, yours truly,
To W. Jones, EeeBsh, Wisconsin,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-11-09
Stand FIrm-This ia white Mans
Government.

The New Orleans Times has special
telegram from New York, dated the 4sh
instant. which is couched 10 the follow
1.-THE Democratic leaders think the
extreme Radicals will override Grant,
and thus break down that party, and say
the South must not commit itself to the
equality of negro suffrage in any event
We think we can answer for the peo-
ME of Mississippi, and we knoie we can
sneak for the Times Our people will
make no compromise on the suffrage
question Il is better that we should
submit to military government forever,
than 10 hand this State over TO negro
suffrage and carpei-bag rule. There are
many ills to which we may be exposed,
but there is no possible evil that can
surpass the degradation to which Ten
nessee has been subjected.
We take the above from the Vicksburg
Times, the telegram from New York to
which it alludes having escaped our no
tice. We say with the Times, " our peo-
pie will make 20 compromise on the sui-
frage question. Negro suffrage has
been compelled here, and we have an
ample taste of its benefits. God made
man in bis own image--nOt 10 that Of the
bruies We have conceded under force
the government Of scoundrels Of our own,
and interiors Of Another race. And we
prefer the government Of the bsyonei,
because that iBsnres order at a cheaper
rate And TIE government We have Is 8
money spending machine, which gives
less protection than We should have with
out IL While bur government Restraints
good citizens At an expense Of three mil
lions q year, il gives The evil abundant
license.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-11-09
NEW ADVERTISE ENrs

MANITOBA SMART. INTELLIGENT
w Boy TO sell papers in the y, erton
Hetel-age1 twelve or fourteen years. Apply
AZ Overton Hotel cigar stand.
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Another Reverend Libsrtins.
From the Hudson Cwis.) Democrat


It is understood that Mr.. Ira Sanders,
of this city, has gone to Madison, armed
with the necessary documents to obtain
from bis Excellency, the Governor, a
requisiiiOn for the return Of Rev. Alba
B. Smith, for trial in this county for
adultery, alleged TO have been committed
here BY the said Smith With the wife Of
Sanders.
The circumstances Of the case are Of 9
most aggravating character, as both
Sanders and his wife we're members Of
the Methodist church, Of which Smith
was pastor. The lady in question stood
high in the community here, before she
fell a prey TO the lusts Of her spiritual
adviser, which event is alleged 10 have
occurred during the absence Of her hus-
band with the army. Mrs. S. confesses
10 the Illicit Intercourse, aud that her
child is the fruit thereof; but pleads elo-
quently in excuse the loug-tbutinued,
persistent solicitations and strong ap-
peals made TO her religious feelings by
the reverend liberiine, who was ex-ofhcio
the keeper Of her conscience.
Mrs. 5. has been cast OF By her bus
band, and is said 10 be living in destitu-
too with her child, although It's rspuied
reverend father is said 10 be wealthy, and
to have acknowledged bis parental rela
ton 70 the interesting bautlinR.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-11-09

VIZ see By hrs issus Of the Huntsville
Indspsndenf Of the 81 instant that our
frissd DsH vsksd up aud ihundered for
ssvuour snd Blair With $ vim. We are
pusulss % acoountfor their defeat
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-11-09

According TO a recipe recently pat
ented in England, meat Of any kind
nay be preserved in any temperature
after il has been soaked for ten minutes
10 a solution made Of the following 10
grssients, we'll mixed 0ne pint Of CON.
msn salt dissolved 10 four salloas Of
clear cold water and half gallon 81 the
bisulphiie % calcium solution.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-11-09
BUILDING LOTS
AT AUCTION.

ON SATURDAY MORNING. NOV. 14TH,
Vat IL O'clock, on the prem se,. We will sell at
of Lauderdae street, between. Linden and
Vance streets. These lots are in very de-
sirable location. and 10 one Of the most elegant,
improved portions Of our city. on the line Of the
street railway. Sale positive. Terms made
known on day of sale.
GE0. II. M0NSARRAT 4 CO.,
b2-td Auetioneers.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-08
DELEGATES TO CHICAGO.
GOVERNOR WELLS MAKES A SPEECH

When the hour arrived for the Conven.
ton to assemble, only few delegates were
present, but at qnarter-past u about
thirty were in attendance, and the meeting
was called to order, in the absence OF Gene
raj Wells, president, by Major H. p. Clinton,
first vice president. He stated that the oh
jects for which the Convention had been
called were to consider the propriety OF
eleeting certain number of delegates TO
attend the National Soldiers and Sailors
Convention, which meets in Chicago on the
goth instant to ratify the nominations OF
President and Vice. President, also to con-
slider the ratification of the nominees 81
the Convention now in session in this city,
and that of the Congressional Nominating
Convention, which met here on the 9th IN
slant. He also stated that . large number
Of the delegates to this Convention were IN
attendance as delegates to the State CoaYen-
ton. now in session, and it would probably
be we'll for this meeting to adjourn to some
2iaterhour in the day, SOFAS to secure fuller
attendance Of members.
Colonel II. S. Merrill moved that they
adjourn until o'clock, and appoint . eeai'
mittee of one to inform the other eonyen-
ton of their action. The motion Was car
ried. and Colonel Merrill appointed 70 carry
out its object.
Afternoon session. 49,,
The attendance Of delegates was Mllef
than this forenoon, though, % the Aomina-
ting Convention had not adioarnea, noas~
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The Radical Platform.

We have neither time to write nor room
to print this morning many comments upon
the Radical platform. From cursory
glance at it, we judge that it was drawn up
by Mr.. WELLS. At any rate, it manifests
the same contempt for the popular intelli-
gence which was SO marked feature of the
Governors speech accepting the nomina-
ton. For instance, they declare that all
men are equal, and that the Radicals will
try to remove all disabilities from our peo-
pie, at the same time that they announce
themselves in favor of Constitution which
would deprive thousands of the best men in
the State of the right of voting, and disqual-
ify tens of thousands for holding.
They declare for free schools to be sustained
by general taxation" but when the Con-
servatives in the Constitutional Convention
proposed to make the taxation general"
and to tax the negro, the proposition was
voted down by the Radicals. They are in
favor of paying Mr.. BoTTs's bill against
the General Government. We may, perhaps,
hereafter notice this rickety platform at
greater length.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-08
If, as we infer from a remark made in the

If, as we infer from remark made in the
course of his speech in the Convention yes
terday, Mr.. MOORE, of Rockbridge, under
stood us to say, in our paper of yesterday
morning that we are opposed to doing all
that honorable men may do to "conciliate
the negroes" then he inexperienced our
language. We agree with that gentleman
exactly. We would conciliate' 2 them in
the Rockbridge manner. It is pretty well
understood, as he said, what that manner is.
But we could consent to go even further,
and make speeches to them.
What we objected to yesterday is the re-
cognition of carpet-baggers and negroes as
equals. II our speakers may divide time
with carpet baggers, Why not with ne
groes Are the former any better than.
the latter The one strong point which
we have is that our opponents must
recognize us as the true people Of Vir-.
ginia, and that the negroes look up to
us as their snperiors, and as having 4
contempt for the white men who act With
them. The moment we agree to meet their
speakers on the stump, and debate With
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-08
The Radical Nominees.

The reader is referred to our " local
column" for report of the proceedings OF
the Radical Convention yesterday. In an
other article we have paid our respects to
their nominee for Governor. AS to the
rest, we have but little to say. They are
fit associates, doubtless, of JOHN BROWN
WELLS. Mr.. CLEMENTS is a man of no
standing whatever in public life. Mr..
BOOKER has been a member of the Virginia
Legislature. Mr.. CRANE is, we believe, one
of the carpet-bag tribe, though he has set
tied down for the present in Winchester.
If the Convention supposed that BOOKER
would add any strength to the ticket in the
South or Southwest, or CRANE in the North
or Northwest, they acted under a total mis-
apprehension of the facts of the case. Mr..
BowDEN's resolution declaring that no Vir-
ginian ought to be elected to any Office was
but the expression of the action of the Con-
vention.
Surely the people of Virginia will not
allow the negroes to elect such men to fill
the most important Offices in the State.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-08

The Convention assembled at 10 o'clock
yesterday morning, Mr.. Clements in the
chair.
The first business in order was the nomi-
nation of o candidate for Attorney General.
The aspirants named were George w.
Booker, Thomas R. Bowden, and ]. L. c.
Banner.
A speech eulogistic Of Mr.. Booker was
made by Lewis Ivy (negro), who held the
floor for half an hour. His principal rea-
son for choosing Mr.. Booker was that he
was highly recommended by Mr.. c. Y.
Thomas, O prominent member Of the late
Convention. He said, further, that this
gentleman's election was due to the Repub-
icans of the West, who, though some of
them might live in pig pens, wezs entitled
to some respect and some of the Offices.
A young man of doubtful color, repre-
senting Caroline county, spoke in reply to
Ivy. He said that G. Y. Thomas's recon-
mendation was no recommendation at all to
q Republican, as it was we'll known that
Mr.. Thomas had gone against Republican
ideas in the Convention. The speaker was
in favor of Bowden, as he was the choice Of
both the white and black men of Virginia.
The speaker claimed to belong to both races,
for his mother was black and his father
white. He declared also that he had been
in favor Of Hunnicutt for Governor" the
fre-tried man but his choice was not the
choice of the Convention. Wells, he init
mated, had come in at the eleventh hour,
and supplanted the g old man who worked
for the negroes when they couldn't work for
themselves.
There was every probability of an I'M
terminable debate, when 6 Previous Cues
ton n Carr moved that the Convention pro-
coed to ballot, and on this motion called
theIprayious question. Bayne, inigordes to
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-08

EMPTY HoNORs.--HUNNICUTT and PEIR-
POINT were chosen electors at large by the
Radical Convention. They have Jared
about as we'll as the man who commenced a
conversation with President JACKSON by
asking for full mission, and closed it with
a petition for some Of the hero's old clothes.
PEIRPoINT and HUNNICUTT to stump the
whole State on behalf of the man who un-
dermined the one at Washington and the
other among the negroes. Perhaps they
will. HUSNIcUTT might do it; but we
don't think PEIRPoINT is one of that sort.
He is not in the market for money, and the
Radicals have as yet no Office to give him
by way of recompense. Well, "who goes
to bed with hogs must get up with aeas,''
according tothe old saying, if we may be
allowed to use it; and PEIRPoINT and Hun
NIcUTT have each of them very large one
in his ear.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-08

Where is GREELEY Where GERRIT
SMITH? Where WENDELL PHILLIPS? The
Radical party of Virginia consists of one
hundred thousand negroes and about one
thousand whites yet the State Executive
Committee of that party consists of eighteen
whites and one black. Each white has about
fifty brother whites at his back, while poor
JOHN OLIVER has to speak for one hundred
thousand negroes. Call you this justice ?
Why sleep the thunders of HUNNIcUTT and of
Governor WELLS? Oh, the rank injustice
of white men Oh, the hard heart of the
President of the Radical Convention But
one grain Of genuine Radical wheat to this
intolerable deal of chaff.