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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-10-06
FOREIGN.

L1vrRpooL, October ellis am.
Cotton, quiet; estimated sales to-day,
10 600 bales uplands, lid; Orleans, II I'd.
HAVANA, October 5.-From Port an
Prince we have advices to October 2.
The Haytien man-of-war Galela has
arrived at Petil, from New York, with a
large cargo of arms and ammunition.
She had full complement OF men
mostly Haytien negroes-some English
and French officers, and complete
naval outfit On her arrival she at
tackled the rebel cruisers Sylvan and
Liber;e. The former was sunk
and the latter was burnt by the crew to
prevent them from falling into the hands
Of President Solnave. He had left on
board the Galelo to lombard Mirrogone.
Before leaving he took aboard three
hundred additional men.
From Mexico we have advices to Sep
TENDER 23d. President Jaurez, in a
message to Congress, congratulates the
nation upon the failure Of all the recent
rebellions, except in the still unsettled
State of Tamaulipas. He hopes Congress
will pass laws to favor commerce, and
thereby improve the revenue. he pre-.
sents the picture of Mexico at
present as very brilliant and cheerful.
The wife of Gen. Latone has published
statement detailing the circumstances
attending her husbands death.
Several railroad bills are before Con-
gress.
The press scorns the efforts of Santa
Anna to get up rebellion, and Congress
seems to regard them in the same light
The recent treaties with the United
States will soon be under discussion in
Congress. Ministers Martial and Ig.
lezias are reported to have opposed them,
but it is doubtful as regards Senior Ma
risal. tits, however, expected that Con.
gress will rstify them.
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Democrats sweeping Illinois.
The Shelby (Ky.) Sentinel saws

LUG oheIDy Ahy'l beHttHct says
A friend, just from Illinois, informs
us that the Democracy are getting large
accessions from the Radical party. At a
recent Democratic gathering at Spring.
Geld, two thousand men who have here
tofore voted the Radical ticket, marched
10 procession under Democratic banners,
and will vote for Seymour aud Blair.
DR.. W. Gsrrard, one Of the Democratic
nominees on the Illinois State ticket,
writes from Lswrenceville, in that State,
to the editor Of the Paris Kentuckias,
as follows: I" Democracy in Southern IL
lois il sweeping Rsdicalism from the face
Of Egypt John Logsn's power is
gone, and the ides Of November will
show the State redeemed, and national
Democracy once more administering the
Government, under one glorious consti-
fution"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-10-06

FOR PRESIDENT
HORAiTIO SEYMOUh n,
OF NEW YORK.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT
FRANCIS p. BLAIR. Jr,
OF MISSOURI. ~.
FOR CONGRESS.
JOH N w. LEFTWlCHs
OF SHELBY.
FOR ELECTOR,'
W. W. VA U g III N,
afFNpf OF HAYWOOD.
FOR CONGRESS.
JOHN w. LEFTWICH'


Schuyler Colfax spoke at indianapolis last
night to I've thousand. tl
The St. Louis fair opened yesterday and is
expected to be the most successful ever held in
the State.
The Mobile Resisier advocates the annexa-
ton Of Cuba, in view Of the Spanish revolution.
The Secretary of the Treasury is stated By
Portland paper TO have suspended the opera
ton Of the new custom regulations ct that place
as requested by telegraph.
A contract has been made for carrying the
mail from Fort Abercrombie nine hundred
miles, via Fort Ransom. tri-weekly. in four
horse coaches.
Hartford city election gives $50 Democratic
majority, or 400 gain over last fall and 100 over
last spring. New Haven gives 9ls. which is
more than last fall, though less than in the
spring. The Hartford Times says, in the scat
terng returns from various counties the Dem
ocrats gain largely, showing that the gain
would have been 5000 had there been . general
election.
The new deep-sea telegraph from Malta to
Alexandria. Egypt. has been completed.
Agniore has succeeded Mallos as President
Of the Spanish Junta. and Sewany appointed
General-in- Chief Of the army. General Prim
is expected at Madrid to-day.
The anti Butler Republican Mass Conven-
ton Of Massachusetts, has nominated Richard
Dana, jr., by reclamation. and he has accepted.
Iney A1op'eu i'eo.1.'o $500. :,
policy, declaring the FIVE twenties payable in
,anar that N man ought mt IN bA sent 10
paper Una. man ousns nv W "
oonkress VIM - .no peisonA' ns'n, y, 90
ana .nat Duuer 30 No uu' i0piss'A'a1'o VI
ins nepuoi'an parry
ine democrats naa an imnense mas, ine.e
ing AZ fiuspurs yesterday sa,u " 70 .n'
sreAses. demonsuauon ever uAas 'nsie' 1'i'
Pendieton, VITA DINERS was present,
WIN. r. hitcnie' formerly vi tne n,cn"onu
Ensa.rer' ana son 81 Inomas =. nitcnie, died
In baitimore on rriday night "neu ayoupt
man ne resided snort time IN vickspurs'
troD 1850 to leao' ana was nighiy esteemed ~
ne nas been ever SINCE.
The Trades Union deiegates were IN session
yesterday at New YORK and mad unaer discus
sion the eight hour movement.
Some thousand oficiais. clerks, etc. VIII
leave Washington Tor Pennsylvania, Ohio'
Indiana. etc. to vote. Politicians have been
there examining and counting them mp with
view to challenges.
Considerable damage has been done in New
Orleans along the lakes and rear part OF the
city by the storm Of Sunday. No marine dis
asters yet reported.
Accounts have been received Of trouble be-
tween the whites and negroes in St. Landry's
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-10-06
WAsHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, October Cool. Wyn.
koop, agent for the Arrapahoes and
Cheyennes, has arrived here direct from
Fort Larned. he represents that the
Indians within his agency have fled south
Of the Arkansas river, and that General
Sully was pursuing, and had been Skin
mishing with them for three weeks. The
Indians are in destitute condition,
having scarcity ofprovision, and buffalo
and other game being scarce 1t Is esu.
mated that the Arrapahoes have about
eieht hundred and the Cheyennes up
ward of sixteen hundred fighting men.
The public debt statement will probably
be published tomorrow afternoon, and
NAV be accompanied by an explanation
in regard to seine Of the changes. The
prominent items will show much less
increase than those Of August, and less
than heretofore supposed.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-10-06
The Public Debt,

The New York Erening Post, Re.
publican newspaper, takes occasion, in
publishing the September statement Of
the public debt, to repeat its denuncia-
ton Of the Secretary Of the Treasury for
making bis exhibit so as not TO show the
full amount of the debt. 1t says: "No
account is given in Mr.: McCulloch's
statements Of the interest on the debt
There are always large amounts Of inte-
rests due but not yet paid and still
large amounts accrued but not yet due.
When the Secretary Of the Treasury
shall inclsde these amounts in bis re-.
turns, they will be Of some value as
guide to the movements Of his depart
ment, but not until then. No
man but the Secretary Of the Treasury
can decide this question. BE is required
by law to give statement Of the public
debt at regular intervals; but, instead Of
doing so, be gives 8 statement Of only q
part Of that debt. 10 order 70 get from
him . report that will be Of value, it
seems that Congress will have % instruct
him explicitly that when the Law says be
shall publish the facts on this subject, il
means ell the facts, aud not some Of
them only.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-10-06

What are those five thousand guns on
our landing FORT There they lie, and for
what purpossY The rumor is put out
that they are to pc sent to Arkansas
Perhaps they are Brownlow's purchase,
made BY Barbour Lewis during his sum
mer trip. Will not Mr.. Beaumont take
charge Of them until they are claimed BY
some proper authority 2 We see no par
ticslar uss for these guns unless one por'
ton of our people in Arkansas or
Tennessee or somewhere else are TO
be armed against one another. tti " q
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-10-06
BOSTON.

Bosrox, October GA drunken row in
Quincy, on Sunday morning, resulted in
the death of Alex. Garrin, from stabs
inflicted BY Eugene Carthell. The latter
is under arrest for manslaughter.
Samuel s. Shepherd, aged twenty-five
years, was accidentally shot yesterday
afternoon in Ashland, N. a., while pre-
psring for a hunting excursion.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-10-06
SOUTH CAROLINA.

CHARLESTON, October GA private
dispatch from John Quincy Adams, of
Massachusetts,, announces his acceptance
Of an invitation to visit and address the
people OF this State. He is expected here
about the end ofthis week.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-10-06

THE Knoxville Press aad Herald an
nOuDces the arrival Of The most virtuous
and distinguished Radical aignitaries As
follows:
The Hon Vim. Stokes passed through
the city yesterday on bis way home
Stokes is enc Of Browulows most loyal
nen. BE oreanizsd : rzEinsnt for rebel
service during the AR
7. A. Hamilson. who ssas . good rebel
during the var, and eon6scaisd sugar
belonging 70 Union men, il nov stopping
ct the Akin House
o. their srrivsl he Press o.d Herald
vas forthwith enlarged.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-10-06
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS


CT0LRN, BY. A NEGRO MAN, OUT OF
- the yard Of the Green Tree House. on the
months old. hind feet and left fore foot white
night forsfoot vhits mp 10 knee. end 81 tail
white. 1 win pay the above reward II the dog
Frorf street lssl JOS. K0NfG.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-10-06
PROF. A. G.. BROWNS
srIrrf SCHOOL ron Rows

WILL BIZ OPENED IN TIE LINDEN
w street school Baiiding On Mon< y. Of
oc,obrr' UrfiI then. Apply for adui,-Ion a ne
iaw ofcs Oh B. b. Barns'. Klq., Ne. Maei-
1on street, o. that cf Mesars- Hs4fh, LssS \
Fraser, corner Union and Second ftresu-
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Republican majority"........."....."
Whence IL ia evident that:


l. The Radical majority of 27,690 in
1866 has in 1868 been reduced to l9, 1860,
a gain of 773O for the Democrats.
2. While the increase in the Democratic
vote in 1868 over that of 1866 is IA. $50,
that of the Radicals is less than half that
number, being only 1920. rrF
3. The percentage of increase of the
vote of each party in 1868 over that of
1866 is as follows; Democratic, 342 per
cent Radical, little less than ~ per
cent
A. The same ratio of increase will give
us in October Ohio by over Sc, 900 major
ity, Indiana by over 10000 majority and
Pennsylvania by over $4,000 majority,
and in November will elect Horatio Sey-
mour President by an overwhelming ma
jority in the electoral college Boys, do
you hear the news from Maine IN r
World.
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NOTICE OF REMOVAL!

NVAAVn We huVvhus
w. H. PASSWORDS 4 co.,
AUCTIONEEBs,
No. aSl second 81, Jsnsrssn nIeck,
TAKE THIS METHOD or INFORMING
i their numerous friends and patrons Of their
renewal from the Vincent Block 70 No. Isl
Second street. In the Jefferson Block. and take
pleasure In being able to state that thsir fAcili-
ties for business BY the change have been aug
ne ps yss ken fsps ni% ps
thanks, believing that BY foIlovi1s shs zane me
EETGREs L AMP ,xTTTETi9N 70 faEI
meet and merit the same conndoace ard sue
cess In the future IS In the past.
REAL ESTATE.
Especial attention will DO given 10 the sale OF
Real Estate at public auction By our Mr.. Pass
more. whose we'll knswn quail hcations In this
particular branch Is well understood BY our
citizens. w. II. PASSM0RE = co..
Auctioneers. ;Sl Second street.
SLIT Jefferson Block.
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C.H1s! S Ss..Ss sSs s ssas e
~ 2 R. q. CRAIG A. cSs s Nh :;;s:
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RenublIoan maiority.....Ig,seO

HepuDncan maJoritJ @'s~'
Disclaiming any desire to vaunt our
selves upon the accuracy Of our figures,
we beg to call our readers attention to
the fact so complete were our arrange
ments for obtaining returns from Maine on
the night of the election that the total
vote Of the State, as announced by us on
the next morning, varied by only 1927
votes frem that returned by official can
vassers ten days later, while the majority
accorded to the Radical candidate was
but 6s3 less than that awarded by the
official canvass. Should Mr.. Blaine
evince the same anxiety next September
to ascertain the vote of his State that he
did two weeks since, we shall be happy
to tender him the Inequalities Of our
Office on the night of the election, conf
dent that he viii obtain here more accu-
rate returns than he could in Augusta,
where so much of his time is occupied in
telegraphing to the ends Of the earth
extravagant Radical msjorities.
There are q few more interesting facts
which may be deduced from the recent
election in Maine, and which the
reader should not pass by. They may be
briefly stated thus: In 1866, the last
election at which large vote was polled
in this State, the result was as follows:
Chamberlain (Rep. So
Pillsbury (De
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-10-06
Hs,a You H.ara fren llalas !

The latest official returns from Maine,
including the entire State, except one
town and twenty-seven plantations, foot
up az follows: 'lNN sees /.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-10-06

up as follows: ss ti fIel
Chamberlain REP -,
Pillsbury
Republican
The vote of the places yet to be heard
from was, in 1867: Democratic, 70S Ne
publican, 339; and estimating the in-
crease in the vote of each party this year
in the same proportion as the increase
throughout the rest of the State, the re-
suit is: Democratic, s66; Republican,
422. Combining these figures with those
given in the above table, the following
result Of the recent election is obtained,
which we compare with the returns
printed in the World on the day afterthe
election:
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-08-10

STRANGE PHENOMENON. = At a Nash
willie hotel on Monday a very strange
phenomenon occurred A large piece
Of ice was putinto a large glass of milk
for one of the guests. The ice was al
lowed to entirely dissolve before the
gentleman proceeded to drink the milk;
as he was bringing the glass TO his lips
his penetrating eye detected something
moving in the milk, and, on examine
ton, the moving things were found to
be very small fishes, which had been
CONCEALED in the ice for FIVE or six
months, and were revived by the con-
genial heat Of the milk. The gentle.
Il Immediately %improvised O little
aquarium, and his little pets, as he calls
them, are growing vigorous and lively
by the hour.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-08-10

WYoNING.-Both Houses Of Congress
have passed the act for the creation of
a new Territory, to DO made out Of the
western part Of Dakota. To this-not
very appropriatcly-has been assigned
tho name Of Wyoming, which, not being
used in the Territory, has been bor-
rowed from Pennsylvania because it is
"pretty." The Territory of Wyoming
is bounded north by Montana, south by
Colorado and Utah, east BY Dakota and
Nebraska, and west by Utah, Idaho and
Montana. It will enjoy its excellence
and wealth of names of mountains, riv-
ers and creeks, which are not quite as
pretty" as Wyoming. Indeed, we think
that, as the Territory is to nave a bor-
rowed name, it had better negotiate a
loan to replace the rough Western NOM
enclature, which is practical, rather
than ideal. Thus, such names as Stink
ing River, Starved Creek, Badwater
Creek, Raw Hide Peak, Spoon Hill,
Horse Creek, Gray Bull Crock, Crease
wood, etc., etc., might be replaced
by something a little more e%uphonious.
The new Territory will be penetrated
by the Union Pacific Railroad, which
will carry civilization along with it.
Perhaps 1t is a little premature to have
created this Territory; but, at the
worst, il is only an anticipation-not
much in advance of nccessity-of what
shortly must be.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-08-10

SESAroRs.-If they do not tarry on
the way, our two California Senators
will be in Sacramento about Tuesday
next. They will then be due overland,
Tho people Of Carson City, Virginia
City and Reno are making preparations
to capture them on the way and press
them into service. They hope to hear
Cole, Conness and Stewart (who is with
them, talk ut each Of these points. /,
has been suggested that n meeting
should DO held for them in Sacramento
at, and through which, they may have
an opportunity to talk to the people O
the State-give some account Of their
stewardship and toll US of the situation
at The East.-Sac. Bee.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-08-10

The Sized OF THE SESsEs.-Accord-
ing to the researches Of Helmholtz, a
distinguished German psychologist, and
others, it has been ascertained that the
nervous fluid moves at the rate Of about
ninety-seven and one-tenth feet in a
second. Now electricity travels with n
speed exceeding 1000, 900 feet in a
second, and light over 900, OO0, 900. A
shooting star moves with a velocity Of
200, 900 feet in a second, and the earth
in its orbit around the sun, 100, 900. A
cannon ball has y mean velocity Of
1900 feet in a second an eagle 1870,
and a locomotive %. The v
fluid, it will be perceived, has no very
remarkable rate of speed, n fact,
which, among many Others it is asserted,
serves to indicate its non.identity with
electricity. Again, Professor Donders,
of Utrecht, Holland, has recently been
making some interesting experiments in
regard to the rapidity Of thought,
which are likewise interesting. By
means of two instruments, which he
calls the acknowledgement and the
noematachometer, he promises impor-
taut results in the future. For the
present he announces that the brain re-
quires si1ty-seven one ~thou'andths Of a
second for the elaboration Of an idea.
Further, it is stated that the eye re-
quires s~eveuty-seren onc-thousandths
of q second to communicate an impress
sion to the brain, and that for the a
to communicate q sound one hundred
and forty-nine one-thousandths of a
are necessary. The eye, therefore, nets
with nearly twice the rapidly of the
ear.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-08-10

ANrEpILuvIAy HENLEY.-Colonel Hen.
ley spoke at a Democratic meeting a,
Nevada on Saturday night, and he is re.
ported in the National thus:
The speaker instauced the Alien and Sc;
dition laws passed by the Federalists, and
their proscriptive naturalization laws. JEFF
ferson, the father Of Democracy, undid these
evils Of the opposition. The orator gave. q
rapid review Of the various Presidential
terms, touching upon the alleged trickery Of
Clay (whom, however, he eIonerated), which
gave the election to Adams; the claptrap
Which elected Harrison ; and paid an elo.
ouent tribute to the honesty 81 Tyler. lie
drew a vivid parallel between Tyler and john
son, and the misfortune which befell the op:
position then, at the next election, and
which, next November, will befall them
again. To prove how the Democratic party
had blessed, and the opposition Away. tried
to injure the country, the speaker mentioned
Jefferson's purchase Of Louisiana. which the
other party bitterly opposed. The Democ.
racy carried through and won the war oil
1912, against the desires Of the opposition:
The Democracy procured the annexation OF
Texas, which resulted in the Mexican war
which gave US California. The Wings OPP
posed that. Had it not been, forcibly re-
marked the orator, for the Democratic party,
wo should not now be here in this beautiful
mountain town.
And that is all and every point in his
speech. 1912 is about as low down as
he got-0 yes, he mads one allusion to
the Mexican warI but he dared not
come any closer to the present. Those
issues are all and have been long buried;
but the Colonel, acting the part of grave
digger, woald disinter them, because he
has no living issues which his party
fayOrs Sac. Bee.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-08-10

TEE telegraph cable to be laid in
June, 1869, between Brest and New
York, it is asserted, will present decided
advantages over tho present Atlantic
cable. Tho Communication between
the continent Of Europe and America
will then be direct, while, by the only
route now in existence, not less than
four submarine cables have to be em-
ployed, and the electric fluid has to per.
form four land journeys also before a
message al DO sent from the continen,
Of Europe to New York. There inter.
vene-6rst, the North Sea or the Eng.
lish Channel; second, the Irish Sea,
third, the Atlantic; fourth, the sea be,
tween the Newfoundland and the Amer
lean continent; while the wires hsv,
ALSO TO be carried across England, Ire
land, Newfoundland, and lastly frou
the coast of British America southwark
to New York.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-08-10

LADIES AS TELEeRAPHERs.-ln a local
telegraph Office in the city Of New York
there are fifteen young ladies engaged
in the duties of sending and receiving
messages. They are under the charge
Of a lady Of superior executive abilities,
and o 6rst-class operator. On July Sd,
ten ofthess young ladies, it is reported,
sent and received 3,l35 messages be-
tween 8 A. n. and half.past 4 P. NJ, or
an average Of sl4 messages each. On
July 7th the same young ladies sent and
received over 5000. The work, it il
stated, was done we'll, neatly, correctly,
and to their very great credit. With
such q record II 10 believed that 10 one
can doubt the capacity Of ladies for thi,
service. The daily number Of messages
sent by this corps Of ladies averages
2,2oO,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-08-10
A OR B1ARE.

The name "Biair," belonging to he
Silver Spring family, of which the DEM
ocratic nominee for Vice President is
Just now the most distinguished men,
Der, is evidently misspelled. It should
be "Blare." This is found in the die
~tionaries, and. referring to Webster, we
find that it is a verb intrausitive, de-
rived from the Old Belgic Hares; Teu-
tonic bdrren; Latin ploro, to cry out, to
brawl, to weep; Irish DIOR, or g'or, q
noise, a voice. We are also informed
that :sThe radical sense is to shoot or
drive forth. or spread" The definitions
Of the verb t o Blare or te Blair are
given by Webster thus:
az. To roar; to below. little used
Johnson"
"2. To sweal or melt away as n a n
dle.-Baley.
There is also n substantive Blair, or
Blarc, which is defined rs "Roar; noise.
little used.l As 'And sigh for bat
ties Blare.'-BarloW."
The reader will see at once how nice
ly the genealogical characteristics OF
the word Blair have been preserved in
the persons and characters Of all the
Blairs, or Blares, from Francis P,
senior, who used to figure under An
drew jackson, to Francis P, junior,
who now figures under Andrew john
son. There is as much Of noise and
roar among the Silver Spring Blares as
there could have been when Dr.. john
son gave his definition Of it; aud it is
fairly to be presumed that when old
Joel Barlow, author Of "The Column
bad" and "The Hasty Pudding" wrote
the line:
"And sigh for battles blare,"
he had a poetic and prophetic vision Of
Francis P. Blair, Jr., rs an object for
which a future Democracy would one
day be signing. The Blares, however,
both noun and verb, are spoken Of as
"lit,le used" even in the time of Sam.
ucl Johnson. The Blsirs or Blares are
likely to be just as little used, except
for q partisan roar or below, by the
people of tho United states, in the time
Of Andrew Johns