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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-06-17

Af)er seven months incubation,
| Schenck a Co. 9 tax bill has become adj
died, and was thrown away to-day as
worthless. In other words, the vote OF
the House instructing the Ways and
Means Committee to report bill specihc-
ally for the tax on whisky and tobacco
| is q supercedure of the bulky and un.
wieldy tax bill, which will not be heard
of again. Butler instigated the move
ment. and with the aid Of the Democrats
and one-third ofthe Radicals carried his
point, TO the entire disgust Of the Radi-
cal leaders.
Schenck, Maynard and others on the
committee endeavored TO thwart the ac-
ton Of the House by dilatory motions,
but were unsuccessful. They worked as
though they we're the friends Of the
whisky ring. 4,
The committee cannot report q special
bill before next week. II is understood
that they will report the whisky tax at
seyenty-five cents, but the House will
undoubtedly fix il at fifty cents. Western
men favoring low tax are here in force,
urging their views. Among them Is Ju-
l;ns Dorm, BONNEVILLE, who Is very active.
+ Buffers enemies declare that be
abuses thewhisky ring because he was
denied 'admis to IT,
II WAS enormously stated in these dis
patches that Chipley and others were
still at Fort Pulaski, Ga. They are 10
Atlanta. A resolution for their relief
will be introduced at the earliest practi-
cable moment
The galleries were crowded by the
clerks of the departments during the
consideration of the twenty per cent. bill
for their benefit. Buffers opposition to
il excited their indignation. Old But
ler," Spoons" ETC., was muttered ~
many of them when the Generals bald
pate was seen shining in the light, and
one pretty woman said In loud voice,
there's that old spoon thief, the beast
The bill passed, to the delight OF the
clerks.
The article attacking McCulloch in the
Intelliqenccr, this morning, is con-
demned by the President, aud some of
his friends endeavored Intellectually to
have it suppressed. 1t is extremely
capstic. ssssarts uz - -,
The dispatch printed in the Brooklyn
Eaole, that Judge Trimble was in favor
of Chase, is untrue and absurd. he is
for the nominee of the New York Con-
venton, whoever that may be.
The President appointed Thos. s.
Petit, editor of the Greensboro Monitor,
Assessor to gil the vacancy occasioned
by the death of J. s. Mcfarland. But
ler's committee will report this week.
All they know is that they know nothing
Exit managers = Louisville Courier
Special.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-06-17
Pass them Round.

An exchange asks every voter of
either party qualified to think on any
subject, to ponder on and answer the
following questions:
Why is the burden of taxation so OPP
pressive, aud employment scsrce2
Why are there to-day hundreds OF
thousands of white men and women in
the North living in dread of starvation
within the present year2
Why are thirty millions OF white men
taxed for the special benefit Of class
who pay no taxes on the great bulk OF
their property
Why should there be over two thousand
millions of dollars exempt from taxa
ton
If negroes are ct for freedom, why has
a grest poor honse system for their sup
port to be kept up at the expense OF
Northern industry
If the war was prosecuted for the
preservation Of the Union, why are ten
States kept out Of I'D
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xarth.rn citlr,n. pl.iraaehl.sd.

7 Congress having accomplished by its
Arkansas bill the feat Of admitting into
the Union State that has never been
out, it is next 10 be considered that no
citizen Of Q Northern State, who has
voted against negro suffrage, aud is still
Of that mind, can become a citizen Of
this reconstructed Arkansas without q
Fat act Of perjury. The " Constitution"
there says that "all persons, before reg
istering or Voting, must take aud SUB
scribe the following oath: -. do
soIemnly swear that / accept
the civil and political equality Of al
men," etc. SO you see, you Ohioan, OF
Kansian, or Michigander, or whoever
you may be, that have voted against
negro outrage In your ovn State, you
cannot 20 to this tWice-admiited Arkan-
sas and become a citizen there unless
yon febossce your honest conviction or
I've are ashamed 70 repeat the insulting
aiternalive-commii perjury. Yea must
swear, taking the Infinite and great God
20 Be yoar witness. thatyou are no better
thau . negro. ard II 700 vill noi, yoH
are disfraDchised. lcs, ss the secession
leaders ere disfranchised. and this
though you may have fought knee deep
10 blood for the Union.-h T. World
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Not Getting a Fair share.

The Richmond Dispatch complains
that while the whisky fraud stealages are
going on, Virginia is not getting the fair
share which the equality dead levelng
principle should fairly give. 1t admits
it is true that the extent of the cor
ruption is anything but uncomfortable in
that bailiwick. But still pathetically ex-
claims: "We have been greatly wronged.
We have had nothing like our share OF
the profits from corruption
Col. Clarkson has been making many
confessions and developments on this
subject. he shows how the whisky
"rings" have enriched themselves, and
how millions had been accumulated by
the rings" including very prominent
men in and out of Congress, and one OF
them, late Speaker of the New York
legislature, who, as feloo, is now serv-
ing term at Sing Sing. As to that por-
ton of these fellows who have been
faithfully endeavoring to secure for Vir-
GINA as large share Of these spoils as
possible, and some of whom are now on
trial at Richmond, the Dispatch says:
Unfortunately for the worthy gentle
men who have esssyed 10 secure for
Richmond share in the frauds upon the
Government land they are nearly all, il
not all, loil citizens the Chief Justice
of the United States is now sitting by the
side of the individual who has degraded
the bench go long. His presence has
produced great squirming among the
guilty. There has been most accom-
modating spirit exhibited by them; they
are most obligingly disposed to relieve
the Chief Justice from the consideration
Of their troublesome cases by their post
ponement to q future day, when that
abortion and abominstion Of Judge,
Underwood, with the help Of the District
Attorney and Governor Wells, can easily
settle their faiesi But the Chief Justice
(perversely obliging) is not to be out
done in politeness, aud most blandly as
sures them that he will accommodate
them
We cannot but admire the extraordi-
nary patience Of Judge Chase. He cannot
fail to be offended by the reeking doors
Of corruption which euvelop The court;
The very docket "smells to Heaven. "
Yet he preserves the placid expression Of
justice, and persistently inquiries into
things as if personally his sensibilities
we're dead, and be was only there as az
officer 10 investigate crime, ascertain
truth, and pronounce judgment.
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The ResuI1.

We were confident the great mountain
Of controversy over the convention mat
ter would bring forth little mouse, and
now il has gone and done it. Patriots
viii know no other issue when the great
battle for republican liberty is TO be
fought. Dissgreemeuis about minor
matters. and even caus,ie words, engeE-
dered in the passion Of controversy, are
forgotten. regretted, taken back, when
brothers, friends and gentlemen stand
hard to hand snd shoulder to shoulder,
with one heart and a common purpose,
for their cosniry's good With such .
result from differences Of opinion, the
power Of control which lies in integrity
70 the true interests Of the people. the
county and the Constitution, Is only the
more and forcibly illustrated.
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Wonderful skaIl--sinsuiar medical Fact

Twenty years ago, in Cavendish, Yer
mont, man named Sage, twenty-five
years Of age, possessing an iron will and
an iron frame, met with singular acct
dent, the particulars Of which we collect
from a paper read by DR.. Harlow few
days since, before the Massachusetts,
Medical Society. Sage was =smming a
hole that had been charged with powder.
The iron struck ere from the rock, and
the iron he was rammiug with was driven
I'D ihrou7h his cheek. out Of the top OF
bis head, high in the air, and was AFTER.
wards found, several rods distant, smeared
With blood and brains. The tamping
iron was 81 feet in length and ! inches
thick, and pointed ht one end, the taper
being seven inches long, and the diane
ter Of the point quarter Of an inch IL
weighed thirteen pounds. The point
vas upward, and the iron smooth. The
missile entered. BY lis pointed end, the
left side Of the face. Immediately 10 the
auierior Of the lower jaw, and passing
obHoueiy upward and slightly backward,
emerged outof the top Of The hesa in the
mediae line, a. the back part Of the from
al boue, near the coronal suiure- The
ordinary reader would understand u bet
ter, II Ne say that, pointinE upsafd, Il
entered The cheek outside the teeth, and
under the cheek bone, vent inside an
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Aoov.rnor thatl.t 70 be.

AMI. Lewis. Of Ohio, having planta.
ton to run in Mississippi last year, en-
ployed ons Bsroth b Eggleston a. an
oversesr TO 90 down and runit Bat in
stead Of attending TO the business for
which u was employed aud paid, aswas
his duty, Mr.. Beroth was hardly warm IN
his place before he became . politician,
and was sent on BY the negroes 20 the
discolored convention at jackson, where
be voted, lseislated, and was known BY
courtesy Of the dignifed assemblage' Of
masy colored Migrants as the gentle.
man from Lowndes." His star being in
the ascendant, he rose triumphantly and
became scalawag Of the FIRST water He
was nominated for Governor Of the State
This is the current story of his career, to
which the Columbus Index alludes as
follows:
Ii il currently reported that B. B. Egg
gIeston, scalawag candidate for Cover.
nor. don't own foot Of hand or any fixed,
interest in the State of Mississippi, and
that he is only overseer for a Mr.. Lewis.
of Ohio. II is said, that when Lewis
was out here, not long since, he remarked
sneeringly to gentleman of Crawford,
on hearing of the nomination of Beroth
Buzzard for Governor: IF l bad known
that the people OF Mississippi wanted a
Governor, / would have, sent them q
gentleman, and not reduced them to the
necessity Of taking my negro driver"
Politicians as a class have never been
in great favor with many. But who
would be a Governor after that2
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Peace.

,ta go. ord H.
zen o,a' nos
wno,e .o'0s' NJ, MI
no"hnk peao 10 &C., L.
Pes's " y, y, sas s,.,an s,a,s. nrd.r The
~ p'' s.a "a a., w;,h The
ns.' " ~, N, 4. -. n,
whites ofusneo u"aes' W." W p''
will be the peace, Darkness death ana
silence of a hard despotism. But is that
.,,.2 Tho ma, NJ ,bese States NAV live
'.,e ;.a...aa - ~.
quietly anu unoe' 'no .""'e".o " '"e
leading minds OF our section, ana IN view
Of the near approach of the fall election,
-. h..- "A forhear IN then. in hone
my 80 80 n.-..;. .-.r
OF deiiverance " 'ne D1"oe' ""o p".'''
But suppose tho election OF 6rant-what
then? The Selma (Ala.) Times says:
"a pad;o., succeas then will leave the
n r. CT -, !.
people Oh the oou.n no nope eAoep' ="
themselves; and the whites here must
take nm arms in a war Of determination,
49, Lava forsvar ,ba;r bomas
VI ;" ' M
ana surrender 10 semroarohrians 'ne
graves of their precious dead and the
s,,.rs hsfors which ,bev have worsbipned
'',s 80. s.,.s.,n whs.ras;
the dod ttneir ia'hers' "na'a co"c'
ton Of peacel But the same paper
moreover hopefully SAYS:
III. ;n.rnrro,;on NJ negro;zed govern-
,a as n.sr ~ wh;Ia ;ucreas;ne for a
,;ma an ;nsscn,;,v and our suiferinps.
m .'Me .s W s,rangthen The Democrats
VII &c ~ onnn,rv and increase our
pal'y VI 81 S., ;u $50
o" Ths .os;ou of ths nso,o;zsd govern-
.n 10 nronossJ for he Son,bern States
os ." p iii 70 cost The Radical party
49,. H. savantv alec,oraI vo,es Al the
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PHILADELPHIA.

PHILADELPHIA, June 1.-THE Coro-
ner's jury in the case ofTimothy Heenan,
who was murdered last week, to-day re-
turned verdict that the deceased came
to his death at the hands of Gerald Eaton.
No clue has yet been obtained to the
murder of Newton Stuart. The Coroner
jury to day returned an open verdict.
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MASSACHUSETTS,.

SPRINGFIELD, June l7.-Thomas R.
Whittemore, town treasurer for Spencer,
Mass, who defaulted to the amount of
$4,000, has heen arrested in Mississippi.
He restored the money and was let off.
Henry E. Coplaigh, an alleged incendi.
airy, and another prisoner, escaped from
iail here Yesterday.
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BALTIMORE.

BALTIMoRE. June IA large number
of prominent agents of the Underwriters
organization, from the Eastern and
Western cities, are in attendance at the
session here of the Executive Conven.
ton of the National Board of Under
writer's. The reports of the several com.
mittees show the importance of this na-
tional organization, aud there appears to
be tenacious determination to make it
nprmanent a
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OGDENsBURG, N. Y.

OGDENsBURG, June IL The reports
from here, and other towns on the from
tier Of the State, about the storage Of
Fenian arms and the gathering of Fee
MAN warriors in those neighborhoods,
are pure fabrcations. They are ascer-
tanned to be so by officers of the Gov
eminent, who were sent there to investi-
gate them ~ aAI lf
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The Governments Of the People.

Is this g government Of the people
which is under . Congress controlled by
less than a score Of men as they will. and
where half the territory Of the country
is governed By few cArpetbag adventn-
rers, who herd and WELD the negroes to
vote precisely as they choOsei That the
real power Of the country is in The hands
Of mere handful Of lie citizens is unds-
niAble- The fact is 90. l. this, thes, a
government Of the people Il not the
Government Of the United States, 70 81
intents aud purposes. already rsvoln
ii0nizsd. for The want Of suitably strong
add esheient ExeeutiEe head Of the ma
toni
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CONGRESSIONAL.

In the Senate yesterday, Mr. Sherman
introduced bin to promote comnlerce
among the several Statef, aud to provide
cheaper transportation Tor the mails,mil'
itary and naval stores. He stated that
Il proposed the construction OF several
railroads in different directions from
Washington, and moved its reference to
select committee, with Instructions TO
report early OF the next session, which
was agreed 10; also bill for the removal
Of the political disabilities OF certain
persons In North Carolina, South Caro-
lima, Alabsma, Georgia, and some OF the
other Southern States. The list con-
tains about twelve hundred names, in-
GLIDING Governors Brown and Holden,
General Longstreet and Geo. w. Jones,
of Tennessee. The last Is the only
known Democrat in the lot.
The consideration Of the finance bill
was then resumed and debated unril the
adjournment.
In the House, the Senate's amendment
to the bill relieving Roderick II. Butler,
member elect from Tennessee, from his
political disabilities, and seating him
without the "iron-clad oath, was passed
by 80 to ~.
After some local business, the River
and Harbor bill was taken up. 1t appro-
PIRATES about $7O,000,OO0. The South
east is only benefited by about $4,000
for an examination and survey OF the
Atlantic coast. The territories along the
Mississippi get 81 800, 900, and 500, 900
for the mouth of the Mississippi; and
only a part of SlS5, 900 for the improve
ment Of the Missouri, Arkansas and
Mississippi rivers, will be spent. No
action was taken.
"A motion to reconsider the twenty per
cent additional to the pay Of depart.
ment employees prevailed, and the bill
was recalled from the Senate, and the
House adjourned. gltH 7BT
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inch behind the eye, and out Of the top
Of The bead in the center two inches back
of the line where the forehead and hair
meet. Aher few minutes the man was
taken three quarters ola mile 10 siwng
position In cart. The opening IN inc
brain was two inches wide by three and
a half inches long. In ffiy-pine days
the patient was abroad. The effect OF
the injury was the destruction OF the
equilibrium between his animal and In,
tellectual faculties. The man lived until
1861. when DR.. Harlow secured the skull,
which he exhibited, illustrative OF the
state ments contained in his paper.
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FOREIGN.

: LIVERPOOL. June II, m.--Cotton adj
vanced II TO IL; sales, $4,000 bales; Or
leans. 1ls@llfl; Uplauds, l0B@lld-
af oat. l0sMl01i n
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RHODE ISLAND.

Providence, June l7.-Dixon 4
Brothers cotton mill was much damaged
bv fire last night.
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The Roguss' Party and their Representa-
tive Men.

From Washington cor. Baltimore Gazette.I
The following is the statement as re-
ceved from the witness himself
Butler-"W What became of the money
Wooley left in your hands 2"
Witness-"I have it in my pocket"
Butler" Produce it and the papers
contained in the envelope"
Witness" Here is the money, but the
papers you cant have" uiin y
Butler received the package of money
and directed witness to leave the room,
which he declined to do, saying he was
responsible for the money and was not
willing to leave it in Buffers hands.
Butler threatened to arrest him, but wit
ness denied his right to do so. At last
Butler proceeded to count the money
and said Z" / find here $4,000" VA
Witness-"Tll swear handed You
SILL y -sH
Butler" Then you had better count
it yourself" So ID fsg,sss e5s5
Witness" If you will raise that news
paper / think you will find thousand
dollar bill under il" .af
Manager Logan now for the first time
interfered and remarked :ss-s.r.s ...r.
Yes, General, ! see corner of the
note sticking out" iasf5
Butler" Oh, yes / did not see it."
This statement of the testimony has
been made public on the authority Of the
witness. a gentleman of known integrity,
and is the topic of general conversation.
From the Peoples Weekly 81 glasa 1ts
About the same time that this little
scene occurred in the chamber Of inqui-
siiion, the gang of 40 and more, in
what used to be the Hall Of Representa-
tives, were engaged in picking the pock-
cts of the over-taxed and plundered
working classes of eight millions of dol
lars This was done under the pretext
of monopoly of ocean mails given to a
New York company, that has charter
but no steamers. A good round corrup-
ton fund this, wherewith to carry the
State of New York for Grant and mill
tary despotism. Truly, Butler and
Graut are representative men l
Our representative, Hon. Charles 4.
Phelps, deserves the thanks of the whole
country for his efforts to expose this
fraud and robbery, and the infamous in
justice done to Baltimore, Philadelphia
and Boston by this monopoly. 90
Murders In cnoctaw County Alabama.
By q gentleman just from Butler, we
learn that on Tuesday last our friend. N.
Z. Thomas, editor of the Choctaw Her
aid, was murdered in most cowardly
manner by Joshua Morse, the Attorney
General elect of the scalawag oligarchy
which the so-called Congress at Washing
ton has just voted to recognize as the
lawful government of what was the
State of Alabama. He was assisted by
one William Gilmore, a less eminent
member Of the gang of renegade
white men, but we'll enough known.
Mr.. Thomas has not been backward in
expressing his opinion ofthese creatures,
and it seems that they took the occasion
of the absence of most Of his friends, on
q fishing excursion, or something Of the
sort, to visit him at his office and pro-
woke QlnCulty. fillmore maze the
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MEMPHIS AND LITTLE ROCK
Railroad.

ON AND AFTER TUESDAY, THE l6rH
" inst. a train vi be run between Hope
held and Fdmondson's, until further notice.
on TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS. SATUR-
DAYS and SUNDAYS, as foiloWs;
Leave Hopefeld am.
Returning. leave Edmsndson's at--5:So pm
Ferryboat NEVADA" will leave foot Of
union street and connect with train.
EXCURSION TICKETS. sOOd for three
days. sold = reduced rate.
TICKETS for sale AZ the following ofiees
Memphis and Charleston Ticket Once. Ne. rs
Main street: Msmphu and Ohio ncs 81 0tice,
NJ. ~ " An sirest: Lew A Miliers Ticket
0fics. Ne. ! efsrson street.
JAMES W. ROBERTSON.
ST General Superintendent
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RHODE ISLAND.

PROVIDENCE, May IA convention Of
all the Fenian circles in Rhode Island
was held in this city yesterday. Gen.
John O'Neil was chosen President, and
James Downey Speaker of the House
An address was adopted expressing
confidence in the integrity of Gen. John
O'Neil, President of the Fenian Brother
hood, and urging the brethren every
where to fall into line, and by one strong,
determined effort break the shackles that
bind their long-enslaved native land.
In the evening crowded and enthu-
siastic meeting of the friends of Irish
liberty was held, at which Mr.. Downey
presided, and General 0'Neil, Professor
Bropha and John Csfferty delivered ad-
draucac
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Legal Advertising.

Il is a mistake, as every sensible law
yer will affirm, to suppose that the action
of the Tennessee Legislature and Brown
lows proclamations affect the publica-
ton of sales under deeds of trust. II
such sales are valid at all, they rest for
their authority on the contract between
the parties, and the terms Of that con-
tract must DO pursued. A trust deed,
which recites that il the event of non
payment the property shall be advertised
for thirty days in some newspaper
printed in Memphis is fully complied with
as to the contract by publication in any
one Of the Memphis journals, and the
advertisement and sale depend FOX their
validity on the contract alone. If that
can be carried out, it is on its own terms,
aud not otherwise. So that our friends
| who may desire to patronize Conserva-
tive journals are not bound in this re-
spec, at least. There is much more doubl
phether an advertisement published an
an obscure corner, as ordered by The
| Le0islature, will have its intended legal
effect, than there is whether an advertise
ment in pursuance of the terms Of pri-
vate contract, will effect the purpose OF
that contract by publication in journal
of wide circulation. W
This shameful law Of the Legislature,
designed as an act of oppression to the
Conservative press, and to sustain organs
in sympathy with and the instruments Of
the despot against the people, should a
least be obeyed by fair-minded men nc
further than as obedience may be the re
suit of compulsion. Those whose
property shall be driven to the sue'
TONER'S block in these distressing
times will desire that it should brins
as much as possible. We suggest,
therefore, the propriety Of the COnserva
tive press inserting at halfprice all Ad-
Eertisements which are in pursuance o
legal acquisitions in cases before th'
courts. Thus our friends will be serves
| in part, at least, by making it possibl
at low cost to save themselves fron
having property sold without really beip
so advertised as to make it bring its fai
value. which is the only good reason I'd
advertising at eli. What say the Ara
laRehe and Appeal to this proposition