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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-10-01

The old-estabIished hat house of
Francisco & wiggin have not, as has
been reported, quit business, but
have removed two doors north of the
old stand, where they will remain
permanently. and invite their
friends and the public TO examine
their new fall styles. IS
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REMovAL.-Spicer q Sharpe have re-
moved to 354 Main street. q
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GONE OVER TO THE RAIDS.
TN ORDER TO COMPETE WITH SOME
/ Monroe street RAIDS. will paint tin roofs
at i5c per square with the gu'ta percha paint.
oo'1f'' j. w. RAMSEY,
80 No. 50 Monroe street.
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G. DoHERrY's grand opening, Oct LIST

RESCUE. -The Lynchburg Republican
gives the following incident relating to q
gentleman of this city, lately connected
With Edmunds, Pettigrew & Co., and
who has many friends in this city,
although be did desert us on matri-
monial mission, never returning with his
prize as he should. The Republican
says,
A little negro boy. whose name we did
not ascertain, fell off at the bridge at the
foot of Ninth street yesterday into the
canal. He would have been drowned
beyond peradveuture, except that Mr.. ].
ID. Jennings, jr., seeing his danger,
Jumped into the water, swan out to the
sinking child, and succeeded 10 dragging
him to the bank in safety. This is not
the only gallant exploit on record of our
friend Tip. BE was always foremost 10
every heroic effort
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Is BLACK cLorH cokrs, from &c TO g,
ct RICE 4 E===.=, s5s Main street
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Bar FIxTUREs for sale.
% GEe. W. MILLER, l55 Main street
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$4,000 TO Loan On CoIlatera1s, by
Martin Holland. $50 Main street.
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NOTICES.
N q II i @

TIC Il.
M Of our firm on the LIST inst. the firm style
remaining UNCHANGED. r.co
September II, 1858. l5-4O
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Coon CeRsErs, for 81, at Rice & Ea.
gels, 233 Main street. I
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IMPROVEMENTS.

LADIES lace and paper collars, at Rice
4 Engels, 233 Main street. I
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IRISH and French poplins, at Rice &
Engel's, 233 Main street.
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OLD HArs made new at ss4 Main st I
Aceidens Insurance az Is Madison 81.
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COTTON. RIVER AND RAILROADS.

The market is active, with an advance
Of &c. on all grades, middlngs bringing
from % to 231c.
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BOAR DING .

DoARDING-TwO PLEASANT ROOMS,
Is with good board, fur ished or unfurnished.
References required. Terms moderate. APP
NV At No 225 Adams street. lZ-f
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MONEY to loan on collaterals, at e.
The reliable 32S Main street. I Es,sA
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REMOVED -Spicer & Sharpe have re
moved 10 354 Main street. 2,
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Nourss's side Won By twenty-five runs,
and Eve vickets 10 spare.
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hkMOtEDs-obiNca -
moved 10 354 Main street. II
Ir you want a string Of the incest fish
you ever saw, go to Victor D. Fsehs, the
great game aud fish depot, Al Jefferson
street. We have tried a string Of his
Reelfoot lake fish, and find them all 20
K" He keeps always on hand game Of
all kiads in their season, fresh oysters,
etc. Call on him.
FREsH BALTIMORE 0YsTERs. BY the
eau, at J. Devoto's, corner Third and
Adams streets 80
PAscuALL HOUSE, DRAvIse.-Certit-
Gates in this grand drawing can be had IN
Memphis Of Mr.. E. S. Plummer, 2l2 Front
81; ". a Passnore 4 Co, $50 Second st.,
and ct Geo Pattison 4 Co.'S bookstore,
STA Main street. Circulars containing
faIl particulars furnished on application
to either Of the above parties. l25eOdr
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REMOVED. -Spicer 4 Sharpe have re-
moved to 1854 Main street. u
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9. DOHEEIT's grand opening, Oct ist
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NOR RENT-STOREHOUsE No. II UNION
street. Lee Block, 1914 feet deep. now occu.
pied by GaIbreath. Stewart a CO., Also, .
basement and Offices IN the Knickerbocksr
IL VIM. RICHARDSON HUNT.
M is Union street.
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RrmovED.-Spicer 4 Sharpe have re-
moved 10 354 Main street. ~
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NOR RENTS ACRES OF WELL I'M
L proved and inclesed land. in Fort Picker
ing. suitable for garden pnrposes; Applvt to
"a Mosby Block
New-York tribune., 1868-08-08

The Boston Post gives us a dramatic arti-
Gle upon the Cabinet and the nominations.
There is as much mystery about the political
position of the different members Of the Presi-
dents Cabinet as about the recently discovered
poem by Milton" The writer in The Boston
Post takes us behind the scenes and gives us
m account of an interesting meeting that took
place in the White House on the 4th of August
Browning he assures us, "stOOd broadly on
" the Seymour and Blair platform" and de-
clarcd that unless the Cabinet acted with him,
he would retire. Secretary Welles followed
suit, and heartily indorsed the declara-
"tion," while Mr. McCulloch, in his usual
bland STYLE" gave a cordial support
to Seymour and Blair. Now that the
country knows where Browning, and Welles,
and McCulloch stand, it will feel easier. We
admit that it is dreadful blow to have these
sagacious statesmen arrayed against the Chicago
nominations; but we have stood it for the last
two or three years, and guess we can stand it
now. Mr.. Seward was not present, and his
course is shr0uded in bewildcring mystery.
Copperhead papers claim that he will support
Seymour and Blair, while The ". Y. Times
assures us that he will support Grant and
NOAlaAs hc pitcuhip LHN L"tS hpAiN INV w
have the Secretary brought back to our party
with band of music, colors flying, and as
many manifestations of joy as were shown on
the return of the PrOdigal Son. AS for Gov.
Randall, he will be found, at the right time,
on the winning side. His instinct never takes
hm away from bread and butter and we are in
hourly expectation of his taking high ground
for the Republican nominees.
We should be very glad, Of course, to have
the support of these gentlemen, and of all clti-
zens, for Grant and COlfax At the same time
we feel quite independent about it. If they
want to come into the Republican party, there
is room. But we have no intention of coaxing
or making any Overtures, or of concerning
ourselves at all, whether they come or not
They have fought us bitterly with all the
power Of this Administration they have been
cOnspirators in the scheme to overthrow the
Government and bring the Rebels back to
power; they have endeavored to debauch and
destroy the Republican party; they have used
all the patronage at their disposal for the pur-
pose of defeating the measures of Congress;
they have been conspicuous, active, and unre-
lenting in their efforts to serve the principles
of the Democratic party; and if they return
to us now, as we enter upon a new Admins
tration it must be Us penitents and not as
leaders.
New-York tribune., 1868-08-08


twenty cents on the dollar, for this is the basis
on which we have thus far caicuia'co' "ouiu
speedily ruin every nOn-specultor III Cne
country The most reckless galholns "ouiu
he the only salvation of any man OIL business.
But it is not true that the greenOachs Woulu
he pad in coin in twenty years. anu cohse-
ouentIv il is not true that the depreciation
would stop at twenty cents per uollar'
When they had fallen to twenty cents, they
would be three times more deprecated,
and consequently further from beng PAID
in coin. than the national bonds now
oro The pendletons and Vallandighams who
crv ont against paying bonds in coin that are
dcpreciated TO 20 cents, will find IL 10 Dc just
three and half times as unjust ana oppres-
sive to redeem the gTcenbacks In com III full
when they had sunk to 90 cents per dollar ii
there were to be any redemption OF them at all,
tbev would only buy them in at market prices,
because that would be all they need pay to
oct them. Just as Mexico is now buying in
her debt at six. and as Russia redeemed her debt
of 1916 ut seven. Hence, when the greenDackS
have sunk to 20 cents per dollar the prospect
is, not that they will be paid in full IN gold at
the end of 20 years, but that they VIII be re-
deemed at some future time at the rate OF five
dollars in greenbacks for one OF gold. Ihls
prospect is no sooner apparent than tho green
backs go down from 90 to 5, gold goes up, as it
did in the Rebel Confcderacy, to 4,OOO-all val
ues burst together, the whole National debt,
bonds and grcenbacls, and bank notes and prl-
vate notes. are exploded, the people are lett
without any medium Of exchange except gold
and silver and not more than S20O,000,0OO of that
in the whole country. How much business could
be done in the United States with curren-
cy suddenly reduced to five dollars per
capita for the whole peoplef Our FARMS
mines, factories, and stores would be par
alyzed "a if universal palsy peryaded the
business men of the country. Famine would
stalk through the land. The operative willing
70 work would find nobody able to furnish him
ANYTHING with which to buy food. The
merchant would refuse to sell on a credit that
bore no evidence of being secure. All securi-
ties would have vanished, and no means OF do
ing business for cash would exist. Such re-
turn to barbarism, such a general and over
wheming crash, such widespread and de-
structive suspension of industry, with the car
nival of crime and holocaust of suffering which
would accompany it, has never been witnessed
in this country Yet this is the dainty dish v
which some would set before the people under
the gaudy and spccious pretcnse of Saving in
"terest" OH the public debt. 1t is the airline
route to Ruin.
New-York tribune., 1868-08-08

Although Gen. Grant has recommended "a
the President the remission of the penaltis.
and the release from imprisonment of all per-
sons now in confinement under sentence by
Military Commissions organized under the Re.
construction acts, we do not find single Dem.
ocratc paper applauding his course. The pro.
fessons made by these COpperhead Journals Of
sympathy with the Southern people are false.
and merely intended to gain votes Gen. Grant
has shown more practical sympathy, and given
more evidences of kindness toward the Rebels
than all the Copperhead writers and politicians
combined. His course has been sngularly mag.
unanimous, and yet he is denounced as seeking
their murder or Punishment, and the confsca.
tion of their property.
New-York tribune., 1868-08-08

The speech of Baron Won Beust on the policy
of Austria on the German question fully con-
firms the remarks we made on this subject a
few days ago. If there was any intention III
Austria at the time OF the appointment OF Baron
Won Beust to court French alliance against
Prussia, it has now been altogether abandoned
So strong are the manifestations OF the Ger
man nationality in the German Provinces, that
the Government thinks only of controlling, not
of opposing, the rising current. The progress
of this German movement IN Austria deserves
to be attentively watched, for it will have a
marked influence on the final fate of Austria
and the reconstruction of Central Europe
New-York tribune., 1868-08-08

The bi-mOnthly exhibit Of the Nation al Debt
for August 1 has just been issued from the
Treasury Department. 1t shows a total of
$2,OSS, ,371 800 of Debt bearing Coin interest,
sSi, ,6Oi, $50 of Debt bearing Currency interest,
$t8,O99,175 which formerly paid interest, but
which draws interest no longer (as the Gov
ernment stands ready to redeem 1t on presen
taton), beside $33,21O,OOO of bonds issued to the
several Pacific Railroad Companies, drawing
interest but this. as well as the principal. is
payable by the companies. The Debt bearing
no interest (Greenbacks &c) is S41O,3O2,S9l.
The Public Debt Of all kinds amounts,
therefore, to S2,633,5S8,756; from which
deduct $1tO,O54276 cash in the Treasury
1888 400 017 of it in cOn), and the actual Debt IS
81, 534,S48; from which deduct the S33,2lO,-
600 of bonds issued to Pacific Railroad Com
panies and payable, principal and interest, by
them, and the actual Debt is but S2,49O,394S48.
This is over S2G7 100000 less than it was on the
1st of August tS65-three years ago; beside
which we have paid more than S1OO,OOOOOO for
Soldiers Bounties, State War Claims, and other
forms of National Debt, since that time. Thus
far, we have reduced the actual National Debt
by more than $1OOOOO,OOO per annum since our
Volunteers were generally paid Off and mus
tered out and we should have kept on the
taxes and persisted in paying at least that sum
per annum till the last dime was paid oil.
New-York tribune., 1868-08-08

Already the economy of reducing the whisky
tax TO GO cents is beginning to be manifest.
Last week the revenue from this source
amounted to S1,7JOOOO, which is more than the
revenue previously realized for two months
A portion of this arose from liquor released
from bond, which would have probably paid
no revenue had not this law been amended.
1t is probable that the increased revenue which
ought to be, and under an efficient adminlstra-
ton would be, collected from whisky and to-
bacco, with the fact that the payment OF extra
bounties will be completed this year, thus les
sening the demand for revenue next year by
$30000,0O0, and the reduction in the mill
tary, naval and miscellaneous expenses
of the Government, will give us all
the revenue that will be needed. No new taxes
need be imposed, nOtwithstandingsthe enOr-
nous reduction made by Congress last Winter.
Nothing but the election of Seymour and Blair,
the Inauguration of their revolutionary pro-
gramme for abolishng the XIVth Amendment
to the Constitution, and Overturning the South
ern State Governments by military force. could
compel an increase of taxation. These reyolu-
tionary programmes would in a few months
launch us out into the enormous loans, high
taxes. increased armies, and general convul-
sions of the great Democratic Rebellion winch
we have so recently Gubdued.
New-York tribune., 1868-08-08

We cannot too highly commend Mr.. j. Y.
Savage for his manly letter in reference to the
late Gen. Halpine. We do not see that there
can be any doubt as to the course Gov Fenton
should persue in relation to filing the Office of
Register. He certainly could do nothing that
would more readily meet with the popular ap-
proval than to place this Office in the hands of
some friend of the family of Gen. Halpine who
would hold it for the benefit Of his helpless
orphans. There has been an almost unanimous
expression of opinion in favor of this The
only objection comes from The World news
paper, which is probably anxious that some
Tammauy Hall cormorant should receive the
appointment. -. ----- --- -
New-York tribune., 1868-08-08

The New- York World prints an article three
columns long, written, it says. by "an illus
"triOus soldier" who served under Grant at
tacking the generalship of that officer, and
showing that his whole military career has
been failure. From careful reading of
the article we should imagine that it was
written by some accomplished Irshman on
the reporters staff of that paper, or by one of
the Bohemians who hang around Pfail7s, and
are probably as familiar with generalship" as
with any other topic. The World assures us,
however that it is from can officer of name
land standing who served with distinction
throughout the war" There is but one
Democrat who can fill the ideal of The World
in this respect, and that is Brevet Major-Gen.
George Peabody Este Possibly Gen. Este is
the author of the article
New-York tribune., 1868-08-08

Whoever is troubled by disagreeable rela-
tiyes, IA so many amiable persons are, would
do we'll to settle with them in New-Jersey
There, any village physician may, for rea-
sonable fee, certify that the disagreeable rela-
tive is insane, and, without the embarrassing
necessity of consulting court or jury, the edict
of the reasonable physician consigns the disa-
greeable relative to Jail called an asylum,
and so relieves the amiable person of all
sources of irritation. In the case of a Mrs.
Merit, recently consigned in this way to the
Trenton Lunatic Asylum, and who was entirely
sane, it appears that a long and arduous
contest in the courts was necessary
to disprove and counteract the physicians
certificate of insanity. This affords the most
convincing proof of the efficiency of the system
as means of getting rid of disagreeable rea-
tives. For though insane relatives only can be
got rid of indefinitely, perfectly sane ones can
be disposed of to the satisfaction of amiable
persons for very long time. When they arc
finally discharged in New-Jersey they can be
still further imprisoned by removing into other
States having like convenient laws and reason
able physicians, so that it would not appear to
be impossible for amiable persons to rid them
selves of their dsagreeable relatives, whether
sane Or insane. for life. A country wherein
New-York tribune., 1868-08-08

Poor Frank Blair's speeches to his Demo-
cratic audiences show that he sets fearfully
low estimate upon them. He never rated them
half so low when as Republican he under
took to criticse them, as he now does when
as a convert he purposes to please them. In
his last speech at Leavenworth he said:
II know very well from Gen. Grants former position
that he has affinity for the negro. Neither has
sherman nor Gen Sheridan. They have hatred TO-
ward the people OF the South Look at the terms Gen
sherman gave Johnston at the surrender in North Caro-
lima It all goes show that these military leaders, who
are all arraycd against the Democracy, in their
hearts believe in the doctrines OF the Democratic party
They did then and they do now But will tell you the
sccre-what has brought them 10 the Radical party IL
is their military Instinct which tells them that the Radi
cal party is in favor OF despon IN this country, and.
without having any affinity for the negro hatred for
the white people OF the South they felt that the Radicals
in favor OF erecting despOtisn, and they knew full
well that that would give additional consequence TO mil
itary That Is the secret OF these men arrayiug
themselves against Democracy, against constitutional
liberty aud against the civil nstitutonsof our country"
What respect could Gen. Blair feel for par
ty to whom he addresses such nonsense, know
ing that it will suit their grade of understand
iug
New-York tribune., 1868-08-08

We understand that there are several appli-
cants for the position of Collector of the Port
"of Alaska" We entreat the President now
that he has this unique and interesting position
in his gift not to forget the claims of his
friend champion, and admirer the Hon. I. A.
r.. Nelson of Tennessee. Here is an Office
which Mr.. Johnson can fill with distinguished
ability. Mr.. Nelson's eloquence would Tesound
among the icebergs, astonishing the polar bears
and captiya the Indian tribes of that ro-
mantle region. We trust we shall not be con-
sidered oliicious in pressing his claims upon
the attention of the President; but Mr.. john
son has been so liberal in paying all his other
debts in the Impeachment trial, and he has
done so nobly by Senators Henderson, Ross,
Trumbull, and Fessenden, as well rs by his
counsel Messrs. Stanbery, Evarts, and Groes-
beck, that he certainly will not be unmindfIl
of the man who was prominently his personal
representative in the Impeachment trial. Not
to honor Mr.. Nelson would be most conspic
uous evidence of his ingratitude. Let the
President send him as Collector to Alaska.
New-York tribune., 1868-08-08

the report needs veriication. Should IL prov.
true, we can only congratulate the Spanish
Government upon having learned wisdom from
the expensive attempt made few years aoo
to subjugate San Domingo. The hour wbs.
all foreign rule must absolutely and foreye,
cease on the American continent and tbs
islands apDertaining thereto is rapidly an.
preaching. The feeling of nationality which
here, no less than in Europe, asserts its in.
alienable rights, demands it. AS American.
hold no possessions in Europe, so European.
should hold no possessions in America, and IL,
the population of each American country enjov
the right of self-gOvernment.
New-York tribune., 1868-08-08
Smnsen,tnis. &t

BROADWAY THEATER.-This Afternoon at . anu
p.S,.,,7,s NFvy NlrNsruEi Hall. Tammany Build
i,r F6urecuth st adjoining Academy OF MUSIC. 1t.,.ii 's
I'll Trova,ore " Love among the Roses" LPai'S ''I''s
CENTRAL PARK GAEDFN-S -SeYenthIaSei a1!u W. a. ~ ~
certA EKtra Gala Night 80,
DoDwoR1H HAu-Ths Evening at S.-Mr. Alfred
BuInetts 90 CoutoTtup phy hcaistic'
Nrw-YoRR THErER. - This Afternoon at p and
Evening at Foul Play" .
NnIO's GAEDEN-This Evening at S.-Ohcnbaehs 5
BsItr Ba" Nile Inaa Mle Lsmbeie; Grand Partisan Ba"e
1rOr3e
OLy,frIC THEATEr.-1his Afternoon at lt ana
Rvtribs At stg-"Huupy uuwpU." g. l. Fox. Mdle NhgaL ,
WAilaCKs-This Evening at S.-"Lottery OF Lie
jobs Bt.r g.ae.
New-York tribune., 1868-08-08

Rumors of the discovery of gold on the Zam.
besi River, beyond the Transvaal Republic
near the Cape of Good Hope, have thrown the
latter colony into great excitement. 1t is said
that gold in heavy veins imbcdded in white
aurferous quartz has been found in thirty DIFF
ferent localities, and that there are immense
surface strata rich in gold, the one twenty-five
miles broad and the other sixty miles long.
with parallel veins and width of from two to
three miles.
New-York tribune., 1868-08-08

One of the Copperhead papers Of Sacramento
was lately growing over the supposed acquisi-
ton of Gen. Halleck to the Seymour and BlaiI
party. AS soon as the General saw the state
ment he positively contradcted it, Now, We
learn that Gen. Halleck, in speaking OF the
nomination of Seymour, said, " 1t may do for
some, but it won't do for me-"
New-York tribune., 1868-08-08

EYThe oil RegiORs-A Letter from Our Special
Correspondent, Fine Arts, Science, ArOund Cape
COd-Letter from orr Special Correspondent,
North Western IFOoien Exposition, Murder ia
Cumberland County N. C., Emancipation Ju-
1ilee at Genera, N. J., International Commercial
COnuention, and Erciting Scenes at q Bull Fight
and the Irish Norel, Vermont University Com
mencemeRt, Shooting Afrdy at Buffalo, The
Courts, the Money Article and the Markets,
on the third Stray Notes on the sirth Real
Estate, Shipping Intelligence, What might come
Of the Brickldyers Strike, and lVomaa as a Far
ner, on tie SereRM.
New-York tribune., 1868-08-08

The speech of President White, of the Cor
nell University, in response to the welcome
extended by lis townsinen on his return from
Europe, affords a pleasing picture OF the
energy and success with which this great edu-
cational enterprise is being raised to the fore
most rank of American institutions of learning
1t will transmit the name of its founder to
future generations with a fame as enduring
imposing, and useful, as is the magnificent
structure which forms the edfce of the UNI
verSitY.
New-York tribune., 1868-08-08

In the Border States the colored men seem to
be moving in the right direction. instead Oh
supinely awaiting the progress OF events as
guided by white men, they are uniting III Il
movement looking to a recognition OF their po-
Iitical rights and as an initial proceeding they
will support Grant and COlfax.
New-York tribune., 1868-08-08

1t is reported that one of the hostile parties
in San Domingo has offered to the Government
of Spain a protectorate over the island, and
that the offer has been declined. AS both
Cabral and Bsez took u prominent part in the
late struggle of tho Republic against Spain,