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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-09-26
Goods delivered free to any part OF
the city. 81
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Nominations OF Onieers for the Next
Commercial Year.

THE COMMITTEE OF THE CHAMBER
il Of Commerce on nominations of officers for
the next con nercial year, 10 be elected at the
meeting on MONDAY, THE 18Th INST,
report as follows:
For President-T. A. Nelson.
For Vice -PresideHts-W II. Cherry, J. 7.
stratton. 8. NJ. Gates. W. S. Pickett. y. NJ.
Mahan.
or Treasurer-w. W. Scheduled.
For Committee on Appeais-Wm. r. Moore.
John p TreEevant, d. II. Townsend, w. b.
9reenlav, james Elder. John Johnson. Nano-
leon Bill. HB
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French Window Glass.

A FULL ASSORTMENT JUST RECEIVED
n nnd nov tdsred Al lou pricess also. Build
ers' u arduare In rreat variety.
Z. ROBBINS a BRADLEY.
= No. - Second street, Adams Block.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-09-26

Grant nay very we'll aGofd 10 Be deaf
and dumb candidate, bat the people of
the United States cannot afford 70 elect
q deaf and dumb President-Nsr York
Tribune, before Grdnfs noRisGfioA.
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Communications upon subjects of general in
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Rejected manuscripts WILL NOT be returned.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-05
TENNESSEE.
General Cheatham Yields TO the Course
OF Events.

At the recent conference of eX-Rebel Generals
with the Military Committee of the Tennessee
Legislature, General B; F. Oheatham said that
he mad been Confederate soldier, and had
fought all through the war. When he lald down
his arms he did so in good faith. At that time
he felt as il the sun had ceased to shine. When
which he had carried IN his pocket up to this
hour. He had tried to keep it to the letter ever
since; had stayed on his farm, attended to his
own business, and scarcely comes to town twice
ea Me eed reedgnHad in oNHad with all
laws which this and the preceding Legislature
had passed, in good faith. He felt that it was
his duty to do so; He ,staid so closely on his
farm that he did not know until recently the
excited condition OF the public mind. When he
was met on the street by General Nancy, VINO
wished to talk with him on this subject, he told
his old companion that he had come to the city
to get piece of machinery repaired, and that If
he wanted to talk with him he must walk with
him to the foundry on Broad street. General
Nancy did so, and then related to him the cou-
dition of the public mind in Davidson county
and other parts of the State. He told General
Nancy that if such was the case he would let
his crops and all other business 60 and come
to the city the following day. This interview
took place some days ago. Since that time he
had been corresponding with all the leading
Confederate General officers of this State
on the subject. Tomorrow (to-day) he expected
that thirteen OF these officers would be in the
city. Eleven of them he expected would give
pledges to use their united efforts with himself
and associates, to suppress all resistance to the
laws and the civil officers, and to check all
depredations committed by lawless bands.
General Johnston, General Nancy, and himself,
were ready to fOrsake all private business and
to take the stump among their old soldiers, to
fulfil the pledges made, believing that the men
who had fought SO well would still listen to
their old officers. The trouble was not with
the men who went out to fight for principles in
which they believed, but it came from home
Generals who were always making trouble.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-05
NEW YORK GOSSIP.
The Beard OF Health-A Peculiar Acct
denC-AnAWAl Statements.

New YORK, Aug. ga peculiar case of drown
ing at Fort Hamilton was reported yesterday
morning. Several soldiers under sentence of q
court martial to wear balls and chains, were
sent by the commanding officer, in charge of
guard, to bathe in the bay. One of these got
beyond his depth, was dragged down by the
thirty-twO pound ball attached to his leg, and
was drowned. With guard Of soldiers at his
command, 1t would seem as if the officer in
escape, even though the balls and chains had
been removed for a few moments from the
prisoners limbs, and the poor fellows permitted
10 enjoy their bath without endangering their
lives.
DR.. Harris weekly letter contains the follow.
ing interesting tacts:-ln the week that ended
on the lst OF August there were 730 deaths in
New York and z23 IN Brooklyn. This shows a
decrease from last week OF 81 in the former and
mortality and the circumstances under which il
has occurred warrant very favorable hopes tor
the public health OF both cities during the clos
ing weeks of this excessively hot and damp
summer. But this promising condition must
not be allowed to cause any relaxation OF the
present unusual and very necessary efforts
which sanitary officers and the people are
making to cleanse ana disniect every foul place
in both cities. The death rate in New York
about 39 per thousand in the year. That Of
Brooklyn was about y per thousand.
The annual meeting Of the Kings County
Board of Supervisors was held yesterday after
noon, at which the officers OF the public institu-
tons were elected, and the annual statement Of
the County Treasurer was presented, from which
latter document it appears that the total
amount OF tax fer wards and towns was 81, 397,-
40S'6s' VI this sum, 81, ,264, 93S4l was for the
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-05
LEGAL WTELLIG ENOE.

COURT OF QUARTER SESsIoNS-Judge Brew
TT ere were but few prison cases before the Court
ibis morning sn6 but slim audience vas 10 attend
most probably be OF brief Duration for as soon the
oceIs seen able notify the parties IL is expected
that deck !, business WIN b be plentifai.
to horse The stat stsemes.s a. & ct several @ gentlemen
the horse and drove it hard from early morning tlL
was arrested Al Green and Nain streets Frank ford
sn and % vas s ssoT
time previously cost tl55 has since been sold for t25
Patrick smith pleaded @ guilty. to chsTre Of ass .ult
and SaeEy and for creating sn.S as1rSance at
was arrested by two officers and resisted them with
Paul Green. a one eyed colored man. was convicted
Of as ault and battery with Intent e 6ilI aarths
having been per1eyeIlngy GCutted by MIN l0r long
him in spAford street; and after he had squsndered
her little personal properly he came 10 her
Then stabbed her win Knife but before he had sue,
II inaic!ng fatal blow she escaped and pro-
James Collins and Edward Verrek were found
early in the siterD oon, jacob Hunt, young lad,
thirteen years old observed Hn old gsntIsman; Goa
ard tn men 70 up 70 him wax Mh MIN awhile
mans watch chain hanging out and discovered that
the watch was gone; These three men went into
they came out, when he saw Collins show a watch to
hs ss'i HAVING
be procured an officer, and when they returned from
the pawn brokers the Oicer arrested Collins Subse-
quenty Verrick was arrested This little boy did not
see which one stole the watch, but coloaed
lad living In the neighborhood, saw Collins and
Verrlck walk vita the ola gentleman, and the third
one. who has not arrested, take the watch the
two boys came TO court and made their respective
tepents, which the prisoners did not attempt to
prove untrue The jury, OF course convicted. These
little boys deserve great credit. Their conduct In
this case ooa indication that they viii be worthy
members of society.
Charles RRvensr was charged with assault and bat
teIy with intent 20 kill George Ritchte. The prosecu
tion offered testimony TO prove that the 18th Of
last jane Mr. Richie met Mr.. Ravener In 8. Twelfth
street, ana endeavored TO collect seme money the
latter owed him. and the conversation changed Into
quarrel. Ravener losng command OF himself, struck
Mr. Richie on the head with stone pitcher telling
him 10 The ground and putting his life for some time
In danger.
There was a bill charging RitchIe with assault and
battery ON this side or the case Mr. Ravener tesUi-
fed that he crossing the street from his house
TO get jug of ale when Richie called loudly to hlm,
~ say Ravener, when are you going TO pay me that
bnl? n replied This is no p ace To dun me, espe-
cialIy since You know owe yeu nothing" Ritcnte
then let out q perfect torrent of abuse upon him,
pulled his whisk ers, aud struck him in the mouth;
and alter this RAYener dealt the blow with the Jug
On trial.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-05
THE RENO BROTHERS.
How they Escaped the Vengeance OF an
Outraged Community.

A special correspondent of the Chicago Repub-
lSCdn, writing from Lexington, Indiana, July 80,
says:-Your readers have undoubtedly heard OF
the Reno brothers. That family is notorious in
Indiana as being the head and front and nucleus
OF everything that is vilainous. They have,
with their satellites, oyerawed the people OF
Jackson and surrounding counties for many
years; murder, robbery, rape, arson, In fact,
every crime known to the criminal code, has
been committed by these men and their fol-
lowers. The Renos boast that from the cradle
to the present time they have been criminals,
and that they intend to continue SO.
Men have been shot down at their
BeeGe'Ga Beee entered O' in the dead of night, men
assassinatsd and women outraged; property
and lite have become unsafe; the express com
panies have been frequently robbed-lndeed, to
such an extent that they have to carry a large
armed guard upon every train which runs
through jackson county. The Reno family live
in the vicinity of Rockford, which IS two miles
from Seymour, on the line OF theJ. M. ana L. II.
r. and few years ago was a large and thriving
village, but now nothing is left OF 1t except
few struggling houses. The Renos have literally
burned it up because they could not control the
people except by tear and terror; and they now
threaten Seymour with similar ylsitations.
Two of the Kenos, Simon and William, were
arrested for the Marshbeld robbery, in
Scott county, the county seat of which
is Lexington. The nearest approach to Lexing-
ton on the J. NJ. and /. r. K. is Vienna,
distant some eight miles, through beautiful
rolling and agricultural country. The sister OF
the Re0OS, WHOSE HdLuC 10 l4ttuldj anu WuO 10
said to be liberal with her charms and endear-
ments to influential personages, went to Lex
ington and there informed the authorities that
there was danger, that the Vigilance Commit.
tee of Seymour were coming to Lexington to
visit upon her brothers the punishment they
had dealt out to others. They were
consequently removed to New Albany.
The time of their examination ap-
preached, Laura visited Indianapolis, aud
manipulated Governor Baker, ,whereupon
he issued an order directing, Major Gene
raj Mansfield, of the State militia, to go to
Lexington, there organize sufficient military
force, Miss Laura putting up the money neces-
sary for the support and maintenance of that
force, for the purpose of guarding the Renos-
the very money which had been so frequently
and so literally stolen from the Express Com
pany. Frank Reno, the principal of the Reno
brothers, is now in Canada, He has been arrested
by the Detroit police there without the knoWl-
edge or consent of the Adams Express Company,
but for the purpose OF attempting to "bleed'
Reno aud the Express Company. Frank Reno
will yet have to come to this State and have
Justice meted out TO him. The consolidated
express companies have fully determined that
they must protect themselves.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-05
DISASTER.
ThO Loss of the UAitsd states Steamer
SuWauSe.


The Victoria Colonist has the following details
OF the loss of The Suwanee:-
1t is our unpleasant duty TO record the loss of
this vessel, which left our port on Tuesday the
9TH ult., on her way to Sitka. Tue facts OF
this event, as gathered from the most reliable
sources, are given as tollOws:-On Thursday
morning, the 9th ult., at u quarter past
O'Clock, while proceeding through Shalwell
Passage, Queen Charlotte Sound, Northwest
coast of British Columbia, taking the inside
channel or that on the west of Centre Island,
which was previously unknown. This channel
is represented on the charts as clear
OF danger, and the directions on
entering il in the Vancouver Pilot
Instructions, distinctly state the passage TO be
clear on either side OF the island. The rock on
which the vessel struck is about $50 yards from
the vest side OF this island, and, as alfeady
stated, is not marked, Unfortunately, soon after
the accident the tide fell rapidly and the vessel
wreck. The water was perfectly calm at the
time. The captain, we understand, eXonerates
all parties from blame. Fortunately, her Ma
jesty's ship Sparro Whawk was met by an officer
OF the SuWanee on coming down for assistance,
and he returned with her TO the i'll fated vessel:
30 that in every probability all the light
stores, ammunition, arms, and personal eaee,s
Dispatches we're forwarded to Admiral Hast.
inss, who Immediately did everything that
could be done 10 render assistance
and despatched the gunboat Forward to Pott
TOwhsend, 10 inform Admiral Thatcher, United
States HSesbip Pensacola, of the untoWard
event. 1t appears the Suwanee double ender)
was not strongly built boat; her plates are
described as very light, and totally unsuited for
vessel carrying her armament She was built
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-05
4 HICTLMTZER.


The Newark IN. J.) Courier gives the follow
.nr occnnnt of n sWindler disguised as clergy.
man, who had been victmizing the people Oh
That city:-- ~. ,.ovo
his name as Frank Whitcomb, visited this CITY,
and called upon Rev. j. X. Burr ana otner
Drominent Methodists, to whom he Represented
himself as regularly lcenseu meth9uis. ,i, n,in-
ister. but at present student OF the University
at Evanston, ILL.,, to be enabled to continue MS
studies al which institution he solicited the
privilege of preaching in one OF our cnurches
on Sunday. On being asked for his credentials
he said that he was licensed at jamestown, new
York, but had lost his certificate. lie showed
q number of letters from well known pastors,
however, and as he often and ostentatously
exhibited impaired health by splitting blood
(which he said was the result OF Imprisonment
at Andersonville), much sympathy was maui
tested Tor him, and he was permltted 70 ple5cn
on Sabbath morning in st. PauFs heLhoelst
"Befere service commenced, two persons, who
happened TO be in attendance from Rockford,
H.. recognized him as o man who had visited
that place some two years ago, aud on being
detec,ed in falsehoOd and pressed for his ere
dentas, suddenly left for parts unknown. This
fact was communicated to two or three leading
members of the church, but before proper
course of action was decided upon, he had
begun the delivery OF his sermon, ana IL was not
thought best TO interfere. His discourse proved
to be nothing more than rambling account
of his personal sufferngs while prisoner at
Andersonyille, and even such as were IN lgnor-
ance of the suspicious entertained against him,
hung their heads in modification as he pro.
Ceeded with his narrative, and occasionally spat
a quantity OF blood upon piece OF white paper.
Alter the sermon a collection of some $40 was
taken up for his benefit, and in the afternoon he
was visited lat his stoppng-place by several
members of the church, VINO pressed him
strongly for his credentials, and to whom he
told several conflicting stories."
A subsequent investigation proved him to be
an arrant imposter.
'His success 1t is probable, was owing in a
great degree to the sympathy he excited by the
blood spitting' performance. He would place
pieces of white paper in conspicuous places
about his room, wherever stopping, upon. which
would be found quantities OF blood, which he
claimed to have raised from his lungs On Mon
day he visited Jersey City, and on Tuesday after
noon returned here and had severe attack of
hemorrhage but finding on Wednesday morning
that prompt measures we're being taken 10 test
his credibility he begged to be sent to the home
of his uncle at Herkimer, and many believing
that bis indspostion was not feigned, he was
placed upon the cars for that point.
"a physician who was called to see him in
Jersey City, also believed the hemorrhage to be
real and gave it as his opinion that he would
not recover.
HE is said to be the same Frank Whitcomb
who testified upon the trial of Wirz, the Ander-
sonville iailOr,n
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-05

HEARINGS AT THE CENTRAL STATION. N.-George
Benners and Lewis Holsworth were arraigned
before Alderman Beitler on the charge of OBJ
tanning money under false pretences. 1t appears
they have been taking paper around repre-
sent1Dg hat different parties wish to raise flags
Tor political purposes, and asking for money to
aid in the same. The testimony elected was as
follows:-
Collector Cake sworn-Stated his signature
was correct 1or 500, and recognized Benners.
Mr.. Shippen, Eighth Ward, said his signature
was placed on the paper by his clerk, at his di-
reotions, for a Grant and Colfax flag, for S5.
Mr.. Hodgson stated the signature was not his;
IL was a forgery
MIR. Harper stated his name was also a
forgery.
Mr.. Samuel Bell, President of the Eighth
Ward Club, testified that no one was authorized
10 collect money for the Ward.
Mr.. II. j. Sh1nn testified that Mr.. Jones said
two mon called for money yesterday, and to
have them arrested If they came again. They
did come, and gave their names as Thompson
and Farrell. He gave them 81, and had them
arrested.
Mr.. Myers, President of the Twentieth Ward
Republican Executive Committee, testified
no one was authorized to collect money.
Detective Smith testified that he was inform
ed two men were collecting money without
authority; they arrested the defendants with
the books and papers on them. Benners stated
he intended to present all the clubs with flags
when he had collected money enough. Held
in S25OO bail each to answer at Court
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-05
THIRD EDITION
FROM UTICA.
Governor seymour's Accept
ance Of the Democratic
..rM Nomination. .a
oOntinued from our Second Editioa.l

I Continued from our Second EdtioR.l
800 NEW YORK, August g.
There is hardly an able man who helped to
build up the Republican organization who has
not, within the past three years, warned it
against its excesses, while many have been
driven from its ranks.
The election Of Democratic Executive and
OF a majority OF Democratic members of the
House, would not give to that party organiza.
ton the power to make sudden or violent
changes, but it would serve to check those ex-
treme measures which have been deplored by
the best men of both parties.
The result would most certainly lead to a
peaceful restoration of the Union. Governor
Seymour says, personally there are no attrac'
tions in the Presidential Office for him. The
energy of the Democratic party springs from
devotion to their cause, and not from devotion
to their candidates. Never in the political his.
tory of our country has the action of any like
body been received with such universal and
widespread enthusiasm as that which is shown
in relation to the position of the Democratic
Convention.
With this the candidates had nothing to do.
Democracy was strengthened by the co.opera-
ton of the great body of those who served in
the Union army and navy during the war. He
(Gov. Seymour) had given nearly sixteen thou
sand commissions to officers of that army, and
he knew their views and works. They demand
the Union for which they fought. The largest
meeting of these gallant soldiers ever held has
endorsed the action of the Democratic Conven-
tion.
When there is such accord between those
who proved themselves brave and self-sacriAc-
ing in war and those who are thoughtful and
patriotic in council, cannot doubt we shall
gain political triumph which will restore the
Union, bring back peace aud prosperity to our
land, and give US once more the blessings Of q
wise, economical, and honest Government.
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for river service by the Government during the
American civil war. The manner in which she
broke to pieces seems TO confirm this abatement.
But although no one may be to blame In the
the suwanee is an accident which we regret IN
common with the community. 0fcourse, there
will be an official examination, and we trust II
will end, as we are led to expect in full
of an accident that could neither be anticipated
nor prevented; especially as by the courtesy of
our own authorities .ae Suwanee was under the
charge Of Government Harbor Master Cooper.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-05

REcoRDER's CAsE.-John Fielding was ar
raigned before Recorder Given, charged with
assault and battery on Miss Millie SGasey, the
leading dancer at FOx's Theatre, and Mrs.
Fielding, charged with threatening language
to the same. IL is alleged that Fielding entered
the dining room where they reside and struck
Recorder held Fielding in $500 bail, and mis- wife
in 5000 bail 10 answer.
William IL. Fisher alias Reddy, had a final
hearing, and was committed in default of $4,000
bail to answer.
The property was recovered by Messrs Smith
and Franklin, of the Recorders detective
police.