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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-12-31
Facts Concerning the Financial Condition
Of the South.

| The following facts concerning thu
financial condition of the South wert
furnished to us by the manager of lead
ing journal published at Mobile, and are
doubtless substantially correct:
During the war, and while Confederate
currency was abundant, the planters en-
tirely paid up their debts.
For the two years subsequent to the
war, but little capital was embarked IN
trade in the South, and hence but little
credit could be extended to the planters,
and they were forced to work through
economically with the little specie cur
rency athey quite generally had stored
away. That they might live within them.
selves, the attention Of planters was
largely directed to the growth of bread
stuffs and meats, and more corn, wheat
and bacon were made In the South than
ever before.
During this present year fair crop Of
cotton has been made, and generally
made with provisions and feedeof home
growth, so that the planter has received
but small advances and is not now in
debt From the high price of our staple
-cotton-more money will bs distributed
in the South this year than ever before,
not excepting the year of the great crop
1880.
This years cotton crop will net the
planters of the South the immense sum of
two hundred and fifty million dollars.
The crop Of Mobile alone will bring not
less than thirty million dollars, to be dis
tributed from that point.
The entire debt of the South, abroad,
and in the North and West, is less than
fifty million dollars.
The vast SUM of more than two hun
dred million dollars will be loose money
in circulation in the Cotton States.
The restoration of political quiet, fol-
lowing the determination Of the PresI-
Dental election, will cause a confident
free use, circulation, and expenditure OF
all this currency. In the old time the
planter in the South used the gains of
esch year lin fact was generally year
ahead ia debt to his fsctor) in the pur-
chase of more negroes or more lands, and
hence had but little or no money to
expend for Injuries and the merchandise
Of trade.
Now there are no negroes TO buy.
The principle Of small and well culti-
waited plantations is accepted, and no
planter wishes to buy more land.
The gains Of the planter will now be
invested in the purchase Of improved
farm implements, household furniture,
articles Of comfort and luxury, dry
goods, clothing, books, sewing machines,
pianos and other musical instruments.
The trade Of the South will now be an
exceedingly rich one. While the great
West is nov undergoing hard times inei-
dent TO the low prices Of breadstufis, the
Ssuih will be prosperous in the wealth
Of her staple, now bringing the most
profitable prices
No part Of the country to-day offers
richer field for the enlerprising merchant
and manufacturer than the coiter States.
These views are plain and simple, and
will present themselves With ierce 10
every obserHr and thinking msn.-Ssr
snftfc AnsTfcaa.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-12-31
The History Of the Habsas Corpus.


About six hundred and fifty years ago,
on an island meadow in the river Thames,
still known as Runnymede, on the 18th
Of August, the iron-clad friends Of free.
dom in England met King John, and
wrested from him the same rights that
have been trampled upon by the Bsdical
party for the last seven years. That day
was the birthday Of Magma Charta, the
great charter Of English liberty. 1t con-
tained thee words: "No man shall be
arrested, imprisoned, or deprived of his
own free household, or of his liberties, or
of bis own free customs, or outlawed and
banished, or injured in any manner; nor
will we pass sentence upon him, nor send
trial upon him, unless by the legal judg-
ment of his peers, or by the law of the
land" This is the great germ of our
civil liberty. II was defended in Eng
land by many bloody wars, and has been
ratified by many Acts of Parliament, and
at the present day no King or Parliament
of England would dare, in any way, to
restrict the privilege of the hsbeas corpus
1t was engrafted as fundamental prin-
ciple in our Constitution and our fore
fathers believed it to be q sure guarantee
for the rights of future generations.
About six years before the Federal
Constitution was adopted, q remarkable
prophecy was uttered unde. the follow
ing circumstances Il 1880, Henry Lau-
rens, former President of the Continental
Congress, was sent as Minister to Hol-
land On his way he was captured and
imprisoned in the Tower of London for
fourteen menths When Lord Shelburne
became Premier, Lsurens was brought
up on habeas corpus and released. At
ter his release he dined with Lord Shell
burne, when the conversation turned on
the separation of the two countries
Lord Shelburne remarked, am sorry
for your people" why SO?
asked Laurens. They will lose the
habeas corpus" was the reply.
" Lose the ha6eas corpus" said Lau.
rens in astonishment, Yes" said Lord
Shelburne. We purchased it with CEN
turies of wrangling, many years of fight
ing, and had it confirmed by at least
fifty acts of Parliament. All this taught
the nation its value, and it is SO oingrained
into their creed at the very foundation OF
their liberty, that no man or party will
ever dare trample on it. Your people
will pick it up and attempt to use it;
but, having cost them nothing, they will
not know how to appreciate it. At the
first great internal feud that you have
the majority will trample upon it, and
the people will permit i: to be done, and
SO will 60 your liberty"
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A Nice Little Job in Washing ton-0nly
SI2,o00.0 900 for a Canal Around Mag


From the Rochester IN. ~ Chronicle.l
A bill providing for an appropriation
of Sl2,000,000 to construct q canal
around the Falls of Niagara has been
made the special order fer January ", in
the House of Representatives at WASH
ington. This is one of the jobs that is
to be pressed upon the attention of Con-
gress during the present session. ORly
Sl2, 100000 Of course the people can
easily stand that. 1t is true that they
can never receive any benefit from the
expenditure; but just think how mach
good that $l2,000,000 will do the men
who are running the machine After
taking that point into consideration, who
can object2 Who cares for taxes, or ter
the maintenance of the pL bic credit, or
for anything else, indeed, in comparison
with this nc bic opportunity to fill the
pockets of the Washington lobby2 Hur-
rah, then, for the Niagara Falls Canal
There's plenty of money available; the
people are working and earning it ell
the time, and they will be delighted. no
doubt, to contribute the paltry sum OF
$l2, 10000 for the purpose Of relieving
the necessities of the enterprising gen.
tlemen who hang about the committee
rooms of the capitol and the bar rooms
of the Washington hotels, button-holing
Senators and Representatives 20 secure
support for this or that little bill, de-
signed to effect the most astounding and
benefi cial results-for themselves. Fifty
or more nice things like this canal job
will be urged with might and main be-
tween now aud the fourth Of May next
II the Niagara Canal Bill goes thrcagh,
what possible objection can there De to
the rest1 They are all of q piece-the
sole object being to extract money from
the Treasury.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-12-31

water-tight ribs extend. further dividing
the distance between the two skins into
eight compartments. Thus there are
altogether forty-eight water-tight divi-
s;ors. Frames made of strong plates and
sssle iron strengthen the skins between
the main ribs. Four steam engines and
pumps on each side-each pump has two
suctions, emptying division of an air !"
chamber-are fitted to the dock, and
these also Gil division Of the "load "
chamber. When it becomes necessary
to clean, paint, or repair the bottom Of
the dock it is careened by the weight Of
water in the load chambers of one side,
and the middle line is raised about Eve
feet out Of the water. The gigantic
structure is q splendid specimen Of work
manship; and, although intrinsically
ugly, the skillful toll of the artisan for
two years is manifest in the feut ensem-
bio of the first great floating dock ever
put together in England.
Two other vessels of this kind have,
we believe, been built and sent abroad
one to Cadiz and another to Callao-in
pieces; but this is the only dock fitted in
this country ready for transport in q
complete condition.
The question has been asked whether
it would not have been judicious to con.
struct an ordinary deck at Bermuda but
when it is remembered that the island
itself is only coral reef, and that nc
good foundation can be got, the answer
is directly given to this query. Then
arises surmise whether such leviathan
machine could successfully encounter
bad weather in the high seas. There
is no reasen to suppose that the dock
would founder, because it can be made as
tight as bottle; and should it get in the
trough of heavy sea, end on, the water
would enter at one end and flow from the
other 1t would, in fact, live on the wave
like q we'll corked bottle. The vessels
towing it out would have to keep its head
to tie gale, and avoid collision; then
there would be no risk and little danger.
The Bermuda dock has an enormous
rudder, and this has lately been increased
considerably in area at the after-end by
large number of planks, in order to
give more steerage power. Its cutwaters
are formed like the bows of barge, to
divide the water, and by that means
diminish the resistance, and enable the
dock to be more easily towed. London
Scientific Reciew.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-12-31
A Rsttsr Umbrella Wanted.

A correspondent in one Of our ex-
changes asks the question: Will no in
ventive genius improve upon the con-
s,ructiou Of the umbrella 7 As at present
formed this indispensable article is
shockingly i'll adapted to it's purposes.
The best part of it, where one would put
his head, is occupied by the stick and
wires, so that only half the shsltering
cover is available. Then the roof 10 90
coutrived as TO cast the rain that falls
upon il either on 10 the shoulder or into
the coat pockets, or down over ones
knees and feet. To remedy these evils
the stick should be placed cut Of the
center, and a turned-up rim should be
made 10 constitute . gutter, With one
shoot oT spout only, which can be turned
into such q position as 10 threw the
water always 10 lesuArd Of the pedsl-
friau. II l we're an unbrslla-maker !
would endeavor 10 work out those i'm
prevements; a. II is can only enforcs
them upon the attention Of those shom
zhsy may concern.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-12-31
City Directory.

han nAH~
MiPRSs' S,s fss ;t ss' !;i;sS c. e.
M emphis Bank. corner Main and Madison
M J. j. Murphy. Prsst.; y. M. casb, Cash'r.
Jackson Insurance. Company. 10 Madison.
fcirst National BsHk. "a Madison. tb,
BOOK STORES.
Nhurch a Co.. bookseller. stationers. Prin-
(,leayes. o. O. a Co., booksellers, Ststioners,
f''n'iss SSSTs sSa s'sIsiS' xSD saoEs. s. Sisi
Nuiller. william, no Main.
II .inkhauer 4 Bro. 2si,f Second.
CARRIAGES, BUaGIEs, ETC.
Woodruff Co.. 179 Main.
CIGARS AND PIPES.
Nrayer, Marshuetz 4 Co.. removed 10 SOo
Gssy::ssII.; sii :|., rnpor'ss. Hs.dss.rs'r' IN
CLOTHiNG AND CENTS FURNISH.
ING GOODS.
Wizard. J. g.. Residen. Partner Garth waite.
Uobeson sssl' Dssa s:s'' g.. g. 81 Main. epDoslt.
cS%T Csqr' 81. sf1.rf. rHf.Asars AND SOAPS.
Drescott. o. +. 4 Co., 40 Jefsnon.
Uy osenbaum 4 Bros. Coal OIL, Pstrs eil and
CONfECT1ONEHS.
Heinrich. p. H., h Rro., Confcctions. Fancy
III Groceries, etc, 224 Main.
Dodesta Il CAxassa. 252 Main. cor. N. Court.
COMMISSION MERCHANTs.
Dearce, Lambert 4 Co.. Commission Merch's
u and Cotton Factors, 226 Front. up stairs.
A ttwood 4 Anderson. Produce, Grain. Cot
N ton. etc.. $50 Main.
w right, W, p. Grain and Produce Of every
w description, II Monroe. Cooper block.
COMMERCIAL COLLEGE.
n .eddin's Commercial College. open Day and
~ Night, at 2yS Main.
Mansfield 4 Higbee. 3Ol and 303 Main.
Stesvsr. H. c.. corner Second and Madison.
Noodyear 4 Falls, removed to 2si Main. Gu
" bert 4 Higbee's old stand.
Smith, j. A. j.. dealer in Drugs, Toilet Arti-
~ cles, etc., corner Jefferson and Third.
.T0bnson.; & aoI,; p;' lSS MAN, Two doors north
SHARP 4 Butt. Retail and Prescription Drug
- gists, 60 Adams.
Hoerner, Theo.. Druggist and ANALYTICAL
H Chemist. 81 and b6 Besl. corner second.
VXaltcr. JOS, 184 Main, between Washing
w ton and RSglsr' B2x GOODS.
Ep ice, stix 4 Co., 3ls Main. exclusive whole
h sale. 80.
Southern Palace-HowelI. Wood 4 Co.. ss2
II .owenstein. B.. I Bros. corner Main and
~ Jefferson.
WI ellis i Coll, 267 Main.
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No. a4s Msin Street, corner of Jefferson.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-12-31
Salmon Eggs Imported into Massachusetts,.

Nearly 250, 900 salmen eggs arrived on
Friday last at the Cold Spring trout
ponds, Chsrlestown, Massachusetts, from
the Mirsmichi salmon-breeding works at
New Brunswick. They were packed in
baskets of wet moss, well surrounded
with straw, and had travelled one hundred
aud twenty miles on sleds, three hundred
aud twenty by rail, and two hundred and
eighty by water; but they we're so we'll
protected by the straw from the cold, and
from the jarring incident to travelling,
that they arrived in good condition, so
FAR as examined. They were also found
to be well impregna,ed and sufficiently
advanced to hatch, at the present rate Of
development, early in January. The
gentlemen engaged in getting them at
Miramichi met with a prejudice against
their operations on the part Of that COM
muntty 80 violent as to nearly compel
them several times to give up the enter
prise altogetheR The Canadian Gov
ernment was quite unwilling to give per-
mission to take the spawn at ell, aud
only granted il very reluctantly at last,
on condition that one-half Of the ova
taken should be deemed the property Of
the Crown, and should be hatched out at
Miramichi for the benefit Of that river.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-12-31

An Eastern professor states that the
meleorio showers Of the last two years
we're occasioned by the tail Of = comet
which passed ia 1866. He estimates the
aov as being 100000 miles per day. and
that i has been nearly three years in
passing. truly this is 8 EtSpendous tale.
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Ngenken Bros. corner Main and Court.

GAME AND FISH DEPOTs.
UHuchs, Victor D., wholesale and retail dealer
i sS oXsNtiYEs XNY SSes SsTi siss fkSSs
M eacham & TreadwelI, Grocer., Cotton Fac
a pPeEson. b. NJ. 4 Co.. corner Front and
Ctratton. Goyer 4 Co.. 22s Front.
Newton Ford q Co.. II Union. Leo Block.
Galbveath. Stewart 4 Co.. IL Union. Stone
DicIst. W. s. 4 Co.. Cotton Factors. 81
Ecfsrly. q. A.. s44 Front.
Iprooks. Nicely & Co.. a7e Front.
Garvin. M. 7. Co.. so7 Main.
Dase & Co.. 1ss Poplar.
HUsE. F. G. 4 CO.. Choice Family Groce-
- fi''' 70 'iaHs.Hhn iMaHHs.&HhbnwARE.
A llison Brothers. Hardware, Cutlery. Guns
nrgill Bros. Co., 3l2 Front.
Ngccombs Co.. s2a1f and a2i Main.
~ Robbins & Bradley. 223 Second. Adams
He Bleck; also, Cutlery and Guns. Sales
men Capt. J. g BerbSgr; Mr.: T. D. Wilder.
M Cohen, Hat Renovator, 364 Main.
Hames L. Morris, /" The Halter" Francisco
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Evord. J. o. & Co.. 2571z Msin.
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Nh YlSis'a lars and Shoe Finding. si2 Main.
Hubbard 4 Lowell, Harness. Saddles, Col
III lars, 33I Second. bet. Monroe and Union.
HIDES AND LEATHER.
hgSsst tp nr;ces Sn1s far Hides and Taiow
INSURANCE..
&t; Lsuis Mutual Life. McMahon 4 Otis. 4s
Nrorth Western Mutual Life, J. s. Chaplin,
aToliSa aIe Agef f.ifs ins r uaa 2s Main M. ].
" Wicka. Pres't; w. r. Boyle. Sec'y.
Vredenbarsh' =. w. 22Madison.
ENesoto ms. and Trust Co., AZ Madison; J. q,
~ ,S tS1sdals ss0{ fa.ripss%Ga q frsst.
Ia 49, " : N''-'' 0''s' : :
fs nl,e, aesn nmpso1 Madson
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u7,ronkIin Job PRINTING House. Is West Court
n Toof prssrietor
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II
LIQUOR DEALERS.
aIfGStU; IIuuors. AC Cigars, V;t ETC.. s2s % Front.
H endrix, McNabb 4 Co.. Rectihers and
In Wholesale Liquor Dealers, 2i6 Front.
XXTolf Morir, agent, 365 Main. near Gayoso.
LUMBER, DOORS, SASH, EIC.
mn oore, Eader 4 Co., Planning Mill and Lum-
Ith ber Yard, 3bs and $50 Second.
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-12-23
FR0Y WASHINGTON.

WARRINGTON, Dee. %.
A Tnbuns.s Washington dispatch says
General Grant has ordered Gen. Babcock to
viit AAklnsas anA inQ1iao iato ~ eonditioa
Of Affairs in that State, and report at once to
headquarters. Reports fscsived throaeA sebel
sources, represent that the colored people
ars agsrssss1s, and 6s6stxl Grant dssifvi %
be fully infornsd % ~ atsAjeet bYa trusta
worthy person, before hs tAkes action. a !
The Hss6A - xAtt1 hnete Asxiety to
Rst on the Pacific Bailroad y Commiaaioa.
srs By Congrs1smsn than any others.
Further particuaaso sapE tho stupendous
frauds iu The customs revenus has come 70
light. From "a affidavit Of fhos h. Toole,
. special agsnt IN the Trsasury Departnset,
it appseFs shae 6ifksA The amesnt q $685.
OOO have from tins " tins been, inyoiced by
the Guateman Bios. and others.
CMcAso, DE. ~.
The Tribuns's Washisetoo special says:
There IL funrcr IN this city that the PTesi-
dent 10 about to recall our Minister to Con.
stsntinopie, but the report does not ssem
we'll fonndsd.
A New Yoek special sayss shat I move
ment has been started u thst city for pubs
lie meeting ssrly in Jsnuasy to express sym.
pa,hy and raise money for the Cretans
A Constantinople lstksT says that clear
expression Of 4 aaAriosn eympathy with
Crete. viii have important effect upon En-
ropean politics. Il
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-12-23
FBOn THE sUU I'D.

LocisviLLE, Dsc ~.
A circular, psrporting 70 emanate from .he
Seymour Vigilance Committee, states that
the ommiuse have bssn iafcrmsd that Ger.
tain pastiss il and about Seymosr have besa
masking threessseainst the Regulator, asd
that il these threats are carried into execu-
ton tbs parties Ia qnession Hsy expect 70 be
summsrily dealt with; but il they condnc,
themselves civily tosA,1s tho Regulators.
they will permit the warned parties 70 live at
their homes and will pscsect them.
The parties warned are ~ follows: Wiik.
Reno, the father, Clinton Reno. Trick Re-
na, Younger brother, James Green. Ste
phsn Green, Leo JohAson, Chris Price,
Harry kaadhAn, Neas Fqher, Martin Lowe,
Roland Lse, ". s. Parks, Jos. Thompsor
Wni. Hars and Pollard Abbot-17 i'd sft.
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Nr Yosx, Dec. y.

NV YoKK, Dec. -.
Geo A Delaney, = CHI u sha New York
post Office, Was yesterday arrested for en-
berzling valuable bosA from the mail. He
was held for trial in default Of $500 bail
Regrismahd GsslssnaA ard 8 S0usierenan,
importers il Reade street we're ysaeeedey held
for examiastion BY Commissioner Dats upon
. charge Of detrauding the government ont
Of many Thousand dollars BY means Of SNUG
Cling silks, aha vls and other valuable arti-
c!es. The examination Of the matter will
tska place on Wednesday next.
1hs Times Nays Of the Indian troubles that
the policy nos datefmined upon, and under
execution b Sheridan y entirely new. The
army commander has been compelled to
adopt My ~, miserable fafl1rc 81 the In
dian and Peace Commissioners, and he oueh,
not to be ohstrncsed in IT'S execution BY delsy
upon tho part of eeneesas, sf unAdsissd in
teffssenNs b. The Psesideat. Permapent
peace can nov be obtained through snerge.-
ic and successful var.
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LArE CABLE DISPATCHES.

Madrid, Dec. ~.
The elections for Cortez in this city passed
OF with comparatively little disturbance. All
the Monarchal candidates were elected. The
Republicans have carried the cities of
Ssviies and Barcslona.
Lis stated on ol6cial euthority that up to
the present moment COCO troops have been
sent to reinforce the army in Cuba, and more
will seen follow.
The government announces that it will
never abandon Colony Of Spain.
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MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS,

PsArssk Dc CHfrx, Dec o.
The passengers frcm the l. 4 II. Division
of the St. Paul r. r ~hle crossing the river
in sleighs and ice boats last evening broke
in. All wsts sassd but an infant three
months old.
77s's s assx ezyY Dusoeux, Dee. y.
The 1rse train Of can crossed he new
1jlea 1rtGs tete lila farenoea.
I. IL NKnrzls Dec. =. !
In the q. 8. District Court to-day, Judge
Tngg prssi4ing, IN the case Of lrs. Catha-
rine Bailey ". the ST. Lotus Mutual Life In.
snrancs Conpasy, ahess astieo i had 70 70.
cover 5000 on her husbands lite. which the
defendants declined paying, pn tAs ground
that the deceased had Jailed to pay the pre-.
miGm fo' three quarters; ,hst his friends
physician called It the office and paid the
premiums while the father was on his death
bed, representing that hs was in usual
health. The contact was null and void, and
the Court ruled that the Company could not
hold to the contract if Mr.. Bailey had lived,
and repudiste Il II be, died, ana the jury
found . verdict for the plaintiff
Generals Babcock and Porter, Of General
Grants staff, left for Arkansas this after
noon 70 investiyats The militia troubies.
Last night st Carroll Sts.ion, on the Mo-
bile sud Ohie Railroad. near Hnmboldt, two
Of the pick-pocksts Who have been infesting
that road usss caught 10 the act, and taken
By the passenger and citizens at the Station
and hung 70 tree.