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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-07-03
Gran, wieIaIng the sword.

That Grant is maneuvering his forces,
giving orders end making arrangements
as military commander to the best adj
vantage for securing bis own election,
the appointment of Mcdowell to the
comm and in Mississippi and other cir :
cumstanees sufficiently indicate. How
far the President may be able TO thwart
his Vaccinations seems to be in doubt
The Chicago Times has the following;
II is rumored that Thad. Stevens, in
his new movement Of impeachment, has
been in close consultation with General
Grant. and has told him that, IL Presi.
dent johnson be permitted 70 serve out
his term, the Jacobins would be over
wbelmingly defeated in the fall cleo
tons.
viii have but little effect on the strength
Of parties, unless military villainies for
carving the Southern States more inia'
mons even than reconstruction
should be put in force under q Jacob'n
President
Johnson Is without patronage and with
ont influence. Congress Invested him oil
all power to do good or harm in the pas,
sare CT the military bills His removal
you'd only serve 70 increase the cisRust
and contempt which the majority OF the
neonIe nov feel for the present scandal
ons Congress aud its rotten proceedings
Grant will be beaten because many
80 then half Of the voters IN the
.onntrr DO not beiieve be has brains
s...~f A make q respectable President
and % believe that he y = oemAgoEne,
working in the interest OF ne most
ro.oriourly corrupt party That ever
hrourht trcubIo s1d disgrace On nsiion'
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BY TELEG RA P h,
LATEST To NOON TODAY.
NEW YORK.

New YonK, July 3, 1880 p.m.-Coiton
Grm; uplands, 32c. Gold, i4os; 500
coupons, 81, 1884; 'o2, 1875; "a, iloi;
'65, llIa; 5-2O's, new issue, 1885; OF 81,
1881; lo-4O's, 1861; 1905, second and
third series, 1885; Government bonds,
steady; Tennessee bonds, old, TIT new
7Oa. ~ . W NJ II
About two clock yesterday evening"
Thomas Z. Carey, an attache oil o
banking house, entered Mr.. A. @. Kings
bank, "a William street. for the purpose
of receiving $4,000 in coupon bonds of
the issue of 1868, land one of the treasury
clerks passed out the bonds to him, and,
while they were lying on the counter, Mr..
Carey and the gentleman behind the
dsk entered into conversation, during
which some daring thief came up I'M
noticed, and. seizing the money, sue
ceeded in making his escape with 1t. y
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-07-03

this condition Of things Ben. was arrested
BY the Chief Of Police and locked up for
his threats and Interference with the free
dom of the election. And when this
was done, the freedmen went forward
and voted every one as they pleased to
do. This legal aud proper prevention Of
compulsion. is what the Bulletin calls
compulsion. "The overawed, threatened,
harassed people voted as they were COM
pelled," it says. Is this truthiulness'
candor and fairness2 Does 1t propose
to countenance such violence at the polls
as that attempted by Ben. MCKEE and
his followers? Ifthat is the programme
for Tennessee we are glad to be advised
of It. Hi
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-07-03
Mnrdsr Id W. B. Turnsr.

The Kosciusko Chronicle gives an ac-
count of the murder Of w. b. Turner,
brother of Captain G. P. NJ. Turner, the
Democratic candidate for Congress for
this district, by samuel Sanders. II
seems that after some alteration on the
street, Sanders went into house and
came out with a double barrel shot
gun, and without giving any warning to
Turner. shot, the whole load entering
Turner'S body, who walked, say eighty
yards, ==d fell dead. his only words
being 10 a friend clay me down, l an
shot all 10 pieces" Sanders escaped.
Mr. Turner was highly respected, and
was buried with the bonors Of Odi fei-
lowship. be leaves a wife aud may
friends TO deplore bis loss Hiaona "
dene.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-07-03

The jackson Clarion asks: IF the
Constitution is defeated, will General
Mcdowell permit the re-assembling Of
the Convention at the expense Of the
people2'' The Convention, it seems,
passed an ordinance providing that it
may be reconvened" by the Commit
tee Of Five" in case the Constitution
should be defeated. The Clarion says:
The exercise Of this pretended author
ity to recall the Convention, would be q
gross usurpation ofpower. 1t would be
wholly illegal. The functions Of the
Convention, which was permitted TO ex-
list by law of Congress, ceased with the
formation of the proposed Constitution.
IL was empowered to do nothing beyond
the framing of that instrument and sub
hitting it, through the Military Com
mander, to the voters qualified under the
acts Of Congress. Having done this, its
mission and authority as Convention
have terminated.
The Committee OF Five" by which
the Convention esssyed to continue its
existence, is an. illegal body; and the
membe of the Convention having dia.
charged their trust, should they assemble
BY its order, will be vested with no more
authority than any other promiscuous
assemblage of persons. They can pass no
ordinance, nor draw pay from the State
Treasury as public officers, nor transact
any public business whatever. If they
attempt 1t, theft acts will be wholly
outside of law, and revolutionary. This
fact is so apparent that we do not believe
the commander of the district will recog-
nize the convention as legal body, or
permit its members to draw their pay
from the public treasury. They have al
ready imposed burthen of nearly, ii not
quite, quarter of million Of dollars on
our impoverished people, and we claim
theprotection Of his power, as the execu-
tor Of the law of Congress, against this
threatened outrage.
As. Gen. Gillem has now been ordered
to this department it would seem still
more improbable that he would recognize
such an attempt of the Convention to
perpetuate its power without limit If
that is possible the members have be-
come dictators, and the power of the
State is permanently in their hands.
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The state Finances.

Il costs so much to run the Radical
machine that Il must stop soon. With
p.own,ow a, tho helm. The State will run
80. IL.
IKE q ioeo"euve On Wv" ~" sc
lnnatic handing the engine ine d'i-
ficuliy of the machine is that there are
zoo many N steal and il is i'm possible
Wv 49, n..s - sa,;.ev
ior any o'u'nay ''s'
their cravings we snail get 10 inc DOL
tom of the hill very soon, II we are not
,hara alreadv We take the following
=. N.sLu;,,. pc.,,
from Tue nasu'"s '
. The State Board oil FINANCE was yes,
terday notified that an application would
be made to Judge Irigg, OF the oniteo
States District Oour'' LOT an iuJunc''on 70
restrain them from maksng any approp.i-
alton or disposition OF ,ne moneys 10
which they nave aIreaoy rean-ea 9r
which may hereafter come 70 'ne'r
hands under tne provisions OF 'ne
act organizing .he Doara Vi r.nan1e,
otherwise than ~ acco.uance WIN .ne
requirement OF 'ne saa aos =. tuo s.n
thereby createu anu espso noM
preierrlng any. o.ner class ., c.so''ors VI
the state 10 pleiersnce az ~ .ne sao.u
sion Of any otner c:ass OF such c nua
anu 'rom app'vP; 800, hsrsof,ar to
the payment VI 'n'e, J.ss nud $1,000 1870
accrue ana oeooMe uue auu pay no"I
upon oonos OF ssiu o'a'e, 'ns pi'noPa'
money oil vnicn 10 nov yet oeooMo
due, 10 preferences ,auu " suo IL
SION Of tne. pas. uue 9o nun.;d a -"
State now ou,sIauI,I IL anu unpa aa I ha
the interes, OF wnlcn nas aoI;ue ia a1u o
GENE payaoie .heieou aau r " I'm. . ean,
ner to restrain the poafu oi .nahce rum
making any SAFE, ioan or nypo.necau11n
OF bonds issued or 10 DC issueu unusr VIZ
authority oil the act o.gan.a'ns sa,s
board, without ooncurrsn.iy payius on
outstanding 6onds ana interest 70 an
amount equai 10 .ne Anouns VI suII
bonds SO issued or 70 gs lssuea; auu sou
loaned or nypoaeneeea.seu " sus puasu &c
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-07-03
CONGRESSIONAL.

In the Senate yesterday the Secretary
of the Navy was authorized to admit to
the West Point Academy six persons, to
be designated by the Government of ia.
pan, but without cost to the United States.
Mr.. Edmonds introduced bill to fix
the time for the next meeting of Congress,
viz: the third Monday in November,
which was placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Pattison, Of New Hampshire, from
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, re-
ported bill to improve the efficiency Of
the diplomatic and consular service OF
the United States.
Mr.. Howard presented the credentials
Of A. S. WEIGH, the newly elected Sena-
tor from Florida, who came forward and
took his seat at the extreme left, behind
Mcdonald, of Arkansas.
Mr.. Patterson, of Tennessee, offered
an amendment to the civil appropriation
bll--which was agreed to-appropri-
ating SIS, 900 to enable the Secretary Of
the Treasury to enlarge the lots in Nash
Vile, purchased for the erection Of .
customhouse, and after some debate the
civil appropriation bill was passed.
In the House, Mr.. Butler, of Massa-
chusetts, asked leave to introduce bill
to equalize taxation and reduce the pub
lie debt, proposing funding system Of
perpetual four per cent. annuitiss, pay
able in gold an untaxable.
Mr.. Randall objected.
Mr.. Stevens. of Pennsylvania, from
| the Reconstruction Committee, reported
a bill to provide for the erection of not
more than two additional States out of
the territory Of the State of,Texas, which
was ordered to be printed and recon
mitted
Mr.. Banks gave notice that on Friday
next be would move to 90 into Com
mittee Of the Whole on the Alaska bill.
This postpones the bill until that day.
The House then went into Commit
tee Of the Whole, and took up the Senate's
amendments TO the Legislative, Judicial
and Executive appropriation. bills, and
! Mr.. Blaine addressed the COMMITTEES on
the financial condition Of the country.
The House then adjourned, with the
understanding that il meet at eleven
o'clock this morning, and that there
would be no session on Saturday.
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WASHINGTON.

New YoRK, July s.-The Heralds
dispatch says II is stated on the authority
of member Of Congress that President
Johnson has determined to issue gem
eral amnesty proclamation on the fourth
instant. It's provisions will include the
pardon of JEFF. Davis, John G. Breckin-
ridge and other leaders of the rebellion.
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Po.ip,nsn,t Of Pa,ehall House Drawing

The dispatch in another column will
inform our readers that the anxiously
expected drawing Of he Pssohsll House
enterprise at ST Louis, which was an
nouneed to take place yesterday, has
been postponed, and that measures which
will give entire confidence have been
taken to secure all Kentucky ticket.
holders. Our Office was fairly besieged
yesterday by parties anxious TO kno~ the
result Of the draving and Of their invest
meut. The postponement will no doubt
create keen aud general disappointment
bui reflection viii suggest u 70 Pc we
safe and proper course. as 70 AVOID loss
il Is necessary that al the tickets should
be disposed Of We have an abiding
eoufdencs IN the integrity aud fairness
Of he enterprise. and those engaged IN
conducting it-LeufsviHs C0urfer.
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BOs,fON.

BosroS, July 2--In the trot between
Lucy and Rolla Gold Dust, at River Side
Park, mile heats, in 5 under saddle,
Lucy won in three straight heats. Time,
2:27i, 2:25A and 2:23i. The weather
was exceedingly hot.
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RUsSELL's 90 re
fnDNf THt ~ i.1.si n
DISPENSARY, 1NFIRMARY
AND -
DRUG STORE,
tt1 asfHrf sgysIfW rftBle
Nos. 40 and AZ North Court st.
IL USSELL'S
Nos. 40 and AZ north Court st.


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~ frmary, the largest and oldest ,nsutu5ion
1859, pleasantly located at Nos. 40 and AZ north
side OF Court Square. Memphis, Tenn, Is open
for the reception of patients desiring treatment
and the comforts of home while receiving the
same. Patients also treated at the ofiiee or oy
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DR.. RUSSELL is acknowledged by all par
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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-09-19

WASHINGTON, September lS.-The At
torney-General decides that the officers
mustered out, but continued in position as
Freedmen's Bureau functionaries, are emit
tied to the pay and allowances pertaining
to their previous rank.
The Attorney General is considering whe-
Their the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES can allow
for vessels pressed into service by the
Federal Government during the war and
lost in the Confederate States. Like build
ings used as hospitals, it is held that the
Government will not pay for wear and tear,
but where total loss resulted, the question
is held for consideration. The general
principles in the matter apply to the loca-
ton of the property without regard to whe-
Their the owners were North or South during
the war.
Clarence Fendall, for fifteen years at
tached to the coast survey, is dead.
Attorney General Evarts has returned to
the city. Secretary Brown now only is alb
sent.
Mr.. schenck has no doubt that there will
be a quorum on Monday.
The following appointments have been
made Storekeepers-Ed. J. Morgan, first
district Alabama John H. Jessup, third
district Virginia. Guager-James Gibson,
second district Alabama.
L. B. Griggsby has been appointed de-
putty collector at New York, having charge
of the transmission of merchandise between
the Atlantic and Pacific States.
The Tice metres are ready. The prices
range from 5000 to 1850. Distilleries must
procure and use them, or the collectors will
seize upon them and enforce the penalties.
Distillers of apples, peaches, and grapes
need not use metres,
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sr1c,pr or coyosr, n NJ Rrcrrrr

SUICIDE OF COLONEL RI. NJ. BEcKLEY, or
VlRG1NIA.-A case of suicide occurred last
night at the Maltby House under circum-
stances that are especially lamentable. II.
Nj. Beckley, q resident Of Fincastle, Bote-
tourt county, Va, arrived in this city about
two weeks ago, and since then has been
employed MS a salesman in the dry goods
house Of Lanier s Co., West Baltimore
street. He had taken room at the Maltbv
House on Tuesday last, and early last night
he was heard grooming in the room by some
persons who were passing by the door.
They entered and found him lying on the
bed IN an apparently dying condition.
Several medical men were Immediately on
hand, but pronounced the sufferer to be
beyond any relief. DR.. 7. c. Mattox ap.
piled the stomach pump, but its use resulted
in finding nothing in Beokley's stomach.
BY means Of the pump little brandy was
forced into the stomach of the man,
although the muscles of the mouth and
throat were so much drawn as to make it
very difficult. BY this means he was some
what revived and it was at first thought
that he might possibly recover. Electricity
and outward and internal remedies were
freely applied, and every effort made to
save the life of the self-poisoner, but the
dose had been so powerful that all efforts
awaited nothing, and soon after II o'clock
the suicide breathed his last.
4 small vial, holding somewhat more
than an ounce, was discovered on shed
Immediately under the window of the room
occupied by Beckley. A cork, exactly fit
ting it, was found in his room. The bottle
was empty, and was labelled laudanum
but from the smell and taste of the cork it
is considered certain that its contents con-
sisted Of morphine, large dose of which
the unfortunate man had probably taken.
Several letters were found in the room writ
ten by Beckley. One was addressed to his
wife, and this was not opened. Others said
that the writer had lost al his money gam
bling at the faro table, and he could not
survive the shame. Another letter is ad
dressed to the proprietor of a gambling
house in this city, and asks him to send
$500 of the money he lost to his (Beckley's)
! wife. 1t is said that Beckley lost 81 ,050
in gambling, he having received the money
from an estate.
During the war Beckley was colonel of
Virginia regiment in the Confederate army.
He leaves a wife and two children at Fin
castle, where he was formerly in business
and failed. Hisremains were taken thence
by this mornings train.
Coroner Carr was summoned, but did not
deem it necessary to hold an inquest. -BGl-
timOre american, l7h.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-09-19

EXTENSIVE FRAUDS IN CARPETs-NEARLT
one HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS STOLEN
N SEVEN YEAKs-Thomas Shalked, Il man
ufacturer of carpet slippers, had on hispr
misses seventy-fve yards Of velvet carpet,
worth about $500, which had been stolen.
Shalked was arrested, and confessed that
he had purchased the carpet from Charles
Fricker and John Loughrin, employees of
large carpet-dcaiing firm, and that he had
been in the habit Of purchasing about one
hundred yards of carpet from the same
parties every week for the past seven years.
The price he paid was seventy-fve cents
per ward for carpet wor,,h four dollars and
upward. At this rate for seven years the
carpet stolen would amount to over SlOO,-
900, and would. of course, have ruined the
house by which Frickcr and Loughrin were
employed if the loss had fallen on them.
Under the mode of operations adopted By
the thieves, however, the loss was sustained
by and divided among their customers.
The plan was as follows On being sent
TO measure a floor for Il new carpet, FrlckcT
< Loughrin would traudulently increase the
amount of carpet required. This extra
quantity they would remove while convey
ing the carpet to the purchasers house ana
when he paid the bill he would not only pay
for the carpet put down on his floor, but also
for the five or ten extra yards which they
had stolen. II the purchaser disputed the
measurement and the bill, they would as
sure him the carpet was cut to waste, diff
cult to match, &c. The three parties were
arrested-Nelc York Commercial.
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ny the Atlantic Cable.

MUNICH, September 17.-Mr. Bancroft,
the American Minister to Prussia, is ex-
pected here this week to exchange ratifca-
tions of the naturalization treaty between
the Bayarian and the American Govern
ments.
LONDON, September 17.-Sherl Ali has
been crowned Emir ut Cabbal.
LONDON, September lin an editorial
article this morning the Times contrasts
the political canvass in Great Britain with
that in the United States. In both cases
the electors are new ones. Here in England
there are many contests, differing in men
and principles, and the result is confused
hubbub, in which no one sound is heard
above the rest. The incidents thus far have
been peaceful, even negative; but the eight
weeks vet remaining before the elections
will take place may warm the contest which
is now so quiet. The Times dwells at
length on the violent animation of the Pre-
sidential fight in the United States, and calls
an American general election an American
carnival" The American people may
be serious and interested, but they allow
most eccentric AID grotesque characters to
represent the whole people, which does
them some injustice, but less harm than is
commonly thought.
Mr.. Benjamin Moran, the Secretary of
the American Legation, has gone on spe-
cial mission to St. Petersburg. He also
carries dispatches to the American Embassy
at Berlin.
Mr.. Bancroft is now travelling in South
Germany.
BRUSSELS, September ia letter to the
Independence Beige from Constantinople,
lated the Sth instant, states that an attempt
of the Greeks of Chios to celebrate the day
of the baptism Of the heir to the Grecian
throne was suppressed by the Turkish au-
thorities. A Greek attache of the Ameri-
can Consulate was one of the persons ar
rested, and it said that Admiral Farragut
pctitioned for his release, but the petition
was refused, and the man taken in conine-
ment to the Dardenelles.
EDINBURGH, September l7.-Lord Napier
has received the freedom of this city.
LONDON, September l7.-Telegrams from
Yokahamo to July Goth announces that &C
tive military operations were then on foot,
but give no details.
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EXCURSION AND BANQUET OF KNIGHTS
TEMPLAR-SINKING OF a STEAMER-SSOw.
st. Louis, September l6.-The steamboat
excursion and banquet given to-day by the
Grand Commandery Of the Knights Tenn
plar of Missouri to the Grand Encampment
of the United States was a very brilliant
affair. The steamers Mississippi, Lady
Gay, and Belle of Alton were engaged, and
ascended the river FIVE miles, when they
turned and sailed past the city with flags
flying, bands playing, and cannon roaring
They proceeded to Jefferson Barracks,
twelve miles below mere, when they landed,
and the party went ashore. They reviewed
the officers quarters, soldiers barracks.
and other points of interest. Shortly after
leaving the city banquet was prepared on
each boat. Not less than three thousand
persons, including ladies', were present.
This was the grandest and most successful
event of the kind that has ever taken place
here.
While steaming back to the city, and
about three miles from the landing, the
Mississippi, the flagship Of the squadron,
struck sunken wreck, and knocked hole
in her bottom. The pumps were immedi-
ately set to work, but the water gaining on
them quite rapidly, she was run on the il
linois shore, and the Lady Gay came along
side and took off her passengers, and con-
veyed them to the city. No alarm was
caused by the disaster, and no accident oc-
Cured during the transfer of the passen-
gers.
A dispatch from Helena, Montana, states
that snow fell there on the 18th, and again
last night.
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ATLANTA, Ga, September lS:-TEc
House passed the Senate relief bill-7l
TO 62. a resolution was adopted repeating
the former action of the House, and de-
claring that collections can be made when
the present relief bill is signed by the Go
vernon.
The Senate adopted an amendment to
the tax bill taxing foreign insurance COM
panies one per cent. on premiums or other
wise. State companies are taxed on their
capital stock.
a document is circulating for signatures,
irrespective of party, to request Hon. Alex
ander H. Stephens to deliver an address on
the present condition Of the country. 1t
has been signed by several members OF both
Houses, and also, it is reported, by Gov
ernor Bullock, who signs " in the belief that
it will do much towards restoring peace and
quiet to the country"
A committee of the negro members re-
Gently declared ineligible have left for
Washington to present their case to Con-
EresS.