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Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-10-27
The Oldest 'City in I've
IYOlZd. l9AlaHf

Damascus is the Oldest city,
fih the world. Tyres and Siden,
have crumbled on the shore; 80 ID
BaalbecTis al ruin; Palmyra is III
buried in desert; & Nineyah lets,
and Babylon have disappeared
from Tigris !. Euphrates. Dam.
ascus remain inswliatit was before 9d3ir
the days,of Abraham--a center
oftrade and travel--an island Of
vendpre in the deselt4-"a IJreso'N pres. 3
idential & capital;'l with 1nartialoW
and sacred associations extend, ,luo,r
ing through thirty centuries.--,o s,s
It t ", was Damascus that Saul ''F
of Tarsns saw the,Glight abovemI
the brlghtne of theIsunp thensroni
street which is called Strait, i6r u,H
which it was said he prayed,' ''-
still runs through the'city.' Theo eodT
caravan mes'land goes asit91nsT
did a thousand years ago, there tcuo,
ls. still the sheik, the ass, and
the water wheel, the lnercbant3ldJ
of the Euphrates and the Med l1ppuoo
iterraneanf still occupy these,
with the multitude of their
wares. The city which Ma. no
hamet surveyed froma neigl9 -zT
boring height, and was afraid y
to enter because it was given r,,-.,.,
to man to have but one para para,
disc, and for his part he was.re.9 .9sI
solved not to have it in. this ydi,as
world, Ris to-dry what Julian
called the eye of tie East as 40
it was in the time of Isaiah, tile aootAt
head Of Syria ;f1 .,t,.T r,o
From Damascus -rcane ','t the .'G ....gr
damson or blue plums anndEthe, ,N"' "
delicious apricot of Portugal A
the damasco, damask, our beau. ,a, ,
tlful fabric of cotton and silk, ..r..,.r
with vines and flowers, raised ''''o
upon smooth bright ground;rgd
the damask rose, introduced in, j..rf
England III the time Of Henry s.r.-
VIII, the Damascus blade. SO ''
famous the world over for it's 1T
keen edge and wonderful elac- ytr
tlcity, the secret of whose man. g., Il
ufacture was lost when Temer.
lance carried off the artist info
Persia; and that beautiful art 7yg.il
Of inlaying wood and steel with
silver and gold, q kind of mo.
sale engraving and sculptural ri
united-called damaskening--.t6q
with which boxes, 4 bureaus, "a
swords and guns are ornament,
ed. tits still city of flowers Id
and bright waters; the streams 5.sa
of Lebanon and the silk of gold'a.1iiIt
still murmur and sparkle in the
wilderness Of the Syrian gar
dens.' II 10 og..' .lsl1 ...t> q
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-10-27
POETRY.
THE NEW MOON.

Dear mother, how pretty -. .e.. %. -
The moon looks tonight; 3
She was never so cunning beforel
Her two little horns
Are 80 sharp and so bright, ~,
I hope she1 not grow any more.
II ] were up there a. .-, .. .,. .
&. With you and my friends IEsj
Id rock in so nicely you see; r.
I'd sit in the middle 90 o.. - --
And hold by both ends O.
Oh what nice cradle rwOud bel
would call to the stars
To keep ont of my way "'
Lest We should rock over their toes;
And there would rock ~.-f-.... .r
TIL the dawn of the day,
And see where the pretty moon goes.
And there we would stay , . ... .
In the beautiful skies, 3
And through the bright clounds we wonld roam;
We would see tho sun set
And SEQ the sun rise. r 8. .f a. ..
And on the next rainbow come home
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-10-27

A countryman, walking
along the streets of a town,
found his progress stopped by
a close barricade of TIMBER
What is that forY' he inquired
of "a person in the 5street.-+
oh, that's to stop the chole-
ra.' 'Ahl / have often heard
of the board Of health, but I
never saw it before '-'le &,
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-10-27

aaA1ockport chap advertises
for Jan equal partner in 1.-THE
milk bqsiness,' People don't
know whether be wants apump
or Q wltet rllnI. nnllnnn.u.ui,i
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-10-27
RELIGIOUS ITEMS.

| The Unitarians, have 3l5 SO
cidties and 3S3 ministers in tn
United States. 7Io 100 5d o. r
An appeal to tourists ha
been published in several of tn,
papers of Switzerland, asking
them to observe the Sabbath.
The Moravian statistics show
1895 communicates are in Ger
many, 3,20S lin Great Britain
and 6,768 in North America.
Five Irish Roman Catholic
priests have, during the las
month, been received into the
Irish Episcopal Church in Dub
lin. '''' "''" '
A religious club, after dis
cussing 'Christ's Fast in the
Wilderness came to the con.
clusion that he subsisted on
blackberries. ~ H5aod9 eav 81
An Anglo-rndian surgeon,
named Atmaram Sadashiva Ja-
yakur, has inflicted an irrepara,
ble blow upon paganism by
embracing Christianity. &. M.
A magnificent synagoge is
being built at St. Petersburg,
which will be one Of the monu-
ments of the city, and will cost
| 100000 Of silver roubles, Fe
'What did the Israelites do
after they crossed the Red Sea?'
asked a Superintendent Of a
Sunday School. 'They dried
said a shill.voiced
little girl. u5.a
A certain fop, who was ar
guing with a bluff clergyman
on the Immortality of the soul,
asked him: Now, where do
you think I shall 60 after
death?' Wherever your tailor
goes, was the calm reply.
The most significant remark
that is known to have fallen
from the lips of an English,
man, is that, by Mr. Disraeli, to
the effect that the disestablish-
ment of the English Church
will be the next thing compel,
ing the attention of the Liber-
ais.
A clergyman addressed his
female auditors as follows =
Be not proud that our blessed
Lord paid your sex the distin,
yuished honor Of appearing
1rst to a female, after resnrrec-
lion, for it was only that the
glad tidings might be spread
the sooner. . 4.g--
II sell peppermints on Sun
lay,', remarked a good old la
ly, ,Hwho kept a candy-shop,
because they carries 'em to
church and eats 'em, and keeps
awake to hear the sermon I; but
# you wants comfts you must
come week days. They're sec,
ular commodities ....
The Rev. DR.. Todd, having
written a harsh criticism of Miss
Phelps Gates Ajar,' an indig,
nant lady of Portland proposes
that he should write a book
according to his pecu-
liar theological notions, and
name it The Gates Slammed
and Bolted,' ',,r oI, ....tI 3
The first religious newspaper
issued was the Herald of Cos
pei Liberty, which was publish
ed by Elias Smith, in. Ports
mouth, New Hampshire, in
lSO8c Elias Smith believed
and taught that man Is mortal,
and that the end of the wicked
is that they shall perish forey-
er ..ar''H blg nisao9.lV
One hundred and ten thou
sand pilgrims are estimated to
have assembled at Mount Ara.
rat, In the late Mecca pilgrim
age, or about Is, 900 more than
in 1863. Z The publiclhealth is
reported have been perfectly
good, both among the pilgrims
and in the neighborhood OF
Mecca. a@Ri bde zero" H3oT
'ToI91 gg0 nov p!siy F!.iX .
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-10-27

!, A highway robben aged Il
years, has been produced IN,
New York.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-10-27
EPoT HOTEL,
JON Es HioU z,

PoRTsMo UTHs. 2 HLo.
J. w, WARMER 40. J Proprietor,
THIS Hotel IA In the most convenient phio
l. OF tho clty-on Front Street, between Mar
ket and Jo flefAon.L h va .Lll0J LII NI
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-10-27
ISHAM HOUSE, .5ed
Corner Main and Broadway sne,t'Jr Jr-,'''-"
JAcKsoN, OHIO. H'2d =
Dr.. I. t. moNAHAN, :: Proprietor,

tINuIs House, formerly tho fsham House, has
been thoroughly renovgtedi and baauti-
,ully furnished. Having superior fncilitieB
sysfything vii he done 70 make guests com; J;
portable Table always supplied, WIN, Win, pes, PES
rieanest BGtls tiood StableGr Eynrytf
made for thocomfort ofpatrons, Af changes
moderate, " .HJ.lb1 lltili lD -
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-10-27
HOTELS.
LlNpsLEY HOUSE,
EsK Hlo

z y Z i = II = . II U
r.r--lDGGIQ Od9 4"
D. DUNCAN, o - ii Proprietor
ruNlTS House, having been very much Improy.
I'd and repaired, IL far superior in siEe and
comfort to any Hotel In this part OF the State
Tho propri ctor being prepared 10 accom- modate
one and a2i with good sleeping apartments and
furnish the table vi tn tho best the market affords.
tts location Is convenient to BUSINESS and t. the
Railroad Depot, which makes u q desirable stop.
ping place TOR All Waiting zaibski. "
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-10-27

The "Pilgr'im's Progress has
been translated into Chinese.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-10-27

One hundred and ten thou
sand pilgrims, are estimated to
have assembled at Mount Ara.
rat, In the. late Mecca pilgrim
age, or about $4,000 more than
in 1863. I The publiclhealth is
reported To have been perfectly
good, both among the pilgrims
and in the neighborhood OF
Mecca, 9SRi baR y.nom 'uoT
1IQIHl gg0 nov QIsdB A d.
How is this for a verdict
in Erie, a minister Of the gos-
pei has recently been on trial
on the following counts: /,
Cheating In q COW trade;, ?,
Grossly rdefaming a yotihglady;
g. Immoral conduct. Verdict
first count, Proved; second
count, Proved third count, mot
establishedlGd ~.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-10-27

The Unitarians, have 315 So
cidties and 3S3 ministersin the
United States. 9io uc oil o. =,
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-10-27

Juad 600 500 9lG qadl
o.-~olt q oIq5eq a9iIiosa
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-12-21
Horrible Murder.


SAN FRANCISCO, December 13.-A
dispatch from Stockton, in this morn
ing's issue, gives an account of per-
haps the most horrible murder that
ever occurred in 'he State. On the
Mokelumne Hill road, 20 miles from
Stockton, five men were taken from
Madina's store, removed to q gulch
three-quarters OF a mile distant, and
shot. When found in the morning
the hands of each of the victims were
tied. The dispatch gives no explana-
ton OF the crime, but it was commit
ted no doubt for the purpose Of rob-
berry. Some three weeks ago a store
was burnt in San Joaquin county, and
the charTed bodies of two men were
taken from the ashes the next day.
They were In such a condition that it
was easily discovered that they had
their hands tied, and were then shot
and their bodies left in the building,
which was set on FIRE. That these ter
riple crimes have been committed by
the same fiends is highly probable
from the circumstances of the case.
Their numerical strength may be in
ferred from the TACT that five men are
overpoYered, bound and murdered
without resistance. Such a crime
could only have been committed by q
gang of the worst criminals developed
by the war. Phis event Will doubtless
strike terror to the hearts of the in
habitants Of the San Joaquin Valley.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-12-21

advice was acted on; the question
was submitted to the courts, and the
Legislature adjourned.
The Circuit Court had decided
against the eligibility of negroes to
office, and that decision had been
overruled by the Supreme Court of the
State-in which the Legislature was
to meet on the second Monday in
January.
This bill proposed to anticipate the
action of the Legislature, and to throw
the whole matter into the hands of
Gov. Bullock, who was charged with
misapprOpriating the funds of the
State, and he was afraid of impeach.
ment by tie Legislature. In this con-
nectiOn he sent to the clerks desk and
had read a letter to himself from the
State Treasurer, a leading Republican,
charging Gov. Bullock with many
specific acts of misappropriations of
State funds.
Referring to the letter read from
the State Treasurer making charges
against Gov. Bullock, he said that the
letter had been read by himself this
morning to Gov. Bullock; that he
might contradict the charges if he
could, but neither he nor any friend
of his had successfully done so.
Mr.. Beck continued at great length
in the denunciatiOn of Gov. Bullock
and the reconstruction bill.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-12-21
1910.

hard up for an excursion, or else ex-
q tremely anxious to black some
"body's boots" And the Atlanta
Consultation says; 4" A5oCe alt things we
" should listen to no man lrbo J0o1tld
- adrise US to commit suicide IN order
" TO defeat the chances Of falling at the
"h0Rds Of some one else" And the
Atlanta Eiltelligeacer says, in an article
upon Judge Marshall's Interpretation
Of the Constitution Of the United
States: and yet we live in an era,
but a span as it were beyond the one
in which that great and patriotic
man lived, in which the sO-called
g" XVIII Amendment is proposed
81 by the National Legislature to the
50 States, and upon some Of them its
% acceptance is to be forced with the
80 design boldly proclaimed that des-
" tructiOn of the State governments
a" has become necessary to the exist
+" ence Of one grand general govern
81 ment in which shall rest all power,
I" the States being subject to its su-
"preme will. HhsR Georgia, Of her
" Olc1l rol,HtGyy accord, shall accept
" this Amendment 1t may tCeH be SAID
'sof her that she hath lost the breed Of
" noble blood, icEich lCds once her
81 boast and pride. We trust that day
" will never come. If it must be
4" forced upon her, she can but submit
81 to it under compulsion, and under
" protest too"
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-12-21
TELEGRAPHIC MARKETS.

a.
NEW YORK, DeceInb Der 2O.-Cotton duh and
declining; uplands 518c; sales 1900 bales.
Flour 81 4094 20. Whisky 99c9Sl. Wheat
81 . Tor No. 2 Spring. COrn-SOuthern yell
Coffee dull sugar nominal. Molasses dull.
Money-The Express saws the whole aspect
OF speculation IN Wall street was changed
this evening, and once more prices are on
downward turn. The change of policy by the
Secretary of the Treasury tends to a with
drawal Of S2000,000 in gold for sale, and the
placing of S32 go 600 on the market ten days
earlier than in the ordinary course of events.
Spectators in Wall street begin TO see the
question in It's proper light, towards the close
OF the day, and hence general decline in
prices. Sterling weak at S5sGS1z. Gold inac-
tive and unsettled during the day; closed
dull and lower; opened 25ts, touched ia,
closed at 2-3HG205E. Carrying rates 2d3 rlet.
Clearances $40, 100000. Governments dull and
steady. state bonds steady; Old Tennessee
Dry Goods.The market is languid and firm
for all staple classes of cotton goods. Moolen
quiet, with prices not yet established for the
spring styles, although sales of nice fabrics
have been effected within the range of from
75c9Sl g yard.
NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, December 20.-Cotton dun
and easier; middllngs 2iG2i1s. sales 3sOa
bales; receipts 1891; exports to Liverpool
65l0 bales; TO Havre 35I5 baiesi TO Hamburg
72i bales; to Boston 800 bales.
Flour firm; s. 70g5 7096 90. Corn 81 bal II.
Oats d4@B5c. Bran sSll5. Hay dull; s2Qa2l.
Hams 2jc. Lard firm in tierces. f0I4a195z; :;
no kegs here. Sugar duh; prime ll29l219;
N Molasses-prime 67969 Whisky dull 81 &C
al o. Coffee steady; Fair H1l@l41zc; prime
E4gl74 Freights dull; by sail TO Liverpool
2sd; to Havre5F4l Lice
Gold 1905. Sterling ISlsz New York Sight
4 dis.
Texas beeves, arst quality, s45aGO; 9d do,
s30940. Sheep, lst quality, S4g0; 2d do s2S3.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, December 20.-Flour-Spring X
So 25a4 =. Wheat sac. Corn 761s Oats
49, Rye II. Barley 75a3S0. Highwines 90.
Sugar-N. 0. l29ll1z Pork s3l W. Lard lSs4.
LOUISVILLE.
LoUIsvILLE December 20. Tobacco-Nom-
inallY unchanged. Flour-extra family, S5
Corn 65a70 Oats 80. Rye 50. Prime sugar IA.
Prime molasses IS. Hogs s9@el0. Pork sSl So
Bacon shoulders l554c, sides lS1z9is5zc. Lard
-Tterce lS5&c. Bulk shoulders l21zc; Sides l61z
9lG5<c. Hams 2219. Whisky IS.
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, December 20. - Flour-Famfly
IS 25@5 50. Wheat 81 l0a1 10. Corn, old s..
Oats 50G55. Rye 80. Cotton firm-middlings
24e. Whisky g6 Pork S3l. Bulk shoulders
dull, y; sides l5l%gl6. Bacon shoulders 141S.
Sides H11Glsc. HanG 2ls<G2se. Lard 1917
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-12-21

Butter SGa95e Eggs Gg9Sc. Sugar Isa145fc-
Molasses 7S6S50c. Cheese H1z@js1E. Hogs
50 75@l0 ..
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, December 20---FlOur- -f'an super,
81 009Si % Wheat-NO 1 Spring %. Corn
yellow 30q96. Oats 56952. Rye 8l,l 30 Whisky
81 Sugar l39I2Nc. MOlasses 7Oq,6G. Pork
$50 50a3l %. Bulk shoulders I2c. sides
l5t2,al6c- Bacon shoulders l5tf0l5s{; clear rib
sides nominal lS1z. Lard kettle li5f.
MOBILE.
MOBILE, December 20.-Cotton quiet-AIid-
dlings z55z. sales 100 bales; receipts $3.50
bales; exports 35i bales
CHARLESTON.
CHARLESTON, December 20.-Conon dull
Middlings 241E02454c; sales SEQ bales; receipts
6i5 bales; exports 10 Great -a-1tain l7G7 bales.
SAVANNAH.
SAVANNAH, December 10.-Cotton ina good
demand; Middlings q; sales 600 baIes= re-
ceiptS 5Z7B bales; expOrst 1875 bales.
FOREIGN.
LONDON, December 20---Consols for mon ey
92lS; for account 923s; $50 u 3. Bonds S4ssS6
PARIS, December 2o.-rhe Bourse Is dun;
Rentes 72f67c.
FRANKFORT, December 2O-U. S. Bonds
closed quiet at 9lsS.
HAvRE, December 2O.-Cotton quiet at 1S7f
on the spot.
LIvERPcoI., December 2O.-Cotton easE Ter;
Uplands n559ll14d; Orleans u5sd; sales H.
90 bales.
California white wheat 0s Sd; red western,
No. 2, IS 3dQSs Id; winter IS lOdgSs Id
Western -four 2ls Cd. Corn, No. ? zSs. Oats
Is 9d52s lOd. Barley 5s. Peas 35s.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-12-21
Spanish sunboats--.The Fen!an Move

NEW YORK, December 20.-It is re-
ported that some of the firemen and
engineers of the Spanish gunboats are
in the Cuban interest, and will make
efforts to destroy the vessels after they
have left American waters. Mr.. Geo.
Abbott, the leader of an expedition
whose aim is to destroy or disable the
gunboats, sailed last night in pursuit
of them,
The rumOr is abroad that the recent
active transfer Of Fenian arms and
men from tais city to the Southwest
was with an ultimate reference to
Cuba. New Orleans, Key West and
Mobile are to be made the base of op-
erations. Some of the leaders of the
brotherhood are known to be at pres
ent in the South.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-12-21
cHANCERY SALE
WEDNESDAY, December IS, 1868.

No. 1sls, Q. R.--ChanceTy Courl Of Memphis
= Y virtue OF an iuterIocutory decree ia this
- cause Will sell, az public auc-io-. 70 the
highest bidder, ia the Town OF QTt Plczering.
ON " WEnNESDAX, uecenl ber 10. ls.., vi ltliu lt.-
gal hours, the following described Heal Estate,
To- wit:
The south half Of Block No. 60. in thar part
Of the city OF Memphis called F0rt Pickering,
and lying between t4ftn street Oh the east,
and Fourth street on the west, and Chosen
street On the south, and the INST alley cast Of
GhOlson street on the EOrt1- froltllg $50 feet
inches on Finn sgreet anu 4JO 1eat on GhOI-
son street
TERMS OF ssALE.-Cash TO the amount Of the
deeree herein and costs; balance on credit
Of twelve months. Equity Of redemption
barred.
In case the above sale shall tail 10 bring the
amount OF the decree herein and costs, Juen
and in that event the north half OF said
Block No. 80 will be sold, in lots or suDdIvi-
siOns; sale 10 continue until the amount
requisite to satisfy the decree herein and
costs, in CASH, is yielded.
Terms Of sale OF north half Of Block No. g.
One-hali cash; balance on credit OF twelve
months. Equity Of redemption barred.
nos A. AI4SIJN. C. and li.
The above sale IS postponed tin WEDNES-
del6 A. ALSTON. C. and II.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-12-21
GREELEY AND BUTLER.
The Philosopher Says the Beast is too
Savage.

NEW YORK, December 20.-The
Tribune publishes a reply from Gree
ley to Gen. Butler in response to his
former letter on universal amnesty
and universal suffrage. In referring
to Gen. Buffers opinion that some
half dozen, more or less, COnfederates
should have suffered punishment as
examples, Mr.. Greeley says: When
Eve more years of peace shall have
interveued L am quite confident you
will consider that two or three exam
pies would have been enough; and
after the lapse of five more years you
viii be satisfied that TO have strung
up in 1865 him who was your choice
for President in 1860 would have an
swered the purpose" He refers to
many historical precedents to show
that seventies aftera war do not serve
to save or perpetuate power. In
short, he says there is one lesson writ
ten all over the face of history. at
seems to me that pride gOeth before
destruction; that the cOnquerOr in
civil feUd, who has glutted his ven
geance stands often very near his
final fall" He cites Tennessee and
the overthrow Of the Republican party
there as an instance of the legitimate
fruits of proscriptive policy, and it
teaches the policy Of sweeping disfran-
chisement and persecution as leading
inevitably to such disasters in Missis-
sippi; and the defeat of Dent he re-
CARDS as a vindication of the more
liberal policy. In conclusion, he ex-
presses his confidence that, as passions
cool and wrath abates, thousands who
have cursed him viii thank him for
what he has done and dared in resist
auce to their sanguinary impulses,
and iOyfully trusts that this will be-
come at least the common faith, and
even that Of Gen. Butler.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-12-21
line Hazelton Coal MIns Disaster.

PITTsBURG, December 2O.-A dis
patch to the DuiLg Journal, from
HazeltOn, says the cause of the acci-
dent at EIa4elton, was working the
shaft in the colliery too near the sur
face and under houses there being
only about twenty feet space left where
they could work. 4 few days before,
a couple Of persons, who were in a
truck, were pitched into a similar
hole, when q portion Of the foUpda-
ton Of the railroad give way over
some men that were at work.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-12-21

New YORK, December ga spe-
cial dispatch says: Mr.. Motley has
actually proposed to transfer the Ala
bama claims negotiations to Wash
ington, and that the proposition has
been accepted by Great Britain. Mot
ley has proposed to include the gues-
ton Of the-IieutTa!ity Of the seas also
il the subject Of the negotiations, and
the British Government has accepted
that also. No time has been fixed for
re-opening the negotiations"
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-12-21
samana Ban...The Price Of Il.

NEW YORK, December 20-The
United States frigate Albany arrived
at this port yesterday from St. Do
mingO, having on board Commission
ers Porter, English and Sackett.
These gentlemen have succeeded, in
the name of the United States, in
leasing from the Dominican authori-
ties the bay and peninsula of Samana,
for a period of fifty years, at the rate
Of $4,000 in gold per annum. The
first payment has been made.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-12-21
NASHVILLE.
Nothing Gone in the Legislature
Yesterday.
Illness Of ShsrT0d---The COnstitu-
tutiOnaI Election.
SPECIAL TO THE APPEAL.

NASHVILLE, December 20.
Neither branch Of the Legislature
are in session to-day, the Senate haV-
ing adjourned until Wednesday-there
being no quorum in the House.
Mr.. Sherrod, from the Memphis Dis
trict, is dangerously i'll.
The election returns indicate that
Middle Tennessee voted almost Unani-
mousIy for the Convention, and elected
c Conservative delegates only.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH.
NASHVILLE, December 20. - The
returns from Saturdays election on
the Convention are meager, and but
a small vote has been pOlled wherever
heard from. 1t is probable that not
Of the voters went to the
polls. The Convention is carried,
and will meet on the second
Monday IN January.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-12-21
MISS. & TENN. BAILRoAD.
Items Of Interest from the Annual Report Of
the President.

From the annual report Of Presi-
dent T. NJ. White, a few days since re-
ceived at this Office, we make the fol-
lowing extracts showing the earnings
and condition Of the Mississippi and
Tennessee Railroad:
The receipts of the road for the year