Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-01

you huOWs has uuJournoo otHo use n@'J
days since, so that we hear less of going,
going" and rejoice in the ''gone" while
many a queer aud questionable wreck is
left behind the flight. King Clayton
thrivss happily, in imitation Of his won-
derful prototype Brownlow--both snch
muni6cent contributors to the fund Of
public evils.
Not much Of public interest is tran
spring here now, and an item-hunter has
almost as fruitless task as Diogenes in
search of an honest man. Would the
old philosopher have long walk now p
In Ashley township, at the Thibault
place-six miles below here, on the goth
inst, difficulty occurred between Mr..
George Mason and negro in his employ.
Mr.. Mason reproved the boy for some
very loose work, receiving in reply the
most insulting language, whereupou
Mason, seated on his horse, punched the
negro with his stick-the negro cursing,
swore he would whip him, at the same time
hitting Mason in the side with clods of
dirt. Mason drew his pistol, fred on the
negro, wounding him badly. In the
afternoon of the same day, Mason, in
company with two friends, all on their
wsy to the city, we're suddenly surprised
and halted by band of forty or more
negroes, who, it seems, had assembled
for vengeance. Whilst a number of
them were arresting Mason's COM
panions, he managed to escape by gal
Looping off under cover Of sort of EN-
bankment, and succeeded in eluding his
pursuers. After much display Of unwar-
rantable rage and lawlessness, they dis
persed without bloodshed, but are still on
the qui rive for Mason. Several of the
band have been arrested; bat will these
lawless desperadoes be styled disturbers
of the peace, Ku Klux," or only loyal
men aiding to support the greatest gor-
eminent the rorld never saw?
The last trial of any Importance in the
United States courts, was case of VIM.
N, Newman Us. John Brown ct al tres
pass, for the seizure, in 1861, by vigil
ance committee, in Camden, of the goods,
ware and merchandise of the plaintiff,
merchant there-forty Thousand dollars
worth--as the property of an alien
enemy" or former citizen of one. of the
States of the North and Union man.
The Radical member of Congress, j. I.
Elicit, was a ringleader in this affair,
and their goods, after being taken, were
placed in charge of his father-in-law,
Malone, to be disposed of for the States
use, but were never accounted for. In
recent speech in Congress, opposing the
enfranchisemen of the whites, he adj
mitted he had been Confederate enroll
ling officer, but sought "safe and easy
places in the rear, thereby to better enjoy
the luxury of Struggled goods"
The commissioners selected to award
State aid to railrosds-ffteen millions
having been voted by the people
awarded eight or nine hundred Thousand
to the Memphis and Little Rock railroad.
On Monday, when the Secretary of State
was signing some three hundred thousand
of the above awards to that road, and b.
d. Williams, the agent Of the road, was
waiting to receive them, the Secretary
was unexpectedly served with writ Of
injunction. He gave the bonds to Will
liams, who ran them to Duvalrs Bluff.
But the Secretary of State becoming APP
prehensive of the consequences, obtained
his consent to bring them back. The
agent filed motion to dissolve the in
junction, which, after a patient hearing
before the Circuit Judge, John Whytock,
was sustained aud the injunction dis
solved.
The origin Of the Injunction was this:
Mcclure, former lieutenant of q negro
regiment, who was dismissed the service
for playing cards with the privates of his
regiment, is one Of the Associate JUS
tees Of tie Supreme Court the only
Judge Of that Court present. Montgom-
cry, former Agent Of the Freedmen's
Bureau on Red River, is Attorney Gem
eral. These two dignitaries have not re-
ceived much consideration from Clayton
and his ring" who awarded the aid.
They inspected the "ring of receiving
| high brides, whilst they had been left out
and Sin the absence OF Clayton and their
other Judges OF the Court, they deter.
mined to stop their bonds, and II they
should get three hundred dollars apiece
to withdraw their opposition, they would
be we'll paid. Williams would not con-
sent to buy them of, fearing other OBJ
stacles TO the same end would interpose.
! he fled his motion 10 Dissolve the in-
junction, employed the best lawyers and
succeeded. The bonds are on their way
to New York, where they are to be
cashed the LIST of May ct seventy five
oents on the dollar. ~
Fiels, q former clerk Of one Of the
southern counties, Unionist, appointed
by General Murphy. during the recent
raids of Clayton's militia, gives q bar
rowing proof of the corruption and ter
rorism devastating this section Of the
country. BE was arrested, charged with
high crimes, ETC., and taken of into the
woods. He asked il money would induce
them TO release him. They agreed to
accept SIS, which he paid. At the same
time another band had possession Of bis
homs and his wife in custody, they as
surfing her her husband would be shot
unless she gave them Thousand dollars
TO get him of. She had SIS Of her hus-
bands money about her person; she
gave it up to them. A fews days sincs,
hearing where his money was, Mr.. Fielt
came up and got from Clayton $1,000 Of
the money; two hundred we're retained
upon some pretence.
Quite a spirit Of improvement pre-
, walls here now: several brick buildings