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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-12-17

By reference to apecisl dispatch in
this evenings LrDGrR our business COM
munitv will be glad to fiud that the
Merchants Tax BIZ. prepared by our
Chamber of Commerce, this morning
pussed the Legislature at Nashville
This is cheering news, and will be re-
ceived joyfully by our merchants, Who
after long struggle, have at last sue
cseded in obtaining Justice. Although
the bill was somewhat amended BY tho
Legislature, our mercantile friends have
sa;ned all they asked for.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-12-17

Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State
Belknsp, Secretary of War; and Robson
Secretary Of the Navy, are all alumni oil
Princeton, New Jersey.
They say the Marquis of Butte is going
to build Romsn Catholic cathedral on
the site of the old Star Inn at Oxford.
Butte ia the Young English nobleman who
has more money than be wants.
Mile Ssssi, the new soprano, who has
been 80 much praised fer the beauty Of
her hair, has been engaged fer the Royal
Italian Opera 10 London, at salery Of
f400 month.
Mr.. Jos. A. Ware, late Solicitor of the
Sixth Auditors Office, has commenced
suit in the Court of Claims against Sec
rotary Boutwell, for eighiy-siE dollars
deducted from bis salary for time
"docked" on account Of absence from
duty. 1t is understood that this will be
test case as to whether the docking
system is lawful.
A Paris correspondent writes TO Lon
don paper to correct sketch OF N. Roche
fort which described the Great lrrecon
cllsble" as "cosrse, low, vulgar" and an
unkempt Diognenes The CORE
spondcnt says that Count Henri de Roche
fort is q man of undoubted noble family
and Of gen,lemsnly breeding, singu
larry neat aud coquettish in his person
his clothes being of the most expensive
materials and most fashionable cut; hs
is also said to be most eminentiy socia
and greatly liked By all bis friends.
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rup ErrCrIox To.moRROw.

The vote will be taken to- morrow 81
the POLLS whether or not we shall have q
State Constitutional Convention. AT
the same time candidates will be run for
the position of delegates to that Conven'
ton. We hope the people all over the
State will turn out en- masse to deposit
their ballots for this most important OF
assemblies that has convened in the
Safe since the war. five are neglect
ful of our duties on this occasion, then
there is no one to blame for the existence
of the DISTINGUISHING law that stands on
the statute books of our State. The
entire future of our people is bound up
in the decision Of tomorrow.
The people have an opportunity OF
scyipg whether Convention will be held,
and 1t is as important to vote Fsr Con-
yentiou as it ia to vote for Messrs.
Heiskell, Stephens and Bate. The cleo
ton of these gentlemen would not avail
mucb without q convention being called
by the people at the ballot box. The
Radicals, as far as they vote at ell, we
have reason to believe, will vote No
Convention. 10 East Tennessee they
are quite unanimous on this subject, and
we believe that even come OF our
universal suffrage friends will vote
against the Convention, repepting OF what
concessions they made last summer.
For those who are about to be formally
enfranchised are not worshippers OF the
negro. So the chances against Con-
yentiou being called are greater than
people have usually supposed. We call
upon all classes, then, who have favored
Convention, to leave their business for
one short hour, at least, oY tomorrow,
the 18Th, and vote for our nominees and
"For Convention"
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INTERFERENCE OF THE ADMIN
IsFRArION IN OHIO AND THE
SOUTHERN STATES.

BY reading the article below from the
Cincinnati Enquirer, it can be seen to
what desperate straits the Administra-
ton put DIN forcing upon the people Of
THE country the Fifteenth Amendment.
We have for long while believed that
the Radical party would stop at no viii
lainy whatever in forcisg his obnoxious
law upon the people. Every effort is
being resorted to, and this is one of the
methods:
We learn that particular friend Of
the Administrations, who is permitted to
speak in its behalf, has written that it is
Indispensable that Ohio should ratify the
obnoxious Fifteenth Anendment, which
she has already rejected. To secure
such ratification be is authorized 10 say
that n any Democratic member Of the
General Assembly will vote for ssld
Amendment be shall receive ga honorable
and lucrative Office frem the President OF
the United Stsiev. Here is bid and 3
bride for our Dsmoess,ic friends All
they have to do, in order 10 render them
selves pecuniarily independent. ia to vio-
tate their principles, be -treacberoas to
the sediments OF those who elected them,
aud for monetary consideration, prom
ICED in advance. 70 for q measure which
aegrades the States. disErsces the whites,
=sd increases the central power of the
Federal Government.
Ifthey will only do these slight thisgs,
they may have any thing in the gift Of
the President which they desire We
shall see how many will sell out on these
terms. We hope not enc will be found
who will thus purchase temporary profit
ct the nrice Of dishouor. The PROPOSE
zion reflects much discredit on the kd-
administration. At the same tine Job
Stevenson, at the Administration's sug
gestisa. introduces q bill which cEsrE
aaigerssi amnesty and removal Of al
disabilities 20 the S0uthern Confecer stes
r they will accept this Amendment IiIe
bribs 70 the SouA is = chance for ONCE
10 the fgiare; the hribs to the N1rth i
money and oGiee. All tree patriots vii
reject both Sith disdsin end eohiempt
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The Loyal Indemnity business.

The following is an official copy Of the
act TO which We alluded few days ago I:
An set 70 repeal the set to secure to the loyal
citizens Of TeDressee recsmpenfe from the
United States Government for losses incurred
iSss Tue f'O'l'0n' passed IL % f''''4'''
SscrIoS ]. Be it enacted by the Gene
rel Assembly Of the State Of Tennessee,
That 81 oct 10 secure TO the loyal citizens
Of Tennessee rsconpenaa from the
United States Government for losses in
Cured by the rebellion, passed February
Is, 1868, be and the same is hereby re-
peslsd
Sec 2. Be it ena.ced, That the General
Claim Commissioner for the State OF
Tennessee shall deliver all the books and
pspsrsof bis oGce 10 the cretary OF
State, to be fled By him IN bis Office
among the archives OF the State,
Sec. 3 B. it further enacted, That ell
persons who have claims flsd in said
Commissioned Office are hereby author
ICED TO Withdrew the same from the ar
ohiyss Of the Ssate, upon rece;pting to
the Secretary o. the State for the same
upon the book, OF toosg, wherein said
claims have been registered, spos .eaying
csfi fisa copies Of the papers so with.
drawn, without expense TO the State.
Sec. 4 Be it further enacted, That ell
laws and paris Of lays. creating the Office
Of General Cain Cosmissione. for the
State Of Tennessee. be and the sans. are
hereby repealed, aud that this act take
effect from and after its passage.
Passed December 4, 1869.
W. ON PERKINS,
Speaker ef House Of Representatives.
D. B. THOMAS.
Speaker Of the Senate
A true copy Of the originel, nov on 6ls
il ny ofsce. A. !. FLEIeHEE,
Secretary Of State.
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DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
OUT OF LINE.

The Avalanche has left the legitimate
field of DISCUSSION, aud directs its
attacks at the person who is the editor of
the LEDGER. In the leading editorial OF
this morning in that sheet, it is endea-
vored to make us appear in the ridicu-
Ions attitude. of Offering ourself as
candidate for both positions Of Alderman
and City Councilman. The article IS
grossly unjust, and can be answered
only by denouncing the assertion as
fataa
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Col. Moses white,

We second the call made by "Old Resi-
dents" in the Avalanche. Of this morn
ing. or Col. Moses White to become q
candidate for Attorney General OF the
Criminal Court. Possessed of large in
telleet. strength of character and pride
Of name, he is of the class to be relied
upon for public duty. We claim his ser
Woes SUFFRAGAHTs.
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lNAeHVrLLE

Special to the PUBLIC LRDeEnl
NASHVILLE, December n, l2m-The
merchants amended tax bill passed the
House BY vote of 40 to Is. The prin-
ciple cos tended for BY ne is gaiped. The
amendment 10 satisfactory to our friends
here. CHANN1Na RIcnARDs.
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-,
rrsperetory Aeaicauon. nunsn ~,
tom, NE most dslioss ana ssns'us' :. -.
fea.ed tn'np' shcuid % dniy pForsloe :, -s u
tempersturs ~ N. a. Even the solid rsstals
oontrsct 80 .vr.,d prdsr cold and hes. $50
that n r.sn vsrs ccu rossS AZ iron. instead Of
| frail tiaa-ss ana abros. oIrculatipg q uias and
n.oos. s.,.s. ~. ~,.,s.;.md.s ~ c,;msts. Asit
q y,hsrns... -. --'.. ~. ..rsc,.IIv The fseble.
a. fo,s,c- ~. go, ,s,smsrt ~ mort.lity
.r.,rss - ;ns,.r.rc, ~ ths present season,
4 ~h.s....s .t-.r s,b.supn,vins vegetable
toni. "a s,ss,.,;vs !. sbs prsparatory medi-
ain . rcr;-.d "a .,rocc m,d,cinal AZ ents of
an. ehs,..t., H0eTFTTEKY sTOMACH
BITTERs ,tand ,upreme. In a successful On.
reer Of newt . ou.rtsr Of 4 century, the pre-
parat,sn 10 pever bean eQuslIed or APP
nroseh.S - a.. -s,.. ara no, lareer than
those Of anv half dozen articles. purporting to
belons IN ths sams slass. that have ever boon
adveriis al n th,s oouptrr. 4, q remedy and
preventive n Dy,pepsis. and ali It's complica-
tons, II NAV be said to have iiped do,on compe-
f;fion and IN hs The standard spccific of the
Western Hemisphere. A course Of this genial
restorativa Al ths commencement of Winter is
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rUNERAI, NOTICE

The friends and scquain'ances Of the late
Pleasant Mosby are respectfully invited to at
tend his funeral ffom the Memphis and
Charleston railroad depot. at s1{ O'Clock to-
murrsv morning. the 18th instant.
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ALABAMA.

MOBILE, December l7.-Only one race
was run ,o-dsy-mile heat-which was
Voc BY L,rkin. Time: l:50-l:449.
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AttractIYe Residence For sale.

V'HE undersigned are AUTHORISED TO off.r at
Il private sale q very degirabss house and lot
at Oak Lawn (formsriy -Buntsn otaiionl. i've
miles from Memphis. on Memphis and Charles.
ton railroad. The lot contains six &C Is. well
inclosed, half cleared and half In riginal
growth Of esk and elm; beautifully located.
and slopins in every direction from the build
ing site. 1he dwelling house contains tive
large and two small rooms, eonstructed 90 as
to admit Of enlargement AZ small outlay. There
are, besides, a kisehen. seryants' room, lock
room. COW house and wood she'd
Within the last two years ten or hftsS, per
sons. engaged In professional and mereanuis
pursuits in Memphis. have built 10 this loo a.
ity. The facilities which the railroad ehers
are now such ss 20 make this paint more cor
venient for the residence Of business men than
the immediate suburbs Of the city. There y
not more refined society 70 be found within
or without the city-the locality = healthy and
picturesque- churches and schools are conye-
hient. NO nsirasvsA ood around Memphis
can pretend te offer such advantages. and the
lands adjacent are, In consequences. rapidly
''p''''A''ns MdARYfs 4 TRHzEyANT. ~
Git No. % Madison street
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Notice in Bankruptcy.

Notice in Bankruptcy.
In the District Court Of the United
States, for the District of West Ten.
nessee:
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT Pc
~ titions have been fled in said Court by the
following named persons of said District. duly
declared bankrupts, under the act of Congress
of March 2. 1857. fer discharge and certificate
thereof from all their debts and ether claims
prevab!e under said act, and that the following
days, at ten o'clock am, have been set for the
hearing Of the same before T. j. Latham, ESQ.,,
Register. at his office, No. 450 Main street,
Memphis. Tennessee. to-wit. Bia
N ROGERS. January 5. 1870. he'd
X q Williamson,
Sandy Scott,
= A Mye,Is;s firm of W A Robinson 4 Co..
WM Cunningham. January g. 1870.
Il A Osborn,
w ii Kellogg,
Nm NsST i, "a; January 7, 1870.
Junius Sneed,
WE Yeatman,
X L Rash.
When and where ali creditors who have proved
their debts, and other persons in interest, may
attend and show cause, il any they can, why
the prayer of the said petitioners should not
be granted. And the second and third meet
inss of creditors will be held at the same times
IN SSsSm 1asssi December A. 4 fsss 5ark.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-12-17

The very latest style Of boot has the
toe turned up like An old-fashioned skate.
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saturda-. Ianuary 8, $50,

Fer he election Of JUDGE Of the Common
Law Court, 70 an the vAcaroy- oocasioned By
the rsdeustion Of the Hon; r. 8. Lee, and
Court 70 an ths Vacsncg occafioned By the
resiKnatien 81 Hon. Em- N. snith-for the
jOHNP B0UGHNER,
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lection Hotice e.

TN accordance with the proclamation Of His
Il ExoelIsncy, ID. W. @. Sentsr, % me issued
December 7, is69. / viii open and hold an cleo
ton, in all the districts Of Shelby county. on
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BY TELEG r AP q,


Dispatches to the seuthwsstsrn Press
Assoeisdsn.
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No Cure. No Pay !-stone's Tonic Syrup
cures Chills aud Fever, or money refunded.
Sold by M. ROSE. 81 Main street, and GOOD
YEAR 4 FALLS. 81 Main street. 1881
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FALLsToN, Dec. 21st, 1863.

7othe Editors Of Tie 4EgiS d. htcUigcncer
MeSsrs. Editors:-I have beer looking
over the list of subscribers to the Bel Air
and Magnolia Railroad. l use the point
Magnolia, for various reasons; among them
is one that ought to have some weight.
Our adopted father has at that place a
depot, water tank, &C., that he has the use
OF, all paid for, and as he has taken us I'M
der his parental wing, it would be best not
to tax the old man too much for equip
ments solely for his newly adopted's use,
particularly when we are so deficient in the
needful to carry on this work. Keep the
point in view that we are short, and that
economy is pointing lis to everything al
ready available
To my Fallston friends l wish particu-
larly to address myself Your subscrip.
tlons have been made conditional, and only
amount, at this date, to less than twelve
thousand dollars for such sum we cannot
expect to be accommodated with the con =
ditional point, unless, when the actual sur
veys are made economy will compel the
making the road on that line. Now, nv
dear friends, are we in earnest about making
this road? If we are, let us go to work de.
termined to do our part manfully, and end
this everlasting talk about railroad, by
putting down at once such subscriptions as
will insure its construction.
Let us together review our situation. and
see whether we have the ability to sub
scribe about four times as much as we have
done at this time There are now about
sixty-five families that are interested in
this work, and to raise forty thousand dol
lars will require about six hundred dollars
to each family. Is that sum beyond our
ability. think not. Suppose our princi-
pal land holders subscribe an amount equal
to their ability, is there then any doubt at
oil that those not so well able will not
bring the amount up to the necessity (?
None at all but while we see men who
should subscribe two or three thousand,
putting down five hundred is it wonder
ful That the summing up is so small?
feople OF Fallston, arouse yourselves to
meet your necessities. You want the road
and you haze the ability to do your part,
and do it well, too. Don't let your oppor.
tunity pass without making q grand effort
to secure the road, and secure it in the
right place. Remember the efforts to build
the Central road, and its failures. Be men
for the times and its requirements. Put
your united strength into this to you val
liable work, and it cannot fail. If you
have any doubts, counsel with your friends
In relation thereto, and do it quickly, that
you may be prepared for the subscription
paper, to do on it your very best-remem-
bering that west of Winters Run must
raise at least forty thousand dollars for
this road. G.
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The Railroad,

We call attention to the correspondence
published elsewhere, relating to the Railroad.
Since our last issue, the engineer of the Phil
adelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore road Mr..
Fuller, was in the county, ard was met by
the Committee on Survey, at Edgewood and
arrangements made to commence the run
ming of the different routes on next Monday,
Dee. 9th, commencing at this end and run
ming toward the other road 1t is expected
that it will not consume a great deal of time
to make the surveys and estimates, and upon
their completion the committee will notify the
chairman of the last meeting held here, who
will convene n meeting to determine upon
the location. In the meanwhile the spirit of
the work seems to be fully sustained. and
every one more than ever before anxious to
push it to an early commencement. The
amount ot.subscription is now $4,000.
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Repair the Jail.

MEssRs. EDITORS: Looking over your
paper, find the Grand Jury's Report, OF
this present session of your County Court,
signed by Mr. James Heron, an old friend
OF mine. He may justly say that the Aims
mousse Is neither secure, convenient nor
comfortable, for the unfortunates. AS
Tor the Jail, my horses, COWS and hogs are
better cared for than those who are so I'M
fortunately cooped in such a lonesome.
dark and damp hovel. Your sheriffs are
KIND and courteous to their family of
prisoners, yet on account of that wretched
den, they cannot make the prisoners COM
Portable. | do not charge the Grand Jury,
nor do charge the sheriffs; but do charge
the different boards of your County Com
mlssioners with not having nerve enough
to tax the people of their county to make
such repairs, in both of the institutions al
luded to- as would do themselves and their
county credit.
| see by your papefaof the great enter
prise Of Your citizens in raising funds to
build railroad. May success attend them.
When finished, it will bring great many
strangers to your town, who, looking
around will enquire-wherc is your prison 7
II the enquiry should be made of our wor-
thy judge, knowing the man as well as
do, he would be loath to tell a stranger or
point it out to him. Ifpossible, repair it
before you run your locomotive to your
town, or strangers will say, make comfor-
table and respectable in appearance your
prison Your Court House is very fine
building, with a few exceptions. Your
Aims House property needs a neat mansion
for the overseer, Then repair the old house
and place furnace in the cellar, and heat
the house by registers. There is no dan
ger of fire from such conveniences. The
present Board of Commissioners must not
economize for the sake of popularity, as
they will find their position very unthank-
full. Well do know it; for filed chair
two years myself was in favor ofrepair-
ing and making good our public property,
but | was opposed by certain members of
the board, for fear of becoming unpopular
expecting to fill some other position
more lucrative than County Commissioner.
| hope our present board will not think of
this. l urge the Improvement. l am a
tax, payer of your county, and know that
you have plenty of good mechanics in your
county, without inviting proposals from
adjoining counties
LAUREL.
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THE DAYS OF SLAUGHTER

A TYPHooN.-An officer of Captain
Rowan's flag ship thus describes typhoon:
Every few minutes drizzling rain squall
would strike and then pass rapidly away.
When everything was quiet could hear a
low murmuring sound like the faint echoes
OF distant thunder, and l noticed at the
same time the barometer falling steadily.
At O'Clock the next morning it was blow
ing half gale from the southeast, and the
sky was thick. BY noon it was blowing
fresh gale and in few moments after we
were struck by squall, the like of which
had never seen before. From 1890 to 2
p. M. the wind increased until man could
not stand on deck without a life line. 1t
was grand sight. At times the sea would
rise twenty or thirty feet, when the wind
would cut it clean off at the base and take
the whole body of water off to leeward.-
Our ship rode it out safely, but some of our
neighbors came to grief. This typhoon
was one of unusual severi4y and extended
over place oftive hundred miles. Consid-
cradle damage was done to thes hipping at
sea, and one American ship, the Naples
was driven aseore, and dismasted in the
harbor of Yokohama"
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local Affairs.

SALES TO TAKE PLACE.-All sales OF
property advertised in Tile 1Egis, or fol
which handbills may be printed at our of;
flee, will hereafter be noticed under the
above heading. We call attention to the
following
On Tuesday, Feb. 1911, 1870, on the premis.
es, on the road from Mill Green to the Slate
Quarries, farm containing 33 acres, with
good improvements, belonging to Mrs. Han
nah Stanefer.
On TNesday, FEB. LIST, 1870, on the premises
a farm containing 80 acres, situated on the
road leading from Dublin to Conowingo
Bridge, and belonging to P. G. Savin. VIM
S. Bowman auctionccr
On Monday Fsb 1911, 1870, by o. II.
Thomas, trustee, farm containing 200 acres
located about two miles north of Fallston, in
this county, The buildings are in good or
der, and the farm finely improved J. s.
Richardson, auctioneer.
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Senator Williams, of Oregon, proposes
to settle by legislation the difficult point
in regard to the retraction by State of its
ratification of a constitutional amendment.
He moves to declare that when State has
once given its assent to constitutional
amendment any other action of the same
State on that point shall be void. This
can accomplish nothing. Congress has
not the necessary power in constitutional
law to declare away the sovereign author
ity of State eraM.
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Christmas,

TO morrow, Saturday, will be, as of course
all our readers and patrons are aware, the
festival of Christmas of the few old in
mary with us every preparation to insure n
good time has been made by our merchants
and others, and the t;,milia sound of crackers
and torpedoes will soon he heard upon our
streets To our numerous readers and pa
irons we heartily tender the congratulations
of the season, and wish them 4 Merry Christ
mas with many happy returns.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1869-12-24

ACCIDENT ON THE PHIL, VIII. & BALTIC.
RAILRoAD-On Thursday of last week, To-
connective attached to freight train ran off
the track, whilst at the bridge over Bush
river, in this county. The locomotive was
precipitated into the water and dragged two
of the cars from the track also, but they did
not fall into the river No one was injured,
as the engineer and fireman jumped in time
to save themselves from being hurt The
accident caused considerable detention of
the other trains on the road, although the
track was cleared as speedily as possible.