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The New York herald., 1869-04-14

~ H. LEVY, ,AUCTIoNEER.wILL SELL AT AUG
No. 237 West Twenyhird street, between Seventh
Eighth avenues at l0 O'clock all the elegant Furniture
made order by sodda superior made rosewood rarlo
Suit rich satin brocsts elegant gt-frame Mirror and
Stand damssk Curtains Ettasee Gard
Tables Centre Tables elegant velvet and Brussels Carpets.
rosewood Bedstead, bureau Washstsnd Arnoure Ward
robe Easy Chairs, Lounges Extension Table, Oak Buffet
China Vases, superior Hair and Spring Maresses China
ported expressly Paris and expenvey mAde
raj superior OIL Paintings from the Dusseldorf school, BY
Muller
The New York herald., 1869-04-14

n BURKE AuCrIoNEER, OFFICE NOS. AND 9
~. West TwentythiId street win sell on Thursday 18th
ns l0H O'clock 23 West Twenty eighth street, all the
Of that house, Eeds Bedding. Psror Dining Room
An Kitchen Furniture.
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SALES AT AUCTION.
-EpwIN NICHOLS 4 CO., AUOrIoNEERs;.

A EDWIN NICHOLS 4 CO., AUCrioN,EtE,hnss;; t,ns;,r
IA. Auction sale of Magnificent Househoii sI"""'''
elegant z a octave rosewood Planotarte'. ,... .
Velvet, Brussels Carpets; Parlor SUITS Our.sn h,nn
Antique Paintings Bronze ClocIs g. poos scssx
this "Wednesday morning. April H. at III ocioek pccscy,
elegant residence y est III i;ih sfeet tOn.on
between Firth Sixth avs, rich Paro S,s N win Win
bras Window Curtains and French shades r TSs
Corner and Book stands Turkish Ea,y Chairs and
bronze Clocks Vases, siaiusry Meds9n sn UAipes i.
XIV; Bedsteads, Bureaus, Washstands C9mmodes
sofas Chairs Lounges Rockers covered 10 reps and hair
cloth; walnut Extension and Tea Tables B1ies Dining ing
and Dinner Sets rich cut Crystal and Glass Ware, Silver
Ware Table Cutlery, Ingram Carpets, ohcioshs &C. Sale
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DY ARCHIBALD JOHNSTON, Al CTfONEEK
ID Handsome Household Furniture,
rOss~voa PianofOrte, &c.
JOHNSTON VAN Ta5oLLL
Will aef Al Auction IN

Thursday, April -, al IVY o'clock,
al Jo3 Heniy stIeet, uesf Grand,
All the Furniture contained IN SAID house. comprising in
part eegan carved yod Paror SUITS and
green ssin, pieces; carved oak Buffet, IN oak Dining
Chairs, rosewood Etagefe. aud AirrUr black
walnut French Bsdsssts, Dressing Bureaus elegant War
Flowers In glass sni fneiaion rosewood Pianoforts
seven octave made by Lusher french China silver plated
Bruscs and Ingram Carpets OcUbs, Cylinder
Heater made BY Sanford, dc together with the kchen
tensils which the will Catalogues at
OF the auctiobeers liz East thirteenth street. near
Fourth avenue down town otice, ~ Nassau street
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YORK HERALD WEDNESDAY, A. QUADRUPLE SHEET
SALES AT AUCTION.

(Y y. COTTON, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS FURNI-
I'D niture In Fourth street, Second day
"wednesday Apri IA. at loYs o'cock at "a Fast Fourth
ya,s Dwelns mbrasn$ psrpT dining room bsdrooms and
Glass Ware, dc. &c. Catalogues this mornn To-
fhursday April Is at No. vanness Chares
seet Furniture, being the the rich custom
made rosewood, black walnut mahogany Furniture Of
the private dwelling. Catalogues early.
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EDWARD SCHENCK, AUCTIONEER.
d Elegant Household Furniture,
at No, 81 LexinRtOn avenue

p, EDWARD sSHtNK sS stS. dsn At 1.,x O'Clock
all OF the handsome Furniture contained In said house,
VIZ % Ana Dasn fso. fS and
tapestry Carpets black walnut Chamber Suits. Hair Maress
Pillows Bedding elegant Ensravings and Oh Paintings,
Cottage Suits Dining Room Furniture Crockery Glassware,
Clocks, Bronzes &C., ac. also Kitchen Furniture with
which the sale will commence.
JDwARD sCHENCK, HANDSOME
IL Household Furniture by EDWARD SCHENCk tomor
row, % O'clock At No. l6 Thompson street. variety OF
geneel Household Furniture Brussels and Ingram Carpets
Suits, &c.
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UCTIoN SALE OF FrRNITURE-BY COLE
~ MURPHY, AT 2S2 Schermerhorn street, Brooklyn, on
Wednesday April ~, at IUs O'Clock. Back walnut Parior
Suit green reps Brussels and Threepy Carpets black
Furniture &C.
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A UCTIoS SALE

the
Allaire Works.
GO Cherry street. New York,
On MLUNISDAH Apri a, loDJ,
~ ooIock a. M.
the Stock OF Tools comprsss alhcs, flantr Drilling Ma
chimes BOT Cutters &C., az silrs, Boring NIL, capable
boring 10 feet cismer. seei Tools OF all Kinds vises
Hamaers Shaiting snd Fucyg, lUiuch Dudgeon
Hammer q 0ppOund Megflh Hammer Angis, sledgss,
Mowers cDilp Jrtment OF biacksmitns IOois
shop Iuucaes shears Rollers, Ac.; Cranes OF all
szc horse shop Engine and b0i er several small.
er BnEnss AMI BoN1Is; . hvo new Hosting Engines
snd Boes, foulGry fool, Cdyyiss Ladies, Carriages
Cranot &c Pattern aud Shop Tools and Benches,
ami great var4s.y or miscellaneous TJois.
The New York herald., 1869-04-14

DRIAN Il. MULLER, AUCTIoNEER.
House aud Lot
No. Sl West fortlcth street
at auction.
ADRIAN II. MULLEN, 4. A.. WILKINS CO.
sell a. auction,
on lUksUAG, Apri u.s. at IL O'clock
At the
Exchange salesroom,
III
wen Fortleth E,rcethe Lot and with the four story
high soop House the and the
story bric6 Stable the situate on tue north side OF
West fOItielh snh avenue anu known No.
AL 1he Il sweet contains the mod
improvements rs OrI, sle walls painted OIL, marOe
Is n good The lie 20 70 iec has
four stalls water cOIcnrnans rOOn, Lot q ise
Inches by ha.f the block.
JOURNAL, ACCToSEER OFFICE no. PINE
n. stree-Auction 0l gentee Household Furniture,
rosewood Panolorte, thursday, April Il, a. lJ>s
O'Clock A. M No. % Irving pace, consisting
part PlaaOfoite, black wa.au; and hair
Tabios Brussels add Insr
CaTpeins mahogany and cottage Bsdsleais framed In
graynss EStons IaOe Gas Fixtures, CfOeksy, Kitchen
Itensis, &c.
UCTIoN NoTiCE.-JOHN BIcKLEY, AUcTIoNEER,
~ ~ Egst Fourteenth street. will sell on Thursday, 18th
Instant at I0 sOeE, at W We. Srleenih street. arge
assortment Of fsDr ans Kitchen furntue, Suls
IN and Dark and mahogany easeads.
Chairs &c, NeyeI snd brussels Carpe nair Mattresses,
Pillows, stoves, a..
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DEM. +. THEALL, AUCrIONEER,
ID vi Liberty street.

Administrations sale OF wheewright stock;
Administrators OF James atson deceased
BENZ r. THEALL will sell auction this day ,wednes
dayI April a. at 10Y O'clock t "a Eleventh avenue, near
Dies, bellows, Anys Hammers Benches Tong. Lifters,
also Spokes, Hubs Felloes shaits Carriage Poles Sc
turer n ~ civ.
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zee THE NEXT TELEGRAM CARTOON,

BoGART, AUcrIoNEER.
81. THIS DAY,
I0x O'clock At the auction NOS and North VII
street, Household Furniture cODssng " Paror Suits
rosewood black walnut and mahogany, IN aud hai-
So Rocking aud Chairs; marble
top Iabes marble top Dresfng bureaus aud
and black wslnut Extension Dining Tables Din
ing Chairs, sidcbcaids, Leaf Tab naLOgaLy aid
black walnut Bedseads, sess and Bedding kitchen Iurnr
ture, Crockery China and Glass Ware Looking Glasses,
PIc.urcs. carpets, &C single Harness
at O'clock s Brussels three ply and Insran Csrpss Eng
lish Uic.Oths, &c.
BOGART, AUCTfoSBER.
-. THURSDAY, hprnis
lOH O'Clock, ut 202 Wayeey pace, Charles street.
gentee Household furniture. Mirrors Brussels Csrpsis,
SOFAS Lounges Paror and Easy Chairs marble top Dress
Ing BuIeau do Washstsnds Lacs Curtains black walnut
secrgtay Brds1ends, Dnins Room Furniture, tc
IAMEs CAGNEy, AuCTioSEER AND RIAL ESTATE
Agent, Ll5 Wasnln gton street--Eioe,nt House
hold Furniture Thursday, Agr 49, OF the private rcsidence
% Amiy street coat ~ 9 all being ia ercesnt Ofoer
comprising SUPERB Manel aud Pier Mirrors costly Lace yur
tans, superb Piano, keipwars excellent Carpets nno bed
ans &C. fsr.icg1rs tomoow same day, s,et above a.
% Amly street, segrnt Paris Chs aud ohen furn
ture Velvet Csrpe endd sfrcrs Chandeliers and Par
lOr SUITS ac j. JAChEf gives bus personal and at
tenuon 10 sales of furniture private resences nneeen
years eipsrence Cssh advanced eye,y pesopon OF
merchandise.
The New York herald., 1869-04-14

SIMON, ACCfIONEBK,
IL. will sell on THURSDAY. Ap-ni5
tl3 o'clock, al tho
Exchange stesrOom III Broadway, T-iSty Building New
lors tbs valuable Property second known No
65S. For further PARTICULARS apply 70 the aueonecr % Es
street, "
The New York herald., 1869-04-14
IN THE TELEGRAM OF FRIDAY, APRIL IS.


DYM DOUGHTY. AUCTIoNEER.
ID Gen,eel Househod d furniture.
on Thursday April To- a. V o,eSeS ,he Furniture con.
door LTn1 n o s
Pier Mirrors Curtains Cornces, China, Crockey and CLASS
Hair Nsitrcssss, Feather Bed. Beddlns. Blankets,
a. s. ou.s a %SraHs Of sale peposs required from
purchaser.
DY Fl. D. MINER 4 BARKER, AUCTIONEERs, NO. 8
ID Cor.land street! respectfully announce 70 those intend
give their attention TO sales a private residences IN the same
bSs business % or many years past. wssy
also spacious saesoom No. Coands street, for
those desrous OF this means OF sale
ID JOHN H. DRAPER, Auctioneer:
Valuable, Horses Carriages, Wagons, Harness,
JOHN H. DRAPER CO. viii sell on Thursday Apr, Is.
ann street New s sIsais ss n
pair OF very stylish carriage Horses Is hands hsh sound
and kind, suitable Tor PriyAe family ',.
,Sreeiasrtsr Clarence circular glass 'front.' nearly new,
top rhaeion, buit y John H. Lawrence Co.. Two sea.
sfaome ssrss oeors is Also eompiess assortment
Of heavily mounted coach Harness made by Gibson light
Eas., koses fc, &c Can be ssea Wsdasiay day bsfos
tue sale Catalogues now ready.
pY PHILIP LEVY, AUcTIoNgER
ID SUPERB COLLLCTioN
OIL PhINlIN1s,
- Al Artists' ssIs.roon ~ Nassau street,
oommenelng at iOs O'Clock A. Al
DY J. EDWARD BYLANDT, AUCTIOSEER-wiLL
ID sell hy IhusdAy at III o'ciock at salesr
e4s BoaawA, general assortment OF ou.ehoid Furniture,
viz Kosewuod PArlor suigs, ledsleals,
bureaus ashstanis TAB Carpets krrors Stoves &C.
Clearing previous 10 removal N B.Personal at
tentiOn given 10 sales OF furniture al fesidences
DY HENRY d. MINER, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ID No. Cortisndt street; Art 1alery, 5t5 broadway.
Sale OF elegant Household Furniture Carpets, Nitrous, &C.
MINER A BARKER win sci BY auction Thursday, Apri
Is at 1O ocOc at the private residence No ~ second
enue, between Fourth Filth Streets elegant Household
Furniture consisting OF rosewood farOr Suits. In brocatel
and hacloIh; mahogany sofas Arm and Chairs Vel
and Bruss Carpets French pate Mirrors, Bedseads
Piano, by tleun, Paintings, silver sted
stair Rods, Extension Table, Dining Room Furniture,
DY HENRY D. MINER, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ID No. Cortlandt street; Art nAcry, ot5 Broadway.
SALE Of ESOkANINos, IHRuaO5 CJCkOO CLOCKS,
SWISS CARVED GOODS at.
MINER A BARKER viii sell at auction Friday and Har
turday, April 10 and IL, A. IL O'Clock each day, Al
O N. knOeol-r, Lsq, Uouph Co., IA
Broadway, Nnta street, framed aud
kngrsyn,s, Cbromos, Photographs swiss Carved Goods
open exhibition Tuesday, Apf 10. Particulars 10 time
| pY 7. W. LINDSAY, AUcTioEBER, WHO WILL
ID sell Wednesday. April a. Al lOs O'Clock, AL the
residences No. ~ West Twelfth street, Fith avenue
comprising rich PafOr Suits Chamber and Library SUITS
Ene plain aud figured reps Brussels sBd lngrau Carpets
Centre Ornamental aud Lrtension Tables carved
tresses Buffet E,asercs Turkish Cnsr. aud Lounges,
Dining Room Furniture, Clocks, ornaments. Gas fites,
Had sand, Lace CurtAns GLASS; Silver and Isbe Ware,
| Cutlery &C. Catalogues day OF SAFE
The New York herald., 1869-04-14

A FARM AT AUCTIOS-wILLIAM P. BUFFET, ESQ,
n referee will sell by order OF the Supreme Court at pub
lie auction, the Suffolk HOTEL in the village OF HUNTINGTON
L. L. on Tuesday April ~ is69, al O'Clock r. Nj the arm
formerly belonging Elias BrusL, deceased. The Farm
with good large buildings plenty OF choice fruit and shade
and containing 80 o good land woodland
situated Westh L. H. only u hour by rail from New
York, ana about - mlles from uuniIngt0n station.
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A UCTION SALE.

"A MORRIS WILKINS, Auctioneer
Handsome Household Furniture Carpets, Steinway Piano
forte Mirrors, &C. &c. L. ii. LII DLOW CO. will se By
auction Thursday April 10, at II o'clock at No leo East
Broadway Jeh Household Furniture wiz:
Back walnut paror SUITS Etaeres, MAJ bic top Tables Mir
rosewood Bedroom Furniture, enameled Bedroom
SUITS spring and Hair Mattresses, Feather Beds Bosters
ftlows walnut Extension Table Lounges, Chairs
rantel Ornaments China, Gass and Silver plated Ware
Velvet and Brusse Carpets Oicoths Kitchen Utensils &C.
Descriptiye CT 3 Pine street.
The New York herald., 1869-04-14
IN THE TELEGRAM OF FRIDAY. APRIL ie.

A UcTION SALE OF CARPETS, OILCLOTHs &C.
n every evening until May l. Major c. W. BARhEt, Ane
tioneer entire stock OF Hamein Czrpei Store
Ssb Sixth below cost at private sale during
each day.
The New York herald., 1869-04-14

7 r. TRAvER ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS HOUSE.
81 hold Furniture sad carpets OF private rcsdcnee, 90
Thirtyhith street, Second aud Third
TRAyEk a EsLEk Obce IS Liberty street, viii SET on
Friday April 10, at l0l Ocock, NJ tue abuvc residence
handsome Paror SUITE marble top Centre and
Si1e Tabef aets English Brusses Carpets French
Mirrors; WsrdrODes; etenways Orasd
Plano walnut Bureaus and Washssnds marble ops' down
CURED hair Hatr-sses ar and bedroom Carpets
Ocohs Paintlogs Ensravngs, Dining Room and Kitchen
Furniture, tsas Fixtures, &c.
The New York herald., 1869-04-14
GEORGE COOK, AUCTIONEER.
" Grape Vines, Trees, Shrubbery, &o,
this day, at IL O'Clock,
NJ aalasrooIna lnl Ilherfu straat

including Grape Vines, Fruit Ornamental Trees Shrub
berry Flowers &C.; abou. LOU Concord Hartford Delaware
mediate bearing $500 Apple, Pear. Cherry and Peach
also Currans Gooseberries Sc tine lot OF Flow
ering Sbrubs, Shade Trees, Evergreens
hedge Pants imported and domestic greenhouse and
budding out Plants and Flowers
The New York herald., 1869-04-14
A UcrIoN sALE-or HOUSE AND LOT


will sell by Thursday April 1862 at IL O'Clock
noon, at the Exchange Saesoom III Broadway the valuable
brick House Lot knowu No. ~ MacdouSal street,
King The above sale will be made for the ac
count n former purchaser he having failed TO
comply with The terms sale
The New York herald., 1869-04-14

IlyM. Writer'S, AUCTioSEER, SELLS THIS DAY, At
w O'Clock, s5s Canal street. Paror suits In brocstsl,
reps hair coh Pier and Aane Glasses Curtains, Cen
TIE, ana other Tables PHno Velvet Carpets black
walnut chestnut euameled chamber SuIts, Bets aud
Bedding, Nsrdrobes Bookcase Easy, Rocking and other
Chairs, Turkish Lounges, Chna Gisss, SILVER ware Cook
stoves Ranges cO second hand Carpets, OcOths
aud everything usually found In well furnished house.
Goods packed and shipped.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-05-28
uopACE gAIKS SENoE.

HORACE GREELEY, in a letter to
the Wheeling Itelligencer, thus pic
lures the inevitable fate of the negro
carpet-bag-and-scalawag Radical party
of the South. Hesays:
Every year one thousand of your rebels
die, and one thousand Tor more) of their
SOFAS become of age. You can't dlsfran-
chise THEM. You have now hVe nous
and majority. Six years at the Iartnest
will convert this into a rebel majority OF
one thousand, then the rebels VIII pc en-
franchised in spite of you, and the blacks
will be left under foot-and you under
estimate these at W thousand.
Go vour own way, see if the ebe do
not have You under foot in less than six
years. ,
speak from a wide experience when /
tell you that your house is built on sand.
1t cannot stand. Every year viii see the
passions of the war cool, and the demand
for amnesty strengthened. Not1 you can
amnesty the rebels. Soon the question
viii be, Shall they amnesty yonR Look
at Kentucky and Maryland and read your
certain fate in theirs.
1t will be remembered by our sub
scribers that in an article of the AP-
PEAL of the 2Sth August last" Wait,
etc.lthe same argument was made
use of by Gen. PIKE to impress upon
the DISTINGUISHED masses of Tennes-
see that at the worsttheir preSentdisa-
bilities could not continue more than
La few years. HORACE must have
stolen q leaf from the Generals book.
We have no doubt he will be forgiven
for it, when the author reflects upon
the good use he is making of its con-
1 fapfS
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-05-28

PROF. W.STANLEY JEVoNE Man
chester, England, gives in the London
Econonomist, a paper upon the effect
of the large production of gold for the
past twenty years upon its value, from
which the New York Erenaag Post
deduces that a very considerable n
nual production of gold is needed IN
order to keep prices from declining;
or in other words, to keep the in
creasing demand of trade fairly sup
piled with coin; that although the
discoveries of gold have for many
wears been greater than the needs OF
trade. vet the effect of the large pro-
duction has already been felt in the
depreciation of the value of the metal;
and that no sudden or rapid panic IS
likely to occur in the commercial
world, such as NJ. CHEvALIER at one
time led his disciples to apprehend,
from the excess of gold. Finally,
| that whenever the rate of growth OF
population and trade in Christendom
overtakes the present rate of produ-
cling gold, a balance of prices will be
restored; and, unless other mines are
discovered the depreciation of the
precious metal will stop, or even
very slow movement in the opposite
direction begin. There are indica'
tons in Prof. JEvoN's figures, thai
the turning point has already beer
passed, and it seems quite possibletha
the amount of gold in use will never
bear a larger proportion to the trade
which IS carried on with it than it ha.
borne for the last ten years.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-05-28

Themile track, one hundred feet in width,
will be completed in the course OF w
weeks. Work on the various
will be commercials soon as ehgiheeA
can make the necessary drawings.
The Louisville COmier-JomTGt OF
rrna@av contains the following: Wash
telegram states that Mr.. Mullett,
: yerrisfne Architect of the Treasury,
has directed a room to be fitted up in the
louisville Customhouse for the use OF
Col. MARYLAND, Superintendent of the
Railway Postal Service, for the division
composed of the States of Ohio, M1ehl,
gan, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee ana
West Virginia.
A dispatch from Bowling Green,
XIV. on tuesday says. A committee Of
ne most prominent citizens of Bowling
Green have been appointed to invite An
drew johnson, ex-President, to deliver an
address at this place on Wednesday. june
I'd, or any day he may name thereafter,
having learned that he will visit Clarks-
vile, June Ist. The people OF southern
Kentucky are anxious TO hear Iehhes-
sees great orator.
On Wbitsunday twelve of the stu
dents of the University ofthe South were
Confirmed by Bishop Quintard, IN ST.
Augustine Chapel, University Place
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-05-28

OF THE ADKINS murder in Georgia,
we learn from the Augusta Chronicle
and Sentinel of the 25th, that the mill
tary officers, ordered by the President,
are making a fair but thorough inves-
tigation Of everything pertaining to
the affair. The deposition of Mrs.
ADKINS has been taken, and also that
of the negro driver, whom BELCHER,
by Gov. BULUoCK's continuance, re-
ported as having been murdered the
week previously, together with those
of many other witnesses. at seems,
therefore, says the above paper,
" that although BULLocK's Coroner
would not have an Investigation, we
are likely to have an impartial inves-
tigation afer all, by the military as
wen as that which viii take place at
the next session of the Supreme Gour'
by the Grand Jury.'' ~.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-05-28

Mr.. \. T. STEWART, who expressed
himself in the most profound way a
friend of President GRANT, and an
u~nalterable supporter of his admins
tration, has at last changed front.
He has ranged himself with the bond
holders of New York, who have been
advancing gold and securities and
fighting the Secretary of the Treasury.
The latter has, however, so far shown
no back down: but intends to stick to
his order to sell two million of gold
per week. From this position OF an
tagonism to Mr.. BoUTwELL's policy
of reduction of the national debt, the
people can readily divine what the re-
suit would have been had STEWARDS
disabilities been removed and he re-
tanned as Secretary of the Treasury
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-05-28
TIE ELECTIONS.

From the unsatisfactory manner in
which the returns came in, up to elev-
en- o'clock last night, it is impossible
for us to express any opinion as to the
result of the election. The returns up
to the hour of going to press, , am,
viii be found on our fourth page, and
to them we refer our readers.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-05-28

II is reported, says the Knoxville
Press aud Herald, that STOKES talks
of giving up the race. He is said to
have so stated when he passed through
that city5o on Sunday last en- route for
washington. An he wants is a seat
in the Senate in FowLER's place; and
hesays il sENTER win give him that
he will LEI him walk OVER the truck
for Governor. We would not besur-
prised If BETTER had his eye on that,
in which case it win be bad for STOKES.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-05-28
TIE SnH0OL FUND.

Bv telegraph, on Wednesday, we.
laid before our readers the result of a
suit brought in the Chancery Court Of
county, Chancellor Otis
presiding, to recover from the State,
for the uses and purposes of the de-
positors and creditors Of the Bank of
Tennessee, the sum of $500, 00Oin gold,
paid over by the Bank to the Treasu-
rer of the State, by order ofthe Legis-
lature, to be applied and used as part
of the school fund, but which was
afterwards stolen through the Tennes-
see National Bank of this city. The
decision of the Chancellor was adj
verse to the plaintifs-the President,
Directors and creditors Of the bank
and sustained the position taken by
the Trustee of the bank, and the Com
missioners of the school fund. In
order to a clear understanding Of the
case by our readers, we will remind
them that the school fund-which in
1859 was stated, by resolution Of the
Legislature, to be 81, 800, OOO-was or
dered into the custody, care and keep
ing of the Bank of Tennessee, to be
used by that institution as part of its
capital, paying interest to the State,
whose Treasurer was put in pOssession
of a certificate of deposit for the
amount stated; that when the asset.
of the bank were returned, after the
war, they amounted, as stated above.
to $780, 900 and over in gold, together
with Confederate notes and certain
bills receivable. This gold was, by
order of the Legislature, taken from
the bank and turned over &c
the Treasurer Of the State, a.
part Of the school fund,-ar
act, which, at the time, was re
garded and held by many distin.
guished legal minds to be an illega
stretch of power. The filing of a bill
in the Chancery Court of Davidson t
wind up the Bank afforded the Occa
| sion sought for by the plaintiffs wht
| fled a cross bill, claiming that the &C
Of February, 1866, authorizing the ex
eeution of a deed of trust by the bank
~preferring the school fund was in vic
lation of the Constitution of tn
United States, providing that no Stat
shall pass any law impairing the obi
cation Of a contract. The Governor
Comptroller, Secretary of State ant
Superintendent of Common Schools
as q board of commissioners of tn
school fund, filed their answer, claim
ing that the Legislature under the aC
Of February, 1866, had a right to Civ
a preference to the school fund rs
debt due from the bank, and filed
demurrer, presenting the question
law in the case, and claimed that tn
Legislature had no power under III
10th section of act IL of the Constitl
ton of the State TO invest the scho'
fund as stock in the Bank Of Tenne
nessee, so as TO make the beneficiari'
of the school fund q stakeholder
that bank, and relied upon the case
Poup vs.. Drew, decided by the s.
/, preme Court of the United States in
Howard, DO. The President and d
rectors of the Bank, and the princip
depositOr-Mr. MARK r. CoCKRIL,
/, Of Nashville-who joined them in Il
suit, have taken an appeal to the S
preme Court, the decision Of Whit
will be looked forward to Wi
e no little anxiety by the surviviI
creditors of the Bank.