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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-07-10
B YT ELEH R A PH.
Dispatches to tho Southwestern Press
-, Association.
NEW ORLEANS.

Special to the PUBLIC LRDeKR.]
NEw ORLEANS. July 10. - Marshal
Packard, yesterday, on an order from the
United States Court, seized the books Of
August Coutourie & Co., which will be
examined by an expert, for evidence of
fraud in relation to seized sugars. The
court has appointed three appraisers to
appraise the same sugars.
A dispatch from Houston, Texas, re-
ports an unprecedented food in Colorado
Valley. The telegraph lines have been
down west Of LaGrange for FIVE days, and
nothing can be heard from beyond. The
water is all over the country, and in some
places it is twenty feet deep and rising
rapidly. LaGrange and Columbus are
being evacuated The women and chill.
drsn are mostly gone. Houses have been
seen floating past LaGrange. The water
is in the tops of the trees lie the bottom.
The railroad bridge at Columbus is gone,
and the heavy rise has not yet reached
there. Most of the 6ue crops in the Val.
ley are destroyed, fIcFU Ss9i 8 I9l
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CARRYING THE WAR INTO
AFRICA. 8iC.a

Heretofore all the Stale militia was
raised in East Tennessee to manage the
rest of the State. The copperas breeches'
one-gallows and misunderstanding cusses'
too lazy to work, and few innocent, hon
est boys, enticed from the pillow handles
with rich promises, made mp the motley
army. The Radicals in that end OF the
State, who were instrumental in having
the militia called out to domineer
over everybody in Middle and West Ten
nessee, who had anything worth steal
ing, never dreamed that the militia could
be turned against them. Bot the hour OF
their mourning and lamentation is at
hand. They have been whipping Metho-
dist preachers and defying law, OF late,
TO such an extent.that Governor Senter
has found it necessary, we learn, to
send two companies to that end OF
the State to enforce the Law. The
Governor has expressed determi-
nation to place two thousand milf
tie in the field in case there IS any
farther attempt to impede the enforce
ment of the lava. All of this army for
the field will be raised in Middle and
West Tennessee, and regiment from
Yves. Tennessee will be detailed e=pe
cislly to look sitter the preacher-whip-
pers and their friends in Blount county.
Crops are about laid by now and it
would be easy enough to raise few regi-
mepts for East Tennessee service. Many
of the boys woIld like trip to the noun
tains anyhow. Hunting end fishing are
fine in that region, and fence rails are
abundant. on loyal farms. The fruit
crops, we may add, is very fine, and the
chicken crop Ia fat and juicy, Many OF
the Radicals in Tennessee will yet learn
that they have sharpened knife to cut
their own throats.
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FOREIGN.

LONDON, July 10. = The ministerial
crisis in France is increasing in intensity,
and the constitutional opposition in the
Corps Legislatiff declare their ultimatum
to be the retirement Of the Minister of
State, M. Roher. While the Emperor
desires his retirement, he is reluctant to
dismiss him on account of his ability and
his devotion to the Imperial Government
NJ. Roher's failure to comply with the
wish of the Emperor and tender his resig-
nation is severely criticised. Yesterday
the proprietor Of leading journal said
to him: m Roher, your time has come;
clear outl'' ~ know it," answered Mr..
Roher; shut my wife won't resign" This
is literally true. Madame Roher objects
to giving up honors which she receives at
the palace as the wife of the chief of the
Emperor's ministry. The Emperor will
wait awhile before insisting upon the IN
ayoidable resignation until this little do
nestle trouble Of his minister can be ar
ranged. ot
/. The majority OF the Assembly are OPP
posed to the demand made by members
of the left center, which are as follows ;
81. A responsible ministry, 2. An anton
omy of the Legislative Assembly" The
Emperor is therefore obliged to temporizs
with the majority, whom he does moi
wish to openly defy; hence the present
dead lock, which must end in the course
of week. aa4i oa
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TIE GENrLEMAN FROM CHINA,

He is coming soon by the million.
Next Tuesday mass-meeting will be
held at the Chamber of Commerce Hall
70 see and hear prominent Chinese
importer from San Francisco. His name
has been spelled so many ways that we
will not attempt it, having but limited
knowledge of Chinese literature. San
Francisco is the gateway through which
the Chinese and japanese emigrants
thus far have entered this country. I'm
fortunately that city has adopted a very
narrow minded, illiberal policy toward
the Chinese, which almost amounts to
persecution. Any people less patient
and good.tempered would leave the
country forever, but they hold on without
a murmur, and do as much work as any
other class Of laborers for half the pay.
The New York Herald slludes to this,
and says that San Diego may be built up
as Chinese city, aud yet rival the Golden
Gate. They could secure the terminus
of the Southern Pacific railroad, line
which they will no doubt be largely In
s,rumentAl in building. The importer
coming here Tuesday will be an object Of
general interest, but We hope that
public curiosity will not be manifested
at any expense Of selfrespect The i'm.
preston made Ra6g the man will be
cOnveys6mplete victory, hers, DE II
.hIs moment Of triumph We In
not forget charity for the defeated.
They must remember that the votes
cast against the ticket we're given
By delnded men Of race that had mol
yet time to be educated sufficiently tc
Know the wrong Of disfranchising others
They must remember that we have sue.
oesded Oh platform Of universal suffrage
ans eQuAl rights, and We must see thai
those Who opposed. as well as those who
supporied o., have al rights and prOiec
ton equally By the Law. loud cheers,
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The ImperiaIists.

A New York paper has story that a
secret society has been formed, having
branches in the principal cities OF the
Union, for carrying the country over to
Imperialism. Its members are sworn to
promote and support what is termed q
Free Empire" 1t is proposed to estab-
lish an aristocracy, with executive pow
ers III the hands Of council, with one
man at its head. who shall hold the posi-
ton for life. aud be designated Consul OF
the Free Empire Of the United States,
the title Of Consul to be thrown away for
that Of Emperor as soon as the public
sentiment will bear the change. The
man for this position has already been
selected by the leaders Of the movement,
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The Railroad MRntR-The Aenleve-
ment Between Louisville and Gin.
einnati.

With the completion of the Pacific
road we have witnessed something like
an spotheosis of railway performance.
We shall probably never behold a grand
or achievement in this line than is given
by the Pacific road. OF lesser triumphs,
however, we are far from the end.
In our own State vaat deal yet re-
mains TO be done. Our condition will
have been vastly improved when the
routes now building and under discussion
shall have been completed, but the field
admits and our future growth will prob
ably demand something more than this.
Indeed, there eeems to be even now
revival of the .far0re for railroads. The
opening of new route is at this day at.
tended with as much local rejoicing aud
celebration as was invoked years ago,
when the ast of building railroads was a
new thing under the sun." What
glorious time, for instance, have we had
over the completion of the short route to
Cincinn matt, and what tremendous ex-
element there has been among the Gin
cinnsiians concerning their projected
great Southern RAILROAD,
We venture the assertion moreover that
no new road has eyer behaved go hand
somely and so munifeently towards its
local public az has been done by the
Louisville and Cincinnati company
Three Common Councils have been
treated to free ride over the entire
length of the road, aud many of the citi-
zens OF either tarmini haye received COM
! plimentary tickets good for one week.
Surely no other railroad company has
been SO spendidly liberal as this, and we
may safely claim that ours has thus tar
eclipssd all others a circumstance over
which il is psrdonahle 10 indulge in a liz.
tie city pride and self-praise. We have
understood that the officers of the road
pursued the rule towards the people OF
Louisville of giving free ticket to every
intelligent man who applied for one.
What magnificent generosity, to be
surel Such mastery diplomacy enti-
ties Colonel Gill, or whoever originated
it, to first, clsss foreign mission. The
effect has been to secure for the road the
warmest popular favor. Il has suddenly
turned the tide of travel in the new chan
mel, and, once diverted in that direction,
no small effort will turn ii otherwsys. II
has been to the road like brilliant and
original advertisement 10 one word, the
company, by their unstinted and sa
gaoious management, have made theil
road popular, aud kept the leading place
in the public mind for the space Of I
whole week.
But the novely is now worn off Th'
new road has become part and parcel 0
our daily life, and its utility seems al
ready quite Indispensable. 1t supple
another connecting link to the great rail
way system Of the country, and pushe
that system one move further towarl
Perfection Courier Journal, 9Th.
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GOOD HEanners-A -zsessou I'm q
tesy and Journalism.
From the Cincinnati Gazette ]

From the Cincinnati Gazette
The generous praises given to Henry
I. RAYMOND since his death seem to IN
dicnre. In some Of their specific ascrlp-
tions. a better appreciation OF the rare
virtue of good manners in Journalism
than ia generally supposed to exist in the
American people. We say better than
h ganerally supposed, because had man.
ners in Journalism do not seem to be any
impediment TO success, nor to injure o
journal in general estimation.
The control of public journal is .
means of showing bad manners without
such consequences as come in the way OF
social contempt and other more positive
effects when personally displayed; and
therefore such control is license which
an ill-bred person is very apt to exhibit
hImself in. 1t has to be confessed that
good manners are not the rule in Ameri-
can Journalism. Dickens savage con.
demnation Of American journalists was
too sweeping, but there was too much
truth in it; and the assurance rendered
him by one of them at the famous press
banquet to him, that it fell quite short of
the truth, was probably true to such an
extent as the speaker could speak by
authority.
The manners of Mr.. Raymond paper
were exceptionally good. Its tone was
dignifed, and its language did not ex'
coed the proprieties of public criticism,
1t did not run to insulting epithets. II
did not practice giving the lie direct. 1t
did not nickname rival editors, nor drag
them and their personal affairs into his
paper, to scandilize them, in order to in.
lure their party or cause. 1t did not
abuse or ridicule unoffending private
persons for no other reasons than to
crafty malicious disposition, aud be.
cause the control of public Journal
gives the means of such indulgence with
impuniiy. So far as appears, he regard
ed himself as under the same obligations
in the conduct of his journal that an
honorable man feels in his personal inter-
oourse and his personal manners. And
this is BY no means the rule among cdr
tors. It was particularly in contrast
with the habits and prevailing tone of New
York city journalism. And journals
that practice oil this stand fair in the |
community, and their editors will be well
spoken of when they die. Bot the uni |
versal good report of Mr.. Raymond for
this quality is an encouragement to de-
cenoy of manners in journalism, and q
reminder that, although editorial person
alities may haze their admirers, just as
dog fights and cock fights will draw |
n crowd, and although coarse and in 1
sultipg epithet bestowed upon political
or editorial opponent may suit the heated
temper of the time, yet the impression |
remains upon the character of the journal
after the temper has subsidized, and that,
after all, deeeney, good manners and
conduct in journalism do |
take hold upon the substantial sentiment
Of the country, and at least do leave
sweet SAVIOR upon the name after death.
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which has no political aspirations aud
that system will spring up which will
enable us to dispense with cufey en-
tirely.
This representative Chinaman has
brought to America, which is to them the
new eastern world, fifty thousand Of his
countrymen, and they have proved valu-
abls az mechanics and laborers. The
empirs on the other side is overcrowded,
and with proper encouragement the peo-
nile will come over by the ships load
They are valuable alike in shop and field.
They are coming, and we may prepare
onrselves to meet the new social ana
ethical questions which will ARISE
bv the contact Of the race with
our various races. They have differ
ent religion, different morals ana
different ideas Of government mus
far they have adhered to their own gov
eminent, and made no attempt to become
naturalized and go into politics. But IN
the course of time, when they spread
over this country east of the Rocky
Mountains, it is likely that they will be-
come incorporated or amalgamated with
the homogeneous mass and acknowledge
allegiance to our Government. John
Chinaman in the aggregate is intelligent
and we'll educated. He will learn his
rights here and never become the dupe
of politicians, like the negro. We fear
only his heathenism, but the New Eng
landers can send missionaries down
South and instruct them 10 the beauties
of loyalty while keeping watch on the
rebels who are past redemption.
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The New York World. Of he "a ips...

The New York World. Of the Sd inst,
says: Announcement is made in the
current number Of the Round Table that.
with that number, its separate existence
ceases, it having become consolidated
with aud merged into the CifizeH, which
in few weeks win assume the present
form Of the Round Table, but Increased
in size to twenty-fOur pages. Under the
management aud editorial control Of Mr.
Robert B. Roosevelt doubtless the new
candidate for public favor will preserve
the same journalistic dignity and cour-
tesy which mas distinguished the Round
Table while in the hands Of It's retiring
J conductor, Mr.. Henry Sedley."
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PUBLIC LEDGER.
TONIGHT.

On 10 vour ward meeting to night we
padress the merchant and the banker,
the lawyer and the doctor, the clerk and
the mechanic. All classes are interested
and should bear in mind that the dele
gates selected will virtually elect two
members to the Legislature. The people
tonight assembled might be regarded as
holding the election. Whoever is nomi-
mated fairly must be supported by
the Conservative party. The princi-
nal issue before the people is White En-
reimbursement. The negroes are already
Z ufrsnchised; so are the carpet-baggers,
the most of the liberal Republicans. and
a small proportion of the original citi-
zsns. But one class remains to be In
vested with the full rights of citizenship.
They are all whites. There is the issue
white Eufranehisehent When that
is accomplished, we will have univer-
sal Suffrage, and if the Fifteenth
Amendment becomes a law, negro
suffrage, which practically, bat not ie-
gally, exists, will become fixed fact IL
Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas folio"
,ba examnle of Virginia in @ Conserva'
tive victory, that amendment, so near a
law, may yet be defeated. BY no act OF
onrs sbouId we commit ourselves to Its
Infamous doctrine, for in de,ns go we
not only make the negro voter Tor ever,
nm, strike down all State lines, and
become so much wax in the hands OF the
Capitalization at Washington. We admit
fiat white acknowledgment is the
greatest question before the people
of Tennessee. Yet the other Issues
should not be forgotten. So far as shelby
county is concerned we need to make no
compromise with the enemy. we do mol
belong to that class who think that new
convert to a growing party should be re-
warded, before he passes the threshoid
with the best office in the gift OF the
county or district. Those men who have
stood by the disfranchised for the last
four years. especially good Federal
soldiers like Major Townsend, de-
serve return at onr hands
They have done something to prove
their sincerity. Some people think We
owe the Republican party great deal o.
gratitude for proposing to let us vote II
a year or two. All such should remem'
Der that forty or fifty thousand of rs
would be entitled to vote next year any
how, and it is quite likely that we will
become voters, by the expiration OF thu
Eve years, before any change is made IL
the constitution. As for the negro. less
said is best. he has nothing, in the wa,
of Office, to expect from either party
Whatever ticket may be nominated b.
he party we expect to support, but vi
are in favor Of straight out Democratl
ticket for Shelby county and wherever
can be carried.
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A Nice sfnfe of ARairs.

On Saturday last the negroes of this
place and surrounding country had pic
mic near town. The occasion was one OF
great moment to the negroes, who hocked
from all directions. Two or three sooty
orators held forth to the crowd in most
inflammatory and diabolical harangues.
They announced to their sable auditory
that the time had come when the negroes
must asssN their rights; that the day
would ekhe very speedily when they
would hold the offices of Platte county,
and that the white man must stand back.
A negro orator from Weston seemed to
be the "6ercest" in the crowd. he ut
tered his de6ances and threats with most
astonishing volubility.
At night, they had a festival, ostensi-
bly, for the purpose Of raising money 70
carry on a negro school. The crowd Of
black devils late at night commenced
their drunken orgies, such IS Platte City
never witnessed before. They yelled and
booted, fred their pistols up and down
the streets, and, with stentorisn lungs
sung "0ld John Brown" THE Unior
League" and ell the select Radical
hymns. A negro Of this town named
Tom jackson was the leader Of thesI
deviliries. He threatened the whites
defied them to come out and fight; pro
claimed that Federal troops would b
sent here to protect the culled folks,
md only had bis hHrangue cut short by
t-ickbat from an unknown quarter, whicl
iced Mister jackson Aors de combat
pbPlafte City No } Reueiiie. i1-r
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AWAY DOWN IN MAINE"

In the distant State of Maine they are
still trying to establish Temperance
Party, and are resolved to run separate
ticket. This is deprecated by the Demo.
Gratis very much, for the Republicans
have no temperance men in their ranks,
and the third party has to be taken alto
gether from the Democratic party. The
liquor trade in that cody State will be
brisk, for the Temperance party has q
very happy way of illustrating the evils
of iutemperanoe-most Of them are old
topers who are too stingy to take drink
at their own expense. We advocate
temperance in reasonable quantities, but
not when mixed" with politics. The
two elements viii never jingle well to-
gether.
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The New York World says II IL evi
dent that the reporters (who make so
mauy populations for politicians) regard
Mr.. Seward as 9 moribund individual,
politically If not physically. They used
to mention him as the great statesman"
or the "eminent Statesman, but now
they classify him as the I" venerable
statesman." A politician enjoys great
ness or eminence, bat cannot read with
delight the word venerable" prefxed
to his name
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Special Notices.

The Healing Pool. -An essay for young men
on the crime of solitude. and the diseases and
abuses which create impediments to marriage.
with sure means Of relief Seat in sealed letter
envelopes. free Of charge. Address, DR.. j.
Skillin Houshton. Howard Association. Phil
adelphia, Pa. r 1910
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"THE Beautiful Snow" cool piece Of
poetry claimed by half dozen authors,
has just been issued by one of the num-
Der, along with other popular pieces, in
book form. This must be good reading
for dog days, when the thermometer is
go in the shade. The price is just the
same as sherry cobbler-twsnty-five
cents. Nh
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Nsp York Aoney-July 10, ll:55 N.
steady withlimited business
Exchange dull, at 1891 for 6O-day bills
Money market stringent, at Z per cent.
Gold carrying at five per cent; market
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NEW ADVERTIsEMENTs
% y o o. r.. 2

THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF
i M emphis Lodge No. Care requested to meet
Main streets, at o'clock Tomorrow (Sunday,
July II, 1859. for the purpose of attending the
funeral of our deceased brother P. g., o. M.
Thogp.on. Officers and members Of Chicka-
nelIy invited 10 attend.
By order Of John w. Wainsburg. N A1Nl
THOS. MUFFET. Seoretarv.
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Men York StOck-yuly 10, II ana
lee actire. but steady.

liverpool Cotton-July 10, ! pm
Market opened Grnsr; uplands, l23d;
Orleana, l2id; sales Cor the dag, 1900.
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man, now Temporarily 10 Nova SEQ
xoes not kaoF 70 shat country he be
G,s. His fe4ber was Irish and his
spesber German. BE was born 10 Can
10 4 wAs na,ursAiYsd in the United States,
OhAme s Confederate By rebellion and Is
you-esidepce apd attachment Mexican
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CENTRAL HIG n q CHooL,
Uniou street, Memphis. Tenn.

DEV. B. r. LARRABEE, A. NJ, PRINCI-
III pal ian assistant to be empl0yed) Lam.
bert May. Prof. Modern Languages; Miss
Donna Hill, Prin. Primary School. This in
stitution will open its next session September
!, 1869. in charge of the above corps Of expe-
rienced and efficient teachers. The discipline
will be firm. and course Of instruction thor
ough, The best facilities will DO afforded
pupils TO prepare for college or acquire com
location Of this school Is excellent; the build
ings are commodious. well ventilated and
heated, and arranged and furnished with spe-
cial reference TO the health and comfort of
In the yard. Call for circulars at the book.
stores. Business connected with the school
will he attended to. until Sept. !, By Rev. W.
NJ Patterson; Office at the school building on
Union street. w ~ ~ a1 80 n
3 r.. sMH3 iEHA po.,a ~, I, ,.,,,,. =
r. BLEW, ~ -''-N = il4.iSs
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Nep York Cotton-July 10, IL a.Di.-
Market opens without material change.
Receipts yesterday, 723 bales; receipts
at all ports Yesterday, 426 bales. DO
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FUNERAL NOIICE

FUNERAL NOTICE.
The friends and acquaintances of J. B. Sig
naigo and wife are respectfully invited to at
tend the funeral Of their infant son tomorrow
Sunday. atthres o'clock. from their residence.
100 De Soto street.
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Domestic and Foreign Market Reports. as
Telegraphed to the +" Public Ledger" by
the Southern Pacific and Atlantic Tele-
graph Company. 4.
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Il. OF. Or .--

THE OFFICERS AND. PATRIARCHs OF
i Gsyoso Encampment No. 3 are requested
to meet at their hall. corner Main and North
1860. at q O'Clock, for the purpose Of attending
the funeral Of our deceased Patriarch, o. NJ.
Thompson. Transient Patriarchs are frater-
nally invited to attend.
By order of A. y. DAYS.. Q,