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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-11-12
REvoLUrIoN RACKwARns.

A resolution was introduced in the
House of Representatives, at Nashville,
by Mr.. Hsnkle, member, to have the
portrait of Andrew jackson hung Up ia
the Capitol, and to secure the necessary
funds the portraits Of Governor Brown
low and General Thomas should be sold
at public auction. We have not the
pleasure of knowing orr friend Henkle,
but would beg him TO accept the thanks
of the Southern people BY thus ondesvor-
ing to remsve the signs Of their
defeat aud subsequent serfdom.
IL Secessionis's and anti, Sscessionisis
are to live in harmony. and constitute
one people ia this Government, the last
signs Of the late unp'elsantness should
be removed from our public places. We
shiDk.thst oil honor should be awarded
Gen. Thomas for bis skill and bravery a.
a general, and we feel lastly proud Of
him as an American. Bat the same re.
spect should be shown Generals Cheat
ham, Bedford Forrest. aud host Of others,
who are equally renowned 10 the ssus
struggle against General Taomas. We
say, pay honor to whom homer is due
Batif B,ownlow is entitled 10 the CRATE
fol respect Of any people, we are not
cogoizant Of their existence. He is the
worst type Of man and politician to-day
that lives in this land. once the home Of
the brave and the free. Aud history
will give him such name, il it deiEns 20
mention him at all.
If the present Legislature has failed to
appreciate the feelings Of our people in
ibis mater, il is Of little consequence,
and can Be Sc, right when the proper
men get isto otiee 10 our State.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-11-12

SoNxRyrLLK. TEHN.. November IL. 1869.
Mn. EplroR: Ga the night Of the 18th
and the morning Of the 18th inst, is the
thirty sixth anniversary Of the meteoric
shower. or "the falling Of the stars"
The two or three weeks Immediately pre-
ceedipc that magnificent display of ma
ture's fireworks the weather was warm
and clear, and the atmosphere was so
abundsntIy charged with electricity that
Il became q subject Of remark on several
occasions in the presence Of your cores
pondent. On the night Of the. 18th there
wss sudden change ia the TEN perature
of the atmosphere--it was turning cold
rapidly at the time Of the me'eoric phe-
pomenon. The theory then formed by
your correspondent was that the rapid
change Of TEN perature carried the super
abundant accumulation Of electricity
which had collected 10 the lower stratum
Of the atmosphere to the upper or more
elevated stratum of atmosphere, where
i became luminaries. II this theory is
correct there will be no unusual meteoric
display tomorrow morning, as the past
,wo weeks have been the reverse of the
season in 1888, and there
q rather q scarcity than supersbund-
lnce Of electricity in the atmosphere.
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Iucendfarism

The orch seems 10 be freely used in
South Carolina, as the following items
from different papers in that State will
show:
FEABFuL WoBKi-Late on Monday
afternoon last, shortly after the hands
had delivered aud stored their days pick
ing, the gin house of John Rsinsford.
Egg at his Bug place, was discovered to
be on fire. l. Yes totally consumed, and
with it, sky bAes of cotton.
On the same evening, q few hours
later, however, the gin house of Mr..
Charlie Mathis, living mile below the
Pine House, was also discovered to be
burning. It was destroyed, with sixteen
bales OF cotton.
These plantations are about three
miles apart Nothing is known as re-
CARDS the origin of the fires 4; but the
striking coincidence of two neighboring
gin.houses being burned on the same eve
ming. very naturally suggests the torch
of the iucendiary.
Would not our planters do we'll to con-
slider the annexed paragraph, which we
clip from an exchange:
:" A man in Muscogee county, Georgia,
has hired an ex Confederate soldier 10
guard his ginshouse, The pay is thirty
dollars per month, aud hjs duty is 10
watch all night in order TO prevent Q
fre.-Adrerfiser.
STILL ANOTHER We are informed
that on Wednesday night. 9Th ultimo,
the Clubhouse Of Mrs. Gregory, near
Richsrdsonville. was destroyed by FIRE,
with loss Of Eve bales Of cotton.-Ibid.
FIRE We learn that tbs bsFn Of Mr.
W. P. Gee, containing six thousand
pounds of fodder aud about two hundred
bushels of choice cotton seed, was de-
stroye6 by fire early in the evening of
the sob nit. The tre vas undoubtedly
the work Of inceudiariee,
The torch is very convenient, and the
negroes, hoouded on by unprincipled
white men, apply 1t freely When white
men set FIRE, it is ger orally to their oxn
buildings, and for political purposes.-I
DSmnrrnf
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The Emperor of China is fifteen years
old, and is to be married this year with
immense pomp to his first and chief
wife, his Empress. He will be simults-
nsously provided with second and third
wives, and from all parts of the Empire
victims are being collected to swell the
list of his harem. Every Tartar family
is obliged to furnish its quota Local
selections are first made, and the holo-
caust is sent to Pekin, where fresh se-
lection takes place, and "chosen !"
number are condemned to lifelong
ssclusion. They are not allowed to see
their relations, may never see their lord
and master, and in the event of his death
they are still condemned to perpetual
isolation and celibacy.
The Philadelphia stomach, needing
bulk more than nutrition, struggles
through with Fifty thousand cabbages
day.
A New York publisher of obscene
books has been sentenced to one years
imprisonment and fine of one hundred
dollarp
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BY TELEG RAP H,
Dispatches to tho Southwestern Press
Association.



\ NEw YoRK, November l2.-Pere Hya
ciuthe disclaims all intention of issuinQ
an address 10 the Catholics Of America.
| A London telegram to the Herald says
that Queen Victoria had invited the late
George Peabody to visit her at Windsor
Just Immediately prior to his late fatal
illness. Der Majesty would have been
present at his bedside had not the sudden
termination of his disease prevented her.
The United States steamer Albany
sailed for St. Domingo on Wednesday
evening. She carried the Commissioners
who go to take possession of SANTANA bay
as an American station. The Albany.
was loaded with heavy ordnance for the
coast Notifications, and will take nearly
a regiment of infantry and company of
artillery at the Dry Tortugas. q
A coroner's jury yesterday, in the case
of the burning of the Jessup family by
the Liberty street fire on the 20 b ult,
rendered verdict of death from suffoca-
ton, and censured the policeman who
failed to notify the fremen that there
were persons in the building.
It is stated that Attorney General
Hoar is about to accept a seat on the
Supreme Court bench.
A Rio Janerio letter, of September
9th, states that no further fighting has
occurred in Paraguay, the allies having
given up the pursui: of Lopez. Lopez
is at ST. S,aniclaus, with plenty oftroops,
but little ammunition. Letters of the
9th ultimo, from Hsyti, say that whole
regiments were deserving the cause of
Salnnve. Cape Hayti ia blockaded by
rebel gunboats, and Sainsve's steamers
cant get out. The English commander
has not sent any vessel to assist Salnave
in escaping.
A Havana letter of the 9th states that
orders to burn all the cotton in the north
srn department, rather than have it fall
INTO the hands of the Spaniarda, have
been issued. The Spanish Bank is virtu
lily insolvent. Ii
At a meeting Of Cubans last evening
spanish spy was discovered and elected, !
.fter which Cuban Club was formed
Troy, November l2.-General Wool's 8
unersl will take place from s.. Psul's
]hurch Saturday forenoon. Business !
'ilI be generally suspended Major Gen. il
raj Carr has charge of the arrangements,
nd has ordered out two brigades. The b
Troy citizans' corps and the Albany !
urgers corps Of civil societies will unite
z tie proceedings. A regiment from b
Governors Island, New York, has been il
rdered by Gen. Sherman. Governor q
Hoffman aud Major Generals Brown,
libson and Smaller, with stGfs, and
Their parties, will participate in the II
ceremonies. His remains will be buried =
D OAkwood Cemetery. @
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The Pacific sIope Press.

The San Francisco Times has Just been
sold to the proprietors OF the Alta Cali
forni0n. for twenty-five thousand dol.
lars. During the three years il has been
published, although unexceptionable in
every way and devoted 10 the interests of
the people, il has fallen behind two han.
dred thousand dollars, and was losing
two thousand dollars q month at the time
il was sold There ere 20 many we'll
conducted aud ably edited papers In that
city that it was impossible for it to com.
pete with them, and was therefore sold at
q great sacrifice. From this il will be
seen that San francisco is suffering from
a plethora Of papers which the popuIa-
iion does not warrant, and that until
there are more emigrants there no new
paper can hope TO live, IL any one is rash
enough to think Of starting ore. There
are some features about the metropolis
Of the Pacific Slope which are not gen.
orally seen 10 this country. For instance.
the births ere all pnbIisbed-the arrivals
aud departures from sed 10 the East.
But little r0ice is taken OF home folks
coming 10 town; but strangers are All
ehroriolsd. Houses advertised for rent
are arranged under one head, with simply
the number Of the street, number Of rooms
and the price Invariably per montb)
stated. Rents are much cheaper than
here, while living Is the same. The in
sight given Us By o San Francisco paper
iaia the method Of life away out there is
nossi aad iEisfsstiug. while TIE prosper
ny OF the leading papers tkeFe speaks Of
ability and enterprise combined.
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PlTYERuRG.

PITTsBURG, November l2.-Yesterday
morning, in the Presbyterian Assemblies,
report from the Joint Committee on
Reunion was presented. Both Assem-
blies unanimously adopted it without
discussion, 1t recites the basis adopted
by both bodies in the springj refers to
the ratification by more than two-thirds
of ;he presbyIeries CONNECTED With each !
pronouncss the union compact; provides
for joint con miit.es on the details of re-
construction; recommends measures for
increased activity in Christian labor;
directs the dissolution Of both bodies
to-day at ten o'clock, to meet as
one in the First Presbyterian church 10
Philadelphia next Msyi provides for
matted meeting in this city for prayer &C d
praise Immediately upon dissolution to-
day. and for uBiled communion services
at 3 nm.
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More Preacher whipping.

The Knoxville Press and Herald OF
Tuesday says:
We were called upon yesterday by Rsv.
Sabine knight, who exhibited TO the
writer marks Of i'll treatment, which he
alleges we're inflicted upon him by some
of the preacher whippers Of Blcunt
county. Mr. Knight is an Evangelist,
and has been laberiDg in Blount county
for several months past. He has always
been very out.poken in his condemnation
of the preacher whipping outrsges, which
have made the name of Blount county
odious throughout the State. The con-
ference of the Methodist Church, South,
which lately met at Abingdon, among its
appointments for the next year, directed
that Rev. G. T. Gray should gil the sta
ton OF Maryvile and Louisville. As soon
as it was known in the county that Mr..
Gray would fill the appointment, threats
were made by some of the preacher
whippers that he would be served in the
came manner as was done to Rev. Mr..
Smith some months ago, full account
of which appeared at the time in these
columns. MIR. knight, the subject Of
this notice, again expressed his condem
nation of such bsrbarous practices, and
ascribed to one or two men the leader
ship iu the outreges which had been
already committed. On last Friday |
morning, as Mr., Knight was sitting 10
the study of Rev. VIM. b. Smith, pastor
OF the colored Presbyterian church, at
Maryville there entered the room W. I
Parbam. Fl. ]. Boyd, Deputy Postmaster,
and R ] Allen, former Representative
Of the county. Parham, after violently
beratiDg Mr. Knight, struck him with an
iron weight, inAicting a deep cash over
the left eye. laying bare the bone and
telling Mr.. K. as if he had been dead
After this exhibition Of bravery the three
worthless retired, gloatinQ over their in
famous actions. Mr.. Knight is asso
ciated with the New School Presbyterian
but has always labored
without regard to UNCONVENTIONAL differ
ences. We are informed that the law
abiding citizens of old BleIst are deter
mined that the preacher-whipping bust
ness must be stopped, and have deter
mined to make an example of the men
in this last outrage. We hope
hey will do go. 1t is high time that
hese brutslities we're put stop to, and
he courts and officers of the law should
De invoked to make an example of all
fenderf.
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WARRINGTON.

WASHINGTON, November IL. - The
Tennessee railroad cases were concluded
yesterday before Associate Justice Swain.
TheTennessee railroads were represented
by Hon. Thomas A. R. Nelson, A. Fl.
Ewing, John Baxter, Joseph Cooper, and
the General Government by Stanley,
Matthews aud Aaron Perry, of Cincin.
natl. The railroad parties in the Gaze
are the Tennessee snd Virginia road,
running from Knoxville to Bristol, Tenn /;
the East Tenn. and Georgia railroad,
running from Knoxville to Dalton the
Nashville and Chattanooga railroad, con.
meeting the above named roads; and the
Northwestern road, running from Nash
vile to Johnsonville, on the Tennessee
river. The last mentioned road was
partly rebuilt by the Government during
the war. The Government claims about
two million dollars, indirectly, against
these railroad companies, for the
amount Of Improvements made; while
the companies present counter-claims of
"A 100000 for the roads ard for damages
to property used by the Government and
non payment of the Interest due the State
of Tennesfee while the Government
made use Of the roads, The result is a
compromise was effected yesterday by
the counsels-it being agreed that the
companies sbaIl retain possession of the
roads and run the same, AMI pay the in
terest due on Tennessee railroad bonds
the surplus, after making these payments,
to De appropriated to the liquidation Of
Other Indebteduesg to the government.
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Special Notices.

Positively no Cure. No Pay.-The follow
ing diseases are warranted cured by the use of
" DR.. Forrest 4 Co.'s Juniper Tar:" Cough,
Group, Hoarseness. Sore Throat, Splitting of
Blood, Asthma. Bronchitis. Lung Diseases,
scrofula. Ulcers. Old Sores. Erysipelss. z aims
and Soreness in the Breast. Back or Limbs,
Assesses, Burns and Wounds. Piles, Itch,
Sore Feet or joints. letter, scald Head. Milk.
crust. Earache. Toothache. Catarrh in the Eyes
or Head, ordinary Deafness and Gathering in
the Ears.
N. B.-Tho only genuine and original article
has yellow labels. with white Imprinted wrap
per. such as has been in use fer ak years. Take
no other. Try it; If not Satisfied. return the
empty bottles aHd your money will be re-
funded-fity cents.
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TuE STATE CONVENTION.

The evident reluctance on the part OF
orr State Senate must give way before
the public demand for a Constitutional
Convention. If there had been doubt
as to the wishes or d-sires Of our
people on this subject, then there might
have been some excuse for the present
delay. Every member now composing
the General Assembly of Tennessee
knows full we'll that Constitutional
Convention was one Of the main features
of the last canvass, and that the vote of
the State was incidentally in favor of
calling such an assembly. Then why
should the servants OF the people set
themselves above their masters, and
assume in the slightest manner to dictate
to them ? Does the emergency justify
such extraordinary conduct on the part
of the Legislature If so, we acknowl-
edge our liability to discern it.
The Senate is first induced to pass the
amendment tc the House bill submitting
certain amendments to the constitution
for the action ofthe people. When recon.
celebration was had. this outrageous act
ofthe enemies oflbe convention was voted
down. Then an effort was made 10 Grip
pie the measure by limiting the number
of delegates to ffiy instead Of allowing
the full quota which would be equal to
the number of representatives compos-
ing both branches of the Legislature.
The House refused to concur in the
number of fifty delegates, and the bill
goes back again to the Senate. A COM
promise will. we presume, be the result
of Committee of Conference perhaps,
placing the number of delegates at sew
enty-fve. All of this is needless delay. |
and is caused by members in the Senate
who are opposed entirely to the wishes
of their constituency. The expense that
is urged as the reason why the number
of delegates should not be larger than
fifty, is the smallest pretext possible for
throwing impedments in the way Of the
Convention.
If the Legislature will stand adjourned
after calling this Convention until it has
accomplished the needed reforms in our
State, the expense incurred could be thus
set of. We regard it all-important that
the Convention should place clause in
the Constitution limiting the time Of the
Legislature continuing 10 session here
after, so that the public moneys may not
unnecessarily be squaudered by refrac-
tory body.
Now, as TO the number Of delegates,
we presume, the business of Conven-
ton could be transacted with as few as
seventy. Eve, but hundred would more
nearly represent the people correctly.
The unheard Of procedure of our Legis-
lature in this matter can only be attribu-
table to the diseased state Of the times,
which have been sadly out of Joint for
some years back.
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.s~4 H@Oto VI t40 0Ic8e = Ac~Ac-A<AAs
4 Frederick the Great was in the habit Of
writing down on all petitions addressed
to him, in few words, the decision he
had come to IN regard to the petitioner 9
request. When the bakers of Potsdam
petilioned for additional corn from the
royal storehouses. Frederick wrote on the
] margin, They have already received
several thousand bushels. They are ras-
Gala. Let the magistrates call them to
account" Mr.. Kuieger, Berlin mer-
chant, requested permission 10 establish
a rum factory at the capital The Kings
reply was, |" / will 90 to the d. rather
than grant the request. / wish the nasty
stuff did not exist at oil aud was not
drunk"
A householder, who had purchased
horses for the royal army, in England,
asked the King to reward him by confer
ring the title of equerry upon him. The
King answered, you stols handsomely
in making the purchases. Content FOUR
self with my being silent on that point;
but am not 80 foolish as to make him
an equerry for that" The well-known
assayer, Ephraim, the Jew, having peti.
toned for permission to ride in car
risge drawn by four horses, the King wrote
Granted, but you must put the horses
one behind the other 1" Peter Chalie
having requested the King that the pen
sion of seventy-fve dollars, which had
been paid to his deceased wife, we'll
known midwife, be paid to him, the King
replied, bat you cannot confne women,
SIR"
The hackmen of Berlin having asked
to be Unidentified for horses taken from
them by the Russians, the King wrote:
Shall Indemnify you, perhaps, fot the
losses you sustained before the Deluge ?"
When one of the Judge Advocates of the
'oyal army had been promoted, one of
lis colleagues represented to the K pg,
n petition, that he had already been
n office thirty years, and was older than
lis fortunate colleague. The King an.
wered: l have in my stables lot of
I'D mules, which have served me for
many years, but for that matter do not
make them equerries." Chamberlain de
J. received golden snuff-box and q
amond pin for pamphlet dedicated to
be Prince of Denmark, end informed
be King thereof. Let me congratu-
,ta you" replied Frederick, son your
eggug enterprise having been success
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EINtINNArI

CHciESATi, November l2-Prof. A.
L. Perry, Of Williams College, has &C.
cspiea an invitation of prominent citi.
zeos, and will present his views on the
tsrif reform, OF the ohsmber Of Com.
msrce, this evening, aud at Pixies Hall.
tomorrow night. 10 The general public.
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MIeNlNnIIs1s1

Jackson, November IL. Jefferson
Davis is hers.
The political campaign is becoming
more exciting.
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FOREIGN.

LoSDoE, November 1.-The Govern.
ment has ordered a nan-oi-war to convey
the remains Of George Peabody 10
America.
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GOODYEAR d FALLS.
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FUNERAL NOIICE.

Phillip Gsrvin died this morning, and his
funeral will take place tomorrow Saturday
at halfpast nine o'clock am, from his resi-
dence on Carroll avenue. Services at st. Peters
Church, at ten o'clock
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-11-12

A panorama Of trip arouad The
world, By water and rail, is being painted
CT Reno, Nevada.
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vi u; M II HIS
Friday Evening. Nov. ~, 1860

Mr.. Thomas Tardrew. of New York City. is
authorized to set as Northern advertising
agent of the PUBLIC LEDGER.
s. H. Parvin. General Advertising Agent,
Cincinnati. Ohio. is or duly authorised agent
to contract for advertisements.
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Words Of Cheer-on the Errors of Youth
and the follies Of Age. in relation to Marriage
and Social Evils. with a helping hand for the
erri5g and unfortunate. Sent n sealed letter
envelopes. free Of charge. Address. H0WARD
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AMusEM e NTs.
M emphisTheater.

SPALprxe, BIDwELL & MAoDoSoudH, Prqpr's.
Il. W. YouNeE, ......-............Acting Manager.
FRIDAY EVENING. November 12-Bsn-
ct Of the young and popular tragedian. MT.
Frank Mage. who vii, appear, Tor the nr e.
Lord Lyttan's beautiful play of THE LADY
OF LYONS; or, LOVE AND PRIDE.
Saturday. November 13--FORMOSA Matt
nee. Doors open ut .. m. performances com
mence at2. Admission to the Matinee Adults.
30 nts children, 70 ccnts-to oil parts Of the
house.
Saturday Night : FoRMoSA. Positively
the last representation.
CHANGE IN TINE OF CoMMENcIxG.-On and
after TUESDAY, November 9th. the doors will
o en- at Gas pm. the performances to CON-
menoe at 1880
SCALE OF PRIcRs.--Dress Circle and Par
gu stte (equally eligible for ladies). vi 10. Fam
lily Circle. TO cents. Colofed Box (cone seat
chairs. 80 cents Private Boxes. admitting
eight versions. So