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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-01-13
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Southern Emporium OF Fashion,
no. 2az MAIN STREET.

WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A LARGE
w assortment Of fancy goods. consisting Of
jewelry, necklaces, Roman scarfs. lace collars
and handkerchief inValencia and point. Spaa-
ish lace collarertes, gloves corssts, etc: alss.
offer AZ reduced prises. Cioaks and dresses
made TO order. and a well selected stock Of
trimmings constantly on hand. 112
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-01-13
N O IT &c E T..
All who May be Amieted with Colds
and GomCns

OAN BE cURER BY USING H0WARDB
can be bad at " Jefferson street. HIS Candies
are kisssy recon- mended By many Of the most
eminent Physicians # this c.ty a. q ready and
certain relief 20 those afflicted with Colds.
Coughs. Hoarseness, Sore Throat. Irritation Of
the Lungs er Bronchial Affections. having been
used for a number Of yearE previous % the var
In this city. A trial i al that Is necessary %
20 re-eaablish is unbounded reputation. ll3
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-01-13
DIR. RUssELL's
Dispensary and Imfrmary,
MEMPHIS. TENNESSEE.

DR. RUssELL's DIsPENsARY. AND
IL Infrmary, the largest and Oldest institu;
ton Of the kind in the Southwest, established
10 1850, pleasantly located az Nos. 40 and ~
North side e Court Square. Memphis, Iennes-
see. L open for the reception Of patients eesir-
ing treat emit and the comforts Of home while
receiving the same. Patients also treated al
the Office or By letter. II desired
Rheumatism. Neuralgia, Gout. paralgsis,
Diseases, Spermatorrhea, Impotency. and all
he diseases arising from the indlscre;ion Of
youth permanently cured. Also, Chronic DIS
eases ia al their forms effectually cured at the
DIR RUSSELL. Consulting Physician.
a. Treafise on Chronic Diseases furnished
f-ee a. .orIicstion. l9-lB
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-16

Manner Of Virginia Admission =
Action Of the Conservative Com
mittee.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l5.-After many
conferences between the Virginia com
mittee and its individual members with
the Judiciary Committee Of the Senate
and members of the Senate and House,
it seems pretty well understood that the
following definite arrangement has been
substantially agreed to: Following the
precedents of the Missouri compromise
and the proceedings upon the admission
Of Oregon, Kansas and Nebraska, a
bill will be prepared authorizing the
admission of Virginia upon the adoption
Of the proposed constitution, with Ger"
tain obnoxious clauses IN regard to dis
REIMBURSEMENT, the test oath, and proban
bly, other Objectionable features stricken
out. When this bill is passed it is be-
lieved it will be followed by an amnesty
bill, either universal or with very few
exceptions, 10 take effect upon the ratiii>
cation of the constitution. 1t is under
stood that this adjustments meets the aps
probation of Gen. Grant, Gen. Schofield
and a large number of the most prOmi'
nent members of both Houses
Gen. Gillem concluded his. testimony.
He attributes the defeat of the constitu-
ton to its proscriptive features, The
white people nearly all opposed it, anC
many negroes whose generosity was ap
uealed TO voted against it. Gen. Glllen
thinks if the constitution were resubmit
ted with the understanding that pro
scriptions are to be governed by the re
construction laws, the constitution vii
be adopted by large majority.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-16
GEORGIA.

Gov BuIIOek's Message 20 the I.egisla.
ATLANTA, Ga, Jan. 15.-The House
and Senate reassembled and the message
Of Gov. Bullock was received and read.
lie commences by announcing that on
the 9TH Of December, he addressed q
communication to Congress setting forth
that the reconstruction laws had not been
fully executed in Georgia. He then pro-
ceeds to state that the remarkable
action of the Legislature, at its
last session, had induced q care
full examination of the law and of the
manner of its execution to ascertain how
it was possible that such extraordinary
results could occur. He argues that
strict adherence to the letter of the re.
construction acts would have prevented
the overthrow of them which had been
accomplished in Georgia. Congress, he
says, is the sole interpreter of the true
| Ineent and meaning of the reconstruct
ton measures and the final arbiter upon
the question Of their execution.
In the body of the message the follow
occurs: The fact that there is not, in
Georgia adequate protection for life and
property, and the free expression of politi-
cal opinion is too we'll known and under.
stood to need argument or the pre-
sentation of the evidence which has
reached me from many portions of the
State. In fact it is hoped that it may
never become necessary to make public
information which would SO severely re-
fleet upon US as people. He says Con-
gress will undoubtedly regard the action
in expelling cOlored numbers as reyolu-
tionary overthrow of the government
instituted by its acts and will take into its
own hands the adjustment of the diff
Guilty, unless some effective measures
are at once adopted here to repair the
injury. 1t is not desired, says the GOv-
ernOr, that treason shall be punished,
but it is demanded that loyalty shall be
respected, and, if necessary, protected.
The Governor recommends the General
Assembly to take the initiative for SET
Element by excluding members ineligible
under the fourteenth amendment and
restoring the colOred members to their
seats, and in case it is not deemed wise to
take this course, then to adjourn and
leave the whole matter to Congress-
where, in any event, the matter
must finally be disposed of He
further remarks that we may be well |
assured that Congress will not pause in |
the great work Of regeneration until we |
fully acquiesce in the great fact that our
late slaves are men entitled to all the |
rights, privileges and immunities OfOther
men before the law. That until |
the same freedom from proscrip-
ton which is now granted |
to the most arrogant opponent of Congress |
is secured to the humblest Uaion man and |
friend Of the government, We can not have |
perfect peace or prosperity. He closes with |
upon the satisfactory con-
dition of the State finances and the Vslu-
able results obtained by agriculture.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-16

ST Louis, Jan. ID C. Stars, chair
man of the board of directors of the
Kansas penitentiary, is charged with
fraudulently obtaining a check for So,
2lS. Both Houses Of the Legislature
have appointed committees to investigate
the matter.
MEMPHIS, Jan. ia negro named
Mark Hanley persuaded the daughter OF
blacksmith named Jones, residing near
Germantown, to elOpe with him, taking
nearly five hundred dollars in gold be.
longing to her father. On the discovery
of their flight the greatest excitement
prevailed in the neighborhOod, as the
girl is only fourteen years old The cit
liens finally succeeded in capturing
them, and it is believed the negro ha:
been lynched.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-16
MEMPHIS,
Serious Affray-Murder of a Pbysf-
eIan-COnHdenee Game. etc.

Serious Afray-Murder of a Pbysf-
eIan-COnfidenee Game, etc.
MEMPHIS, Jan. ia shooting affair
occurred in the Chancery Court room
this afternoon between Dr. Dickens and
Capt Patterson, citizens of this county,
growing cut of suit, and resulting in
the wounding Of the former in the hand
and the latter in the arm. r. H. ThOmp+
sor, a bystander, was shot in the leg and
dangerously wounded. Chancellor Smith
fined each of the parties to the ARRAY
fifty dollars.
DIR. Simonds, formerly of Cincinnati,
and later from this city, was shot and
killed by Dan Markham at Water Valley
on Monday evening. Markham fed.
A Kentuckian, named Joseph Upti-
grove, en- route to Arkansas, was swim
died out of two hundred dollars by con.
fidence men this afternoon.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-16
CIarksViIle Items.
Special Telegraphie Correspondence Of
Union and American.

Special Telegraphie Correspondence of tn.
Union and American.
GAINESVILLE, Jan. 15.-Sales odsy o
eight hogsheads CT tobacco by Turnkey &
Woodbridge, of the Elephant House, at th'
following range of prices: Sl3 80, $l2 20
$40 80, $40 20. Sc 95, 81 95, 81 Is; and
by Smith & Hutcbings, Of the Cumberland
House, of six hogsheads, at $l3 90, Sill 90
50 so. s. 90, IS 90, Sc 80. The market
continues active ct firm prices.
A small shipment from Nashville sold
we'll, considering its poor quality aud high
condition.
Shipments Of leafy grades from Louis
vile continue to pay fair profits. There
was liberal attendance Of buyers and q
marked advance on prices of last week.
Capt. Ben. F. Egan was 10 the city to-
day, making arrangements for the imme-
diate purchase of fact side-Wheel semi
weekly packet, for the ClaIksVille and
Cairo trade. -... -.-
The GAINESVILLE Chronicle, under its new
management, gives universal satisfaction,
and will continue 10 prosper as one of the
leading journals of the State. Its subserip-
ton list since the new year SET 10 has been
considerably increased.
Hennehan, charged with the murder OF
Frank Mcguire some time since, has failed
to make his appearance at the present term
of court, TO the great annoyance of his Sc
cnrities
Chas. Ferntree, a negro, was found guilty
of larceny TO day, and his term Of impris-
Onment in the Peniteniiary fixed at three
years.
The Nashville passed down at IL A. M.
and the Fannie Brandeis passed up at A
Pm
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-16
EmbezzIing Public Money

Ex-Mayor d. c. Carr, of Chattanooga
was arrested on Sunday last upon the
charge of the embezzlement of public
funds. The trial came up on Monday
morning, and decision was reached on
Wednesday. The trial was the most inter-
esting aud exciting. says the Republican,
that ever came off in Chattanooga. The
Judgment of the Court was Chat there
was no probable cause for the arrest" and
the accused was according y acquitted.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-16
SOUTHERN LOYALTY AT A DIS
COUNT.

The Washington correspondent of the
Baltimore Gazette says:
The treatment received by the Union
men Of the South at the hands of the
Federal Government is just now under-
going severe criticism here, owing to the
arrival of a sufferer from the State Of
South CarOlina-widOw Of the late Judge
Mutt, of that State The well known
LOYALTY of Judge Mutt had caused his
plantations opposite to Vicksburg to be
plundered by the Confederate troops of
a large amount of property, but it was
not until Gen. Grant made his celebrated
movement around Vicksburg that Judge
Mutt fell within the Federal lines, aad
then it was that he supplied the Federal
troops with quartermasters supplies to
the amount of 100000. Everything
he had was placed at the disposal of the
army-a fact within the personal knowls
edge of Gen. Grant, and from being a
millionaire Judge Mutt was reduced to
absolute poverty, and died, leaving his
widow only the claim OF loyal citizen
upon his government for the supplies he
had furnished the troops. This claim
the several departments Of the Govern
ment have refused to recognize or pay,
and the widow is now here to present
her case to Congress having actually
pawned her last diamond for Just money
enough to reach this city.
The case of the widow of ex-senator
Dawson is a similar one. Her loyalty is
not questioned, and the proof that the
supplies were furnished is complete, buI
the plantation was found to be not in
Tennessee, whers the widow lived, but
on the Mississippi side Of the State line
and hence Mrs. Dawson is allowed Il
suffer in poverty the pangs of hunger
while the government holds in possession
a hundred thousand dollars of her prop.
erty. Surely, ours is the best govern
ment on earth.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-16
The Law Department of Cumberland
University.

The Law Department of Cumberland
University.
The next session of this famous school
commences on the frat Monday in Februa-
~, 1869. To the young men of the South
and West, who are about 10 enter upon the
profession Of the law, this announcement is
one of great interest. This school
has received the commenJation Of the
ablest lawyers in the country; and
its alumni, scattered over half the
States of the Union, are now in the fore
most ranks of the profession. Their sue
cess and position as lawyers, come within
the observation of the larger number
Of young gentlemen, in the Southern States
especially, who are looking to a law school
to aid them in their preparation for pro-
fessional life; and to these the friends Of
the Lebanon Law School can point with
just pride, as evidences Of the high merit
Of its instruction and training in The rudi-
rnents and practice of the law. The posi-
AAOh ihuS NahCu O1 Als Is HldiuIJ az
tributabIe to the comprehensive scope and
minute detail Of the elementary training
given them in this school, which teaches
not only the science of the law, but also
the art Of its practice. There is no royal
road to legal eminence. But We can say
with truth, that ills school sums up in It's
system Of instruction, every possible adj
| junct, to direct the laborious effort and fire
the aspiration of any young man, COM
mencing the study of the law, 10 such a
elimination Of his professional career. To
direct the mind Of the student to what is
him what is, and what is not settled; to
correct the errors into which he may fall /;
to elucidate the difficult passages to
fix the leading principles indelibly
in his memory; TO urge him TO
constant, unremitGng application; and
finally, to bring his acquired knowledge
to a practical e1emplifcslion by its Moot
Court system" presents 10 a word, Its
plan and theory Of legal education.
This institution has embraced on the
roll of It's professors, some of the most dis
tiBguished names in the record of Tennes
see jurisprudence, such as Hon. Abran
Caruthers, Hon. Nathan Green, Of thu
Supreme Bench, and Chancellor B. L
Ridley. The faculty at present consists 0
Judge r. L. Csruthers, who has abandoned
large and lucrative practice, and now de
votes his entire time TO the school, AM
Nathan Green, Esq, son of the late Pro
fessor, and a most eminent lawyer TIL
msntles of the distinguished men VIII
made this school famous could not hav,
fallen upon wOrthier successors and younI
gentlemen who may desire to avail them
selves of their instruction. may be assure,
that every facility will be afforded then
for acquiring a thorough and practice
knowledge of the law.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-16
A HANDSOME RUNAWAY COUPLE

The Cincinnati Chief Of Police has re-
ceived a flaming hand bill, proclaiming
the connubial infdelity of Holden G.
Evans, Of Leicester, North Carolina, as
follows
Runaway, on the 18th of December
166S, my husband, Holden G. Evans,
without any provocatiOn on my part.
Said Evans left here with one Mary
Reynolds, and / suppose intends to pass
her off as his wife. Evans is thirty
eight years old, very large, raw -boned
man, weighing two hundred pounds, or
over, and is six feet seven inches high ;
fair complexion, high forehead, dark hair,
blue eyes, and rather a brag in talking,
and loves to trade in horses. Mary
Reynolds is about twenty years old, dark
complexion, with bad countenance, and
very humpshouldered. When they left,
Evans had spring wagon, Formerly q
carriage) and three horses-One sOrrel,
blind in one eye, one gray, and one blind,
cream. cOlored mare.
easter. l.. EVANS"
"P. 81 think that they will stop
about Clinton, Tennessee, or Winters
Gap. +. L. E."
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-16
TELEGRAPHIC.
WASHINGTON.
A NEW PLAN FOB THE RECON
STRUCTION OF THE
OLD DOMINION.
Gen. GilIem on Affairs In
o Mississippi. or
Probable Early settlement OF
The Alabama Claims.
7 WHO 4
Reconstruction Views or the
Governor Of Georgia. I
s-fI 1f e Ef0U
Probable Early settlement OF
The Alabama Claims.
Reconstruction Views or the
Governor Of Georgia.
7 THE SOUTHERN. ATLANTIC AND PAcr
WASHINGTON.

VaFteus Personal and Political Affairs
Special to the Union and American.
WAsHIEGToE, Jan. 1.-The attention
Of Secretary McCulloch having beer
called to statements that he has secretly
negotiated new loan Of $5,000000, he
authorizes the press TO say they are
without any foundation whatever. lie
has no intention to engage in financial
movements which are directly sntago-
nistic to the well known wishes Of both
branches Of Congress. He likewise
wishes it understood that the Treasury
Department is not making heavy sales
of Government bonds, as alleged, nor has
it secretly increased the debt paying
gold inter, st TO a large amount, as has
been intimated.
The com mittee to examine into cleo
ton frauds in New York returns this
morning. The evidence taken is very
Voluminous, showing frauds were per-
petratsd of the most stupendous chalac-
ter. The report of the committee is not
to be made to the House for several days.
1t is said Senator Sumner intends intro
ducing bill to enforce the provisions of
fourteenth constitutional amendment in
all the States which were not in the re-
belliOn. In Kentucky, for instance, where
one General Preston, ex>rebel officer, is
understood to be elected to the Legisls-
ture, and not eligible under the four
teenth amendment. The same principle
applies to Maryland whore ex-rebels
hold Office
The proposition to pay Mrs. Lincoln
pension of 5000 annually has been very
freely discussed within the last day or
two, and the general sentiment seems to
be favorable to giving her some relief, but
some Of those opposing the proposition
say if she received 5000 one year she
would ask for $4,000 the next Appear
ances indicate she will be allowed the |
former sum.
There is no doubt whatever, that the
Senate will reject the treaty by which
Seward agreed to pay S7,5OO,OOO for st.
Thomas
Information concerning the Patent |
Office called for by Mr.. Ferry, shows the
corrupt state Of affairs heretofore existing
in that department.
Dispatches received by the State De,
partment indicate that treaty will soon
be submitted to Congress which will lead
to a speedy adjustment of the Alabama
claims.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-16
JANUARY Ie, 1869.

the State. The time had come he said
imperatiyely demanding of the Stat,
authorities to take decisive action il
suppressing the KusKlux. A govern,
ment does not deserve the name, which
disregards the welfare of its citizens by
not taking active measures for the sup,
preston Of lawlessness. If the LegisIa.
ture did not act promptly in the premises
the loyal men of the State, acting on the
fact that forbearance has ceased to be a
virtue, would take the matter in their
own hands and see that protection was
afforded in some way. -sl qa.r,
Mr.. Medlin followed in q speech sup
porting the bill. He drew gloomy pic
ture of the oppression practiced by the
ku-hlux on the loyal men, black and
white, in his portion of the State. This
thing could not last, and the Arkansas
story would soon have to be repeated in
Tennessee. Selfpreseryation is the first
law OF nature, and it has come to that
point when the loyal people Of the State
are forced into the position of repelling
the midnight onslsughts of masked ruff,
fans and murderers.
Mr.. Williams followed, strongly dep.
recating the outrages Of the Ku- Klux,
but was opposed to giving the unlimited
power to tho Governor which the bill
contemplated, Wholesome checks were
always necessary. no matter what the
emergencies might be. The present bin
would give the Governor the powers of
an old world dsspot, and would practf
cally, for the time, close the courts ofthe
State. There was no justification what
ever for giving the Governor power to
declare martial law, nor indeed had the
Legislature the constitutional power to
do 50. While he thoroughly detested
the unlawful operations Of the Ku-KIux,
and was anxious to see proper measures
Tor their suppression, he was emphati-
cally opposed to comforting dangerous
and arbitrary powers upon the Cow
ernor.
Mr.. White, of Green, followed, taking
ultra grounds in favor of the bill, and Of
thorough, uncompromising measures for |
suppressing the Ku- Klux Khan.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Whites re-
marks, motion was made to table Mr..
Williams amendment striking out the
first section of the bill. Carried by a
vote Of "a to 10. l
The bill then passed on its second |
reading by the following vote: |
Ayes-Messrs. Agee, Allen, Anderson, |
Bowles, Brown, Blackman, Bloom, |
Jhiles, Carey, eagle, Cordell, Dame, |
Doughty, Dyer, Galbraith, Griffith, Gil>
ner, Hale, Hughes, Hewatt, Hammer,
Hunt, Hacker, Innman of Cooke, Jordan, |
Aerchival, Medlin, Murray, McNair,
dynatt, Mason, Moore, Poston, Pickett,
Porter, Prestwood, Pitts, Reeves, Reid,
sOddy, Singletary, Smith, Spark |
nan, Taylor of Carter. Tay-
Or of Perry, Thornburg of Grainger,
'hornburg of Jefferson, Thompson,
White of Bradley, White of Greene,
VoOdcock, WEIGH, Walker and Speaker
iichards-54.
Noes: Messrs. Carter, Cason, johnson,
lcFall, Robinson, Ryder, Roach, Waters,
Villains and Wines-10. |
Adjourned until tomorrow at 10
clock. /
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-16
THE IRON HORSE.


l Inc AEtp 81 tno fEFsA locomotive.
Maj. Horatio Allen, the engineer
of the New York and Erie rail
road, gives the following account
of the first trip made by a locomo-
tive on this continent:
When was it2 Who was it
| And who awakened its energies
and directed its movements? 1t
was in the year 1928, on the banks
of the Lackawaxen, at the COM
mencement of the railroads con-
Meeting the canal of the Delaware
and Hudson Canal Company with
their coal mines, and he who ad-
dresses you was the only person on
the locomotive. The circumstances
which led to my being alone on the
road were these The road had
been built in summer; the struc-
ture was of hemlock timber; and
the rails, of large dimen-
siOns, nOtched on caps placed
far apart. The timber had
cracked and warped with exposure
to the sun. After about three hun
dred feet of straight line, the road
crossed the Lackawaxen creek on
trestlework about 80 feet high, with
a curve of 355 to 400 feet radius.
The impression was very general
that the iron monster would either
break drown the road, or it would
leave the track at the curve, and
plunge into the creek. My reply to
such apprehensions was, too late to
consider the probabilities of such
occurrences there was no other
course than to make a trial of the
strange animal which had been
brought here at a great expense,
but that it was not necessary that
more than one should be involved
in its fate that | would take the
first ride alone, and the time would
come when should look back to the
incident with great pleasure. As |
placed my hand on the throttle
valve handle, / was undecided
whether to move slowly, or with a
fair degree of speed but, believing
that the road would prove safe, and
preferring, if we did go down, to GO
handsomely, and without any e7i
dence of timidity, l started with
considerable velocity, passed the
curve over the creek safely, and
was soon out of hearing of the vast
assemblage. At the end of two OIL
three miles, | reversed the valve
and returned without accident, hav
ing made the first railroad trip il
the western hemisphere
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-16
PENNSYLVANIA.

Serious Illness of Governor GeRry
Special to the Union and American.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Jan. l5.-Governor
Geary was taken sick Monday morning
and has grown much worse. None are
allowed to see him except his wife, fam
lily and physician.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. l5.-The Phila-
delphia Insurance companies lose S235,
900, and the New York companies $lO9,'
900 by the great fire.
Mayor Fox has appointed Gen. Mar
shall as Chief of Police.