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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-09-04
B Y TELE G R A P e
LATEST TO NOON TO-DAY.
Dispatches TO the Southwestern Press
Association.
CALIFORNIA.

SAN FRAyoIsee. September <-There
has been unusual delay in counting the
city vote. The Independents elects Selby
as Mayor, Hanna as County Clerk, Free
man as Fire Commissioner, three Super
visors, and three School Directors. The
Democrats elects White for Sheriff, Hig-
gans for Recorder, KIspenburg Treas
urer, Reseneir Assessor, Byron District
Attorney, Marks Harbor Commissioner.
The Independents claim that they have
broken the ring In the Board of Super
yisors aud destroyed its partisan charsc-
ter. The police force prevented the FIRE
department from becoming a political
machine, and has achieved q great
victory. The Democratic parry carried
everything in Sacramento and Nevada
counties, which we're hitherto Republican
VIM. NJ Gaven, jr., was elected State
Senator from Calveras county. 1t ID
asserted his father ia an aspirsnt for
Coles place in the United States Senate.
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Convention Of CorpuIents.

They are O great people at the North
| for sensations and curious proceedings
The last singular affair was convention
of "fat men" at Norwalk, Connecticut,
on the goth instant.
Imagine q meeting of one hundred
and forty men with total avoirdupois
of thirty-one thousand three hundred
and eighty-fve pounds, and an average
of two hundred and twenty.four pounds
to each man. The heaviest man present
was Mr.. John A. Fisk, of New York,
who weighed three hundred and fifty.
eight pounds. He was proclaimed Pres.
ident of the Society.
The Association was originally of fat
men" of Connecticut, but the privilege
of membership was in spirit Of defiance
of all competition. extended to outsiders,
and the result is Mr.. Fisk carried off the
honors.
There was clam bake on the occasion,
and great amount Of fun and funny
sports amongst the obese brotherhood.
We make an extract of scene or two
from the Iribunes account:
First there was game at leap-frog, in
which Sherwood of New Milford, Don.
nelly of Stamford, Hubbard Of Sanford,
and other light weights, engaged. Their
agility was wonderful, when Donnelly
made back for Sherwood, who lightly
and gracefully cleared il; and when
Sherwood bent his portly form to the
springy Hubbard, who left it beneath
and behind him at one and the same
time, there was such clapping of hands
and such waving of handkerchiefs as
might have raised all the spirits whom
Glendower failed to bring to terms at his
magic call. Douglas lsaped Dorian with
an ease as remarkable as if the act had
been performed by sprite. Munson
made back to Sawyers, and for mo-
ment the two mighty forms were one, and
the spectators trembled with fear. But
the leap was made, and the game went
on to happy end. Next came bout
with gloves between Damon, 256, and
Curtis, 1856, in which both pugilists dis
played scientific skill aud natural grace
which not even their bosom friends had a
right TO look for. Amid the plaudits CT
the multitude, Damon went down in the
seventy-third round, and the lusty body
of the victor, Curtis, was horne from the
field on the shoulders ofexultant friends.
A minute later, l saw these weighty
champions blinking glasses in the tap
ROOM"
The Herald says the great heat of the
day prevented the foot race, wrestling
match, and velocipede race. Mr.. Coed
sell, Of Bridgeport, in happy speech,
presented to the President little cane,
some four inches in diameter. After a
speech by the President and Vice Presi-
dent, and ope or two others. the society |
adjourned till next year.
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NEW YORK

New YoRK, September "A Port-su.
Prince letter, of August 18th, states that
the steamers Quaker City and Delphine
are still bsmbarding Garsnavase, while
the rebels have, also, q land force partly
investing il. There is an American Con.
suls,e in the town, over which the Ameri.
can flag is flying. but no American man
of-war is near. Almost every merchant
house has been damaged by shells. The
treasury church had been damaged,
and great many other buildings in the
upper part Of the city had also been
struck. The loss oflife was small. Only
one citizen, whs had taken refuge in the
house Of Mr.. Brooks, United States Con-
sui, and two soldiers, we're killed, and
one woman died from fright Six Of the
crew Of the steamers were killed by shots
from the fort, and three wounded.
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PENNsYLyANIA.

Philadelphia, September 4 - The
Phythean Base Ball Club (colorsd) after
challenging number of white clubs, ell
of whom refused TO play, succeeded in
getting their challenge accepted BY the
Olympic Club, who defeated them
by foriy-four to twenty three. The
novelty of the affair drew an immense
crowd, it being the first game played
between white and colored club. Col.
Fitzgerald, one of our city editors, acted
as umpire.
There was grand display of the aurora
borealis here and in other parts of the
State last night.
A Washington dispatch says George
Wilkes is to be Chinese Minister.
James Otis, Of Boston, son of Harrison
Gray, of Ohio, and President of the
American Insurance Company, died here
last night. sks ssssAs assnl
Martin Gray was arrested here last
night for the forgery of large amounts Of
Philadelphia city warrants.
Mrs. Sarah Boyle and daughter were
found in a basement in Thirty-ninth
street, yesterday, starved to death. x
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sTILLIN DOUBT.

The new members to the new Legisla
ture come fresh from the people, and
while they may oppose the Fifteenth
Amendment on account ofits usurpationt
and unconstituiionality, they will give e
the people of Tennessee all the Fifteenth
Amendment proposes-Universal Suf'
frage. The Fifteenth Amendment is al
full of unconstituhonslity as q honey
comb is of cells, or an egg is of meat
Morning Avalanche.
We have frequently observed thest
senseless jumbling of words, and have
pondered in our minds several times
what the editor of the Aralanchs could
mean thus stringing together the English
language. What is meant by the Fiji
teenth Amendment being unconstitu'
tional, cant be imagined; for as 1t il
now pending, it really is nothing, and
when adopted into the Constitution by
the necessary three-fourths of the States,
1t is thep certainly not unconstitu-
tionaI. In no eyeat coald pending
amendment to the organic law legally
proposed be said to be unconstitutional.
1t is not Unconstitutional for the States
to ceds to the General Government any
reserved rights that they may possess.
The act 10 lawful for sovereign to sxer:
else. and it lies with the State whether
or not it shall delegate its authority to
another, to be exercised for mutual
benefit.
Now as to The beneficial results OF
adopting negro suffrage into tho Constr
tuition, there are none, and we, ourselves,
think it will hasten speedy downfall Of
everything in the Government that was
once Democratic. 1t brings about Gen.
tralizatioH and consolidation of the Gov
eminent, to which we are opposed. Then
agais, referring to the above extract from
the Avalanche, we would like to be in
formed how it is that the Legislature Of
this State can fix permanently the right
of the negro to vote in the laws of Ten.
nessee. Our neighbor had better 60 aud
learn something about the system Of the
Government under which he lives, and
about which he chatiers like senseless
maybe.
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vance it, no matter by what name it may
be called" Then our neighbor mus
have deserted his Liberal friends, if he
now holds himself in readiness to sup.
port any party that he thinks may
advance the interest of the South. What
has of late become of this new party,
which was formed short time since
at Nashville between the editors
of the Banner. the Aralanehe,
and Knoxville Press and Herald
These three weak-headed men, unknown
to fame, without the capacity to lead and
even to constitute good followers, would
assume in secret conclave to WELD the
influence of the State to their own in
terest and the utter determination of
their opponents. The thing, we can say,
has fairly played out, and nothing more
is read in these papers about the grand
Liberal party. The Nashville Banner
actually kicked clear out of the traces in
less tnRn thrco Wcchs, ouu Sohou ~
the little country editors liars who
would so much as intimate that they
were in favor of forming new party.
Our contemporary of the Aralanche
no longer talks of the great Liberal
party, but simply the universal suffrage
party, which hobby he rides on all occa-
sions, and is nerer happier than when
astride the negro. The last of these, the
Press and Herald man totally failed to
come to time, and nothing from that
quarter was heard of the new young
mems party.
Itrequires nerves and brains both, gen.
tlemen, to constitute successful party |
leaders, which, we are happy to know, the |
little Nashville triumvirate did not in
any degree possess.
Democracy means opposition to the
Radical party. The distinctive feature of
the Radical party in the South is its ad-
vocacy of negro suffrage. Democracy is
and has ever opposed this, and with the
opposition we and all the right-thinking
people of Tennessee stand.
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Rutherford-The Late Disturbances
An Authentic and Impartial State

Rutherf0rd-The Late Disturbances
An Authentic and Impartial State
menf.
We take the following interesting let.
ter from the Nashville Union and
American, OF the Sd instant:
To the Editors of the Union and American:
On 8 recent visit to your city, found
that numerous negro fugitives were there
from our sister county OF Rutherford,
and each of whom had detailed lengthy
catalogue Of horrors perpetrsted by the
Ku-Klux, etc, against him, the inoffen-
sive colored man.
/ read an account Of these crimes, etc
the proceedings Of q convention Of peace.
loving citizens Of Nashville, with briei
synopsis Of the speeches Of Gov. Foote,
| Gov. Brown, and others in said conven-
tien, in the Union and american Of
Wednesday. The gentlemen who com.
posed that convention, or gathering, from
the tenor Of their remarks, seemed to
think that the harmless Niger was g
terribly prosecuted individual, and thai
all the blame Of the recent disturbances
in Rutherford should attach exclusively
to the white race. In other words, the
immaculate negro could do no wrong.
| | determined, therefore, on my return
to investigate the entire matter. and from
all the light / have been able to CLEAN on
the subject, l say most emphahcally thai
the irrepressible African is not blame.
less in the premises. am the last mar
10 the world who would counsel or con.
nive at any species Of lswlessness, or il
the least conntenance or encourage
masked providers, but have this TO say
in regard to the recent "uupleasantness
in Rutherford: The negroes in the neigh
borhood Of Smyrna, Florence, and o,hei
places 10 Rutherford, have Of late beer
exceedingly obstreperous aud threaten
ing.
They went to the polls in the late cleo
ton in those localities well armed, 10 or
gained companies, aud under regularly
ehcted officers. They we're drunk ant
riotous. Their object cannot possibly b.
misunderstood. Afterward they banded
together and wsylaid the roads, with ii,
svowed purpose Of firing on every whit,
man who passed. And the very negrt
or Bsgroes who were killed were kille,
by parties Ia selfdefense-by parties VII,
returned the Ere whss Erred upon by tb
1egroes in accordance viii ips Rbey
stated programme.
he OF they who fell, fell with gun
ready cooked in their hands Hence
maintain that the killing vas in ssltds
fepRe.
ysaae Smith and others, quietly ridiuI
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along the road, going home, were am
pushed by these negroes and fred upon.
The ginhouss Of Mr.. Reid, near Smyr.
ma, and the corn-crib of Mr.. Davis, were
burned by these ancfsndfng, harmless
negroes.
In conclusion, as / have neither time
nor space to prolong this article, ! would
advise the citizens Of Rutherford to let
the law, at all times and under all cir
cumstances, take its course. Justice may
be slow, but it is sure
/ think that the citizens of Rutherford,
under the circumstances, if they. have
been reported correctly, have exercised
q vast deal of forbearance. II is remark
able that the natural flow Of their pas
sions could be so far restrained.
SOLITAIRE.
Shelbyville, Tenn, Sept. 2, 1869.
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How Much does it Cost ?


1t will only cost you one dollar and
twenty-five cents to buy q bottle OF Edw.
Wilder's Stomach Bitters," which will
certainly cure you, or any of your family,
of Dyspepsia, Liver Complaint, and all
species ofindgestion, Intermittent Fever,
and all periodical disorders. II will give
immediate relief in Collie and Flux. 1t
will cure Costiveness. II 10 mild and
delightful invigorant for delicate females
1t is safe ambitious Alternative and
tonic for all family purposes. isapow-
erful recuperant after the frame has been
reduced and attenuated by sickness. 1t
is an excellent appetizer, as well as
strengthener Of the digestive forces, and
is desirable alike as corrective and mild
cathartic. 4
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How Much does it Cost

1t will only cost you one dollar to buy
bottle Of Edward Wilder's Sarsaparilla
and Potash" which will, beyond doubt,
cure you, or any Of your family, of Scrof
ula in all its forms, Scrofulous Sore Eyes,
Chronic Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Skin
Diseases--no matter how old or invet-
crate, every known variety of Constitu-
tional Syphilis or Venereal Disease,
Glandular Swellings of the neck or else
where, Chronic Chills and Fever, letter,
Weeping Sore Leg, Ulcers of every kind,
Pimples on the Face, Ringworm, Scald-
head, Falling ofthe Hair, White Swelling,
Hipjoint disease, Chronic Erysipelas,
Dropsy, etc. For the rapid and perma-
nent cure of all the above diseases this
preparation stands unrivaled, and cure
is guaranteed in every case when used
according to directions. "a
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NEW ORLEANS.

NEw ORLEANS, September l-The
Clyde built, blockade runner Lillian is
lying at the levee in tho lower part Of the
city with steam up. She has taken on
board thirty days coal and thirty days
provisions, as well as q double crew.
Her cargo is mystery. Six Spanish
detectives are watching her. Her osten-
siblO Designation is Cedar Keys, Fla. /;
bat it is believed she viii t,y 10 steal
away in the night and bring pp OF the
Cuban coast There Is considerable ex-
element here about her.
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Special Notices.

Positively No Cure. No Pay.-The follow
ing diseases are warranted cured by the use OF
DR.. Forrest & Co.'s Juniper Tar:" Cough,
Group, Hoarssness. Sore Throat. Splitting Of
Blood, Asthma. Bronchitis. Lung Diseases.
Scrofula. Ulcers. Old Sores. Erysipelas. Pains
and Soreness in the Breast, Back or Limbs,
Assesses, Burns and Wounds. Piles. Itch.
Sore Feet or joints. letter. Scald Head. Milk
crust, Earaehe. Toothache, Catarrh in the Eyes
or Head, ordinary Deafness and Gathering In
the Ears.
N. B.-The only genuine and original article
has yellow labels, with white imprinted wrap
per, such as has been in use for six years. Take
no other. Try it; If not satisfied, return the
empty bottles and your money will be re-
funded-hfty cents.
GOODYEAR 4 FALLS.
1897 Wholesale Agents. 2S1 Main st.
No Cure, No Pay !-stone's Tonic Syrup
cures Chills and Fever. or money refunded.
Sold By NJ. ROSE. 81 Main street. 1877
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How Much doesS it Cost =?


1t will only cost you one dollar to buy
o bottle of "EasArd Wilder's Compound
Extract Wild Cherrs." which has never
been known to fail in giving rapid and
prompt relief in all kinds of Coughs,
Colds and Cstarrhs. In Bronchitis, Lar
ynchitis, Asthma and Phthisic it gives
immediate comfort, followed by rapid
cure. tits also admirably adapted to the
relief of the cough and difficulty of breath
ing in Consumption. In Pneumonia,
Winter Fever, Pleurisy, and every con-
ceivabie form Of Pulmonary disease, it is
indispensable, and should always be kept
in every household. am1d e
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b The underlined will continue In the sane
business AZ the Old stand, corner ~. Mafun IN
collect All claims due the cid 1rm and assumes
iii liasilhIt,ie';s ,r..,.h.,s lsso AH Ii 70
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WILL BE RK. oPKNED ON MONDAY.
w Goth inst. II IL strictly limited 70 eleh-
teen beys, from eight to fourteen years o. . nge'
received for term Of two years. d,as,..
Vance X Anderson. or 10 =. W. Smith. ks9-'
panple's Bank 80
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-09-04
How Much does 1t Cost |?

1t will only cost you twenty-five cents
to buy bottle of edward Wilder's
Mothers Worm Syrup" which will GER
tainly relieve your children of Worms,
which are indicated by pains in the
stomach, swelling of the abdomen, pick
ing of the nose and ears, bad breath,
variable appetite, etc. 1t is pure
Syrup, and children will readily eat it,
spread on bread, and it is entirely harm
less in its nature, and never has been
known to fail 10 giving prompt relief to
the little sufferers. 5sf
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NolIce 70 Planners AVID Draymen.

1UsT RECEIVED FROM KENTUCKY.
u an corsieumeof, for sole, thirty bead OF No.
! MULE. M. g. COSTELLO A CO..
a. CITY Stables. 81 Monroe tteet,
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How Much does it Cost 2

II will only cost you twenty-five cents
to buy box of edward WiIder's Fam
ily Pills." which is the best known com
bination Of Medicine for Constipation or
Sluggish Bowels. In these conditions Of
the alimentary canal, they are perfectly
infallible. As purgative in all Fever
and Inaammatory diseases, Acute Rheu-
matism, Inflammation of the Liver,
Brain, Kidneys and Bladder, Fever and
Ague, Sore Eyes. Dizziness of the Head,
Vertigo, Dizziness, etc., they can not be
excelIed, and no family should ever be
without them.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-09-04
How Much does it Cost ?

It will only cost you one dollar to buy
bottle of edward Wilder's Chill
Tonic" which is purely vegetable, and
will not only cure you or any of your
family of Chills and Fever, Fever and
Ague, and every form, type and variety
of Malarial or Paludal Fever or Affec-
tons, but will entirely drive them from
the system, which no other Chill medicine
now made will do. Don't buy any of the
old and worse than valueless nostrums,
but use only Edward Wilder's Chill
Tonic" as cure is guaranteed in all
cases. Nw II fsl
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Dissolution of Partnership.

UIHH FIRM OF DAMAN a LILLY is DIS
solved By mutunl consent. 70 date from the
lst inst, BY the withdrawal Of n. Daman.
n. DsMAN.
OWEN LILLY.
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PUBLIC LEDGER
M IL M r Fl i 49,
Saturday Evening. September A, lsoS'

Mr.. Thomas Tardrew, of New York
city, is authorized to act as Northern
advertising agent of the PUBLIC LEDGER
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New York Money-September 4, 1925.
Governments open steady in price and
tone. Sterling exchange dull at 100 for
sixty-day bills. Gold carrying at 1872
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New York Cotton-September 4, 10
am The market opened firm. Sales
at all ports yesterday, AT bales; re-
cents 567
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Domestic and Foreign Market Reports. a.
Telegraphed to the Public Ledger" by
the Southern Pacific and Atlantic Tele-
graph Company. s.1t N%@% w Nss.
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Men York tock-September a, 'll:4O
Market dull and somewhat beasish.

London Monsy--September 4, / D. m.
Five-twenties, 832: Erie, 23i; CousoIs, SO;
Illinois Central, 9S4; bonds in Frankfort,
$50.
Liverpool Cotton = September a, /
pm-Market dali; uplands, l3ad; Or
leans, l3si; sales for to- day, 5000 bales.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-22
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
Naval Affairs in the South Pacific.o
PANAMA Aurust IL 1850

Naval Affairs in the South Pacinc.N
PANAMA, August 13, 1868.
The naval news Of greatest interest at present
centres upon the United states sloop of-war James
town. lying at this port and about TO sail for the
Feejee Islands and the various groups IN the South
Pacific. Her mission il to make inquiries in regard
TO the eating OF certain American missionaries and
sea captains, who, being fat sleek and healthy, ana
Of mild dispositions. became favorites with the can
nibas, much 30 that said canniDals chopped them
up into mlnce meat or otherwise disposed OF them
facts Is The delicate trust condded to CAPTAIN ruS
tun, commanding the jamestown, and IN case they
should be ascertained to be true then the captain
commanding has an able crew OF Fenian boys IN
blue through whose muscular activity the savage
hordes will be taught TO respect the American eagle
sails on the aist instant and does not intend to re-
turn for ten or twelve months Her crew numbers
155 men, having been reinforced to-day by l0l tars
from Mare Island, California. She Is amply sup.
Piled with munitions of war and PROVISIONS, and
through the agency OF Paymaster Heay, naval store
agent at this place. nothing has been lefs 10 make
the trip pleasant and agreeable The officers and
in splendid spirits and 90 to visit the Feejee
cannbals with their sleeves rolled up. The follow.
WIN. T. Truxtun captain; @. Huntington, execu.
tive officer; Asa Walker. navigator; J. w. Miller,
GERS; A. Min, boatswan; s. whitehouse carpenter;
@. Macy saimaker; p. Mcdonald, gunner.
Charles A. Stone. G. 7. Forse, r. Wainwright, j. R
Selfrdge midshipmen OF the jamestown, are ordered
to Washington for examination ana promotion.
They departed to-day for New York per steamship
Arizona.
Lieutenants Blake and Talcott, OF the Mahago, and
Lieutenant Ragsdae, Of the Saginaw, are granted
leave OF Absence having served their cruise OF three
years. Mr. Wilson, boatswan, and Mr.. Sanscom, car
penter OF the Pensacola, are ordered home ana
granted leave Of absence. All departed today for
the East.
number Of the volunteer on1cers OF the Asiattc
squadron have reached here, en- route for New York
per steamer Of to-day. Tue only volunteers in said
squadron In the engineer CORDS the last of whom
are expected by the next Pacific Mail steamer from
San Francisco. The following are those arrived-C
II. Hutton, acting second assistant engineer of the
United States steamer AroOsto0k, ordered home for
discharge; s. II. Magee, acting second assistant
gneer, and z. Fl. Pennington acting Third assistant
engineer OF the United States steamer Maumee,
ditto; Mr. Radcliffe acting third assistant engineer
OF the United States steamer Piscataqua, ditt0 Mr..
Allen, acting third assistant engineer Of the United
states steamer MOnocacy, ditto.
The Mohegan Is expected to relieve the James,
town, The Yantic Is at Aspnwall, and at latest
dates the Nyack and onward were at Callao.
Reports from our various naval squadrons In the
South Pacific and Southern Atlantic sQuadrons re-
port all well.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-22

MONUMENT AT ANNAPOLIS, MD.-A project IL on
foot for the erection Of q monument at Annapolis
Nd, In commem0rati0n OF the oficers and seamen
OF the navy who fell curing the late war. IL will be
thirysx feet high and very elaborate. The sculptor
Is +; simmons who proposes 70 complete It IN Rome
$4,000, gold. An association has been formed of
which Admiral Porter IL the president. lie now
holds $4,000, which has been contributed to the
funds entirely by the ofcers and sailors Of the navy
and ofncers and men OF the marine corps. PtisadsL
phia Press, august II.