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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-09

Fine Dress Shirts to Ordcr-@ure Fit.
MILLER, 355 Sixth avenue, Twenty ccud q.
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Eenilcmcn,s silk Dress HITS, broadway
Fall Styles superior quality, standard price 81 Bovss
Cbdcns Hats In great variety moderate prices
HEBBERD. xi9 Broadway.
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(.uunucO Umbrellas Are Like Fine QunIjf "
silk perfectly water proof and exceedingly durable Trade
MAJ tuaii
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Al Ladies' Eurs.
WARNOCk CO., Hatters and Purifiers,
oher their usual extensive and select assortment Of
LADIES' AND CHfLDREN'S FURS
comprising desirable articles, many which are new
and captiyAtn No. els Broadway.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-09

Affections Of the Liver, Bilious Disorders,
Sick Headache &c, thoroughly cured by Dr. JAYNES
sANAIivE PILLS. Acting as gentle laxative, they
move AL irritating and fecn matter from the bowels gad
ally change the vated sccreons OF the liver
and restore these organs healthy condition Sold BY at
dri,oo
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-09

Bleachiur, Cleaning and Dyeiug.-Lordss
Offices 934 Broadway, 439 Broone street.
III Eighth Goats. Pants, Dresses Shaws Sacks
Feathers, Laces, Cloves &c. beautifully cleaned.
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Cristador0's Unrivnlled Hair Dyc.-SoIA
and applied ut his wig and scalp factory No Astor House
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-09

SirRinia, Vermont, Saratoga and Other
mineral Spring Waters General depot % Chambers stre
Natural waters only.
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ssoyat Havana 4,

loyal Havana Lottery.-Prixcs Paid IN
gold. Information furnished. The highest rates paid for
Doubonns and all knds OF Gold aud Silver.
TAILOR 4 CO., Bankers IL wal street, New YorS
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Coroner Schirmer was yesterday called to hold an
inquest at III Elizabeth street the body Charles
Myers, q little boy five years OF age whose death
was the result OF scads received on Saturday last by
accidentally falling into a washtub OF hot suds.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-09

Best Wcnther Strips Mt Lowest priccs.-
RoEBUCK BROS, al the Old stand 5s Fulton street
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-09

A.-For a Stylish and Elegant Hnr DO r..
ESfENSCHEID, Manufacturer lis Nassau street.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-09

fire last evening broke ont In the gas nxtur,
mandatory In rear OF No. 95 Bleecker street
owned by Alfred Bliss a. Co. The loss on stock and
building Is about -, 2o0 and i, covered BY lnsur
auce.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-09

A.--ixerring's Patent
CHAMPION SAFES.
25l Broadway, corner Murray STRAIT
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Coal Down Agnin, Owing To the Use OF
ROLBCCk'S wEATHLR STRIPS. Oalce s. Fulton.
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tire last night occurred at No. OIL Elm street, oc-
cupied by J. J. McCunn ~ a packing box munufac-
tory. Losr stock 81 0oo. ana on building, owned
by J. b. Cornell, $4,000.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-09

While Harlem Railroad car, loaded with sixty
bales OF hay, was passing Eignty-sixth street and
Fourth avenue the hay took fire from sparks from
locomotive and was entirely consumed. Damage
$500; insurance.
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Sns ncws which reaches this country by cable.
II times Of peace as well as in tho sensational
times Of war we have to keep our large staff
OF correspondents at their posts. or course
we do not expect our contemporaries to bear
any portion of this expense. |. is part Of the
enterprise which has made the HERALD
The leading news Journal OF the world, and
we mean to keep 1t just In that position, with
out any regard to what Il may cost Our con-
temporaries are perfectly welcome to use our
special foreign dispatches, only that we think
IL would be little courteous 10 gse us credit
for them. We are quite willing also 10 recipro-
cate. The quarrel between the 7rt6uae and
the World, therefore, is entirely unnecessary
and ridculous-very small, very small indeed.
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ANetaeV cuipeidSutc SceIcluaJ DO
Average temperature for correspond ding date
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Additional Particulars OF NJ. THEIRS Mission.
LONDON, Nov. 8, 1870.
correspondent at Versailles. writing on the 9th
inst, says:-In military circles Theirs mission was
never thought serious. His efforts to enter Paris
without seeing Blsmarc having failed, he was
Obliged to carry with him prciminaries which prac-
tlcaliy forbade an armstice.
In Paris he was badly received. Street crowds
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-07-07
DIR. SHAw'S CARD.

We most assuredly do not wish to init
mate that DR.. A. T. Shaw has any con-
nection with the Avalanche as editor, in
the face of his positive disclaimer. We
have occasionally been pointed to ar
ticles that were attributed to him, and in
the article referred to by us yesterday
there were illusions that very strongly
impressed us that he was the writer. We
have no inclination TO insist that he is
not entitled to his denial, which is more
positive than common report. 1t was a
matter of entire indifference to us
whether he was connected editorially
with the Avalanche, or not, butunder the
impression that he was, we thought we
perceived why the dnimus of the paper
was unquestionably Radical, although
very closely wrapped up in tissues of the
finest texture. 1t seems that we were on
the wrong scent, and the Doctor excul-
pates himself Indignantly from the soft
Impeachment.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-07-07
THE JUDICIAL CONVENTION.

The Convention TO assemble at Nash
vile next Mondays emphatically peo-
pies convention. 1t has not been ma
nipulated by politicians, and newspapers
seemed very reluctant to take part in its
behalf. Those, however, that were adj
verse to the Democratic organization,
and preferred to imperil the election of
proper men, rather than what they were
pleased to term party nomination should
be made, sought by argument and ridi-
Guile to prevent such an assemblage.
Without leaders the people have foiled
them. and the Convention will not only
be held but nominations will be made,
and the election Of the nominees viii be
secured. Madison, Macon, Smith,
Cheatham, Haywood, Coffee, and others
in addition to those heretofore given,
have appointed delegates. We observe
that without exception, as far as we have
examined, these delegates so appointed
are left :uninstructed, but are free to
nominate such gentlemen as candidates
for the Supreme Bench as to them shall
seem the best qualified under all the cir
cumstances.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-07-07

merits of the distinguished gentleman
whose name is thus prominently adj
vanced by the West Tennessee organ, we
must say that we have never read SO
brief an article which suggested so much
argument against the position assumed
by the writer The pith and substance
Of the Wings editorial is that the Wing
has looked over the length and breadth
of the commonwealth Of Tennessee "
from Carter TO Shelby and having thus
surveyed the entire field We the Wing,
have selected the gentleman who is to
have "the honor of presiding over the
destinies of the. State during the next
two years" | am Sir Oracle; when
ope my lips let no dog bark.
Should there be any who would dare
TO doubt the wisdom of this Sir Oracle,
and appeal to convention to settle the
conflicting claims of the Democratic and
Conservative aspirants, Sir Oracle settles
the pretentious individual with wave
of his hand and brief Wen none OF
it." Who would be in favor of a con-
vention If he could thus play the part OF
Warwick here in Tennessee2 five could,
even in our ostpresumptuous moments,
soar in thought to such a hight, we, too
led by that yaulting ambition which o err
leaps itself and falls on the other side,
might possibly presume to oppose Con
vention. and dictate to the people OF
Tennessee him who should have the
honor of presiding over the destlnes OF
the State during the next two years
D.. - ko.-s ~. x-at arrival Mt that stage
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-07-07

~ Bagdad, as | have already said, is a
great commercial city. 1t is one Of the
few markets accessible to.the people OF
Central Asia and Persia, and caravans
are constantly setting out for Aleppo
and Damascus, for Mosul and Diarbeker,
for Teheran and Ispahan. Its seaport
is. of course, Bassorah, FIVE hundred
miles away; but a couple of steamship
lines make communication easy and
speedy. A great deal of bulky produce
is still, however, sent down the river on
RATS, or brought up in bugalas-small
Arab vessels towed by a rope against
the current by dozen Arabs. The
chief articles of export are wool and
grain. The imports are mostly English
and French dry goods, cutlery, Indian
fabrics, etc. The trade in European
goods passes each year more and more
out of the hands of the European houses
into the hands of American and Jewish
and Arab merchants, who have agencies
in India and Europe. 49,.
The custom duties are now very light,
a uniform ad valorem tariff of eight per
cent. One great obstacle in the way OF
foreign traders is the complex system of
currency prevailing in Bagdad. There is
no regular currency, but any money of
any country is current. Payment of a
small parcel of goods will perhaps be
made in Austrian and Mexican dollars,
in Mahomed shak kerauns, in Turkish
mejidies, in Indian rupees, and in French
francs. Scarcely any gold is in circula-
ton. Owing to this variety of coins cur
rent the government fixes specific rate
of exchange, at which it will accept pay
ment Of imports in alien money, and in
which it viii in its turn make payments
But this rate is very different to the gem
eral rate of exchange fixed by the mer-
chants in the bazaar; indeed this latter
rate fuctuates very greatly. Cor. N. y.
Herald.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-07-07
THEEExr GOVERNOR AND A coKvEN.
TON


: ThefEnion and American of Wednes-
day gives the venerable editor of the
Jackson Wing such a side wipe as no
doubt to make his ears tingle and his
dimmed vision to see more obscurely for
the instant. We feel sorry for Gates, in
his efforts TO do something sensational
in these piping times Of peace; and
would recommend to him to be easy for
a short while at least, until he may
look around and observe what dust he
is kicking up:
The West Tennessee Wing, in its last
issue. under the caption The Next
Governor Gen. John c. Brown, OF
Giles county, says:
I'm looking over the length and
breadth Of the commonwealth Of Ten
nessee, We have selected the distin-
guished statesman, patriot, warrior and
gentleman whose name stands at the
head Of this article as the one altogether
worthy TO receive by reclamation, the
honor Of presiding over the destinies OF
the State during the next two years"
The editorial Of which this is the open
ing paragraph concludes:
et those who seek the organization
Of parties. and not the true interests OF
Tennessee and the South, call for that
great engine of party machinery, a con.
vention. if they choose. Well none Of
Il Those who oppose the election Of
John c. Brown may go into conventions
h saanipais candidates against him, bu
for ourselves we intend to have nothinl
40 do with them. The patriot, Statesman
and soldier is good enough for us.
Without the slightest reference 70 tn
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-07-07
ALaughabIe incident.

A few days since colored lad entered
drug store in Portland with what he
described as an awful feeling in de
stomach, jest like itwor full of fish hooks
and angle. worms, and demanded a
Setter powder as he had been advised
that would give relief Accordingly the
Seidlitz powders we're dissolved in sepa-
rate glasses, as usual, and placed before
him, with instructions to pour one into
the other and drink while effervescing.
But the sable youth did nothing of the
sort Instead Of following the directions,
he hastily drank off the contents o. one
glass and Immediately swallowed the
other. The effect may be imagined, but
not described. The effervescence which
should have taken place in the glass
before it was drank, took place in the be-
wildered darkeys stomach, sending
streams of the frothy liquid from his
mouth, nose, eyes and ears As soon as
the poor fellow could recover breath, he
cried out in frightened tones my
stomach has busted, ! can't live a min
uter In few moments, however, he
felt better, and turning to depart, he
said: dat stuff may work well huff on
de white trash-but it's sure def on a
nippet -
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-07-07
MsrpHrs, July 5, 1870.
Messrs. GaIlaway and DuI3ose:

Messrs. Galloway and Dubose'
In answer to your inquiries Of this date
as to my disabilities, have 70 ~ .has I !
never held any official position n which
the oath to support the Constitution OF
the United States was taken or required
of me; therefore the Fourteenth Amend
ment to the Constitution places me un-
der no disabilities. / never held any
Office under the Government, either State
or Federal, except those OF Dl'g "a q
and Major General of the United States
army during the Mexican war. took
no oath nor was any required Of me in
entering a. upon the duties Of those posi-
tions In addition to this, would state
that was pardoned by the President of
the United States two years before the
adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment,
the effects of which were to remove my
disabilities if any had ever existed.
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
GIDEON j. Pillow
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-07-07
Prom the NASHVILLE Banner, 6th.l

Uses.
From the Nashville Banner, 6th.l
1t will be remembered that some SIX
or seven days ago resolution was
adopted by the Legislature, appointing
Joint committee to investigate grave
charges of corruption made by John
Baxter against members OF the body, IL
will be further remembered that that
gentleman sent dispatch from Knox
Vile. stating he would start for Nashville
on the next train. He did start, and ar
rived here next day. He has been in
Nashville since the LIST inst, but failing,
as he says, to get an opportunity to prove
his charges, he left last evening for his
home The following letter was written
before his departure for home to Hon. j..
R. DilIin. chairman of the committee.
In it Mr.. Baxter gives his reasons for
leaving the city:
NASHVILLE, TESs., July 5, $50.
Hon. ]. R. Dillin, Chairman, etc., Nashville
SIR-In response to your telegram of
the 29th ultimo, | left on the next train,
after its receipt, and arrived in Nashville
on the morning of the LIST inst have
been here FIVE days, endeavoring, with
ont effect, to obtain that hearing before
your committee which the resolution re-
ferred to contemplates and invites; but
II seems the resolution has not yet been
approved" by the Governor. | am
satisfied the delay is intentional-that 1t
is the purpose of the parties implicated,
through the Governor, to delay. action
until it is too late for the committee to
enter upon and complete the investiga-
ton during the present session. Under
this conviction, propose to leave Tor
INV home this evening. Please cOmmu-
nicate to the committee, and to the two
Houses which it represents, the reasons
which have induced me to this step.
Respectfully, etc,
JoHS BAXTER
In connection with the resolution
raising the investigating committee, this
may be stated: 1t was adopted, we be.
lieye. on last Friday. The Speaker OF
the House signed it on Saturday; but, as
we learn. it was not signed by the Speaker
of the Senate until Monday. 1t still had
to be signed by the Governor, and this
last signature, as we are apprised, was
not attached until last evening, an hour
after he received the document. It Is
doubtful If q full investigation could be
had before the adjournment OF the Leg
islature, bet a great many people VIII,
nevertheless, consider it very unfortun-
ate that Mr.. Baxter should have gone off
at the very juncture when the committee
was ready for the testimony.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-07-07
1rrrER FROM GENERAL PILLOW

We would call especlal attehtOh va 'he
pubIc to the letter of Gen. 'Gid. j. PHI
low, published in to-days LEDGER, IN
whichhe clearly disposes of the charges
of resting under disabilities, in conse-
oaence of the Fourteenth Amendment
creating them. General Pillow only
twice in long life has been intrusted
with Office under the United States Gov
eminent. and that of being Brigadler
and afterwards Major General in the
United States army. He was not then
required to take an oath to sup
mort the Constitution, and could not
have been included among the prescribed
class mentioned in the Fourteenth
Amendment after the late war. This
amendment goes on to say that no
nerson shall be Senator or Represen-
tatiye in Congress, or Elector of Presl-
dent or Vice President, or hold an office,
civil or military, under the United States
or under any State, who having pre-
viously taken an oath as member of
Congress. or as an officer of the United
States or as member Of any State
Legislature, or as an Executive or Ju-
dicial officer of any State, to support the
Constitution Of the United States, shall
have engaged in insurreetion or rebellion
against the same" etc. then continues
by providing that Congress may, by a
vote of two-thirds of each House, remove
such disabilities. The difficulty that
men labor under in having held office
nrevious TO the war is, that they were
comuelled TO take oath to support the
Constitution Of the United States; and
ewhen this was not the case, the provls-
ions of the Radical law could not be
made to apply to them. In addition to
these considerations, which would seem
TO be conclusive, it has Become settled
conviction of the most eminent jurists
of the country that the true construction
Of the Fourteenth Amendmentwas never
intended to embrace, and does not EN-
brace any others (of the officers named
except those who held office, and upon
whom the obligations Of the oath rested
when the war came on, That it was
only where the obligations Of the oath
rested at the time the parties did the eet
specified as an of'ense in the Fourteenth
Amendment. To maintain that man
who held an Office thirty-fve years ago,
and performed all its duties until he
passed ont Of it, would be embraced in is
provisionsis simply absurd. Beside this,
General Pillow, coon after the war and
before the passage Of the Fourteenth
Amendment, received fall pardon from
the President of the United States. which
was in itself sufficient to wipe oat all
the stains of guilt, should there be any,
and make the guilty as white as snow.
There is no man in the State of Tennes-
see in consequence of his services 70 the
country, entitled to more kindly remem-
brances than Gen. Gideon J. Pillow.
And with this recommendation he is en-
inently esteemed by the legal fraternity,
who know him best as a lawyer Of the
soundest discretion and the very highest
attainments. If put npon the Supreme
Bench he will doubtless give entire sat
isfaetion as a Judge.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-07-07
Communicated
Register Of Bssas for shelby County
Af...n-... LII. larn

MEArhihs Juiy u WV
To W. II. Rhea, ESQ.,.
We learn that the Office of Register Of
Deeds for Shelby county is to be filed
by election 10 August next Having
known you for a number Of years, as a
trusted, tried and true member Of the
Democratic party, we call upon you to
become a candidate for this position be-
fore the convention which is TO assemble
here July Is. We do this from the fact
that we remember, when on the morning
of January l, 1866, the Memphis Ava
lanahe was spread to the breeze from the
precincts Of an obscure alley as an organ
Of Democratic principles, your name
was found at its masthead. by tbs side Of
Colonel NJ. c. Gallaways, proclaiming
readiness to struggle for the oonEtlta-
tional rights of ourpeople. Under cover
of the smoke Of battle Radical govern
msnt had obliierated the Democratic
party FROM existence then in the county
of Shelby and throughout the State-yet
you faltered not in Che fight for its re-
eStaDllhuNtul- GU uiu 50 NNtn many
who are nov blatantmouihed Democratic
partisans and would-be leaders we're ex-
cessively timid, and turned the icy side
Of favor in the efforts WHICH the glorious
old Avalanche was making for the re-
storation Of the Southern white man 5
rights and privileges. In addition TO
your devotion to Democracy, We desire
10 support you for the position Of Regis
ter because we are fully convinced that
your competency TO ill il IS certainly
not inferior to any one aspiring TO the
place. If you will submit your name as
candidate, you are assured OF our
warmest and most energetic support.
respectfully,
He. BRIEKLEY,
COLToS GREEN,
Jas. G. BkRBoUR,
JoHS AINsLIE,
j n ERsKfrE,
7. H. HkRTNUs.
JoHx ". DkEsox.
Gao. MELLERsH,
And others.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-07-07
NOT A RADICAL.

The editor Of the Avalanche denies
with indignation that he is either 3 Rad
zeal, or that he is in any danger Of dis
celebration. A paper that boasts Of so
much enterprise as to throw all eompeti-
ton il the shade might be imagined ca
pable of attempting what 70 Others might
seem impossibilties. We accept the
status Of the editor Of the Avalanche as
he describes it, and carefully place it
away with that regimental flag doubtless
preserved. in lavender. The arguments
employed to enfeeble the Democratic or
ganization and render it imperative do
NOT rise above the flimsiest sOphistries,
and that they sFe treated as they deserve
should not inspire an aeeFbiy gf temper
that might strike in and prove danger