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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-07-15

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liam viii leave Ems tomorrow on a
special train for Berlin.
Count Rendetti, the French Am
bassador, left at p.Rl, .-..
The German people unite Ia the
support of their King, and the Wild
est enthusiasm prevails.
General Maltke, summoned to Ber-
lin from Silesia, states that Prince
Gortschakoff has gone to Weibach.
PARIS, July "a, $3.50 p.m.-There is
4 a great panic on the BOurse. Rentes
have fallen to 67f 15e.
The Journals say the French Cabinet,
! having received as a first concession
the personal Fenuneiation of the
Spanish crown by Prince HOhen-
zOlleFn, agreed TO continue negotia-
| tions with the King of Prussia for
the official remuneration now and
forever of all pretentions to the throne
of Spain on the part of the Hohen-
Zollern family. 1t appears the King
| Of Prussia refused to receive Count
Bendetti. or sign the promise re-
Guired of him by the French Govern
/ ment. t
The Emperor left st. Cloud this
morning by & special train, and
reached the Tuifleries at noon. The
Ministers having been summoned
were all at the palace, and a council
was held Immediately. g.
At2.9O pm. the President Of the
Senate and Corps Legislatif, then in
| session, were informed that the Gov
ernment would have a communica-
tion 20 make to those bodies before
| the close of the sitting. 1t is gener-
ally believed that the communication
will be a positive declaration of war.
] 1t is asserted that Count Bendetti
has been ordered to return to France.
and that he only awaits the departure
of Werther, the Prussian Minister,
from France. sEs,Ea ~ -r
Advices from Madrid are pacific, so
far as Spain is concerned.
LONDON, July 14.--Mr. Gladstone
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-28
WISENER.


The Democratic papers Of the State
are publishing the political record of
William II. Wisener, of Bedford county,
Radical nominee for Governor to prove
that he was once Southern man, in
favor of slavery, perhaps, and opposed
TO its immediate abandonment up to a
late period in the war This is simply
establishing the fact that he was once in
good company, by political accident,
and that like nearly all Southern native
born Radicals, he has changed his politics
often enough to bring him into the favor
able notice of his present party.
1t is of little Importance what Mr..
Wisene-'s antecedents may have
been, he will be supported by
the Radical party, or the remains of
it, in Tennessee, and the greater his in
consistencies the heartier his support. A
Southern Republican is looked upon with
suspicion by his friends until he has
done something to cause Democratic
abuse and the contempt Of honorable
men. This is the rule by which they are
always measured in the South, and often
in the North. As an instance of this,
the party North is bowling out against
Secretary Cox and urging his removal.
His ofiense consists in opposing the as
sessments made on clerks in the depart
ments for carrying on the campaign.
This evidence of justice and honesty
cannot be tolerated The Republican
who opposes extortion and black mail
en- poor men working for thousand
dollars per year must be dismissed as
speedily as possible. Hence the clamor
for his displacement. Hence no honest
man has any business in the Radical
party, unless as a blind voter. Mr..
wisener is probably as weak a candidate
as could have been found in the State
Simply, he has never been abused much
has been splendidly inconsistent, but
has not been, that we are aware
charged with being personally repre-
hensible. He has little capital to be-
gin with, and we are opposed 10 in
creassng the stock by respectable abuse.
If the Democratic papers desire to kill
him of at a single blow, call him a
strictly honest conscientious, high
toned, original Union man, and the
party will drop him back to state of
normal obscurity. Gen. John c. Brown
will be elected by a small majority in
November--say seventy thousand; there
fore we deem it unnecessary to devote
much space or many illusions TO the
gentleman from Bedford, who has been
dragged up by the locks only to be vic
timized by his party.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-28
WAR NEWS.

Dispatches received and posted on our
bulletin boards. at an early hour this
morning, brought news of the surrender
of Strasburg, the French stronghold, to
the Prussians, under General Werther,
at five o'clock last night This place,
at first was deemed impregnable, and
has held out from the first Of the war,
but Prussians bold and numbers and
cannon have done their work. The walls
were battered down, the place entirely
surrounded, the soldiers within weary,
sick and discouraged, the people worn
out and harassed to death by the mis-
siles of death, which hourly fell in their
midst, and at last the gallant Gen. Ulrich
Welded to stern necessity and surrendered
with the honors of war. The place will be
parrisoned, and the main Prussian army
doubtless used to operate against Paris.
Montmedy, place of some Importance,
has also been taken, but Marshal Bazaine
still holds ont at Metz and refuses to sur
render or to fully obey the orders of the
government at Paris. He does not, it
seems, altogether relish the idea of re-
ceiving orders from republic three
weeks old. The French ministry are
determined to fight to the last, and the
country people are rallying to their sup
port. The war will perhaps be prolonged
several weeks.
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ENGLAND.

LONDON, September pa dispatch
from Tours, dated last night, ssys con-
siderable sensation was created in that
city yesterday by the arrival Of strag-
glers from the French army who had
been in the engagement between the
Prussian cavalry and French forces
near Orleans. The reports which they
brought of attacks made by the Uhlans
excited the establishment Of all who
heard them.
The troops engaged yesterday were
principallyGardes Mobile from the South
of France and gems d'armes from Or
leans. supported by two regiments Of the
line, forming the attacking party. The
cavalry was supported by flying artillery.
II is asceriained from civilians just ar
rived from Orleans that Immediately
after the fight the Prussians entered the
city without further opposition.
The PFussians, on entering the place,
Immediately made acquisitions for
large number Of rations, horses,
etc. The stay Of the Prussians at Or
leans was short, and evidently they in.
tend to sweep their armies further south
ward.
Cremieux, Minister Of Justice, with
other members Of the provisional gov.
eminent, very speedily prepared for
fight, as the enemys cavalry are be-
lieved 10 be approaching Tours. The
seat Of government viii be removed to
Poietiers. whence there is direct railroad
communication with Bordeaux and 70
chelle
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-28


Half Alivs.-It is a sad thing to pass
through life only half. alive. Yet there are
thousands whose habitual condition is one Of
languor and debility. They complain Of no
specific disease they suffer no positive pain.
but they have no relish for anything which
affords mental or sensuous pleasure TO their
more robust and energetic fellow-beines.
In nine cases out Of ten this state Of LASH
tude and torpor arises from morbid stomach.
Indigestion destroys the energy Of both mind
and body. When the waste Of nature Is not
supplied by due and regular assimilation Of
the food. every organ is starved. every fune-
ton interrupted.
Now. what does common sense suggest I'M
der these circumstances Of depression? The
svsfem Heeds rousia0 and strengthening; not
merely for an hour or two, TO sink afterward
into q more pitiable condition than ever las it
assuredly would do If an ordinary alcoholic
stimulant were resorted toy. but radically and
permanently.
How Is this desirable object 10 be accom-
plished2 The answer to this question. founded
on the unVarying experience Of a quarter Of a
century, IL easily given. Infuse new vigor
into the digestive organs BY course Of Hos
letters Stomach Bitters. Do not waste time
in administering Temporary remedies. but
,cake he spsteH up by recuperating the fountain
head Of physical strength and energy. the
great organ upon which all the other organs
depend for their nurture and support.
BY the time that dozen doses Of the great
vegetable tonic and invieorant have been
taken. the feeble frame Of the dyspeptie will
begin to feel its benign influence. Appetite
will be created. and with appetite the capacity
to digest what il Graves. Perseyere until the
cure Is eomplete-until healthful blood. NJ to
be the material Of flesh and muscle. bone and
nerve. and brain. flows through the channels
Of circulation. instead Of the watcry pabulum
with which they have heretofore been imper-
fectiy nourished. z1eod
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TIE EXECUTIVE c0MMITTEE.

Colonel J j. DuBose, for the same
cause which impelled him to withdraw
from his position as editor Of this paper,
has resigned as Chairman of the Demo
cratic Executive Committee Of Shelby
county. His services have been rem
dered with zeal. efficiency and success,
and have been sufficiently recognized by
the party at various times to crafty
any one so fortunate as to occupy his
position in the confidence and respect
Of the public AT a meeting Of the
committee 70 receive his resignation, N.
d. /. Stewart was elected temporary
chairman until the permanent organize
ton Of the committee is effected, next
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FRANCE.

TOMS, September 2s.-The Ministry
of France had council yesterday to
decide upon further measures for the
defense of the nation. The Ministers
were unitedly for the extreme policy
of bitter, determined fighting and unan-
imously resolved to offer resistance to
the very last against the invaders. A
levy en- masse of all men Of the age of
twenty-five and upwards will be called
out for active service. In accordance
with the resolve of the Ministry, the
country people from the environing dis
tricts and from Orleans are pouring into
the town. Many Of the males are armed,
and they Immediately enroll themselves
in the battalions.
NJ. Favre's brother, who was despatch
ed to Metz, was allowed to enter the city
by Prince Frederick Charles upon the
explanation Of his errand. NJ. Fayre
was charged by the government at Paris
to treat with Bazaine for the surrender
of Metz and its Qualifications to the
Prussians. He remained within the
walls two days, but failed in his object.
Marshal Bazaine refuses to enter into
any negotiations for capitulation at
present, and has manifested slightly
insubordinate disposition toward the
new government since its negotiations,
through Jules Fayre, for the restoration
Of peace. The envoy, Fayres brother,
returned from Metz with his commission
unfulfiled owing TO the obduracy Of
Marshal Bazaine.
1t is learned from NJ. Fayre, the re-
turned commissioner, that Bazaine's
magazines are provided with food sufii-
eient for several weeks consumption,
but that the rayages Of malarious fever
and choleraic complaints killed hun
dreds Of his soldiers daily, and incapaci-
tated as many more from active service.
Prince Albrecht, with strong force of
Prussian cavalry and numerous guns,
moving from the direction Of Bozoches,
has cut down and dispersed all opposi-
ton, and his troopers are occupying Or
leans this morning, without opposition.
His next move will probably be in this
direction. A hurried defense is being
attempted.
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GENERAL AND RAPID MOVEMENT
TO THE SOUTHWARK.
Immense Trains of Supplies
Being Shipped Daily.
FIGHT AT ORLEANS AND ITS CAP
TURE BY THE PRUSSIANS.
The Government at Tours
Preparing for Flight.
BADEN,

CARLsRuHE, September %, 4 am
Strasburg surrendered at five o'clock
last night, to General Werther.
CARLsRuHE, September 2S.-The fall
of Strasburg has been announced here
by dispatch from the besieging corps
surrounding that city, and has created
the greatest excitement. A triumphal
procession will be organized. The city
is becoming animated. The accounts
state that the walls of Strasburg had
great breaches battered through them,
and that the Prussians, before storming
entered into parley, which terminated
with the surrender of the garrison, under
General Ulrich, with the honors of war
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PRUSSIA.

BERLIN, September 2S.-Dispatches
from St. Petersburg report the armament
Of troops aud the movement of military
stores southwark as assuming serious
phase, and appearances denote that the
government is rapidly preparing for a
grand movement in direction which
can only be conjectured. Russia has
given orders to prepare the ammunition
wagons for immediate use. Fourteen
military trains are dispatched daily over
the railroad from Moscow to kursk, on
the Sem, 900 miles southwest Of Moscow.
Immense trains of stores are being sent
south daily upon various routes,
The North German Gazette, a semi
official organ of the Prussian Govern
ment, this morning contains warm
article, censuring the United States Gov
eminent for its prompt action in recog-
nizing the new French Republic.
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The Late Dr. Jourdan.

DIR. A. s. Jourdan was born at avillage
near Weimar in the year 1921. His
father was Lutheran pastor He stud
led medicine at Weimar and Jena, and
was promoted NJ. ID. at the latter place
in the year 1895. Politics Of lS4S dis
gusted him with the old country, and he
left for the United States in 1850. He
practiced medicine at Philadelphia. Chi
cage and New Smyrna, Fla. lat the latter
place for eight years.. From 1862 until
the close Of the war he was a surgeon Of
the Confederate States army. After the
close Of the war he took the editorial
chair Of the Nashville Demokrat; after
wards, Of the Tennessee Stats Zeitung;
and at last, Of the Demokrat again. in
which he was a partner In the month
Of May Of this year Dr. Jourdan came
TO this city as a part proprietor and edi-
tor Of the Memphis Correspondent,
which paper he edited until night before
last, when a fall out Of the window Of
his Office ended his career. He was
known among the German press Of this
country as 6rst-class Journalist. The
best German papers were in the habit OF
copying once in a while his leaders.
DR. J0urdon's funeral took place yes
terday afternoon, and he was buried in
Elmwood Cemetery, where DR.. II. Ira,
neruicht made a few remarks in regard
10 the deceased. The Germans Of Mem
phis lose a friend and noble counsellor
SIM.
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Democratic Nominees.
I.isf of Amendments by
cratic Nominees.
Demo.


The Democratic nominees for Congress, SEN
altar and Floater will address the people of
their respective districts at the places and
times below designated;
Coyington, Monday. October 3D..
Mason's, Tuesday, October 4th.
Germantown, Thursday, October 9th.
Collierville, Friday, October eth.
Baskerville, Saturday. October Sth.
Wythe Depot, Monday. October 10th.
Bottoms Store. Tuesday. October llth
Cuba, Wednesday, October 18th.
Bartlett, Thursday. October 18th.
Mechanicsvile Friday October l4th.
Lafayette, Saturday, October 18th.
Someryille, Monday, October 18th.
Fayette Corner. Tuesday, October 18th.
Oakland. Wednesday, October 18th.
Macon, Thursday, October 10th.
Moscow, Friday, October 2lst.
LaGrange. Saturday. October 22d.
North Memphis Market House,, Monday
night, October oath.
South Memphis mississippi and Tennessee
Depot. Tuesday night, October 18th.
Randolph, Upton county, Saturday, Octo-
Der Goth.
Po1tersville, Monday, October Slst.
Mt. Zion, Tuesday, November LIST.
We cordially invite all nominees for County
Representatives to join us in the above APP
pointments, and hope the people will turn out
and give US an opportunity to be heard.
W. W. VAUGHAN,
J. J. DuB0SE,
j. NJ. HARRIS.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-28

Friday afternoon. The following gem
tlemen have been elected to fill va
cancies on the committee; M. ID. u.
Stewart. Samuel ii. Jones, r. +. Looney,
W. @. Fowlkes, J. Harvey Mathes, c. Il.
Anderson, A. C. Belts and j. c. Doug
lass. The work before the Committee
will soon begin, although the election is
some time off. Organization must be
effected and arrangements made to meet
any opposition to the ticket that the
Radicals may try to create. For mere
form sake they may fill out the ticket
and run candidates for all the offices;
and to effectually crush out any attempt
hey may make to take advantage of our
strength, we must be ready.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-28
POLITICAL NOTES.

Governor Holden, of North Carolina,
is preparing a proclamation declaring
insurreetion no longer exists in that
State-the elections being over.
Mr. Alderman, of Georgia, the Attor-
ney General intimates that he does not
desire to be candidate for Vice-Presi-
dent in the the next race. This is a
good feeler.
The anti-proscriptionist wing Of the
Missouri Republicans has issued an ad-
dress particularly urging the negroes to
vote for the removal of all the disfran-
chisements which now bear so heavily
in Missouri on the whites.
The denuneiation Of Carl Shurz by
Grant, and the dismissal of his brother
in-law, Jussen, like Wendell Phillips
tremendous TRADE against Prussia, will
show our liberal German friends what
they hpve to expect from the Radicals.
The Ohio Democrats claim that they
will increase their delegation in the next
House of Representatives from six to
nine, by carrying the districts now repre-
scented respectively by Schenck, Winans
and Bingham.
The Democratic party, in the course
of twenty years, granted 29,97l ,226 acres,
in the aggregate, to different States.
The Radical party, in the course of ten
years, has granted nearly the same
quantity to different States, and more
than l63, 600, 900 acres besides to private
spectators
Judge Merrick, Democratic candidate
for Congress in the Fifth Maryland Dis
trict, bids fair to carry the negro vote
away from the Republican candidate,
from the fact of his having procured the
insertion into the present State eonsti-
tuition of that provision admitting negro
testimony in the courts.
Grant having been forced to withdraw
his opposition to Schurz, Jussen, and
the rest of the id Dutch, as the
Missouri Radicals call them, he will
next be compelled to recall Washburne
from Paris because he was so rash
and enthusiastic in the recognition
of the French Republic.
The Okalona Miss Monitor of the
oath says: Col. DuBose, of the Ledger,
is the Democratic nomiSee for State
Senator from the Memphis district If
the Colonel can let off his tongue as
glibly as his pen in the advocacy Of the
true policy Of the government, he will
take high stand in the State Senate.
We do not permit ourselve to doubt that
he will be elected"
In the Kansas Democratic State Con-
vention, meeting at Topeka on the 18th
instant, the following resolution was
tabled, THAT as the Fifteenth Amend
ment confers the right of suffrage upon
all male citizens, irrespective of race or
color, the enfranchisement of women is,
in our Judgment, the most reasonable
and timely enterprise, and cannot longer
be justly postponed"
Hon. David Butler, Radical Governor
Of Nebraska, and candidate for re-elec-
ton, is charged with having borrowed
$4,000 out of the School Fund, which
was in his hands, to build house and
for other private loyal purposes He
does not deny the charge, consequently
will receive the unanimous support oe
his party. But to attempt any defense
would be fatal to his prospects His
only fault is that he did not steal the en-
tire fund like our Tennessee Radicals,
who poeketed over half million.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-28
MINNESOTA.
From the Red River Country

From the Red River Country.
ST. Pau, September PA Pembina
letter of the 10Th says matters are be-
ginning to assume serious aspect again
in the Red River country. On the 18th
Isadore Grant, an influential member OF
the provisional government, who was an
obnoxious party, was set upon and driven
to the river, where he was seen to sink.
This is raising furore among the Red
River settlers, which is not Quoted by
the boast of the Canadians that there are
other men to serve the same way.
The smallpox is reported to be raging
fearfully among the Indians in the Las
katechwan Valley. The contagion is
from the importation of furs.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-28
LABOR AGENCY.
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If you want good old Megfbben
W b isky. go to 276 Second street.

To ADVERTISERS The Baptist issues
1880 copies weekly, which is several
thousand more than any paper issued
from this city. Its circulation is in
Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas,
the very territory that trades with this
city. Business cards per square Sl2 per
quarter, payable at the end of the quar-
ter. if entered for six months. Office,
36l Main street. 81
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PROPOSALS..
Notice to Contractors
BRowgsvILLE AND ONO RAILROAD.
ESGISEKR's 0FFIcE,

BROWNSVILLE AND ONO RAILROAD,
ENGISEKR's OFFICE,
BROWNSVILLE. Sept. Y, lS1O.)
SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RE-
= ceiyed Mt this Office until IL o clock M, on
the 2lth day Of October. proximo, for the
Grubbing and Clearing, Graduation and Tres
tlework of the line Of this road between the
city of Brownsville and the town of Friend
ship, in Dyer county, distance Of 221z miles.
Plans. profles and specifications may be ex-
amined, and all other necessary information
can be obtained at this Office on and after Dc
tober 18th.
Proposals must be made for each mile Sec
ton, and propositions will be considered for
one-h half mile sections.
The Company reserves the right to reject any
and all proposals whose terms may not be con-
sidered satisfactory.
The favorable character Of this work recon-
mends itself TO the attention Of contractors.
2O-46l w. ID. PICKETT, Chief Engineer.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-28

1 have this day las per reference to the
above card) connected myself with James A..
Swain in the General Agency of the Equitable
Life Assurance Society of the United States
Northern Mississippi, and in such capacity
present myself to the public. The business
that Al have just entered upon is eminently
worthy of the most serious attention and
thought. and commesds itself to the calm re-
Election of all, and the company that l have
the honor in part to represent. is not exeeiled
BY any other similar corporation in the United
States in point of solvency, merit, worth and
considerations, | confidently appeal to. my
friends and a generous public for fair share
Of their patronage. I: n. JOifNSTON.
Memphis, September !, 1870.
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COMPREHENSIVE NOTICE.
COPARTNE IsSIIIP.

7 HAVE THIS DAY ASSOCIATED WITH
breath, Stewart K Co., and Stewart Bros.
Fizer) in the business of the General Agency
Of the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the
United States, for the States of Tennessee, Ar
name and style will be Swain a Johnston.
JAMES A. SWAIN,
General Agent Equitable Life Assurance So
ciety of the United States.