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Exit saInaye.

The unfortunate man, Gen. Turin Sal
nave, who, for so many moaths, has &C.
cupied the principal space in the news
from Hayti, has fulfilled the mission of
all Spanish American heroes. Captured
by the revolutionists at place ominously
called Sal Trou, the somewhat celebrated
tropical General was taken to Porte-au.
Prince, was there tried fer high treason,
and was duly executed therefor on the
18th alt. In q certain way, the life of
Gen. Sslnave has not been without inte
rest. he was native OF Hayti, and first
came prominently before the people as
one among those who assisted in the ex
puson from that island Of the Emperor
Soulouque, and in the establishment of
the republic. His next important move
was to attempt to sssassinate one
Of President Gefrard's ministers, which,
bringing him into disfsvor with the
latter, be followed up by organizing, in
st. Domingo, a revolution sgaiDst CAT
frsrd. Failing in this attempt, Sslnave
succeeded better 10 second enterprise
of the same nature, which be more re-
Gently insuguraled. Gsfrard having
run away, Silnaye declared himself Pre-
sident Of Hayti--a position which was
not without its inconvenience, as be was
engaged in constant warfare from the
time of bis assumption in Office, in 1867,
until the day Of his death. The death OF
Salnave will probably cause temporary
lull in the civil wars of Hayti Like ell
the barbsrians Of that island, be was not
given to extending clemeBcy to political
enemies, and in falling by the sword be
has simply illustrated in his person the
truth, so far IS Hsyti is concerned, OF
the Biblical prophecy which declares
that whose livsth By the sword shall
perish ty the sword."-N p Star.
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GEORGIA.

CHICAGO, February 1.-The Tribune s
Atlanta, Georgia, special says both
houses met this morning, aud protest
from Mr.. Bryant against the legality OF
organizing was read. A long discus
sion followed, in which Mr.. Bryant and
other Democrats made vehement and
bitter attacks on General Terry and
Governor Bullock Before action was
taken the committee appointed to wait
on the Governor reported that the Gov
ersor would notify the commanding
General of the organization, aud that a
communication from both of them would
be sent in on Thursday, to which time
both houses took recess.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-02-02

Some time since Mr.. Charles Dickens
made public declaration of bis political
creed BY asserting that g. be had no faith
in The people governing, and entire faith
in the people governed" Az this was
susceptible Of being interpreted 10 two
exactly opposite ways. the American
Radical press was uncertain whether Mr..
Dickens should be praised as au ardent
Republican or denounced as an arrogant
Tory. Fortunately, be has put an end
to this suspense by explaining that be
"puts iufHiie faith 10 the masses, and
none whatever in the so-called ruling
class" Now, that this extremely i'm
portsut matter is settled, we shall have
y general chorus of admiration for Mr..
Dickens and sll bis works. II will be
discovered that he never wrote The
American Notes" and that he never
asserted that the Yankees we're impsrii-
neatly inquisiiive ard addicted to eating
peas With q knife. The new novel which
be is about 10 write will be foupd to be
the best Of all his works, and will have sn
unexampled ssls.
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TELEGRAPH H.
mrDNraHF DIsPArCnEs.
WARRINGTON.

WASHINGTON, February 1.-The Presi
dent has signed bill to protect officers
in the Governments employ against so
licitalions of contributions for the pur
pose Of making gifts or presents to off
cers Also an act admitting Virgins
into the Union, providing that wherever
the "oath" is used il shall be construed
to include "or affirmation"
Mr.. Paine, Chairman OF the Commit
tee on Elections, made q report in favor
OF having the oath of Office administered
TO Mr.. Booker, member elect from the
Fourth Congressional District of Vir-
ginia. He admitted that there were
charges Of disloyslty against Booker, but
claimed that his case stood on the same
ground az that Of Mckenzie, who was
sworn in yesterday.
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ST. L.HUIN.

ST. Louis, February 1.-The Kansas
Senate passed the concurrent resolution
asking President Grant to recall Hugh
Ewing. Minister to Hague, denying that
be is resident Of Kansas, aud charging
him with supporting Andrew johnson.
The House adopted joint resolution
by a vote Of sixty.six to nine, asking
Congress to submit Jalian's Sixteenth
Amendment to the Legislatures of the
various States for ratification.
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Important Decision by The United
States supreme Court.


A very singular decision Of the U. s.
Supreme Court has recently been pro-
nounced, Justice Swayne delivering the
opinion, which is Of coniiderable local
interest. It shows (eonsidering the pres
cut composition OF that tribunaD that
there is a screw loose somewhere, aud is
to the effect that the plea Of authority
conferred by the Confederate States Tor
the indictment and arrest Of parties was
no defense in an action for damages re-
sulting from such proceedings. This de-
cision was in the case u James Hickman
VS. General William B Bate and others,
who, as officers OF the court and grand
jurors, had indicted aud arrested the de-
iendsut for treason against the C0nfed-
crate States. The cause came from the
Circuit Cour. for the Northern District OF
Alabama, where the acts complained of
we're done during the var The lower
court below held that the authority Of the
Confederate States was q Justification,
but the Sapreme Courtreversed the jude.
meut aud rsmanded the cause.
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NASHVaLLE.

NASHVILLE, February Ia resolution
was adopted in the Senate to day, calling
on the Committee on Federal Relations
to report on the Fifteenth Amendment.
The Constitutional Convention adopted
a resolution that all Judges, ChancelIors
and other Judicial oflicers should resign
on the ratification of tho amendment to
the constitution.
Governor Senter announces that he
will take steps to bring to punishment
TIE parties who have taken part in mob
bling and otherwise violating the laws.
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A peasant vent into 6 large city. and,
among other objects thatsiruck bis fancy,
was arrested BY banking Office, where
be sss people 20 out aud in, without get
ting sny goods, apparently, ss 10 other
shops. He ven'ured 10 enter and ask
the teller Wis, vas soli there. Asses
heads, was The snserisE answer. "What
q business you must have" said the
russip, " ! sse you have but one lsfl"
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,rriyaI and Departure Of Trains.



.,ss,sstppr AND TENNESSEE ABROAD.
New orlsnD. mail td.lly,. $,$S.$. l ;iS p nm
,ssgIS TSstts tsxcspt Sunday a;s5 pm, aSs M
Nj rain makes direct cornecuen iof NOV
orleans and al points South. ,,.c,,or "a,
"Rvnrosr train makes direct cosne9uon ~
Coaeevillc. Water, Valley, 0 os nrs, aia an
Springs, and all points Nortn oil ofenaa~ oi
Mississippi Central railroad. 80 =, IN.
"d;chei office. 2S7l% Main street. ana NJ ,nss
dsnot' Omnibuses will onli for passengers anu
ch eek baggage in any part OF the city py iea'-
ing orders a s. s. LIVERM0IE. Gen. supt.
xrvyvrs AND oHARLEsroH RAILROAD.
rhropgh mail, daiIy.........l20i Pm. $3.50 I'M
Through express, dailytdoes
not arriveSunday or leave a. ,,.,e .
f.h. ll;ou F.hs
Junction Accommodation s:sS s.s ml5Ax.
save Sunday .....--......''' o'ov Fem o'i' ~'A'
Somssyss SINE hccomo e4sA.x. A4or.N.
Railroad time ffteen minutes faster than
oofsno. No. 27s Maiz street and ct Depot.
A. A. BARNES, g. i. A.
BARNEY HuGHRs. Passenger Agent
uxxpHrs AND LOUISVILLE RAILROAD.
nav xpres,..................l2:25 Pm. 4:o0A.n.
Night Express...;;..:.;...' ZIP KIP AZ. zdo rs'
Pase'ger Accommodation, sle eVV n
Ticket office. No. sSI1 Main street. Do
pot neAa "a ''' s. D. JONES. Sup't
SELL HOWELL. Passenger Agent.
MEMPHIS AND LITTLE ROCK RAILEoAp'
oo,vo Vvra~ - Leave Hopcfeld at GOO Am.
arrive al L'Anguille at 1900 m.
nonrxa EAsT-Lenve L'Anguille at l2;5o p.m.;
arrive at popeseld Of ~ Pm; eo,, ~
Union street at 500 Am, city time.
oN'VA B. D. WILLIAMS,
General Agent and 6uperintes dent.
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MAINE.

PORTLAND, February 1.-The final rites
to the remains of Mr.. Peabody took place
to-day, after which they we're escorted to
the cars, which left at ten am. for Pea
BODY, Massachusetts.
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N o II i @ E
TO
Taxpayers Of Shelby County.

| THE Tax Books for the year 1869 will be ready
i January l. 1870, and will Immediately
thereafter proceed to collect according to law.
All Taxpayers who have personal property
their taxes In the hands OF Constables. who are
authorised 70 distrain sufficiency to pay all
taxes. L will attend at tho following named
places fer the purpose Of receiving the State
and County taxes for the year 1852;
District Ne. lat O. NJ. Freed's store (Hazel
Flats). on Tuesday. January IL.
District No. z-W. @. Wards, ESQ.,, on Mon
day, January 10.
District No. s-Bolton's store. on Saturday.
Januarye.
District No. 4-Cuba. on Friday. january 7.
District No. 5-Engine house (corner Second,
on Monday. January "a.
District No. 6-Raleish. on Saturday, jan
uary Is.
District No. 7-Bartlett. on Friday. January
District No.s-shslby Depot. on wednesday.
January II.
District No. o. Baskerville. on Thursday.
District No. 10 csllisrvills. on Monday,
January ~.
District No. Il-GernantOwn. on Tuesday.
January Is.
Distriot No. l2-Mechanicsville. on Thurs
day, January 20.
District No. is-ArnOld's. on Friday. Jan
uary q,
District No. "A Office corner Second and
Union, on Tuesday, January IS.
DistIist No. le-Handwerker's grocery (chel-
seal, on Saturday. January y.
District No. l6-White's station, on Wednes-
DAY, January 10.
District No. IL cconnsn's Church, OF
WIN. MCLEAN.
Tar Collector, Shelby County, Tenn.
once in County Court Building. sorner o
Second and Union streets. kosm No (. s7-ns
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Mollie Trussell, who killed Der lover.
George Irusseil. ct one time owner Of
ihe hs=se Dexter, Is reported insane 10
SaH Francisco.
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Medical Notice.

IL physician of the Charity Hospital, New
Orleans. La. and for the last three years sur
geon Of the q. s. Post Hospital at Jackson.
Miss. respectfully tenders his professional SER
vices to the citizens OF Memphis and vicinity.
given to all diseases peculiar to females; also,
venereal. syphilis. tumors. and all chronic dis
eases.
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On wednesday, February 2, 1870.

Between the hours Of u o'clock m. and O'clock
pm, in front Of the Bluff City Mills, No. w
Poplar street. in the city Of Memphis. Tennes-
see, sell TO the highest bidder for CASH. the
property conveyed to me BY said deed. de-
scribed as follows. to-wit: A certain lot or
parcel Of land, situate. lying and being IN the
city Of Memphis, county Of Shelby, and state
Of Tennessee; situated on the south side OF
Poplar street. In the city of Memphis mo. ly7
Poplar street, being part of original county
lot No. 499, il being lot No. and part OF lot
No. on the plan ofsubdivision Of said prop
eYty, and particularly described as follows, to-
wit: Beginning at stake on the south side Of
Poplar street. VIM. Yates northeast corner,
said stake being ~ feet west Of the northwest
corner Of the b uf City Mill property; thence
eastward along the south side OF Poplar street,
III feet 10 inches, to stake; thence south in
direct line - the northeast corner OF the main
huildiog Of the cooper shop. lylfeet, to q stake
thence south l01<o west on line with the east
end Of said main building Of cooper shep and
continuing beyond It. Ia all 81 feet inches, to
a stake; thence e,tward, parallel with Poplar
street, ITO feet. 20 q ftake-Wm. ates east
line: thence northwest along VIM. Yates line,
l6l feet, more or less, to the beginning corner:
the same being formerly known as the Cheek
mill property. and now known as the Bluf
City Mill property.
The titls 10 said property Is believed 70 be
upqaestionahle, but / sell and conway only as
Trustee usll d. 4. MYERS. Irastee.
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UPP ERNoNGs.

10000 SSssRPF aS qS9nIg.L sST 5ss.
grape plania. one two and three years old, vel
rooted. Tor sale. No vince will be sent but
thois Of The best quality. and the true charac-
Be sent on Application. All fhinments b. Ex-
pres will Be merket &C. o. u. -
Order LEFT With B. B. Barnes. No. IS Main
street. Msmphis. Tenn, or sent TO ~. will be
promptly attended -. D. b. Barnes recently
wrote . U.S. The 80 vines purchased ~ VOC
last February. not one died, and some Of them
Ergs Twelve feet
Addrea, BILLS 4 CO.
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G A N G E R s

Killed In As Hours without Knife
or Pain.
DIR. sPALDING q CO.,
Tennessee State Cancer. Lung, Eye and Ear
Branch IDfrmary. Consultation Room,
6S Monroe street. Memphis, Tenn.
Permanently established, Is ready for the re-
Ulcers. old Sere Legs. Eye and Ear. and Lung
diseases and Asthma.
PILES, without knife. Kidney and Blad-
der complaints.
An old chronic diseases. No charge for con-
sultation.
All diseases Of wemen and children confden-
tial diseases. A skilful lady in attendance to
wait on female patients.
Medicine sent to all Darts. Address,
DR.. SPALDTNG / CO..
99 DO % Memphis. Tennessee.
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Trustees Sale.

DY virtue Of Trust Deed made to me by D.
ID Paats, z. Parker and Sam Workman, on
the 9th day Of June, 1859. and recorded in the
Register's Office of Shelby county. State of
Tennessee, In Record Bsok No. ~. page A3. TO
secure the payment of certain indebtedness
therein mentioned. and to carry out the trusts
Of the same, will
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Senate.


WASHINGTON, March 25.-Mr. Fenton pre-
sented petition for the protection of the lum-
Der interests of the country bordering on the st.
Lawrence river. Referred.
Mr.. Conkling presented memorial from mer-
camille. insurance, and other firms in New York
city, asking for a commission to ascertain the
amount of the Alabama claims, and to give to
the holders certificates, which shall be evidence
in their hands of the existence and amount of
said claims Referred.
Mr., Howard, from the Committee on Com
merce, reported favorably the bill extending the
time for the completion of the first section of
the Cairo and Fulton Railroad.
Mr.. Pomeroy from the Committee on Public
Lands reported back the bill to incorporate the
Southern Transcontnental Railway Company,
and asked to have it referred to the Committee
on the Pacific Railroad,
Mr.. Sawyer objected to the proposed refe-
renee, but finally withdrew his objection and
the motion was agreed to.
Mr.. Howard presented and asked to have
printed a communication from General Fremont
relating to the Memphis, FL Paso, and Trans
continental Railroad. The same was ordered
to be printed.
Mr.. Wilson introduced o bill to reduce the
number of officers and enlisted men OF the
army, and to fix their pay. 1t reduces the army
to twenty-five thousand men, and authorizes the
President to discharge any officers applying Tor
such discharge before September; those having
served ten years to receive two years pay and
allowances; those more than five years and less
than ten years to receive one and half years
pay etc. and those less than five years, one year s
pay, etc. 1t authorizes him to retire, on their
application, army officers who have served
thirty years, and allows the retired list
to be increased to three hundred; abolishes the
offices of General and Lieutenant General, when
vacated by the present incumbents; reduces the
number af Major. Generals to three, and Brlga-
der Generals to six, when the present incum-
bents yacate; makes the heads of Staff Depart
ments Colonies, when vacated by the present
incumbents; abolishes regimental Commssary
Of Cavalry, regimental C9mmissary %aay sSsrgeantsi
authorizes the appointments of board ef officers
to examine such officers as may be
sent to them by the Secretary of War for in
efficiency on the Recommendation of depart
ment commanders and chiefs of staff and also
authorizes the President on the report of the
board wholly to retire them; authorizes the I'LL
ing of all vacancies in the army by supernume-
rary officers, and If any supernumerary officers
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Senate.

Continued from Third Edition.
Mr. Osborn introduced O bill to relieve the
political disabilities of certain citizens of
Florida. Referred.
MIR. Howard called up the bill to fix the point
of junction of the Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany and the Central Pacific Railroad Company.
The bill provides that tue common terminus and
point of junction of the two roads shall be esta-
blished on the line of railroad as now
situated, northwest of the station at Ogden,
and within the limits of section 80 of township
seven, of range two, situate north and west of
the principal meridian and base line in the Ter
ritory of Utah. The bill also grants to the
companies six additional sections, one section
of land in each township being reserved for the
benefit of schools in Utah, and these lands to be
paid for at the regular Government price, $3.50
per acre. Express prohibition Is imposed that
no rights of private persons shall be affected by
the act
Mr.. Casserly inquired how near the bill fixed
the point of junction.
Mr. Howard replied it did not ix any precise
point. He referred to the text of the bill, and
remarked that it had been agreed upon by both
companies. The bill passed.
Mr.. Ramsey called up the bill to create an
additional land district in the Territory of Da-
cotah Passed.
Mr.. Osborn called up the bill extending the
Homestead and Presumption laws to the public
lands in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and
Arkansas.
Pending the consideration of the bill the
morning hour expired, and the Senate at /
o'clock, on motion of Mr.. Sumner, went into
executive session.
House.
Continued from the Second Edition.
Mr. Randall, by unanimous consent, sent up
and had read letter to himself from w. e.
Lehman, of Philadelphia ex-member of the
Thirty seventh Congress, denying for hlmseit
the imputation contained in Mr.. Kelleys speech
yesterday as to cadetship sales He (Randall)
hoped that Mr.. Kelley would explain what he
did mean.
Mr.. Kelley said he had not intended to include
his colleague in Congress, hut only some of his
predecessors Mr.. Lehman has been his col
league, associate, and friend, and was as honor
able q man as he knew.
Mr.. Randall could not believe that his col
leaeue intended to include such of his predeces-
sors as Messrs. Ingerson Robbins and Moore.
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FROM EUROPE.
The Dnrien Canal.

The Dnrien Canal.
By'the Anglo-A plertcan Cable.
LONDON, March 25.-The Times has an edi-
torial to-day on the proposed ship canal across
the Isthmus of Darien. Looking at the surveys
lately completed, the Times doubts whether the
practical value of the work will ever be suffl-
cient TO cover the cost.
Ocean Telearaphina.
I'D LIVERPOOL, March 25.-The merchants of this
city, patrons of the Atlantic Cable have united
in protest against the system which requires
all messages tor America-to be first sent to
London.
LONDON, March 25.-The ship Germania, in
the West India trade, last from Haytien port,
for Hamburg, was totally lost in the Goodwin
Sands, off the British coast, yesterday.
The steamer silesia.
PLYMOUTH, England, March 25.-The steam
ship silesia, from New York, touched here this
morning on her way to Hamburg.
This Afternoons QuotationsJ
LONDON, March 26-1 p M.-Consols for money,
93A, and for account, 93H. American securities
firm. Illinois Central, lie; Great Western, 25H.
LONDON, March 25-P. M.-Llnseed Cakes decn-
LIVERPOOL, March $3.50 p. M.-The stock or
Cotton afoat amounts to 4lS,0O0 bales, OF which
2e2, 600 is American.
Yarns and fabrics at Manchester are quiet
Corn IS quoted at 2SS. fiOUr, 1885, 3D.: California
wheat, 9s Sd. .@9s. 4d red western wheat So. ASS.
Id Red winter. SO. 90. @ss. 10d Receipts OF wheat
for the day, 10000 quarters. All American taow,
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FROM EUROPE.

Interesting Proceedings in the House Of
Bg the Associated Press
LONDON, March 25.-Thc proceedings in tn .
House of Commons last evening on the bill 1,
the protection Of life and property in Irelan
were very interesting. After the rejection
the amendment for reducing the time of i'm .
priLonment for carrying arms from two years 10
one year, the House proceeded to the con,
sideration of the clause enabling magistrates to
call and examine witnesses where the defendant
is unknown.
A warm discussion ensued, after which the
House divided, and the clause was adopted. The
clause looking to the closing of iHns at sunset
also provoked long debate, but was at length
adopted. The bill was proceeded with clause
by clause until the part relating to press prose-
cutions was reached, when an amendment was
offered for striking out these particular clauses.
Daniel O'Donoghue, member for Tralee, spoke
at length against the bill. He declared that the
measure was q continuation of the system of
legislation which had absolutely maddened Ire
land by substituting local despots for legal
protection.
He particularly denounced the press clauses,
which he affirmed aimed at law-abiding journal
ism in Ireland, and were alone sufficient to
prompt him to resist the bill to the last
The Right Hon. Claiborne Hardy, member for
Oxford University, favored the bill. He said
the powers it gave were safe in the hands of any
ministry answerable to Parliament. The clause
for press prosecutions, however, was waste of
ammunition where the press was SO worthless.
Sir Roundell Palmer, member for Richmond,
eloquently denounced the Irsn press as treason
able and unscrupulous, and the source of all the
delusions blghting that unfortunate country.
After further debate the amendment was re-
jected by 315 majority, and the House adjourned
at late hour.
The ''Times" on General Sheridan.
The Times to-day severely criticizes General
Sheridan's late campaigns against the Indians.
The Times thinks firm yet kindly compulsion
might save the Indian race from extirpation.
The Pope's Answer to Daru.
PARIS, Marchl 25.-The Constitutional says
the Popes answer to NJ. Daru has been received
but the contents are not yet made known to the
public. Late advices from Liberia are to the
effect that the Government is prosecuting active
warfare against the neighboring natives. The
anti-military agitation is extending in the States
of South Germany, and the subject is engaging
the serious attention of those Governments.
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shall then remain, they shall be furloughed at
half pay until absorbed or retired on one
years pay; allows officers on the retired
list to hold civil offices, allows promotions to be
made in Quartermasters and Medical Depart
ments and Corps of Engineers adopts the House
pay bill with slight notifications.
BY the bill the enlisted men, now numbering
about 30 600, will be reduced TO 25 600 by the LIST
of September which will reduce the expense of
the army several millions of dollars.
The House Pay BILL which Mr.. Wilson adopts,
instead of reducing the expense of the army,
increases 1t, il is believed, several hundred thou
eand dollars.
The Senate at 1 o'clock went into executive
session on the San Domingo treaty.