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The New York herald., 1870-03-20

CHINA AND DJAPAN-The news by the steamer
China, which arrived at San Francisco yester-
day, is of considerable interest. Foreign
ers are again placed under close surveillance
in China, and in many cases are assaulted or
driven out. Trouble has arisen between Eng
lish merchants and the Chinese in Formosa.
The investigation into the Oneida disaster was
conducted with great deal of fnsolence on
the part of the English officials towards Minis
ter DeLong, and Captain Eyre was permitted
to return to England against our Minister'S
request and finally his demand that he be
arrested and tried on criminal charge. The
bodies Of Captain Williams and the ships car
penter have been recovered.
The New York herald., 1870-03-20
Educasio. Reform in England.

Friday nights debate in the British House
of Commons on the Education bill for Eng
land, cable report Of which we print this
morning. reveals the strongly reforming ten
denotes of the British people. The Education
bill, Of which Mr.. Forster is the parent, is
wonderfully liberal measure for England. The
bill makes education accessible to all and COM
pulsory. It leaves religion very much an open
question. In districts where the sentiment of
the people is opposed to the use of the Bible
the system Of management lis such that the
popular desire will find expression and that
the Bible will be excluded. In other districts,
where the opposite sentiments prevail, the
Bible will be used. Mr.. Bright, though q
member Of the Cabinet, insists on different
arrangement. 1t was contended on Friday
night by those who took Mr. Brights view Of
the situation that the system would work ire
gularly, and all over the kingdom be per-
petual source of strife. Mr.. Forster's bill, if
passed into law, will place England education
ally very much in our position. 1t will trans
plant the school of the United States to Eng
land, and the English people will enter upon
the new system with our religious and Bible
difficulties in q very exaggerated form. It
will be seen from the report of the debate that
Mr.. Brights amendment was withdrawn and
that the bill was read second time. The pre-
sumption now is that the bill will pass. 1t is
an onward and an upward step-a reform
made necessary by previous reforms. Mr..
Forster when he took Office publicly pro-
claimed that il England would maintain her
position she must educate her children. The
support given to the bill by the tory leaders
shows how England is changing.
The New York herald., 1870-03-20
ADJUSTMENTS TOMORROW EVENING.

GRAND OPERA HOUSE. corner OF Eighth avenue and
I'd sI-fnE TWELVE TEMPTATIONS.
The New York herald., 1870-03-20

oLYAPIC THEATRE. Broaawsy-NEw VERSION OF
lAMLIT.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-10-03

and the third, wrote daily on the pom
mel OF his saddle for the Memphis-At-
lanta Appeal. They had been under fire
hundred times--too often 10 be excited
by the prospect of battle and rode
into the very jaws of death with cheer
fulness which now seems like leyity.
The last words came with smile;
GIVE me a fair notice IL l am hurt to-
day, boys" and they separated; one
was shot dead by canister charge, di-
rectly through the middle Of the body;
another, who wrote on the pommel Of
his saddle, rolled from the shell-riddled
body of his horse to rise no more
on earth with all his limbs; the
representative of the Intelligencer
lived to enter another battle and to
approach the door of his fathers
house. which he had not seen in three
wears, and where he fell to expire with
out speaking, in the arms Of his sister.
Such were some of the vicissitudes of our
war. The writer's were men who car
ried muskets or swords and wrote from
places of danger, where shells ploughed
the ground or cut off overhead large
branches from trees. They lived on
bareback, and were not the favored
guests Of kings, counts or generals.
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CINCINNATI.
southern Commercial Convention

southern Commercial convention.
CINCINNATI, October "a meeting Of
the members of the bar was held in the
Supreme Courtroom to-day to express
respect to the memory Of the late Judge
Gholson.
The Schutzenfest ceremonies of to-
day, which were to include target
practice on the grounds, were material
ly interfered with by the unpropitious
weather.
. The Southern commercial visitors
started home again at lao p m. Some
few, however, remain to attend the com
mercial convention, the first session OF
which will commence tomorrow at
Pixies Music hall. The following topics
will be discussed by the Convention:
l. Direct trade between the Southern
Atlantic cities and Europe.
2. Southern Pacific Railroad.
3. Obstruction TO navigation by mar
row-span bridge piers.
4. Continuous water-line communica-
ton between the Mississippi river and
the Atlantic seaboard.
5. Removal of the distractions from
the mouth of the Mississippi river.
6. Construction Of permanent leyees
on the Mississippi.
Z. To abolish all toll charges on the
navigable rivers Of the United States.
8. Enlargement Of the more important
lines of canals in the United States, to
render them navigable by steam vessels.
3. Finance and taxation.
10. A settled policy in the public in
terest in regard to the disposition Of
public lands.
II. Charges upon passenger and
freight traffic, by rail and water lines.
y. To abolish throughout the coun.
try all license imposed on commercial
travel
l3. Removal Of the national capital.
These subjects will occupy four days
An additional subject have been added
to the original list Of discussion, viz
That all railroad viaducts over navigable
rivers be made highways for all railroad.
that will pay a prO-raia Of tolls on same
and that efforts be made to secure legis
lation to that effect.
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FRANCE.

Tours, October 3.-Advices from
Paris, through various channels, report
that the Prussians are completing with
all possible expedition their line of cir
cumvallation around Paris. They occu-
by the-redoubt of Gennevilleres in the
arc Of the Seine, at the northwest, and
the redoubt at the town of Villejuf, at
the south, and have threatened Forts
Becetre and d'Ivry, against which latter
work it is presumed they will make their
main attacks. The siege trains Of the
Prussian army are expected to arrive at
the headquarters of King William at
Ferrieres within few days. 1t is also
anticipated that the King headquarters
will be advanced further before the end
of the week, and that Immediately fol-
lowing this event, active operations
against Paris viii be commenced.
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INTERESTING NEWS FROM ROME
ENGLAND.

LONDON, Oct. 3.-Another sortie has
been made from Metz by detachment
Of Bazaine's army, in search of provis-
ions, and the raid proved entirely sue
cessful. The garrison suffers principally
for want of salt The Asiatic cholera
has made its appearance among the
Germans camped at Chalons. The pres
ence of the disease excites the most
grave apprehensions.
The Times of this morning has an inn
portant correspondence from Saint Pc
tersburg, which announces that it is
generally assumed, within imperial
circles at Saint Petersburg, that the Rus
sian Government will shortly propose to
the Great Powers the revision of the
treaty of 1856.
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ITALY.

ROME, October 3.--The plehiscitum
of the Roman inhabitants was success
fully accomplished yesterday. The re-
ports which have been extensively cir
culated that the voting had been post
poned until Sunday next, were undoubt-
eddy designed to dissuade many from
attending the polls, but they utterly
failed in their object, as prompt de-
NAL was given them by the authorities
in circular issued early in the morn
ing. Large crowds blockaded the
vicinity of the voting places discussing
the question upon which they were to
decide, and manifesting their assertions
by loud cheers for Victor Emanuel and
the cause of Italian unity. The voting
was conducted in an orderly manner,
the result being nearly unanimous in
favor Of union with Italy under the
kingdom Of Victor Emanuel and his
successors.
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10, THE LAZY NEGRO.
Preaching the Funerals of the Las
Generation.

Preaching the Funerals of the Last
Generation.
The Holly Springs Reporter of last
week gives the following vivid descrip-
ton of the negro as he is:
We hear complaints of the negro in
every section of our county. In town it
is almost an impossibility to get negro
cooks; and when obtained they leave
on the slightest pretext; and
when the slightest pretext is not
given, they attend meetings" every
night, shout and scream until next
morning, and are untitled for work
during the day. In the country many
negroes are neglecting their crops, and
cotton and corn are running in the fields.
A great many have gone in debt for
supplies, clothing and gewgaws, and
owe more than their crops will real
ize. They therefore argue that it is
folly to pick out cotton and gather corn
for other men to enjoy. Our crops
are poor enough, in all conscience, and
the Incidence and worthlessness Of
the negro are making them 6vefold
worse. We learn that in one neighbor-
hood the negroes leave their work for
whole days together to attend negro
militia meetings and negro funerals. A
friend informs us that they are preach
ing the funerals of negroes who died
fifteen and twenty years ago. If the ne
gro does not improve, and bitter expe-
rience tells us there is little hope, other
labor will have to be introduced, or far
mers will be compelled to cease their
efforts to make crops. The condition
of the entire Southern country illus
trates forcibly the tendency and effects
of Radical reconstruction and negro
legislation
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THE GuBERNAroRIAL CANVASS.

General John c. Brown, the Demo
cratic candidate for Governor, opened
the campaign Saturday, at Chattanooga,
the first of his East Tennessee appoint
ments. Hon. w. II. Wisener, the Radi-
cal nominee, has been invited to attend
these appointments, and signified his in
tention to be on hand. A special dis
patch to the Avalanche gives a short
synopsis of General Browns speech. 1t
is simply from the platform adopted at
the Nashville Convention, beyond which
it is not likely that General Brown will
carry the discussion.
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Democratic Nominees.
List of Appointments by Demo
cratic Nominees.


The Democratic nominees for Congress, Sen
alter and Floater will address the people o.
their respective districts at the places and
times below designated;
Coyington. Monday. October Sd.
Mason's, Tuesday, October 4th.
Germantown. Thursday, October 9th.
Collierville, Friday, October 7th.
Baskerville, Saturday, October Sth'
Wythe Depot, Monday. October 10th.
Bottoms Store, Tuesday. October 18th.
Cuba, Wednesday, October 18th.
Bartlett, Thursday. October 18th.
Mechanicsville. Friday, October 18th.
Lafayette, Saturday. October 18th.
Someryille. Monday, October 18th.
Fayette Corner. Tuesday. October 18th.
Oakland. Wednesday, October 10th.
Macon. Thursday, October 10Th.
Moscow, Friday. October 2lst.
LaGrange, Saturday, October I'D.
North Memphis Market House,, Monday
night, October 9th.
South Memphis mississippi and Tennessee
Depet). Tuesday night, October 18th.
Randolph. Upton county, Saturday. Octo-
Der 18th.
Portersville, Monday. October 3lst.
Mt. Zion. Tuesday, November LIST.
We cordially invite all nominees for County
Representatives to join us in the above ap-
pointments, and hope the people will turn out
and give US an opportunity to be heard.
W. W. VAUGHAN.
]. J. DUB0SE.
]. NJ. HARRIS.
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WAR CORRESPONDENTS.

The New York papers are having
lively little war on this side Of the water,
in regard to the war dispatches, which
thew receive from the other side. Each
paper claims TO have correspondents at
the headquarters of all the armies, who
at least witness, if they do not yalor-
ously participate in, all the great battles
No doubt their correspondents venture
to the very verge of battle by accident,
or otherwise sometimes, and have better
opportunities of gathering news than If
they were on this side Of the Atlantic
ocean. One fact, however, is notable;
they are lucky set of men-not one OF
them has yet been killed. The New
York Tribune has published more vol
luminous dispatches perhaps than any
other paper. sent over IN skeleton
form and written up and filled out
with choice rhetoric in the Tribune office
by some weary devil of night editor.
But it turns out that the boastful Tribune
has no correspondent with the French
armies, and only one-third of CORE
spondent at the German headquar-
tiers. He is a British gentleman sent
out to represent the London Daily News
and the Pail Mall Gazette, more remark
able for his fertile Imagination than ac-
curacy. The reports he sends to one of
his London journals are forwarded to
the Tribune, and are usually quite
readable. The papers Of New York
publish a great deal of matter, and
display much enterprise, though no
thing extraordinary has been achieved,
considering their facilities. American
journalists and correspondents have
been shown every possible attention
and favor by Bismarck and his officers.
Hence they have no difficulty in pro-
curing full reports of what transpires
daily. The French have pursued diff
ferent policy, as exclusive and ridiculous
as the Chinese within their ancient
walls. Correspondents within their
lines have received cold comfort, and
are often in danger Of being shot as
sp;es. We cannot recommend the
cable dispatches of one metropolitan
journal over another, unless we mention
the Worlds as generally being careful,
concise and cautious to avoid sensations
which have to be corrected the following
day. As 20 letters, we can recommend
Murat Halsieads, in the Cincinnati
Commercial, as being clear, vivid and
reliable. He is matter-of-fact sort OF
man, and writes in a. common sense
style Of what he has seen and heard.
Those war correspondents who ride in
ambulances and draw free raiions at
King Williams headquarters have a
glorious easy time TO what some Of us
did down South during the late differ
ence Of opinion The best and most
reliable letters we're often written by
privates or subaliern officers who we're
in the bitches or resting from a long
march. The mortality Of this class was
often a subjectof mention in the papers.
On the 22l Of July. 1854. for instance,
three Of these Southern correspondents.
an belonging to the same brigade, and
none ranking higher than Captain, rode
into the fight together. One represented
he Chattanooga Rebel. then at Griffin,
Ca, another the Atlanta Inielligencer,
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DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS.

Col. Joseph H. Williams was nomina-
ted for Floater at the Springfield Demo
cratic Convention, last week, represent
ing the Nashville District. Col. Nathan
Adams was nominated by reclamation
for the Senate, to represent Montgomery,
Stewart and Robertson counties. The
nominees are spoken of in the highest
terms, and their election is assured
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-10-03

The Milan Times, of the LIST inst, has
the following item: 1--WE are informed
that Mrs. McMinn, living four miles
from Milan, who has for years been sub
ject to spells of temporary insanity, cut
her throat with razor last Sunday
night and died in few minutes from
the effects of the wound She and her
husband had attended the camp meeting
now in progress at Wright's Chapel on
Sunday, and had not been home long
before the deplorable occurrence. She
leaves nine children, the most Of whom
are quite small
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On Wednesday morning, the 2lst ult.,
John Cowan, of Pecan point, Arkansas,
shot and killed bear weighing five hun
dred and nine pounds gross. The ur'
sine marauder was tearing down corn at
a fearful rate when he received his death
wound. The scene of the tragedy was
Captain Ed. J. McGavocks corn field.
The Pecan Point folks revel in bear fat,
and as Bruin was in fine order, they are
IN no envipd
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BADEN.

CARLsRUHE, October 3.-Yesterday
was devoted to religious services in the
army which has just occupied Strasburg.
The armies which were assembled at st.
Maures and Strasburg organized i'm.
mense congregations, and were earnestly
exhorted by their chaplains, both Catho-
lie and Protestant The whole army
then offered thanks for their victory, the
Protestant regiments on one side and
the Catholics on the other. AT the Pro-
testant service the clergy assured Gen.
Werder of the loyal devotion of an i'm
mense majority of the Strasburg people
to Germany, and their intense desire to
be once more within the protection of the
fatherland. The ceremonies attracted
thousands of Strasburgers and many
from this city.
Since the occupation a greater oppor-
tunity has been afforded 10 estimate the
ruin and devastation wrought within the
city by the FIRE Of the Prussian artillery,
which towards the last was incessant and
terribly destructive. General Werder,
in his report upon the condition of the
city, states that the Prussian fire was
characterized by its extreme accuracy
and precision. Every prominent structure
in Strasburg against which shells or
shot fell, we're either destroyed outright,
along with adjoining buildings, or rem
dered irreparabIe. The desolation is
consequently terrible; entire streets are
tenantless, houses torn to pieces,
foot-ways are encountered with
debris and household furniture,
and an picture of utter desolation
presented everywhere; ruins Of public
buildings standing black and desolate,
surrounded by piles of publish in the
center Of the city. Two large vanburgs
are entirely in ruins. The celebrated
picture gallery, with nearly all its
treasure Of art, was totally destroyed.
Some few pictures we're saved. From
inhabitants who were in the city dur
ing the course of the seige, we learn
that the bombardment last week
killed ten civilians daily. Many Of these
unfortunates persisted in their blazing
dwellings, while others we're killed in out
Of the way places, and yet remain unin-
TERED. Parties have been detailed to
clear away the rubbish from the main
squares and avenues.
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| have this day las per reference to The
above card) connected myself with james a
Swain in the General Agency of the Equltabl.
Life Assurance Society of the United state,
for the States of Tennessee, Arkansas and
Northern Mississippi, and in such capacity
present myself to the public. The business
that II have Just entered upon is eminently
worthy Of the most serious attention anc
thought. and eommeRds itself to the calm re-
Election Of all, and the company that | hav.
the honor in part to represent. is not exceiled
nv 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. l.: n. JOhNSION.
Memphis, September l. 1870.
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PUBLIC LEDGER.
ONCE: No. 1s Madison Street.
ME M PHI is;
,nday Evening. October 8, 1870.

Mr.. Thomas Tardrew. Of New York CITY, is
authorized to act as Northern advertising
agent Of the PUBLIC LEDGER.
S. II. Parvin, General Advertising Agent,
Cincinnati, Ohis, is our duly authorized agent
to contract for advertisements.
Hudson, Menet & Gay, 1873 Dearborn street.
and Barnhart. Bros. 4 Co.. "A Madison street.
Chicago, will contract for advertisements for
this paper.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-10-03

The Dyersburg Gazette says: "Dyers-
burg, in virtue Of the magnificent timber
grown in our county. has put in appear
ance as a bodybuilding market This
week We notice that Mr.. Soery, Of Mem
phis, has just finished at our docks, tive
flatboats lOxsO feet. He intends TO
straddle them with a mill-the wheel
working between the boats-and thus
anchor it in the Mississippi river at any
point desired. and 60 TO work chawing
up timber Of all kinds. We believe
Mr. SOery has patent for his turnout. "
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

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mined the health. and the physical system has
become Frustrated. stimulant that will not
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COMPREHENSIVE NOTICE.
COMPREHENSIVE.

T HAVE THIS DAY ASSOCIATED WITH
breath, Stewart * Co., and Stewart Bros. *
Fizerj In the business Of the General Agency
of the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the
United States, for the States Of Tennessee, Ar
kansas and Northern Mississippi. The hrm
name and style will be Swain x Johnston.
JAMES A. SWAIN,
General Agent Equitable Life Assurance So
ciety Of the United States.
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AUCTION.
Auction sale.

ON THE sorH DAY OF OCTOBER. $50. At
" the auction house Of NJ. g. Cayce, Nos; -
auction 10 the highest bidder. for cash. Two
spring wagons lei in store with us ~ a. q
Morgan. deed. We will sell 20 pay the stor-
Ass sss ''n'' 'nA'1 B. KICK BRO.
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SMITH - AT Essex, Connecticut, Sunday
morning, October ID. Maud NJ. Smith. daugh-
ter of 4. A. and Carrie Smith, aged one year.
four months and ten days.
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Getting Married. for Young Men,
ON Social Evils, and the propriety or impro-
priety of getting Married. with sanitary help
for those who feel untitled for matrimonial
happiness. Sent free, in sealed envelopes.
Address HOWARD ASSOCIATION. Box P,
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. l6-93
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No Cure, No Pay. : FoRREsT's JUNIPER
TAR-For Coughs, Group, Whooping- Cough.
Asthma. Bronchitis, Sore Throat. Splitting of
Blood and Lung Diseases. Immediate relief
and positive cure, or price refunded. 50 cents.
N. B.-The genuine article has yellow labels.
with white. imprinted wrapper.
e-I1-t GOODYEAR K HILLS.
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Vacant City Lots

On Shelby street, Alabama street, Second
street. Beal street, Wellington street, Talbot
street, Jones avenue. Ross avenue. Exchange
street. Trezeyant street. Walnut street, Mar
ket street, Tennessee street, Linden street.
fernando road, State Line road.