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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-07-01
DELEGATES FROM HICKMAN COUNTY

A meeting OF citizens was held at Cen
terrille on the 10th June. 1T which ]. d.
Early, Esq, presided and A. 9. Nixon
was secretary. After full explanation
Of the object of the meeting BY j. H.
Moore, Esq, the following resolutions
were adopted:
Resolved, That we concur 10 the
opinion expressed by the citizens in diff
ferent portions Of our State for a con-
yention to be held at Nashville on the
second Monday in July to select suita-
DE men for our Supreme Court
Resolved, That in the long experience
in the practice Of the law, and the ex-
tensive legal learning, and integrity Of
the Hon. a d. p. Nicholson and David
Campbell, We have the utmost conf
deuce. and do hereby express our de-
cidea preference for them from this
division of our State for Supreme judges
Resolved. That in as much a. the
Hon. Elijah Walker was long a citizen
OF our county, and with whose legal
ability We have been acquainted for
many years. we recommend him 20 the
people 0f the western portion OF the
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PICNIC.
PICNIC.
HOLLYWOOD
Memorial Association Picnic,
n
JAMES PARK, FRIDAY, JULY i,
(Annivcrsary of Battle of Gettysburg.)
Proceeds to be Devoted to Removal
or THE
Gettysburg Confederate Dead.
TICKETS, FIFTY CENTS.
PR L IA H q,

II II i n Il 3,
Pine ornamental cake will be voted 10 the
prettiest young lady on the ground.
Fine Cigar Case TO be voted to the hand
soonest Young man on the ground.
Fine Pair of Vases to be voted to the most
popular married eouple on the ground.
Barlow Knife to he voted TO the ugliest look
ing young man on the ground.
Beautiful pair of Toy Vases to be presented
to the young Miss. under twelve, dhncing the
best fancy dance. All are invited 70 compete.
The programme Of the day will consist of
short addresses. recitation Of fayorite poems,
fancy dancing. swinging and other amuse-
ments.
Good lights for the night will be provided.
Plenty Of water and other comforts viii be on
the ground.
The prizes can now be seen at Messrs. Po-
desta 4 Cazassa's iae cream saloon. All are
invited u see lhem.
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UPON EASYTERMjS
One-half cash-balance in 6,
IL, IS and 2f months,
with interest.

The above valuable property has been
sub-divided into four beautiful lots, CON
tanning from q to A acres each, fronting
on Williams avenue, Broadway, Walnut,
Susette and Mckinley streets. One Of
the lots is handsomely improved with a
one-story brick residence containing six
rooms kitchen, etc; also servants
rooms, stables, coal house, eistern,
wells, young orchard, flower garden,
etc. The property is in one Of the
most desirable neighborhoods in the
vicinity of Memphis, near the street.
cars, on fernando street, and just out
side the present corporate limits. Plans.
of the subdivision of the property can
be seen at our office, No. 286 Second
street.
LANIER 4 WADDELL,
Real Estate Agents
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ANNOUNCEMENT.
For Attorney General

W. d. WILKINSON, JR.. Of Lauderdals
county, is candidate for Attorney General OF
the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit. composed Of
the oountieg Of Hardemaa, fayetse, Shelby
Tiptan and Lsuderaals, lO6stes
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LATEST TELEGRAMS.
Specials to the Ledger.

AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION. VIA s. P. l. A.
TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
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TRUSTEES SALE.

DY VIRTUE OF A TRUST DEED Exc.
ID cuted 70 me BY NJ. Connell, Jr. on ths
I'D day Of February. 1870. and duly recorded
in the Registers Office for the County Of Shell
by, State Of Tennessee, in book 2.of 2, pages
1854. and for the purpose Of securing thc pay
ment Of eight notcs. amounting 70 seven hund-
red and fifty dollars, payable to- A. p. Curry,
or order. as described therein. will, on
Monday, July III, 1870,
between the hours of ten clock a. m. and four
o. clock m. on the premises. sell to the high
est bidder, for cash, the property conveyed "a
me in said Deed Of Trust, to-wit;. All the
right, title and interest Of M. Cornell. Jr., in
and to the Sawmill, Machinery. Lumber. Fix
used and occupied BY M. Il. Eddins as saw
mill. known as tho Eddins Sawmill property,
situated on Chickasaw street, near Auction,
at the upper end Of the United States Navy
Yard, ON Wolf river, in Memphis, Tennessee.
The equity Of redemption is expressly waived
in the Trust Deed. The title is believed TO be
good, but convey only as Trustee.
l06-td A. j. WHEELER, Trustee.
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COUPONS.

MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE BAILRoAD,l
SEC'Y AND TREASURER OFFICE,
Memphis, Tennessee, June 9th. 1870.
COUPONS OF THE EIGHT PER CENT.
" consolidated bonds Of this Company, ma
turing LIST of July, 1870. will be paid at the
Union and Planters Bank of Memphis at ma
turity. s. III. LAMB,
103-108 Secretary and Treasurer.
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A Lso A GRAND HOP AT NIGHT. UNDER
"A the auspices Of j. NJ. Coleman. Special
trains will run a. follows, for the aeeommcda-
ton Of visitors, during the day: Leave Mem
3.l5 pm. SIS pm. and 30 pm. Arrive AZ
Memphis. city time-l0.15 am. Is pm. s
I'm. and $50 pm. Parties remaining over
night AZ the Springs can return AZ m, $50
ng- Fare for the round trip. 10 and from the
Sprines. one dollar. 1Of-l07
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Great Britain is strengthening her naval
armaments, and it is not denied in the Foreign
Office that the threats of Gen. GRANr are at the
bottom of these precautionary measures.
The object Of paradng the English iron-cad at
Annapolis was to fayOrably dispose Congress
toward the construction of similar vessels for the
United States navy; and 1t is argued that the in.
crease Of the British maritime power makes an
analogous increase obligatory upon the American
Government.
The foreign policy of the Administration has
made the American people seem TO cover before
Spain aud to assume defiant attitude toward
England, which tends only TO increase naval
appropriations ON both sides of the water. This
is the penalty the country pays for the pleasure
Of seeing our foreign alAirs directed by Secretary
FISH
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rom thc fohghAffINe i'Nf
We observe that some OF the New York paners
ard even papers AZ Albany, dcnounclur A. IA -o
all reports OF short ice crop, and one or two Of
item declare that The reports are gotten up by ice
companies to AFFECT the market, Nothing could be
further from the truth. at least tr the crop Of
~ Hudson river l. couce med, Tor OF that We know
personally We have made II our business to knoW
II las cost Us time AMI money 10 ascertain the facts
In and securing the information already given in full
We have visited ice houses both sides OF tie river
from Rainebeck TO Albany. We have no interest i'm
the matter other than that OF reporter whose bust.
II is to give the earliest possible Intelligence
bearing upon matters Of public interest
The Ice crop Is public interest, and the ice crop
OF tie Hudson TO-DAY is many thousands OF tons
short, but as we write the weather Is very favorable
for gathering tho luxury, and II II highly probable
tnll before Wednesday next the deficit Will be yeIy
much reduced. as men and teams are working nipht
and day But II is hardly possible, owing TO The far
advanced season. that over halfa crop can be housed
on the Hudson, aud more than probable that the
amount will not go beyond 10000 or iO00O tons
While, however, the amount OF ice taken IRON The
Hudson Is so much smaller than usual more has
been obtained from other sources. Tho large ice
companies have been at work Tor some weeks pa,t
on Lake Champaign and al various points on the
smaller lakes aud ponds that are most accessible
Tine ice OF course costs more to gather and trausnort
but II is sufficient 10 quantity to prevent ali fears of
u famine, '' ~
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THE SPECJE RAID.
Specie-p1ying Lfrer Beer saloons ard Res
tnur"nts Overflow nr with CuHomers-
How the COrmorantS wero PIuckcd

Specie-p1ying LHrer Beer saloons ard Res
tnurnnts overflow MT with tuStnmers-
How the COrmorRnt- were Pluckcd
1t was extensively reported Yesterday that
owing to the rapid fail Of gold, specie payment had
been resumed, and that as the saloon keeper. of
New York had been the first 10 resort to shnplasters
as means OF making change, So they had been the
first to resume the use OF silver CON- and that the
principal proprieiors on Broadway had received
large quantities OF American silver coin from
Canada, aud were paving 1t out In change. In con.
sequence OF this raids made on OH the LEADING
drinking saloons yesterday, by those who were not
only thrsng for drinks, but for the optical oeligt
of once more gazing on Ave, ten ana twenty. ayc
cent silver pieces
One gentleman, early In tho morning. armed him.
self with q new twenty dollar national banl, note.
and stepped to the bar OF wellknown Broadway
saloon
"Givo me a gin cocktail, barkeoper," he cried,
The cocktail was made and swallowed with gem.
Inc gusio. The gentleman threw down his twenty
dollar note, anXiously watched the barkeeper and
intenly listened TO hear the jingle OF silver coin ON
the marble bar. The barkeoper, with charming
nonchadnt manner, took the BANK note, and then
counted TO tie customer his change In fractional
What, this p. exclaimed the gin eocktailist.
Your change said tho barkeoper.
"Why, haven't you resumed specie here-I under.
stood SOY" queried the customer
les, uIu"leu inc nulof mixer. with peculiar
leer in his eye, ives, We tike specie ali that's Of
iered but we don't pny It out yetr
The Devtll' al outed the ginst, "giva me
another cocktailN and it Rurged down his throat
he exclaimed between breaths, Look here, bar
keeper, when you resume specie payment here, let
me know; want u be on hand, and ho precipi,
lately LETT, wping his mouth his coat sleeve aud
forgetting 10 pay for his second drink.
In another instance little Israelitish gentleman
heard that in certain lager beer saloon on tle low
ery specie was given in chance, apd tliher he ui o.
cceled withn dollar note, bent on speculation lie
called Tor glass OF lager and threw down his note
and true enough, he received 95 cents ia silver
change.
"Ah, dat ish goot" he said, rejecting on what he
had made; "B silent, dat ish goot, | MAKES ioost
dree shent unit Elm glass OF lager"
lie went out and returned with three friends, and
they all took lager and sweitZer kase and tho little
Shylock rendered in payment a $50 note; but this
time he received only fractional currency IN change
ana no Argument or persuasion could inducc the
lager beer vender to sling gu any more Of lis sil.
yer. lie rather had the best of that bargain There
was great deal Of fun created by these specie
rumors, and the saloon keepers did thriving trade
When VIII sps,ie DO resumed !" ask the New
York barkeeperR w."
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SUNBEIbIS.

The women in Bristol Tenn, take '!.r knit
ting TO church.
Joe jefferson has bought an i,'4al .a St
Marys Parish. La.
In Los Angeles county, Ca., one tonsand
horses were lately soli At Is Ncr heat
AT last peanuts have raised their ,n,". ne
United States euatn, and q unll rr,'Hr'...
"A majority Of the shares Of the lI'~lsg1
National Bank, In Maine, are owned oy "'n.
That tremendous bore, the lloo,a, tmaol
getting along at the rate Of tour lccta .'1f.
In the three days that jefferson Davis NAs@
Huntsville, Ala, heTook over 5oo nfo r'u'U-. Io'
Miss Emma Jones has been elected o roles
sor in the new University Of tue IH-as At -aa iraS
cisco.
In Montreal, the policemen 90 round and
eomrcl housoholdors TO remove the y-.m -' 'eie'a
pendant from the caves.
Isaac Hill, of New lIamp,Air' introduce
the custom Of reading speeches IN Coper Hi "a'
vigorous writer, out 10 orator
The Mayor Of Foyt Gaines, Go, - ad'
Iourred session ~ the Council ~ Aaucel.t ,'o ~
dermen and n" clerk under nr table
A warm discussion has been gong on '"'1s
Indiana fayants over pcu.nrl 'a,''. " Nv"
proves to be only tough pine root
canadian papers report ihlt an A"'''''u
Company wishes to purchase me Nollat '4a'. VIM
Hrepresented 70 he Ia vciJ h,d co".H.-...
According to the eminent French i''- an
Or. Levy, Tic average duration OF l''"
is 81 years, willie among Gcru'csur '. ".
According to the latest ~.a.,N '-, 81"
men are ABOUT two inches table, nrJ '..
pounds lghrcr than AIc... .,.s ut i.' '. " '"'
similar pur,ulu.
A Mississippi editor '.n' t'ngrr "''o,
charge TO the motlorof t.r trlI q, GO. u, VIZ
s.N..
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Loss of II schooner own 4 ny 10000 SUM
day school Children.

FROM ne BosfOR Advertiser.
The schooner Morning Star. which sailed from
this city on tho l2th Of November 1856, for the Pa.
cihc, Ia the service OF the American Board Of Com.
missiOners for Foreign Missions, was lost carly in
October on one Of the Micronesan Islands IN the
Northern Pacific and tho tidings reached this city
yesterday, by way of San Francisco. Several mis-.
sionariea aud her crew were aboard at the time of
the disaster. but nobody was lost. Tins event will
interest thousands Of Sunday school children by
whose contributions the Mornins Star was built
About 2,0N sabbath schools were represcr ted and
10000 certificates OF stock were issued 10 Tho
children, who subscribed In the aggregate oyer
{25 0O0.
The Morning Star was q staunch little Graf, n,
about 300 tons and was used exclusively to keep IN
intercourse and carry missionaries and supplies be-
tween the Sandwich Islands and the Maruuesas aud
the Mcrone'ian Islands, making trip every year To
each of these distant groups. She was much used
by the natives In their missionary movements being
indeed under the special direction of the Hawaiian
Board of Missions, though supported by a yearly
appropriation OF about 5000 from the American
Board
she sailed from Boston under command OF Cant
Hiram bingham, Dr., himself n missionary, and
arrived AZ Honolulu, March Is. 1861, and has ever
since been actively and most useiully employed
among the Islands. Al the time of her loss she was
In enmmand OF Capt. A. Tengstrong Capt. Bingham
having resigned her command some time since. She
equally, in the New England Mutual, the China tho
NEPTUNE, and the Boston ofices.
The hrst Morning Star, OF about one hundred and
niy tons, was built AZ Chelsea In 1850 entirely by
the ten cent contributions of children aud did good
service Tor many years; but she was hastily built
and In less than ten years found 20 he in such n
s;ste n 10 require very extensive repairs TO make
and ouAd the new vessel which has Just now been
lost
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THE BE.4UTIFUL SNOW.

Aud the Beautiful Fight they had over 10 In
Frcnt of Iovejoy's-Tbe Rights Of Busi-
MISS Men who Pay Taxes We sus those
of Corporations w ich doa't Pay n Cent.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Huggins, the proprie-
tor Of LovsjoS's Hotel. was Informed by some OF
his employ ees that the pavement In front OF his
place had beon rendered impossible by the heaps of
snow that the railroad had piled up in clearing
the track for the Dry Dock cars. so high were the
snow heaps that even carriages could not approach
the sidewalk. Mr.. HIGGINS went ont and remon.
stra;ed with the men. They told him to mind his
own business.
But Il IL my business" said Huggins. "You
must not prevent carriages from coming before my
place"
"Ah. go and bag your head; put your head In
papers, aud get out Of this" was the polite reply
Hugrins retroa,ed into the building, mustered al
his available fghtng Irishmen and returned to the
attack. "Now, boys, put that snow where II came
from"
All right, boss away II goes"
/" You shsn't," cried the railroad men.
We will" ysi;11 lie hotel men.
Then wen about that, my boys" re;orted
the railroad buffers and, headed by their foreman,
join T. Bows, they went for the hotel men, who
went for them. shovels were heaved In air, broad
wooden spades were poised like lanccs, and
serious fght world have ensueh INT for tire ap~ear.
auce o body OF policemen, who marched the con-
tGstants OF b. the TOnns.
Justice Hogan heard both parties. Dows pleading
that tie corporation, who cleaned the sidewalk on
the opposite or western side, piled Up the snow on
the railroad track, and he thought II but fair TO
make things Straight by piling II on the front OF
Lovtioys Hotel. But his Honor couldn't see the
analogy, and dismissed DONs with n reprimnnd,
telling him that lac was bound t. cart the snow away
AMI throw IL into tho river. lie added that those
citizens who pay taxes toNprd the support Of the
city, should not have their business damuged that
raj road corporations VINO do not pay a cent miqht
save expense Dows said that he had been instruct.
ed BY his superior officers TO do rs he hau done and
he was Obliged 10 obey orders Justice Hogan re-
FLIED that lie knew Il would he awkward for MIN 10
diSuhey the bidding OF his superior, hut that IL he
81 oull be gGuu complained Of by Hug,ins or any
other man, lie would proceed against him severely
for violating corporation ordnance.
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has been violated. THOR salaries have teen
further diminished by dcductng from them
the odious income tax Congress has no power
to tax the salaries of the Judgos.e "Thc
power to tax, says Chief Justice MARSHALL,
" involves the power to destroy" And Ger
tainly Congress can hive no power to de
stroy that which it has no constitutional
power to dImn sh.
We respectfully invite the attention of the
committee on the Judiciary, both in the Sen.
nte and the House OF Representatives to
the principles which we have stated. Mr.
LAWRENCE of Ohio is also an aDle man and
u sound lawyer; what has he to say on tho
sui jectf And we should suppose that the
sense of justice which hnbitually prompts
Senator WILSON of Massachusetts would
lead him to look into the matter.
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the MURDER or nm. ToORHEEs.

Insanity AgHin-The First Fsreshnd Nv Ing
ofthc lion. Charles =. spcncer's Defence
OF the Drnnkcn Murderer, Chambers
Motion for Il She.
In the Court Of Oyer and Terminer, BROOKLYN,
yesterday, Vim. Chambers, The murderer of D. =.
Voorhees,, was arraignei. His counsel demanded q
trial on the indictment lie was very stability
dressed, wore white cloth about his head, and paid
NJ heed to what was occurring about lin. In TACT.
he looked an insane man to the dot
District Attorney Morris asked that day should
be fixed for the trial.
MIR. Spencer, who is associated with VIM. T. Howe
in the defence, said that he hsd not been definitely
engaged in the case until Sunday, when he had an
interview with Chambers. He (Nir. Spencer) was
entirely satisfied that some time would be required
to properly prepare the defence. He had been In.
formed that the prisoners mother had died in a
unatic asylum In Ireland, and IL this were true ii
ought to be proved, las opinion was, however that
he could not get ready properly defend this unfor.
tunlte before the next term OF the Court which
meets in April. That an ostimablo citizen has been
killed, continued Mr., spencer, and that this man
penetrated toe act Ia beyond question; but IL il
gGayey asserted 10y his friends that at the time of
ulo killing lo WAS not RESPONSIBLE for his actions
Where del'nce OF that importance IL In good faith
inttrposed, II seems 10 ue that few weeks should
be given IN amatter OF such vital importance both TO
INC community and THIS man. With the increased
facilities Tor communication, have 10 doubt that h,
tire hrst second week in April can properly
prepare the cIse, '
coed at anv tune He had supposed that the e..
would be set down for next week. 0se
AMER some further discussion, JUDGE Gi'' noel,
mnor n ne Sse HnI NOR ing, when the
70 be leard. " posIponement Is
crowd 10 JAZZ iohoWeu oy hgreat
M
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The DUTY OF Congress toward Cuba.


The Boston massacre of four persons
by the British sollery is generally con-
sidcrcd as having been the signal for the
overthrow of English supremacy in the
American colonies. The massacre Of Cuban
patriots by Spanish authorities is equally
entitled TO be considered as the starting point
in the extinction OF Castilan rule in this
hemisphere.
Compared with PRM and SERRANo,
GEORGE III and LORD NORM were certainly
angels of purity and yet the violence by
which they attempted to crush the liberties
of an outraged people eliminated in their
utter defeat and in the loss of their colonies
Nor had the American colonies the right, as
Cuba has, to consider their Allegiance to
Europe terminated by the downfall and cx-
pulson of the sovereign of the mother
country. Yet tho President Of the United
States wickedly wthholds from Cuta the
benefit of recognition aud of moral aid
that was granted to us by foreign nations in
the hour Of our struggle, and while England
was in Jar greater force in these States than
Spain ever was in Cuba 1t is tho primary
du.y of the representatives of the American
people to rcctify this gr.cvous llunder of the
Adj oistraton. In this way thcv can r..
store the prestige Of American Influence aud
vindicatc the traditional policy of this coun-
try. They should lose no further tino in
acknowledging the Republic of Cuba as an
independent aud sovereign commonwealth.
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The lesser British North American Prov.
nces do not exhibit that aacrty in annexing
themselves to the Dominion of Canada which was
expected of them when the scheme was under.
taken. Newfoundland and British Columbia
have pronounced decidedly against the step,
while Ruperts Land is in open rebellion to resist
its being forced upon II. The indications are
now that Prince Edward Island also will refuse
At all events, at very full meeting of the cid-
zens Of Charlo;tetown, the principal town OF the
island held on the l4th Of last month, rcsolu-
ton against uniting with the Dominion was
adopted by majority Of three to one, or, as
some say of five to one aud it is more than prob
able that the rest Of the island will take similar
action.
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Some important chanGcs in the naturalza.
ton laws of the United States are contemplated
by bill now before the House of Representatives.
A previous residence of three years only, instead
offve, Is TO be required, and the notice of inten.
ton IS to be given only twenty days instead Of
two years before making the application. The
power Of making citizens is, however, to be con-
fined, with few exceptions, exclusively to the
United States courts, but the judgment awarding
citizenship to the applicant is not to take effect
I'll six months after it is rendered OF soldiers
or sailors honorably discharged from the service
Of the United States only one years residence is
to be required. The Circuit and District Courts
are TO have power to refer applications to a Dis
trict or Circuit Court Commissioner. or u Regis.
ter in Bankruptcy, to be specially designated by
order, who shall be empowered to take testimony,
aud report to the court with his opinion.
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A reporter of the Herald has seen NJ,

A reporter of the Herald has seen Mr.
SUMNER. and says that the distinguished Senator
pronounced hmsclfa friend Of Cuba, and re-
marked he would rejoice to see her independent"
This is all very well but why doesn't Mr.. Sun
NER retiact his caumny against the Cuban patri-
otsi lie has repeatedly alleged that they were
not Abolitionists; and though the contrary has
been proved, no apology or acknowledgment has
ever come from his lips. Ii he is u friend of
Cuba, Why doesn't he render justice to her de-
voted sonsf