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WASHINGTON.
Indian Affairs Considered in
the Cabinet,
Orders to PreFent the Starting
of the Big Horn Ex-
pedition.
Action Of the Ways and Means
Committee on the Internal
Tax Bill.

Srpdsl pc.p4trh to The Chlcako Tribune.
ExcCkt1oH DOWN. THE ro1oAAc.
W4su1aGroH. Mar 1k-Thc President aud nnen1-
t,crs Of his family, several Of the Cabinet minis
tesE+ and healis Of boreauf, toe4hzf With = largo
ualor1tJ of both hsAoches of Cns1Rtess, uens doxu
tho PutonAc to- d4y on IN excu1Nou, Il the tnyitA-
ton Of psoantnenk clRnenk- OIL Y hthihgtu who
unlted IN tte MATTER ~tthoat px1t1. The weather
hss been favorable Throughout The day. Tho boat
Il expected hack about midnight
/ LAUGH At powEx.
The capital is entoJinX great laugh to-d2y It
the expense ot Mator Bowen. When he was list
.ecryices WAs published over the sSnatnrq Of COL
orca man, and generally distributed. II now rp-
peara that It WIS wrtt4u fr Bowen, and one Of tho
CITY papers has had the original manuscript photo
gtaphed and placed Oh exhibition. The following
paragraphs are fair specimens of the production:
;" AL This was done by Ar. Eowea. from r1tnc!>
ple without she Femoitst expectation Of fee or re-
ot1ce or favor 1T sour hands; that II be were the
only one to be consulted he would retire TO private
lite when be leaves The position be now 10 ably
pubiica11 of this city, cannot permit him to 90
this Tie IL, in NJ ortnInn and Judgment, one Of
1he beg men IL Washington only man IN or
party, and {hns ensures the election Of =
Repuh,iea1t Mayor. L.. an prnnd 70 %
able TO say that ssen The tongue ot slander has
morals anil sterling integrity, and that although
naay millions Of government funds have passod
tnronsh his hands not aolla5 s my. not svsa
Coufsc, hts legal and legitimate E21asJ- His hon.
rsty II Ivovtrntal+ md It Il thtA, my h4tnds ami
tim ths many positions te hiss held under the gov
erntnent. OF which ne have hcar,i 70 much It Was
this thae commended him to our salnted
Lincoln, whose confidence he possessed to the
ft1t4 EIthnf.
, 1870-05-15

We shall offer the only
complete stock of Mourn
ing e. Blaok Dress Goods
in Market, comprising
Black Silks,
Black l. Wh. Check &Strip. Silks,
i7ish and French Poplins,
Japanese Silks,
French and English Bombazines,
Chaliies, without lustre, &C.,.
Grenadines, all widths l. prices,
Crepe Maretz and Berages do.a;
Full line Travelling Dress Goods,
Black and White French Lawns
and 0rgandies, :.
French and Scotch Cinshams,
English and French Calicoes,
Black l. Wh. French Brilliants,
Eng. l. French Crepes, all widths,
English Crepe Yeils, &c.
MINIS Cloths, -
Mourning and Half Mourning,
Scotch GIDghams,
Sd Chene Mohairs
81 Chene Poplins.
Choice Styles Of French Lawns.
Also, full line Black Shawls,
AT
UNPARALLELED: Low PRICES,
S. E. cor. State { Madison-sts.
, 1870-05-15

Tho PcnnaY1ynnin Iron Interest.
CplUxr1A, Pa. May 1&--The 1rpa nastera. at d
meeting yesterday. oppressed Discrimination to
ston the Production of Pug Gpn, claiming that cur
rent rates 4ro 1npepfta3lt. :. -. ;
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MARRIED,

FERGUS -THOMsos-At 1se En7r. y,-.,,,.-.t
81 tat m tEEt. BY Rrr Rnbt Colyrr UaitT Churrh,
f;d:.*2ee *2ee fs9Kns and A&as janet Thou,1on bqth p{
a., H1AMhh!oHTec$C1 1!H1RR-Thuraday. Mar II IT
f ~ 3! sAlen'* ExxnEc.ic1l Lutheran Church
ae sehne.: eoth q chiesxo. No eyd. ~oo 'lts Net
" Il. III 4 Et1-In e .h1s essy Msy t. bv R-r,
'Sufic E. Howell. both of ChEaSa o@ aoa Aaiss
, 1870-05-15

DRESS GOODS. - =
j. B. SHAY.
liz, ia & il6 LikE'ST,
On MONDAY. MAY Is,

Will offer to customers remnants
Of NEH SPRING and SUMMER
DRESS GOODS. at: DECIDED BAR
HAlMS& .. e.. -. -. =;
They are full dress lengths, from
10 yards upwards;
F.. The. GREAT RCSH atour coun-
.ters the past two weeks has ae-
1umulated great many ends Of
pieces. ALL PERFECT as when
first cut from the piece.
i They comprise all grades, from
the cheapest to FINEST SILK and
WOOL FABRICS, and MARKED at
PRICES that will INSURE QUICK
SALES.
4 For convenience Of customers
will be for sale on Centre Counters.
, 1870-05-15
WANTED
8 GENERAL, NOTICES,
Door Plates; Door Plates,

The u3ees&, ec4peA. tnd ranst dnEahle door plat.r
no~ tn ut. 1t docs net safnisn, tas fecst en4 bad
wrtt1rr hAve 10 tdte< opsn r. u Jcu wtdt hand.
~ q toT 70 one need b without lso faafe
ths q a6ft and fTrar 90 oncs. Retore po1rhaalns
Rootp II.
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DIED

~-<+C.NN-SHseS@A~-
,.CAAFHELtI IL thu rit5. On Friday c4nnin. ~
ls.; AAHne3 Wtteon' ron Ct t1eT:c ~ aaa E11e
TRf 11peel wt AZ: nses f;S 1is i..se ressdsnee
~ IT, Lnuts md Ca1ena papeEz wlj p!rsse eop9 !"
FOSrEA-3n hFe ety. on Saturday tnorn,nr. s.1.h
HnTis. danf6'er Of 1hn1nss and Hannah III. EotiE
Frneal foa thc ho1te. ii MlchfsAu4v, Mon lar. ia
A. n. to Hos4hiL ~
.!stez. II Asa!soBt. oy dopsy. Edma1d stevcaf axo
Is year1-
Fune1zl from houac 1t n =. NJ to-day, tSauaay,
gf Boeton and New York rapcf1 plcabt cory
GEAAER-1n thtt eitx. Nay u II No. rs wa.zru.
aE..d II yeafs- -, -
Fgnstai 4 hour % MondS. g. 18Th inst4 It nm.
, 1870-05-15
LADIES' FURNISHING GOODS

IN ENDLESS vAR1ETy-vERY Low,
3et se&s, HnR1es, Slides, Crosses,
Chains, Wn .Beads, Fans, Paraso1s,
French Co1kets, Muslin Sets, Lace md
Linen Haudketrhiets, Collars, sashes,
Emhroideries .Marsei11es Trimming,
Chignons, IN Fpf1a aud Rraids, Ftizzes
Japan Switches, Csc to size; Real Hair
switchea $500 to '$2b-- ::
, 1870-05-15
"DYSPEPSIA' .

hate sur cure lat ths most <ronb1oso1. d.c..c
1nd Esr1nt CITE Simple and cptirrjT bsso.,ss'
t,end k3 and hE tufrd In any eaee ri f.IH
tu1n s1a Add-e~, J, Il % FAR0cHK v 3 DS1a It
Oass Box ~, Qh5a&o. II.
, 1870-05-15

Chemical Laboratory and Drug Mills,
NJ E1ntlst 1he uudet.iSncf hcrrwtth recommends
ioe I'd tnd s estEees fss tsndtas peaadtus
~ frot1ptncss aud hohest rciutns Pure Cocoa
A4o ~aoeoAte Always % hard
, 1870-05-15

No penou need hare th.t lo.th.o,;, ,f..... .x.
hntE z ~ - lss Mes Hersop]t thrv VII BE- .hsw1
hnnar3s ejIi ~ = snAl e1pense fhla il uac u
xH~ f1nr r1Tu o+vw
, 1870-05-15

Situation - Bookhceper Collector, Or okec Work. br
Haaan Of c1rerienec. Good city References Addrcss
L E tstc Carrier = Stat!nn Il
, 1870-05-15
GRAND LUNCH,
MEDICAL.

J. MILLER hi. tatrp The }zse md pleasant baas.
nent Rr1thwert eotpcs Of Halsted md NA1i.an4ta,
md would be 1icahl to hla old c11taneEs Aad III
ioxcss of I FOOD lunch da Sund4*. May =
, 1870-05-15
GREAT BARGAINS IN SPRING
MILLINERY

Goods on the West Side.
Selling u - p cent leaA than any o&her tnilper 10 The
eis Ehtp Hat, 3ec au trimmed. ~. Only hall block
from Eandelra.t bridge. Or:nE to tar rhe7ructa Of
mt And paying CASH foc Ho5k, enAbles defy
eotntetton. Go.d eactus bats. oat II; All trimmed
IN good Ftyic T. u Iasctt ttylr tprnx hAts nai
and prrsans done II sho.t notcr. xj West
Etat doot to Ple1p. G's .fE 9oe1ls starr: = T.NlSG
, 1870-05-15

Two .toEy French raj snd ttex haSezsss.k h7h, ~,
~ lnd:au.st nca. Rusa, containing Ill modern im-
p.o.rtpt nte sosrths< with BAN; I'll In ateass a,det
VIII te sold cheap. t1qptrn o. The pre,ni.ea
, 1870-05-15
-.-e---.-s~-<fNA-4e<--N~
FLOUR.

Reereettu1y ase:s her ae1yecs sisidaS teacher
aueh may rrur private lrasonA- viii also form
class 70 hcetn On the th tnfta1t It her place Ct W
drnet. No. 81 aArtnGntoutt which will t4yt The ID
Tenm oF rt!rzte lcsaons one do.1. In the elsa hi
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-02-09

those elected at the general March cleo
ton Of 1870. The Convention refused TO
except from this sweeping provision
Magistrates aud the Circuit and Chaneery
Courts. The last Thursday in July has
been agreed on by the delegates as the
day for the election Of judicial officers TO
Gil the vacancies The following was
adopted as introduced by Colonel Heis'
kell, Chairman of the Judiciary Com
mittee: ttt
"At the first election OF Judges under
this Constitution there shall be elected
two Judges of the Sapreme Court rem
each grand division of the State, who
shall hold their Offices for the term herein
prescribed In the event, however. that
at any time after the lst Of January. 1917,
any vacancy shall occur in the office OF
Supreme Judge. ii shall remain untitled,
aud the court shall from that time be con-
stituled OF FIVE Judges; while the court
shall consist OF six lodges they may set
in two sections, and hear and determine
causes in each ct the same time, but not
ia differen. grand divisions at the same
tine. In each section at least two judges
shall be necessary to decision.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-02-09
OUR RAILROAD INTERESTS.

The people of Memphis are blindly
listless and Indifferent to their true in
terests. Major Sykes, it is announced
in the Appeal this morning, extends bis
road from Elyton to Aberdeen, and
thence to Gresaia, Ia this we have
another Mississippi Central road, Fpn-
ming east and west instead of north and
south. Grenada and Helena will os
easily connected, and to Helena the
Kansas City sss9 viii be directed by St.
Louis. In fact, Davy 6rosa iron Noun
tain aud Helena road, which has a capital
of S., 900, 900, will be another Mississippi
Central on the western side of the river.
The Memphis end Kansas City road
will adopt Davy Cross line froR ahoEt
Forrest City, and thus Helena becomes
another Holly Springs, on much larger
scale = diverting from Memphis the
boundless wealth of the Northwest
Should GO. immediate measures be
adopted to prevent the eonsamEstion Of
Mans entertained everywhere in Arkan-
sas and in ST. Louis7 Cannot the Cham
her of Commerce interpose and furnish
the sEsll aid row asked to insure the
creation of capita! for the Kansas City
road in Arkansas The Memphis ts;ands
Of Forrest, Sykes, and of the Kansas City
road, ahcpld at once concentrate their
efforts. They have q cop non object and
common interests, and should have 6
meeting at once to discuss questions agi-
ia,ed in our Arkansas, St. Louis and
Kansas exchsBSaS
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-02-09
/" JerushIemlv


We find in the Cincinnati Commercial
ofthe 9Th letter from Col. Pitser Miller,
relative to the conduct and character Of
the so-cslIed Hon. VIM. J. Smith, now
holding 9 sect iD Congress from the Mem.
phis district. There is no man in the
State more generally and favorably
known than Col. Miller He is q man Of
unquestioned loyalty, native of East
Tenpessee, and for many years q native
of The western district The following is
the letter:
BOLIVIA, TExS.. February /. 1870.
To the Editor of the Commercial:
Tread your correspc ndeut's don Pistt)
article 10 regard to Gen. w. ]. Smith,
aud thought the statements were justified
BY the facts. | then read the article Of
January 3. signed by Barbour Lewis aud
thirty others, denying all that Don Piatt
stated, and landing Gen. Smith to the
skies as a man Of ine character, and a
hero, and everything that was lsudable.
claim to be as good Union man as
any body, bat l like TO see fair play.
General Smith and myfelf are on the best
Of terms, and have always been friendly,
bat the idea Of these thirty-nine citizens
saying be had 8 good character, is re-
msrkable. Most Of the thirty-nine that
sigbed it are clever men, but 9 pressure
must have been put on them. ] know
that one Of them, an officer 10 the Gov
ernment, told me they tried hard to get
him to sign it, and another 10 high Office
said be had almost rather have died than
sign il, but it looked 90 if be was obliged
TO do il.
General Smiths general character il
infsmous. he now holds bis seat as
Congressman from the Eighth District by
an infamous certificate issued by Brown
low, when Lsftwich was elected by G
large msjoriiy.
During the var be levied contribution
on forty Of his neiRhbors, ct Grand Junc
ton, Of sixty dollars. and when be col.
lecied il 1.-THE sixty dollars) be took two
or three or four times IS much. he tool
from some pianos. from some mules, and
others bales Of cotton. So successful
was be in this that. for another pretended
loss, be levied 3 further contribution o.
ten thousand dollars on the sane neigh.
bors, and would have collected il, bul
General Thomas vas appealed 10, q
! Nashville, and stopped il.
he has thirty-hine signers 10 his good
charaeisFi and IL the same zeal was used
10 get signatures 10 his infamous chsrAc-
ter. your paper would not hold the names
Twas in the nissi Of the Federal ARM
during the whole var, and never heard O
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-02-09
sEnnaIA sENATons.

Messrs Hill aud Miller, Senators
elected by the Legislature OF Georges
last spring, have gone on to Washington
to put in their claims for the positions.
AS soon as Congress shall decide to ad-
init the State. then these gentlemen viii
present their credentials. 1.-THE Legisla'
ture which elected them is regarded to
have been 9 legal body, they will have
no difficulty in getting into Con-
gress. But we fear the contra
~ will be held, and all the
acts Of the first reconstruction declared
void and of no effect. 1t ia said, how
ever, that General Sherman telegraphed
to General Terry to the effect not to al
low the present Legislature to elect Sem
ators, aud from that it would appear as il
the Administration intended to hold the
first election Of Senators valid.
Official notice has been laid before
Congress of the ratification by the
Georgia Legislature of the Four
teenth and Fifteenth amendments,
and in a few days the reconstruction
Committee viii present bill for the ad-
mission of the State. The Republican
party in the State have split up on the
question of the second reconstruction.
and have sent delegation representing
each faction to Washington. The party
in Georgia is likely to meet with the same
fate that it did in Tennessee at the last
gubernatorial election. There is not
honesty and virtue enough among them
to keep this organic alton together.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-02-09
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, February s.-The Postal
Convention with Italy announces the
rate REDUCED to ten cents per half ounce,
prepayment optional, takes effect on the
18th instant.
The Secretary decides that when an
invalid pensioner dies without filing his
claim for arrears, the right thereto dies
Eith hiu.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-02-09
BY TELE R A P H.
Dispatches to the Southwestern Press
Association.
NEW YORK.

NRw 1oRK, February 9.-The Bar
Of Police Commissioners propose to max
an Investigation into the circumstance
attending the publication of the assas
sination canard which appeared in sew
eral Of the evening papers on Saturday
so far as the police are concerned. Wit
this end in view. Superintendent Ken
nedy has obtained from the reporter
who gave il out for publication full
statement, in writing, Of the manner il
which they obtained it.
Que hundred and fifty cases of the new
disease, known as the relapsing fever
are reported in this city.
The committee of the Grand Army o
the Republic, of the State of New York
of which Colonel Pelt, of this city, ant
Colonel McQuade, of Western New York
are members, appointed recently to eff
feet an amalgamation of that body with
the Union Home and School, whose OBJ
iecis are similar, has succeeded in &C
complishing its mission.
The steamer San Jacinto, which ar
rived at this place last night from Ha-
vana, had on board the body Of Lieut..
Gen. Windham, X. C. B., late comman-
der of troops in British North America.
In charge of the body were Sir Alexander
Mckenzie, Bart, Capt. Hudson and Mr..
Hore, who are enroute to England to de-
post the remains in the family resting
place. The Marquis De Tsllyrand was
also passenger on the San Jacinto.
Leo Balsky, who was shot by Biddle
some time ago, has been married, and he
and the mysterious widow lady who
nursed him st Bellevue Hospital, are liv-
ing quite happy and contented in Irving
Place. The time for the trial of Biddle
has not yet been fixed, but when 1t does
come of it is stated that it will be of o
very interesting nature.
interruption to travel by the storm OF
Yesterday continues. The mails and
trains are all behind time from every
point.
The horrible cruelties practiced on
board the shipJ mes Foster, year ago,
have found imitation. Eight sailors be-
longing to the crew of the ship Neptune,
which arrived here from Liverpool on
last Saturday. have preferred charges
against the captain and second mate for
the preparation of the most atrocious
outrages upon them. Their statements
read like page out of the history of the
Black Hole, Calcutta. The complain.
ants are natives of different nations, two
of them Americans. There is no evil
dence exhibited of malice or COLLISION on
their part,
Matt Green, we'll known sporting
character and Republican politician, who
kept the Opera saloon in this city, died
at his residence, in Thompson street,
yesterday.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-02-09
n,,,ov.L OF DISABILITIES.

TIL, great number of indiviousi appn
.s;ons CO.. ,emoyal of disabilities have
necessitated the Reconstruction Commit
tee to report general bill Transferring 70
tho courts the power now vested In TIE
Committee. :,
The bill provides that all persons wish
ing to be relieved of political disabilities
must 90 before United States District
Judee and file a petition to that effect
Persops who held commissions in the Con-
federate army or navy, and those who had
beep members of Congress, are excluded
s,om,be benefits of the nav law. II this
then. is enacted on the statute books, Q
large class of the most intelligent ciu-
Gems If che South will remain IN thsir
aims without the probability OF congress
s;cnnl expurgstiou in the future. These
boveyer, are regarded BY the Northern
lsvalists % the great offenders--Tho com
m;tted the error of secession villa TIER
ewes omen, while oil others of the South
were mere dupes, lead by the nose into
the wrongful act. But 10 exclude
these from congressional pardon does
mt by any means reach the guilty par
ties. at least not sill of them; for some
Of the weal!hiest aud Eost talented oil
the Southern people were priystes during
the war, and for their honesty before,
mayer climbed 90 high SIS to be able to get
into Congress. SO the act cannot, as 1t
reads. reach them; and vhes the rem
edy intended to be applied cannot re
made effective. it should be abandoned.
The great and powerful Government OF
the United States should cease to feel
any apprehension from any class OF dis
loval citizens, and possess the magnsssSs
ity to pardon oil past political etfenses.
The telegraph informs us that this same
Reconstruction committee is now
framing bill to enforce tbs Few articles
of amendment to the Constitutiony TO
punish persons iD authority who would
attempt to deprive cidzeuS Of the ballot;
and also to prevent disqualified
persons from holding Office. The
latter we're those aimed at by the
Fourteenth Amendment, and viii be q
question to be further determined By the
courts. The ninth section Of the Consti-
tuition emphatically says that no bill OF
etisinder or er post faetO law shall be
passed, and in the lately adoptsd Four
teenth Amendment, ell persons who may
have held en- office under the United
States or a State Government. and who
having previously taken the oath to sup
port the Constitution of the United States,
shall have engaged in insurrection or re-
belliou, arc now excluded from holding
ofice or participating in the control Of
public aifsirs. These two sections of the
Consultation would seem evidently to
come 10 coDAici, and Is will be for the
coarts IL the future 10 put Just inter
probation on what is meant. The RAdi
cal party, by endeavoring to establish
itself permanently in the Offices Of the
Government, has gotten things consider.
ably mixed up-so far as consistency is
concerned.
To make an entire new Constitution
should be the sext concern of Congress,
and TO discard entirely the old. patched
and WORKOUT instrument, which, after
all, only serves to fret the ambition o.
the dominant party.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-02-09
KANSAS.

AreHIsoS, February a.-Francis But.
lomer shot his wife on the street to-day,
inhicting dangerous wound, and then
blew his own brains out. Mental de
rspgement 10 supposed to be the cause
An evening paper asserts that the
charges against Rev. Stevens, arrested
in St. Louis aud brought here, will prove
g EhesF fsbriestion,
A severe storm in this city occasioned
much delay to travel, and prostrated
many Of the telegraph wires.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-02-09
Negro Suffrage.

The memorial against negro outrage,
presented by Mr.. Salisbury in the Sen
ate, quotes tbs following interesting
opinion Of eminent ssatessas4 of ~ par
ties, Abraham Lincoln included, on the
question of negro equality. John Ad-
GUS said:
have ssSSg read reasoning more abb
surd, sophistry more grsss then the 50 D.
tle labors of Helyetius and hosseaa 10
demonstrate the natural equality of man
kind.
Thomas Jefferson said:
Nothing 10 more certainly written in
the book Of fate than that these people
(she negroes) are to be free, nor is 1t lesz
certain that the two races equally free
cannot live under the same government.
Daniel Webster said:
If arr gentlemen from the South shall
propose scheme, to be carried on by
this G )yernment upon q large scale for
the transportation Of the colored people
TO any colony or any place in the world,
should be quite disposed TO incur almost
any degree of expense to accomplish that
object
Henry Clay said
OF the utility of total separation oil
thetwo iucongruous races Of our popula'
ton, snpposing it to be practical, none
have ever doubted; the mode of accom-
plishibg that desirable object has alone
divided public opinion.
Stephen A Douglas said:
/ believe this government was made BY
white men sos the Benefit Of white mer
and their posleriiy forever; and AN il
favor Of confning citizenship TO white
men of European birth and descent, in'
stead of coaferring il upon negroes, In
dams. and other Inferior races.
Abraham Lincoln said:
lam not, and never have been, 10 fsvoi
Of making voters or jurors Of negroes
nor of qualifying them to held Office, moi
10 intermarry with whites; and will SAY
further, in addition 10 this, that there i
q physical difference between the vhit'
aud black races, which believe will for
ever forbid the two races living on term
Of social and political equality.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-02-09

Says the New York Sun: "The
amendment confers the ballot upon about
SOC, 900 negroes, S00,O of whom reside
in the old slavehoIding States. II gives
the suffrage to sc, 900 in three Southern
States which the Democratic party now
hold tenaciously, namely: In Kentucky,
$4,000; in Maryland, $4,000; in Della
ware, $500 force which may prove
sufficient to revolutionize their politics il
it should all be thrown against that
rortvn
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-02-09
FINE WATOHEs-.-OHEAP.

Il HAVE very select let OF gold and silver
Il watches, bought at very low pricss, which
i wish 70 close out during the present month
II possible. They viii be sold at net cost, OF
little less, NJ need be-. Among them are SOME
very fne stem-winders. / simply want what
they cost. and nothing more-if called for In
isT-iIs' I. NOEL.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-02-09
STATE OF TENNESSEE,
COhPFRoBLRR's 0rFfoK,
NASHVILLE. January l $50.

L. @. w, Blackburn. Comptroller of tho
Treasury. do hereby certify that the Phoenix
Insurance. Company, located at Hartford. ina
the state OF Connecticut, has produced to mo
satisfactory evidences that said Company has
complied with al the requirements Of the laws
Of the State Of Tenn essee imposed on Insurance.
Compani 3; aud further certify that Littletonl
also complied with the requirements Of the
laws OF the State. MAZE and provided in SUCH
cases.
Wheretore. said p Or dix Insurance Company
has authority TO take risks and transart the
business Of insurance in this State, A. Men,
phis, Tennessee. g. ". BLACKBURN,
am Comptroller Of Tennessee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-02-09
vACATING orrICEs.

The Convention has decided to vac lie
al ofices in the State after the ratifca-
ion Of the new Constitution, excepting
lhs Governor, General Assembly, and