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THE POLITICAL QUESTION.
TelEeRAMs TO THE NEW york HERALD.

Movements Of Thiers-The Orleanst Peace
Pariy-aow Deak Feels for the French Re.
public.
LONDON. Oct. 20, 1870.
A despatch received here says that M. Thiers ac-
companied by Count de Remusat. has arrived
AZ Lyons. Both have safe conducts to enter Paris.
WHO ARE THE oRLEANIsT LEADERs2
The orleanist peace party counts as Its leaders
MN. Theirs, Grevy, GuIzot. Montpayroux and Le-
fevre.Pontas. Their new organ Is to be named the
Constttuante.
A. N. DEAK AND THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.
despatch from Pesth to-day says that at recent
meeting OF the Liberal Club Of tnat city M. Deak,
who Is a member, refused to express sympathy for
the French republic. His action has given rise to
considerable comment
Bisma rck's View Of Lord Grnnyiile,s Note.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 1870.
Information from an official source by cable was
received here to-day to the effect that Count Bis
marck does not consider Lord Granvilles note as
proposition for an armistice. He thinks the propo-
sition should come from France. M. Theirs Will
probably be permitted to go to Versailles but there
Is uncertainty about his being allowed to enter Paris
Her Majestys government have not yet received
reply to their suggestions from Prussia.
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NEW YORK CITY.
Accidents Arrests, Violent Deaths and Criminal
Records from the Police Courts Misoel-
laneous Metropolitan News Gossip

The following record viii show the changes in the
temperature for the past twenu-four hours In CON-
parison with the corresponding day OF last year. ~
indicated by the Thermometer At Hudnut's phar.
macy, HERALD Building. corner Of Ann street.
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THE CHICKASAW JOCKEY CLUB.

MEMPHIS, Oct. 20, 1870
At the Chickasaw Jockey Club races to-day the
selling race-a dash OF two miles, for all ages for
purse OF $30o-was won BY Allie Hunt beating
Bob shelton, second, and Bonita third. Time 343ls
Allie Huntisod for $3.50 and was the favorite.
The race for the Club Purse OF $50 best three IN
Ave. for all ages, resulted az follows:-
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EMPEROR OF GERMANY.
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TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.
King williams Imperial Reward.

LONDON, Oct. 29-Night.
1t ts specially announced by q HERALD telegram
dated In Berlin to-day. that the States OF Germany
federated and Southern, 1t Is said-have agreed to
name his Majesty King william OF Prussia Emperor
Of Germany.
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The arrests for last week were:-22d 3i2; 23d, 224
24th 2se; 26th, 247; 2etn, 22o s'th 1866 18th, 2os
total. 1907.
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The deaths reported last week were 435, births
292, and marriages. l2a.
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Fire Marshal McSpedon reports twenty -one fires
for the week ending October 20, at twelve O'Clock
no0n Loss estimated at $7,ol5; insurance, $33, ,Ooo
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In attempting to escape parental chastisemen
Fernando Doran, aged seventeen, OF 3os Secont
street. retreated TO the roof fell or and was badly
Injured about the body.
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Christ church, corner Of Fifth avenue and Thirty.
th street. has been sold to the vestry OF ST. Bartho
lomew's tRev. Dr. Cooker for $500. 900. and win be
taken possession OF early in November.
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movements Of Thiers-The Orleanist Peace
Party-Iiow Deak Feels for the French Re-
public. .a.
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The New York Medical College for Women will
commence the winter session on Tuesday evening,
November l. with reunion and the usual exercises
In the college building, lS7 Second avenue corner Of
Twelfth street. The pubic generally are invited TO
witness the inaugural exercises.
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were ss the same moment Just equally SO against his

were st the same moment just equally against his
successors in the executive.
There was some complaint OF Marshal Bazaine
not massng his men at an early period OF the siege
and thcn cutting his way out OF Metz at any or
every COST but Marshal Baxaine remains very p0pu-
lar with the army ana these remarks were not long
continued or OF very great severity considering
the actual circumstances just then existing
WHAT WAS SUFFERED.
The French officers recited terrible and soul-har-
rowing account Of the suerings OF the army garri-
son and Inhabitants Of Metz-0f the civilians par
ticulariy. During very many days previous to the
capitulation there were only four ounces OF bread
day for each man, and even this amount many
thousands often failed to get during some one entire
day. Horse nesh cut up In small quantities was dis
tributed at intervals, but only at intervals. This
latter kind OF food 1t believed, particularly
unwhOlesome owing to The emaciated condition OF
the horses.
Indeed, It's use produced an alarming amount OF
sickness. one Of my informants, who had been In
side OF the town Of Metz the day before declared
that the women and children were dying in fearful
numbers from the actual want OF food and nourish-
ment. N47 fe 4a
large army, In number, OF sick and wounded
men were left not only without food or medical ap
pfiances, but without shelter even.
were scattered here and there through the place,
formed deadly and great nuisance. These were
consumed by nre In some instances, with the view
Of preventing c0ntagion. sa hHN I'D.
Looking at the wrerchedly emaciated condition or
the men who were classified as .healthy," it be-
came truly wonderful how the pl .ce held out for
such length OF time.
sP0us OF wAR-FRANcE P0wERLEss.
The captuation OF Metz places q very large
amount Of ammunition, as well as valuable firearms,
in possession OF the Germans.
1t also renders further resistance Of France to the
Prussian arms utterly hopeless.
PRUssIANs LOOKING HoMEwARD.
report prevails TO the effect that the Prusslan
army will not be returned to Germany for . few
days.
PEACE.
The prevalence OF this report creates the impress
sion tnat final peace Is looked for perhaps at an
early day. and that Is intended that 1t shall be ac-
compshed through the agency Of Bazaine, and 1t
may be- an imperial French regency.
POSSESSION.
Possession OF the forts will be given TO the German
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-21

IT will be r%ecOllected that, som
time ago, 251 brokers of New York
united to resist the enforcement Of the
act levying a tax Of one-twentieth of
one per cent. on all sales, whether in
their behalf or in the interest of Gus
toners. After a great deal Of sparriug
with the then Assessor of the Thirty
second New York District, the matter
was submitted to Mr.. PIERREPoNT,
United States District Attorney for
New York city, who sustained the
Assessors view of the law, and on APP
peal to Commissioner DELANO, that
official sustained Mr.. PTEBREPONT's
decision. Under these circumstances
the broker fraternity had to make a
IA virtue of necessity, and have agreed
to pay the tax if the Government will
withdraw the suits now pending
against them. Although the tax on
each may appear small, the magnitude
of the transactions in which these
parties are engaged is such that it is
estimated that nearly ten millions of
dollars a be annually raised by a
proper enforcement of the law as re-
CARDS the tax upon the brokerage bust
ness,
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-21

WE understand that no provision
has been made in the revenue assess
ments of the city for Indebtedness on
account of procurement of the right
of way, for which the city is bound to
the amount Of S2I,515 Is, for the years
ISGS-G9, nor for damages incurred to
the amount of Sl130 in 1869, nor for
Sl441 damages for 1868. Thus 81 ,0S8
is wholly unprovided for. For the
wear 1868 there is also an indebtedness
of $j2,S53 80, and for 1869 Of S36, j46 %,
or, in all, $50, 1879 81. A considerable
part of these two last items are charge
able to individual citizens, by the
terms of the ordinances of the city.
The whole sum has, however, been
paid by the city. And thus the reve-
nues of the city have been diminished,
in part by payments chargeable TO the
citizens. The payments from the city
revenues for these purposes, hitherto
made, will therefore to a considerable
extent be a claim of the city which
should be refunded to it. This pre-
sents the books rather awkWardly-no
credit ON this account appearing,
which, if entered, would place them
in a better aspect. The force employed
on the streets should be just sufficient
to do the work required, and which
properly belongs to the city-nOt that,
also, which the citizens being required,
should be expected to do.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-21

IL TIE Convention, the Committee
on Elections and Rights Of Suffrage
have made a majority report, both
against DISTINGUISHING the negro, and
against submitting the question to a
separate vote Of the people. The
Committee, consisting Of eleven MEM
bers, is divided, six to five. The five
members in the minority, it is under
stood, are in favor Of submitting the
issue to the decision Of the people. 1t
was On that ground that we compro-
missed in our Shelby County Conven-
ton, it being understood that our del
egates would vote for such a submits
sion of that question. 1t il beyond
a doubt precisely what ought TO be
done. To that extent only do we be-
lieve the people designed to trust the
Convention on this particular matter,
so vital to Our future. And, in view
Of the circumstances, it would seem
more likely to give satisfaction that a
vote Of the people should be fairly
had.
The people Of Tennessee have the
right TO dictate a government for
themselves, subject only to the requi-
sition of the National Constitution,
that such government shall be Repub-
lican in form. If the Convention
doubts what their viii is, as to a ma
terial feature, it should submit the
issue toa vote. lift is fully advised and
Instructed, that may be unnecessary;
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-21

WE learn by a dispatch received
here last evening by a gentleman Of
the city that the bill lately introduced
into the Legislature authorizing the
State railroads (on account Of which
the state has issued bends, to make
payments oftheir liability to the State
therefor, by paying into the
Treasury any portion Of the bonded
indebtedness OF the State. The Wall
street bOndholders have been making
an effort to control our railroads and
run them in their own interest. They
have already hundreds Of millions
embodied for the control and consoli-
dation OF Northern roads, and might
make a prodigious speculation by
buying up the bonds Of the STATE,
procuring a sale Of the roads for mon
~, and paying in bonds what the
roads might bring under the hammer.
Thus the bOndhOlders would have an
advantage. We are informed that
there Is no necessity of our railroads
passing from the hands Of our own
citizens. 1t is believed the roads will
be able TO pay in due time. The pas
sage Of this bill authorizing them to
pay in any bonded indebtedness Of
the State cannot be injurious to the
State, however it may affect the spec
ularions Of the b~ondholding million
aires.
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the Union by the consent of the law
making power Of the United States; and,
Whereas, the people of said State did, on
the I'D day of February, 1865, by "a largo
popular vote, adopt and ratify a COHstitu-
lion of Government whereby slavery was
abolished, and all ordinances and laws of
secession and debts contracted under the
same, were declared void; and, Whereas,
: State Government has been organized
under said Constitution, which has rati-
fed the amendment to the Constitution o
the United States abOlishing slavery, also
the amendment proposed by the Thirty
ninth Congress, and has done other acts
proclaiming and denoting loyalty: There
fore,
Be Il ResoIoed on the Senate and House
Of Representatives. Of the United States iR
Congress assembled, That the State Of
Tennessee is hereby restored to her former
proper, practical relations in the Union,
and is again entitled TO be represented by
Senators and Representatives in Congress.
BUTLER doubtless understood this
to be the only legislation upon the
subject of the restoration of Tennes-
see when he introduced the bill asyn-
opsis of which we published yes
terday. Nothing short of a
direct violation by Congress, OF
precedent, principle and Constitution,
as in the case of Georgia, can avail
anything in Tennessee, for the scurvy
few who, to feed their own ambition,
seek to reduce US to political chaos,
and to ruin the future mercantile pros
poets of our State now thriving under
a Conservative State Government.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-21

AMONG the names that viii come
up prominently before the Democratic
Nominating Convention for county
officers, win be that Of Mr.. \. WOOD-
WARD, who Is a candidate for the
office of County Trustee. To those
who have taken any part in politics
i'm shelby county since the war closed,
and especially within the past two
years, it Is unnecessary for US to say
that AIr- Woodward Is an unswerv-
ing, ardent Democrat-a man who has
sacrificed his time and his money to
the interests of his party and this
people. Hehas always been found in
the van when the storm Of political
war blew the ~iercest, and to his coun-
sels and his personal eXertions, in
work and money, are the white men
Of this county, in no small degree, in
debted for their present condition Of
political disenthralment. We make
these remarks in the same spirit as
that in which those regarding Colonel
T-RoUsDALE were made yesterday.
in the Convention we hope that the
merits of each man, his fitness for the
Office, and other qualifications, will be
calmly and dispassiOnately weighed,
and in this instance, as in every other,
THE TEST MAN WILL BE CHOSEN.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-21

THE rash course of MAYNARD,
BROwNLOw a Co., in Congress,
sJartles even the philosopher of the
New York Tribune. In that journal
Of the 10th inst, he says: "By and
by Will come the avalanche; for it is
rot in human nature TO abide for any
considerable time the iron despOtism
now welded with whip and spur over
the masses Of their voters by the (Re-
pubIican) leaders. The sooner these
co~nspirators find their Waterloo, the
better pleased will be the honest peo-
pie Of all parties"
w are glad to see such candor from
Mr.. GREELEY. 1t is truth, from the
right quarter, which Radical partizans
viii do well to heed. BY too free use
Of the rope enough " they have,
they viii not fail to break down their
power. We have confidence in the
" sober second thought" and sense of.
justice Of the American people. 1t is
Just there that our safety lies. They
may drift on towards anarchy unwit-
tingly, butthe tendencies to despOtism
and the freedom Of usUrpatiOns will
likely be restrained. 1t Is well that
the Washington despots play their
game with a high hand. More Sc
cretiveness, craft and strategy would
be infinitely more dangerous. They
may dare to reduce recognised State
Of the Union under military rule.
Their proceedings certainly have that
aspect at present. 1t may be hard for
us, if they do 50. But we shall have
at least this cOnsOlatiOn-that the
usurpation will be outright, unmi5-
taxable and sham elCsS enough not to
be mistaken. New York viii know
that, when Tennessee is shorn
of its rights, so may also be
Kentucky, Maryland, and eve New
York itself, for the same reasons, and
then viii cOmea resistance which viii
overwhelm the Radical power; and
then the avalanche" Of which
the Tribune speaks. The democratic
power Of the people viii then be as
serted, WhOW Will not submit to tyrants.
They have been blinded by passion
against the Southern people thus far,
Of which the Radical rulers have avail
ed themselves to go beyond the bounds
fixed, in the limit of the sanction Of
the people, who have always been dis
tinguished for adherence to such prin-
as they adopted, who consult
their interests, and who are proverb-
tally jealous Of usurpers.
When they exclude Tennessee from
the Union they will assert a preroga-
tive which has no bounds assigned by
the Constitution. And then once
more we may hope the Constitution
viii be supreme. 1t may be a dark
day for Tennessee. But it viii unite
the people and restore a truly Repub-
lican Union.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-21

SOME months ago the Assessor of
Internal Revenue Of the Sth District,
attempted to seize or did torcibly take
one or more of the accOunt-bOOks of
the firm of EDMONDs, PETTIGREw g.
Co., with a view, as we understand,
TO verify a reported tobacco fraud.
Z. p. * Co. very properly resented
what they considered a fragrant vio-
latiOn of their constitutional rights
and refused their assent to the Asses
sor either taking away or taking pos
session Of their books. This led to
a few days trouble, and finally to the
entering Of suits and c~rOss-suits. In
looking over our exchanges of yester-
day, we happened upon a case in
point, reported as having been decided
in the United States District Court Of
Philadelphia, a few days since. 1t is
as follows:
One of the firm Of George Doll d Co.,
Philadelphia, was arrested for refusing
TO deliver their accOunt-boOks to the As
SeSSoE 81 Interim Revenue Tor the puf-
pose Of revising their income return. He
sued out a writ OF habeas corpus, was Ia
ken before the UnitedS States District Court,
where an argument was made that the
tax is unconstitutional, being a direct tax
and not appOrtiOned; that the process viO-
lates the constitutional provision nor
shall any person g be compelled in
any criminal case to be witness against
himself" that the power which tho As
SCISSOR seeks 90 exercise is the judicial
power, which by the Constitution is con-
feTred alone on judges; that the proceed
iugs violate the right of trial by jury;
that Congress cannOt create a new crime
unknown to law at the time of the adop-
ton OF the Constitution, and not then
punishable by attachment for contempt.
nor provide for its punishment by other
than ordinary process Of trial by jury;
that these extraordinary remedies are I'M
constitutional and void; are not to be used
for reassessing income taxes, and if there
is occasion 10 reassess them, it is to be
done under the 18th section.
At the conclusion Of the argument
for the defendant, the judge promptly
discharged Mr.. DOLL. We do not
suppose that this comedies all these
points, butt it does decide against the
right to demand the books of account.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-21

THE Strike is over. The strikers
have struck their colors and have,
many Of them, gone to work. The
Grand Cyclops, (AIr. Pope, Of New
York; a few days since advised the
members Of the Telegraph operators
League that he absolved them from
their oath Of allegiance and they could
now 90 to work, if they could get ii.
at the same wages they We're receiy-
ing before the strike commenced.
What object has been accomplished
bv this strike beyond a great deal of
Inconvenience 20 the public and the
imposition upon the press of boshv
messages at unusually late hours. we
ara al a loss to see. Perhaps the fu-
ture suffering and inconvenience to
be entailed upon the three hundred
~operators whom we understand are
net again to be employed by the
western Union Company, like JOE
JDErERsoN's extra drink, is "not to
count.v Perhaps so. But whether
or not, we are glad the strike is over
ard that again there is a possibility
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-21

As THE question Of a second recon-
struction of Tennessee is before Con-
gress, it will be interesting to know
whether there is even the semblance
of an excuse for such legislation Gas
was claimed in the Georgia case) in
any existing acts of Congress or in
any agreement, implied or positive,
entered into by the State with the
National Government. The only act
OF Congress at all bearing upon the
matter, or having reference to it, that
we know of, is the following resolu-
ton restoring Tennessee " to her for
mer proper, practical relations to the
Union" from which it will be seen
that there were no conditions imposed,
no guarantees asked, no requirements
made Of her. Indeed, at the time of
her admission, no reconstruction law
had been passed by Congress:
WHEREAS, In the year 1861. the Gov
eminent of the State of Tennessee was
seized upon and taken possession of Nv
persons in hostility to the United States
and the inhabitants of said State. in mr.,
snance of an act of Congress, were de-
clared to be in a state of Instruction
against the United States; and, Whereas.
said State Government can only be re-
stored 70 its former political relations in
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-21

WE received by mail yesterday,
neatly printed upon a slip, a para
graph which originally appeared in
the columns of the New York Tribune,
stating that the %proprietors Of a GER
tain watering-place hotel had pur-
chased $40, 900 worth of French mirror
plates, and that the building would
be furnished with corresponding mag
~nificence. This was a verycute dodge
for gratuitous advertising, but it did
not succeed with US. If the proprie-
tors of the hotel in question will send
US 81 50 we will insert the paragraph
once, otherwise not at all.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-21

THIRTY leading negroes, proposing
TO represent their race in Tennessee,
have called a convention, 10 meet at
Nashville on the DIST of February, for
the purpose ofdeviSing means to bring
about a better understanding among
their people. The counties are request
ed tOsend full delegations, TO beregula-
ted to suit themselves, in accordance
with their circumstances; and the del
egates are requested to bring all the
information that can be obtained on
schools, on farming, on wages per
month and per year, on contracts and
their mlfllment, on treatment of
hands, on crimes and arrest and con-
victiOn. In fact, a report, as far rs
can be obtained, on the condition OF.
the negro in every department Of life.
The names of those of West tennessee
who have signed this document are:
W. T. KENNEDY, EDWARD LEE, Ed
WARD SHAW, J. H.. SAILOR, GILES
ROBERTs, WARNER MADISON, G.. w.
HAYDEN, NJ. WILSON, IL. TRow-
BRIDGE, and II. II. HARRIS.
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A NASHVILLE correspondent of the
Cincinnati Gazette Is very welIsatisied
with the State Convention, and pre-
diets it via give the negroes the
utmost liberty Of government. He
says " it matters not to any n who
really loves liberty whether it be
firmly established in the organic law
Of the STATE by rebels or Radicals. g
We think the Radicals should be very
much pleased to see how Southern
men can beat them at their own game.
In Mississippi the Dent chivalry was
blackeE than the AIcorners, and in
Tennessee according to this eOrrespon-
dent, the Nashville rebel convention
Is about to out-HerOd the Radical Con-
gress itself on the negro subject.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-21

FOR Uninterrupted Geographic commu-
uication with all parts of the country.
The telegraph is too intimately identi-
fed with the daily routine of the peo-
pie to be seriously tempered with in
any way. or to be interfered with or
interrupted in its workings even by
striking operatives, and we hope this
win be the last case to be recorded, at
least until the Government takes pos
session Ofthel lines, and by union with
the postal department, makes availa-
Die for US in a cheap way the whole
Geographic system ofthe country.