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The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-08

LOCAL ODDS AND ENDs.-Something surely
is going to happen, else why should the State
House pavement have been cleansed of the snow
so speedily?
Council Chambers are on Thursdays the re-
sort of set of old political bummers a disgrace
alike to themselves and the bodies that suffer
their presence.
If some of the small fry ward politicians
only knew how they are looked down to by the
men whom they help to exalt, they would in
many cases act in a manner different from their
present mode
Rum has proven a powerful lever in many
cases, and in none more so than the world politi-
cal. More delegates and votes are secured
through rum than by all other means combined.
Professionalism this morning was about as
dangerous as dancing on a mirror, and all hands
were obliged to either G sharp or B fiat.
Under the melting rays of the chief heater
of the universe the snow will pass from view as
quickly as buckwheat cakes from before a
hungry newsboy.
The Schuylkill Navigation Company hasre.
sumed operations, number of boats having
passed up yesterday.
The Delaware and Raritan Canal Company
resume on the 10th inst.
Bishop Simpson is to speak tomorrow even
ing at the Tabernacle Baptist Church.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-08

DECISION UNDER THE REVENUE LAW
Mr.. William B. Elliott, Assessor of Internal
Revenue for the Third district of Pennsylvania,
has received the following instructions from the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue at Washing
toni
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF INTERNAL
REvENUE.-Sr:-A gentleman OF Philadelphia
writes under date Of the 18th instant, stating that
he is the guardian Of his brothers two children
who have an income OF s43549 each, for the year
1869 and no other income. They board at the same
boarding house with their mother, and pay their
own board: He asks, Are they not each entitled to
the deduction of $1,000?
He has been referred to You for information, and
you are therefore advised that minor children and
their parents should be regarded as members OF the
same family, whether living together or not (para
graph II, series 4, No. ~, and where the members Of
family have separate incomes, ratahle proper
ton Of the $1,000 should be exempted from the
income OF each paragraph l6, series 4, No. A..
The family, composed OF the mother and her
minor children, are entitled TO only one deduction
is entitled TO deduct a ratabe proportion of the
same from the income OF his wards.
Very respectfully d, W: DOUGLASS
Acting Commissioner
"''''D'' " Assessor Third District Pennsylvania
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The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-08
The Work of whisky.

"Of the commitments to the prison
during the past year, about the usual
proportion may be assigned to intempe-
rance, as either direct or indirect cause. The
actual charges in the commitments will be
for reasons already mentioned There were for
iDtoxication, 3546, against POPS for 1885, for
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-08

SIDHwALKs.-The Mayor this morning issued
notify the citizens to clean their sidewalks.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-08

UNCOVERED ASH CARTs.-Lewis Schraeder
and Henry Stimmel were arrested by the
Twelfth district police officers yesterday for
hauling ashes through the streets In uncovered
carts contrary TO a city ordinance. They were
taken before an alderman, who held them in
$500 bail each to answer.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-08

BURGLARY. The tailoring establishment OF
John M. Floyd, No. 80 North Eleventh street,
was entered some time this morning by bur
glars, who stole everything of value. They then
entered the dwelling part of the establishment,
and puloined all the silver plate of the family,
amounting in value to $1,000.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-08

AN IMPosToR.-A chap giving his name as D,
c.. Brown was arrested yesterday, on Frank
ford road. above York street, whilst soliciting
contributions in aid of the Taylor Hose Com
pany, he having in his possession book pur-
porting TO be issued by the company, and con-
tanning several names since ascertained TO be
forgeries He was taken before Alderman Helms,
who held him in $500 bail TO answer.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-08

GooD.-Michael Ginger, fellow who dis
penses poisonous whisky at No. 1929 Howard
street, was this morning before Alderman Kerr,
on the charge of selling liquor without a license
and also with selling liquor to minors. He was
held in 5000 bail to answer at court
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-08

STOCKS AND REAL EsTATE,-The following
sales were made by N. Thomas & Sons, at the
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-08

SERIOUS FALL Joseph Slim, aged 25 years,
residing In Camden, fell at Front and Pine
streets this A. M, and sustained serious injuries
about the head.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-08

WILL OF SAMUEL HART.-The will of Samuel
Hart admitted to probate this morning, contains
the following proViso'-
In case of my sons death during his minority
/ give devise and bequeath to the IndIgent
Widows and Single Women's Society of Phila-
delphia, to the Philadelphia Orphans Society,
to the Pennsylvania Institution for the Blind,
and to the Northern Home for Friendless Chill
dren the whole of his property, which shall be
equally divided among the aforementioned in
stitutions
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-19
Another Duel on the rapis.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer. Sept. 14th.l
Some time since the Louisville Com
mercial, Radical organ, published Sc
ries Of very savage attacks on Gen. Bur
bridge, rejecting on his character as
man, soldier and citizen, and accu-
sing him of all manner Of crimes and
malpractices. Gen. Burbridge for a
while took little notice of them, but his
friends finally persuaded him that to re-
main silent would be to bring his courage
into serious question. The result was
letter to the Commercial, demanding the
name of the responsible author Of the
offensive articles. Colonel Kelley the
editor-in-chief of the Commercial re-
piled, assuming ali responsibility, and,
as we are informed, reiterating in his
letter the charges he had made in his
paper. The correspondence soon be-
came sulphurous. We are unable to say
whether formal challenge has yet been
sent by Burbridge but that gentleman
was i'll in Covington yesterday, on his
way from Washington, and his friends
assert that he is going straight to Louis
vile to bring matters to crisis. Kelley
is a man of pluck, a scholar, and gem
tleman. Burbridge has shot great
many men in his day; but, if our recol-
lection serves us Alright, he used TO take
the precaution of tying their hands be-
hind their backs first, putting handker-
kerchief over their eyes, and ordering
somebody else to pull the trigger.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-19
ANDREW JOHNSON. ESQ.

This gentleman is of the opinion that
our State affairs cannot be run without
him. If he lives long enough he will
find out. Amy could build up quite a
reputation now if he would go fishing
or take a trip around the world-or start
an auction shop in Greenville. In the
last named business he would succeed.
He could say, Ny fellow-citizensl" with
such unction and dignity as to attract
the attention of the crowd and quell the
clatter of every unruly boy in the house.
Then he could say, Going, going, going,
with such force that the crowd would go
out and leave him alone in his glory, and
in the only place he can find much glory.
As Mr.. johnson belongs to no party now,
not even the Third Party, he represents
nobody but Andrew johnson, and hardly
does that gentleman justice His utter
ances, therefore. will have as much
weight in this canvass as if coming from
the immortal y. n"
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Death OF the Radical Party I'm Mis-
sQuri.


The st. Louis Democrat, the old estab-
lished organ of the Radicals in Missouri,
has written the obituary of the party in
that State. 1t says;
"The Radical party died about half
past twelve o'clock on Friday, Septem-
Der 2. Its disorder was rush of mud
TO the head. The abuse and villifcation
and general blackguardism with which
its proscriptive element has habltually
assailed every prominent man who had
sense enough to see tomorrow, produced
on the part of many of its intelligent
members determination to take care OF
tomorrow, and let the party take care of
itself. The brains went out. The in
testines remained. Time was that
when the brains were out the man would
die, and the party died. ' We
have no time to write history of the
deceased Busy men, in a live world,
have no time for funeral ceremonies.
Nor can we conscientiously lament its
departure. For some time its disease
has been so severe that life was burden
to it. The days of its usefulness as a
party of prescription and disfranchise-
ment, were really over when U. S. Grant
was elected. Since that time it has only
been question whether the party should
kill its principles or its principles kill
the party. We deem it fortunate that
the principles scared away to purer
and better abode, before they had been
altogether destroyed by that rush of mud
to the head. So painful were its latter
DAYS, that even its best friends longed
for the agony to be over-longed for
a day when a pure gentleman and a
brilliant statesman could utter no.
BILE thought in caucus of his
friends without having hurled at him
the epithets of rebel, drunkard and
infidel;' when scoundrel should cease
to be idolized by loyal men because he
raved and blasphemed at rebels; when,
in the name of God and loyalty, it should
no longer be necessary to keep half
million of the money of the people
loaned by favored bank or two; when
a newspaper could frankly speak its OBJ
lection to men and measures without
being accused of treachery; when, in
short, brave men should not fear to go
before the whole people with just princi-
pies as their only hope of success"
We hope the disease which has struck
it down in Missouri will be communi-
Gated to the organization in other States.
And from the fate that now betides the
Radical party in Missouri, the Demo-
cratic party of Tennessee may learn
lesson of wisdom. In the union of our
members we shall be strong enough to
resist the tidal wave of Radicalism that
has once swept over the State and again
threatens it.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-19
SPECIAL NOTICES.

Trust what Time has Sanotioned.-The
maxim that the voice of the peoples the voice
of the Divinity. may in some cases be open to
doubt but the testimony Of honest and en-
lightened witnesses, extending through a
series of years. and all TO the same purport, is
worthy of credence-admits of no question.
Upon such testimony the reputation Of Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters as an antidote and cure
for many ailments is based. During the
twenty years that it has been before the world,
innumerable preparations intended to COM
pete with it have gone up like rockets and
come down the extinguished sticks. Mean
while the progress of that Incompatible tonic
has been swift and steady-always upward and
onward like the eagles flight. Its introduce
ton produced revolution in therapeutics,
and it proved to be one Of those salutary revo-
lutions that cannot go backwards. To-day
Hostetter's Bitters is one of the most popular
remedies in Christendom, and commands
larger sale than any other medicinal prepara-
ton, domestic or imported, on this side of the
Atlantic. As cure for dyspepsia, bilious
disorders. nervous affections, general debility,
and as preventive of epidemic fevers, il takes
precedence Of every other remedy. This fact
should teach the ambitious country dealers,
who endeavor to feist their local abortions on
the public in its stead, how futile their small
attempts TO cajole the community must neces
sarily be. Where the game fish have failed
there is no chance for the suckers" cod
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-19
Crops.

From the senatobia Miss Times. 17th.l
The cotton season is progressing but
slowly, so far as its delivery in the mar
kets is concerned. We had several days
Of incessant rain during the week, and
this retarded the already slow picking
operations. The freedmen are not
buoyed up by big price as they we're
last season, and their slowness is sure TO
produce loss. Already much cotton on
the stalk is soiled by the rain which
might have been picked out last week.
We see by our exchanges that crops will
yield well elsewhere, but such is not the
case along the line Of the Mississippi
and Tennessee railroad.
8We hear complaints from the county
Of the corn worm. We take the liberty
Of christening the insect, as we have
never heard they had a name. Its the
worm that gets inside Of the shuck and
eats the grass while tender. Worm-eaten
corn is said TO possess the virtue ~ Of
killing stock This being the case, there
should be great caution exercised in
feeding on the new crop, or many will
have to pay the piper.
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-
A $4,000 FAILURE.
An Old and Once wealthy New York
House Crushed in the whirlpool
of Wall Streef-Severe Losses for
New England ManufaeturfngC Com

From the New York SUM-
The old, well-known, and long-estab-
lished hosse of Francis Skinner q Co.,
dry goods commission merchants, have
failed. Their paper was protested on
Saturday, and yesterday the failure was
publicly announced. The house of
Francis Skinner q Co., had been estab-
lished forty-one years, and until within
the past year was considered one of the
soundest in the city.
About five years ago the elder Mr..
Francis Skinner died. At that time the
firm was considered worth from five to
eight millions of dollars. After the
death of Mr.. Skinner his estate was re-
presented by his son and Mr. Bardwell,
of the firm Of Jordon & Bardwell, Mr..
Britnall being the other partner in the
firm.
Within the last year or two, instead of
combining themselves TO their legitimate
business, they became infatuated with
the Wall street gambling rings, and to
their large operations and losses there is
attributed their failure.
The liabilities of the firm are estima-
ted at $4,400,00O, and their assets at 81
100000. The principal losers are the
New England manufacturing companies,
whose goods they sold, the Laconia, Pep
perell, Naumkeag, Bates, and Andres
coggin. Several Boston banks are also
large holders Of their paper, as well as
a number Of our Wall street bankers.
The manufacturing companies men
toned above are wealthy, and the loss
which falls on them will not affect them
in the least. The firm for the past years
have sold the goods of these companies,
but have never been able to liquidate the
sum due on previous sales. The expec-
tation that they would be able to do so
has been entertained until within a short
time, when their inability was made
known.
About a year ago large quantities Of
their paper was floating about Wall
street and selling at a considerable dis
count, when in order TO save their credit
the Boston banks bought it up, and are
supposed to be the holders Of a large
amount Of it. None has been offered in
this market for the past six months, the
last that was negotiated being duly paid.
As the failure Of this firm is due en-
tirely TO censes outside their legitimate
business, and as this fact widely known,
the effect on the market here is not no.
tlceable. 1t is thought in business circles
that on FINAL settlement the firm will pay
about fifty cents on the dollar.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-19
ANDREW JOHNSON.
Extraordinary Speech He Fears
Another Process of RecOnstruc.
ton. and Bolts the Recent NOsni-
nations.

ton. ana BOlts the Beceut NOsnf-
nations.
NASHVILLE. September IS. 1870.
Andrew johnson spoke at Gallatin
last night to large audience, and was
frequently interrupted by applause. He
briefly reviewed his public career since
the commencement of the war. He
maintained and claimed to have acted
uniformly for the good of the whole
country. He reverted to the principles
upon which the Federal Govern
ment was organized, and declared that
they had been subverted since the
war ceased. He had always been
a Democrat, was elected Vice-President
as Union Democrat, had not and would
not swerve from true faith. Excresences
had been fixed upon the Constitution
and unconstitutional laws enacted, but
the time would come when they would
perish. He said he had approved of the
resolutions adopted at the meeting in
Greenville, of which he was the reputed
author, and condemned the recent State
convention for ignoring them. He read
the resolution adopted by the State con-
vention favoring the restoration of the
Southern States to rights as sovereign
States of the Union. He said it was Sc
cession and revolution in disguise, and
admonished the people against repeating
the errors of the past civil strife, and
recommended close alliance with the
national Democracy, and the choice Of
Governor, members of Congress and
Legislature free from the suspicion of
secession. He condemned the State
convention for not disclaiming secession,
and suggested the holding of primary
meetings to exhibit the true
state Of Tennessee on that subject.
He expressed the opinion that
upon the Legislature to be chosen
under the new Constitution in
November would legally devolve the
duty of choosing Senator to succeed
Mr.. Fowler in the United States Senate;
and said it was important in view Of what
had been done by the present Legislature
that the people should manifest their
preference and cause their will to be re-
spected in the choice of Senator. He
concluded with an appeal for prudence
and discretion to keep off reconstruction
and military rule
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-19
Democratic Nominees.
FOR GOVERNOR,
GENERAL JOHN &. BROWN,
OF GILES COUNTY.
FOR STATE SENATOR.
J.J. DUBOsE.
FOR FLoATER.
JAMES M. HARRIS.
FOR COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES,
]. M. CREWS.
w. ID. LUMPKIN.
Democratic Nominees.
THE DEMOCRACY OF WEST TENNESSEE

The Democracy of West Tennessee
have generally led the balance of the
State in the political policy to govern
our people. In no section of the COM
monwealth can there be found such thor
ough discipline in the ranks ofthe party
opposed to Radicalism. We are about
to enter into q new canvass, and If
we would sustain the reputation already
established, exact accord and harmony
must pervade all our councils. To-
morrow tie Convention meets at Jack
son to nominate candidate to represent
the Eighth Congressional District in the
next Congress, to be elected. A number
of gentlemen will submit their names to
this body who have been called out by
their friends to run for the Office And
whatever is done will be agreeable to
them all, is our understanding from the
various candidates themselves. No one
of them will go into the Convention as
the special candidate of this or that
county of the district, but with view to
represent the choice of majority of
Democrats who have right to be
heard. We hope and pray in
Gods name that our people will
not permit themselves to fall into
factious cliques, the result of which must
be the final disentegration of the party
that alone must, united, lift us from the
slough into which we have been cast by
our common foe. 1t is beneath the dig
nifty of great and intelligent people
that we should fall out and divide asun-
der, for the simple reason only that our
personal choice in the selection of can
didate was not gratifed. We, as a
party, owe no man. The glittering hon
ors to be given away can be disposed Of
at pleasure by those in right to whom
they belong. Shelby county presents
no candidate, although several of her
prominent citizens are aspirants for the
nomination And whoever shall receive
a majority of votes of the delegation that
will meet together on tomorrow must
be regarded as misrepresentation of each
and all the counties of the district, and
cannot be appropriated by any one of
them. 1t is all claptrap, and the work
of small politicians to endeavor to en-
gender feeling of rivalry between the
people Of the various eouAties upon the
subject of nominating a candidate for
any Office whatever. We feel ourself
authorized in saying, for the people
of Shelby, that they will meet
those Of the other counties at
Jackson through their delegates APP
pointed, and as members Of the same
great party, look to the one main object
of selecting good and true Democrat,
who will properly represent the district
in the Forty-third Congress. We scarcely
have an interest distinct from our sister
counties of the district, and the man
elected cannot represent one without
equally representing them all We now,
as we have ever done, insist on the pre-
servation Of harmony, that success may
crown our efforts at the next election.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-19
A Father,s blessing.

A couple ran off to get married, and
came back to the brides house, where
she humbly sued for the forgiveness of
her father, kneeling at his feet, all tears.
" Forgive, forgive me, dearest father "
sobbed the lovely suppliant. Forgive
you'll" exclaimed the old gentleman;
-" why, am only too glad to get rid of
you. Your ill-temper and idleness have
been the plague of my life, and make
your marriage no loss to me, my dear
child. So, take her" added the old gen.
tleman, generously, addressing the happy
man, "and may you be happy"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-19
A COMPLIMENT TO OHIO.

The Cincinnati Enquirer, in alluding
TO the resolutions adopted by the Demo
cratic Convention at Nashville. a few
days since, says that a majority Of the
resolutions were taken from the platform
Of the Democracy Of OhiO-a compli-
ment to the noble Democracy Of the
State, which they will not fail to appre-
ciaie Their principles are so national
that they are suited to the meridian Of
every State in the Union. We have
pressed hands with our Northern friends,
and with them intend to wage a relent-
less var upon Radiealism. The result
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-19
NOTICE.
MEAT.
LEGAL.
Attachment suit.

S. NJ. and J. NJ. Sloan Before S. A, Moore.
Jerry HALEY. for Shelby county.
A FFIDAvIT HAVING BEEN MADE IN
IA this cause and attachment issued and re-
turned levied, ETC.. IL is therefore ordered .
That publication be made in the PUBLIC
LEDGER, a newspaper published in the city Of
Memphis, for four successive weeks, COM
handing the said Jerry HALEY 70 appear
before me at my Office in the city Of Memphis.
in the i4th Civil District Of said county, on the
18th day Of October. 1870. at 10 o'clock am,
and make defense 20 said suit against him. or
II will be proceeded with exparte.
SAMUEL A. MOORE, ]. p.
September 10, 1870, l6-22-28-4e
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SPAIN.

Madrid, September l9-The Spanish
government has decreed its official rati-
fcation Of the recognition of the French
Republic by Senior olazaga, its ambas-
sador at Paris.