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The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1871-03-08

"A miles above New IBERIA $50 arpents. 200 cleared
balance woodland dwelling 40 by IS feet, rooms
kitchen rooms storeroom, double cahls corn crib
stable 30 by 3 carriage house. chicken house, "a acres
cane Three good mules work horses, IL sheep, and
100 new pieux may be purchased with the place 81
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1871-03-08

4 PLANTATION EAST BANK OF BAYOU TECHE,
n One mile below ST. Martnville, sf 20 arpents
BILE land Dwelling house with r"oms Kitchen story
room. outbuldings cribs, stable, cabins, and lot
choice fruit trees. .f..-., 66
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1871-03-08

TRACT IN ST. LANDRY, FIVE MILES FROM
n Opelouss.s, 100 30 wood asd sxty
excellent Iraire. Larg. numbc, of pecan trees the
place. Can ic purchased cheap. -
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1871-03-08

A DESIRABLE FARM ON THE TECIIE ONE
IA mile above Jeanncrette and nine below New Ibers u
OF 10 arpenfs- small dwelling with rooms kfci,S
one double cabin crib stable, sixty arpents
fence
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1871-03-08

ALARM ON BAYOU PETITE ANSE, IBERIA
n parish. miles from New IBERIA 100 arpents excel
lent land 10 arpents wood dwelling 3 by 70 feet din
ing hall and Kitchen corn crib. cotton house. corn mill
MILL 200 pieux inclosing 90 arpens nice place
ane cheap. 81
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-04
NEW YORK.

New York, November 1.-The Long
Island Sugar Refining Company will
shortly wind up its affairs, having be-
come insolvent through the defalcations
of an employe and bad investments.
The liabilities reach several hundred
thousand dollars. elif AH
The total subscriptions RENTED to
France for the relief of the victims OF
the lais war amounts to $llO,69l.
No Information has yet been received
by the city officials of the whereabouts
of Garvey. 1t is stated that he is some
where in Canada, and will eventually re-
turn. Woodward's return is hardly ex-
pected.
The Yonker police and New York de-
tectives are after the murderers Of Gus
tave Kuster, who was shot near River
dale Station Tuesday night, and died
yesterday evening. Kuster was a mer-
chant in good standing in Yonker, and
his murder causes intense indignation.
A man was arrested late yesterday even
ing at Yonker on suspicion Of being one
of the murderers and held for examina-
ton. ftk
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-04
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
specials 90 the Ledger.
InxaIoIN rnnss ASSOCIATION, VIA %. n. a A.
rELEaRAfH COMPANY.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. November 4.-The full text
of Governor Palmer's letter TO the At
torney General of the State, recommend
ing the indictment Of Lieutenant Gene
raj Sheridan and others for being con-
cerned in the killing of Colonel Gros-
yenor, is published this morning The
letter recapitulates, showing that Gros-
venor was shot by young man named
Treat, who had been enlisted in the mil
itary service by Frank 7. sherman,
under authority of General Sheridan, and
was acting under orders when he fired
on Grosvenor, and goes ON to deny
the right of General Sheridan to raise
troops in that way as in conflict with the
laws of Illinois, which would, in that
case, be suspended and null. 1t charac-
terizes Sheridan's order as null and
void. The letter concludes thus:
"If these conclusions are correct, l
think you win perceivethat tits now the
duty of the Governor and the Attorney
General, and all other officers of State,
to exert themselves to see that the laws
are enforced against all parties con-
cerned in these illegal and dangerous
acts. 1t is necessary, in determining
upon the line of duty to be
adopted to inquire whether the
Mayor of Chicago, General Sheridan,
Frank I. Sherman and his associates,
and supposed subordinates, who were
the agents by which the death OF Thos.
w. Grosvenor was produced, in assum-
ing powers they did not possess, and
that while free government endures, can
not be conferred upon them, if they were
influenced by proper or improper mo
tives or purposes. They assumed to sus-
pend the operation of the Constitution
and laws of the State, and substituted in
their stead the law Of military force, to
be defined and applied by themselves;
they by their lawless acts, attacked and
insulted the dignity and authority OF
the State, and have by their dangerous
example weakened public confidence in
Constitution and laws and by their at
tempt to enforce the usurped and law
less authority they have sacrificed the
| life of peaceable citizen. Animated
by these convictions, and confident in
the belief that am acting through the
proper department, which is capable
of protecting her own people and en-
forcing the dignity of its own law, |
have requested that you, in conjunction
with the State Attorney Of the Seventh
Judicial Circuit, viii bring all the facts
before the grand jury of Cook county
in order that all persons concerned in
the unlawful killing of T. W. Grosvener
may be brought to a speedy trial.
rSiened1 JOHN NJ. PAIMER."
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-04
THE RPFRcT.

OF the effect Of the Chicago fire, the
Herald says: At first the shock was Sc
riously felt in the money and stock mar
kets of this country, particularly in New
York, which is the heart Of the CONNER
cial and financial system Of the Ameri-
can Continent. There was considerable
alarm, aud stocks fell rapidly. There
was in fact, for a short time some fear
of crisis. But as the facts became
known and the worst realized, capital
lists, stock operators, banks, insurance
companies and business men generally
began to measure the resources at hand
with the disaster, and found there was
no cause for a general reyulsion. Be
yond the inevitable suspension Of few
insurance companies and few failures
commercial and financial affairs moved
on as usual Stocks began to recover
again from the first surprise, and gold
which rose only two per cent. or 50, has
declined to the average market price pre-
yions to the FIRE.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-04
THE EPIDEMIC.

The Herald says sit seems as il the
whole country were being swept by a
cyclone Of official fraud and corruption.
Besides the astounding developments in
this city, we find that startling frauds
have been discovered in relation to the
Tennessee bounty claims, and that even
one Of the usually high-toned and honora-
BILE communities in Kentucky has been
similarly afflicted, resulting in the arrest
of the mayor and many officials When
we take into consideration the enormous
railroad swindles in Georgia and Ala
bama. and the VIGOROUSLY corrupt prac-
tees of the Louisiana Legislature, we
may well ask what is becoming Of us as
a civilized nation. But now that the
knife has been applied TO the municipal
ulcers in the body corporate of New
York city, We trust the good work of
cutting them out will not cease until we
can congratulate the people upon the
restoration ofthe local as well as our ma
tional government, to a sound and
healthy condition"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-04
rpAnn Ann STEALING.


The epidemic fraud has broken out in
the Pension Bureau. Some have been
discovered, and the authorities are in
:" full cry" after others. We learn from
a Washington special that these frauds
have been effected in the granting Of
pensions and bounty lands to soldiers
who are not entitled to the same under
the law. The developments are yet inn
perfect but enough has come to light to
implicate George tombstone, Chief
Clerk of the Bureau. Several cases
have been placed in the hands of the
chief Of the detective service of this bu-
reau, and the return of Commissioner
Baker is awaited before arresting seve-
raj prominent parties at present in the
city" The matter for surprise in re-
spect 10 the many and immense frauds
perpetrated on the Government and on
the people is, that the sums taken and
profits pocketed did not bankrupt the
Treasury. Why, some stealings did
not amount to more than forty
thousand contemplate slugs, when half
a million might, with proper manage
ment, have been carried away. We be-
lieye the highest figure is about a
million. Some men are ambitious to
see their names in print, and others to
carve them highest on rocks and trees.
This million fellow knew what he was
about He had the ambition and the
daring to start down to posterity as the
biggest rogue of his day. He will yet
nd a champion who will wrench the
belt from him. Some one will come
TO the surface who will go him a
million better. The robberies perpe-
trated in the South under the forms of
law, we do not include They run up to
the hundreds of millions. They stand
alone They cannot be surpassed.
Competition flies from before them. We
aliude to other feats and to another and
different class Of performers. They are
very simple, very foolish and very
wicked. : But they have the animus, and
with little more practice may redeem
their regulations. A little stealing is
dangerous thing, One must steal largely
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-04
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, November captain
Hooper, the delegate in Congress from
Utah, arrived yesterday intending to
urge the authorities to discontinue the
prosecution Of the Mormons. A strong
effort, which will prove unsuccessful,
will be made to remove Governor Woods,
who is charged with much Of the trouble
by the saints. Hooper says that, what
ever the results Of the present contest
may be, the Mormons will not resort to
violence. If driven from Utah they will
emigrate to Mexico, the Government Of
which has promised them a territory as
large as Utah il they will settle on it.
There is the highest authority for the
statement that the Postmaster General
will, in his forthcoming report earnestly
recommend the adoption Of the postal
telegraph system. He has received pc
titions from several thousands of the
most Influential business men Of the
country urging its adoption.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-04
OHIO.

DELAWARE, o., November Alb. F.
Randolph, who has been confined in the
Delaware county Jail for some months,
on charge of numbering his wife, at
tempted to commit suicide night before
Jas, with a common pen-knife. His
wound will prove fatal He confessed
to the murder of his wife by strangula-
ton.
CoLUMBUs, o., Nov 4-The Hooking
Sentinel says serious break has oc-
CURED in the Hooking canal, eight miles
above Logan. Boats are all stopped
and the corn fields in the vicinity have
been submerged, destroying great guam
titles Of corn.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-04
MARKETS.

CINCINNATI, November ~ Flour
quiet no sales Wheat unchanged.
Oats lower. Groceries unchanged and
quiet. Provisions dull; mess pork held
at $l2 80 with no sales; cut meats quiet;
lard, to 9Ac. Tobacco steady. Whis-
ky, SSc. s
NEW York, November 4.-Flour dull
and heavy. Wheat dull and heavy;
nominally, 81 A to so for No. 2
spring, Corn dull: nominally, nc, Oats
steady. Whisky dull. Mess pork steady
at $l3 rs. Lard steady at lOsc Coffee
strong but unchanged in price. Sugar
unchanged Receipts-Aour, 10000 bar
rels; wheat, 100000 bushels; corn, rs
600 bushels; oats, $4,000 bushels.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-04
FOREIGN.

Pans, November 4-The system OF
furnishing military substitutes in the
French army is shortly to be suppressed.
The Cabinet is considering PROPOSE
ton to interdict the return Of any mem
Der Of the Bonapartist family to France,
except by special authorization. of the
Government The majority of the Cab
met are in favor of Introduction.
BERLIN, November 4.-0fieial infor-
nation states that the interview between
Bismarck and Gortsehakoif in this city,
resulted in Prussia becoming party to
an understanding arrived at between
Germany, Austria and Salisbury.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-04
NEW JERSEY.

NFWARK, n. j., November 4.-fester-
day afternoon a young man named
Schaf met with a frightful death in a
factory, on the corner Of East New York
and Druen streets. He vas caught in
the betting aud his arms we're torn from
their sockets and his ribs broken He
lived about twenty minutes
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-04
INDIANA.

FoRr wAYSE, November Al Min.
eral Ridge, Ohio, night before last, the
dry goods store Of VIM. Leavitt 4 Co.
was totally destroyed by FIRE Loss, $50.
900; insurance, $4,000. The cause Of
the Gre IS not known.
VIM. Booth, while going out hunting
yesterday, near Bucyrus, was thrown
from wagon, his gun being discharged
thereby, and the load entered bis heart
killing him in a few minntes.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-04

A NEW YORK paper says Without
distinction of party, Mr.. Evarts defines
our present city and State contest to be
q contest "in defence Of the property
and earnings of the great mass of our
people against the rapine and plumber o.
greedy combination Of rogues in
Office" which is a very brief statement
Of the case for a long-winded lawyer.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-04
SARDIS FAIR.
A Decided Success-Last Day of the
Exposition.

A Decided Suocess-Last Day of the
Exposition.
The attendance at the Fair yesterday
was the largest of the week, nearly four
thousand people being present. The
exercises were very interesting in the
arena, as well as elsewhere. The baby
show was, however, the feature of the
day, the entries being numerous and
much interest being manifested. After
much music by the band (of babies) the
premium, fine baby carriage offered
by Messrs. Wheeler, Pickens Il Co., of
Memphis, was awarded to the little
daughter of Mr.. Hugh L. McGee. The
successful contestant was bright, beau
tiful little miss of only six months Of
age, and public sentiment generally rati-
fed the award, though there were some
mothers who were of different mode of
thinking.
Premiums were awarded to Messrs.
Craig & Co., of Memphis, for best dis
play of agricultural implements; the
Howe Sewing Machine; J. B. Cooke, best
architectural design; Fisher, Amis &
Co., statuary; Martin & Langstaff, hard
ware, and f. II. Clark 4 Co., for silver
ware. The display in all the depart
ments has been very large, and the
award of premiums has generally been
regarded as quite satisfactory.
THE MASONIC FAIR AND CONCERT,
over Ballentine & Walls new store, are
being largely attended, and numerous
small donations" are rapidly pouring
into the treasury Of the brotherhood.
The hall is beautifully decorated with
all the modern appliances of well-con-
Quoted fair.
The concert and drama are under the
management of Mr.. r. II. Straus and
DR.. D. B. McHenry, and reflects much
credit on Sardis home talent. The song,
THE bells go ringing for Sarah" was
admirably rendered by Miss Sue Doak
in character, and was answered by Mr..
7. N. McCracken, who accompanied his
vocalism with terpsichorean efforts.
Miss Lutte Sullivan sang a beautiful
song very sweetly, as did also Miss Dora
Jones and Miss Robinson. The con-
Guiding dramatic piece was Toodles,
with DIR. McHenry in the title role, The
character was excellently rendered, and
evoked enthusiastic applause. Tonight
the concert will be repeated with an en-
tirely new programme.
THE CLOSE.
The fair will close to-day with grand
masquerade this afternoon, premium
to be awarded to the best representation
of character.
During the week a spirited contest has
been going on at the fair for gold
headed cane to be voted to the most en-
terprising citizen Of Sardis. Thus far
Mr.. S. r. Bland heads the list, with Mr..
Freeman Randolph, Of the Star, making
a good second There is also a silver
service being voted to the most popular
young lady, with Miss Sue Doak and
Mollie Franklin as the favorites. The
contest closes tonight.
THE ELECTION
for county officers, representatives, etc,
takes place next Tuesday, and many of
the candidates are ayailing themselves
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-04

PARsoY BRowNLow is reported TO say
that, God willing, he will stick to his
place in the United States Senate to the
end of his term, if he has to be carried
in and out of the Senate Chamber, be-
cause, as long as be can, he is bound to
keep out Andy johnson. The Parson 8
one great object in life is to disappoint
Johnson.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-04

IT is said that bill providing for
funding the old issue of the Bank of
Tennessee will likely be reported to the
Legislature. 1t will include Treasury
warrants. 1t is proposed to be accom-
plished by the preparation of sl,5OO,OOO
of preferred five-twenty bonds.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-04

The Galveston News says, that in
consequence of their defeat, the Radi-
Gals are moving heaven and earth to
have Texas relegated to military rule; "
and it remarks that while this would
be breach of faith by Congress, and
an invasion Of American liberty, still,
if there is no choice except continuing
the present plundering and numbering
administration in office and Federal
rule, give us the latter a thousand
times"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-04

INFORMATION has been received at the
Interior Department that Forbes, the
Philadelphia pension agent, has been ar
rested. The amount of bis defalcation
has been definitely ascertained to be
twenty-five thousand dollars.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-04
TROUBLE In UTAH.
The GentfIes Sending their Fami.
lies 20 Places Of Safety.

The GentiIes Sending their Fami.
lies 20 Places Of Safety.
Special Telegraphic Correspondence Of the
Courier-Journal.l
WASHINGTON, D. c., November a.
Perties who left Salt Lake on Saturday
arrived here to-day, and have communi-
Gated TO Government officials some in
teresting facts connected with the situa-
ton there. They state that the prose
cution Of the polygamists is injuring
business very much, that Eastern CAPT
talists who went there to invest in min
ing interests are leaving, and that the
Gentiles are curtailing their business
operations and sending their wives and
children to places Of safety. 1t is added
that the Government has recently sold
to these very Mormons old muskets for
a dollar apiece, and that If war comes,
the Mormons will present a formidable
front, though il is not improbable that
they may all emigrate 10 Mexico. IL is
stated that not twenty Gentiles in Utah
favor the prosecution Of the Mormons,
and that even the Federal military au-
thorities are Indifferent TO it on the sur
face, and at heart opposed 10 1t. These
representations will have no effect, as It
was decided in the Cabinet meeting on
Tuesday to continue the present policy.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-04

THE Houston Texas Times says that
tho damage done to innocent persons,
in different parts of the State, by the
suspension of all law in Limestone and
Freestone counties, is incalculable. The
injury to Houston and Galveston alone
amounts to thousands of dollars, and
the whole section tributary to the Cen
trail road is suffering from the unneces-
sary and unconstitutional infiiction.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-04

GRANT has consented to sell out his
interest in the Seneca stone quarry.
He thinks, after mature reflection, that
it is not compatible with the dignity of
his high Office that he should retain it.
O. II suits the dignity of the Office now.
There is no use in selling.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-04

The Confessional has this: The
great Nero fire in Rome in ga destroyed
1908 acres; the great London fire in
1866 destroyed 436 acres, and the late
Chicago Gre 1000 acres. If there is any
city which desires 10 beat Chicago, let
her bring on her COW and kerosene.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-04

A LETTER in the Mississippi Conserya-
tive, from the city of Greenwood, on the
Yazoo river, reveals bad state Of affairs
in that section. Armed bands of ne
groes prowl about, shooting inofensive
citizens day and night.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-04

Hon. James Brooks, writing from Ten
Tain. China, to the New York Express
Of the great food already reported by
telegraph, says: All the upper North
China appears to have broken loose, and
10 be flowing down here in mud, straw,
bamboo. millet sorghum and other
crops, etc. The grand canal has broken
out and is pouring in the Yellow river,
If not the Yangtze. Houses mud and
straw built, are tumbling down BY the
thousands. Whole villages are gone and
al the inhabitants drowned. The desc
lation Of the typhoon ! witnessed in Ja-
pan is but trife in comparison with
this universal misery. Thousands will
starve to death this coming winter.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-04

NOTICE.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CHAM
"A Der of Commerce will be held this SAT
URDAY) afternoon at four O'Clock, for the
purpose of considering and pressing the Mer-
chants Tax bill now under consideration by
the Legislature. -
LEON TROVsDALE, Secretary.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-04

ENGLAND affords a fine field for the
temperance reformation. Her people
spend S6OOOOO,OOO a year for intoxicat-
ing drinks, and they manufacture over
], 1000, OOO, 900 gallons Of the 6re-water
annually
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-04

TIE Washington Patriot makes this
point on Grants thanksgiving proelama-
ton: Five days TO prepare for martial
law and thirty days for thanksgiving
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-04

The New York Herald Of the 3lst con-
tains a complete refutation Of the alleged
facts upon which martial law was de-
clared in South Carolina The thing is
made to look not only mean, but ridicu-
Ions
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-04

TnE military appears to be running
into everything. Sheridan commands
the burned city Of Chicago, and Gov.
Palmer, Of Illinois, wants him court
martialed. Il can't be done.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-04

THE St. Louis and Iron Mountain
Railroad Company has purchased the
Cairo and Fulton road. The directory
Immediately appointed Thomas Allen
and H. G. Marquand, the President and
Vice.President of the st. Louis and
Iron Mountain railroad to the same Of
fee in the newly acquired railroad. 1t
is claimed that through this purchase
the vast trade Of Texas and Arkansas
will be absorbed by St. Louis. Can't
this pleasant dream be dissolved by the
friends Of Memphis2
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-04

&C. CAMP, United States Attorney
at Knoxville, has been removed. The
cause is not stated. Judge Andrews,
formerly one of the Supreme Court
Judges of this State, is his successor
Camps loyalty is unquestioned.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-04

TIE State Of New York votes next
weekIfor a Legislature and for a State
ticket After The explosion Of Tam
many the result is in some doubt.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-04

OK Tuesday next no less than ten
State elections take place, viz: in the
States Of New York, Maryland, Massa-
chusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, New
Jersey, Illinois, Wisconsin, Nebraska,
and Virginia.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-04

II you would make Massachusetts,
eight touch her pocket or her stomach.
Assail her character as much as you viii,
but spare her eod-6shi
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-04

DoS oUIxorF cigars at sternbergs $,
1913 Main street. 81