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Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-12-17

els not the State bankrupt? .
asks the Fag. 1t would have been
much worse but for the fact that
Casey d Carter bills were voted.
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1--WE have no desire to fight
Pinchback. "-Fdg.
An ancient fox soon manifested a
dislike for grapes, but only when
they were beyond his reach.
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OUR AGENTS.

MISSISSIPPI - Daniel z. Young,
Greenyille.
LOUISIANA John A. Washington,
Black Hawk, Concordia Parish; Hon. G.
Y. Kelso, Alexandria; Antoine X Sterrett,
Shreveport, A. c. Ruth, Carroll Parish.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA james
A. ID. Green, Washington City.
ILLINOIS Lewis +. White, Chicago.
KENTCCKY:-Dr. Il. A. Green, Louis
vile.
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Prompt and Generous Lib,aIi,,

In consequence of 1.-The ,,,.,
amount of restitution amoDe ,' .
poorer classes of people of yid.f
owing to the recent prevalen.' !.
yellow fever, the burthen Of ~
falling upon a very few of Oh, o<
zens' most OF whom have given in.
to the attention of the sick and \.
mated with great liberalitv ON, :,
their means to relieve their necs,s
ties, and a further tax upon H.,
generosity being considered =,
hardship, Judge Mayo, in a l4.,..
kindly made a statement Of The ...'
to Senator A. B. Harris, reque,t,,
his assistance in the matter oi,
lief. We are sorry we have -.
Judge Mayo's letter for publicat;o,
The following is the reply Of ST..
tor Harris:
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. ). /,
JUDGE MAYO
Dear Sir:
Your favor appealing to me and MIA.
for aid to our distressed people cam. A.,
to hand. l at once started a sub,cr,s,.
heading it myself, and think that =
succeed in raising enough to se,tI. n
your debts. l will have the amopo, -,
lected and forwarded to night. Ic,D,,
say at this writing just what it will he h,
should we not succeed in RAISING epor,,
you can rely upon me to make IN tbs i.
ticiency. Please to remember me kind,
to all friends, and say to them tina, ,b,1
come up as early as my engagements vii
permit.
Yours, truly.
A. B HARRIS
The following are subscribers to
the relief fund, who will please &C.
cept the thanks of our citizens for
their generous contributions.
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sUB.ExEcuTIyE COMMITTEE.

Hon. HUGH J. CAMPBELL, Chair
man.
Hon. p. B. S. PINCHBACK.
Hon. HARRY MAHONEY.
Hon. F. J. HEBRON.
Hon. A. Il. HARRIS.
Hon. A. L. BARBER.
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OFFICERS.

PnEs'r -P. i. S. PINCHBACK of Orleans
RECORDING SEc'Y-WILLIAM VIGERS.
CORRESPONDING SEc'Y-J. W. FAIRFAX.
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Mr.. GEO. E. PARIS is our special
agent, and is authorized to solicit
subscriptions and receive payment
Of bills.
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Yours, truly,

The following are subscribers to
the relief fund, who will please &C.
cept the thanks of our citizens for
their generous contributions:
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FINANCE COMMITTEE.

Hon. F.. J. HEBRON.
Hon. THOS. J. holland.
Hon. Ed. BUTLER.
Hon. A. w. FAULKNER.
JOHN PARSONS Esq.
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FRANCE

SUCCESSES AND DEFEATS OF FRENCH AMI
PRUssTANs.
VERSAILLES, January Fort d'Issy
hes been siienced.
The French defenders Of Havrs are re-
firing 70 St. R3msins As the PrUssians ad-
vance.
II is reported that the Prussians have
been rspulsed at Balbec.
BlsmErck-lss expressed his ralucbancs
to sccept Earl GrsuviIls's denial Of the
violation OF the neutrality.
PE0GREss OF THE sIEGE-PARIs DOOMED.
VERSAILLES. January 5, via London.
January T.-EernIsn batteries south Of
Paris, whose armament was effected with
cut interruption by the enemy, to-day
bombarded Forts Issy, Fauverse and
MOntrOuss, as wei as the French in
trenchments at NilleJeUf and Point Jour,
and the French gUnb0a5s in the Seine.
Som uardmeuc on the northeast front OF
Paris has also been continued with great
energy, partly from newly erected bat
terles. The results, thus far, have been
most favorable 70 the Germans, nOtwith-
standing the prsvalsuce Of heavy fog.
FRENCH TRIUMPH AND NEW ARMIES.
LILLE, January The French author
titles a. headquarters lB1ileaux) apprOxi-
mate the losses IN the battle Of Bepaums
s1 s193 Germans ard 1000 French.
The German forces have evacuated Be
paume.
IL was sisted here yesterday that 100. 600
French soldiers had arrived sc Cherbourg.
armed and fully equipped Tor active ser
vice in the field.
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THE WAR.
ENGLAND


j lht 4LaIh4AN AAeaAONa
LONDON, January lit is denied Thai
! Ar Laucey's mission to Vienna included
( sn attempt TO negotiate an alliance be.
tween Austria ard France.
FRENCH sUCCEssEs
LONDON, January 7.-Ll8te advtees from
I Versailles state shat there are so, 900 French
near Bicz, about midway between Yer
allies and BensaucOn. The @ srmaus have
been repulssd in rec0nnoissance north
Of Ri5z
is is proposed TO Increase the army reg
imen-s as follows: ARTILLERY. 5000; Caval-
~ 1900; Eugineers, 300i ana Infantry,
I2U0.
THE WORLD THINKS PARIs WILL FALL
LONDON, January The Worlds
special from London SAYS that the con-
ference VIII be postponed, probably until
sitter the fall of Paris.
PARIS FULL or FIGHr.
LONDON, January Lille fs crowded
with wounded. Faidherbe is there re-
organizing e commissairat depart menu.
Dates from Paris 20 the 50 inst, were
received Today. The damage from bonn
bardm5n1 has been slight. The French
losses thus far are twenty killed and
two hundred wounded The citizens and
army are clsmorous for offensive action.
THE FRENCH BADLY BEATEN.
LoNDoN, January The French, IN
der General Roy, in q retreat, were beaten
by the PrussIans in two encounters on
the 18th.
The Berlin PreSge sdmlres the English
for their temperate tone in discussing
lha collier afair on the Seine.
The Prussians are in RocrCy.
ACROSS THE IsTHlIUs-EEsLAND FOR
FRANCE.
LONDON, Jsnuarv 8.-Materials for the
Honduras Inter Oceanic Pail road is now
being loaded az British ports.
Noel, an Erglishmsu, accused Of COM
plicity in the massacre by the Marathon
brigands, mas given himself into the Gus
tOdv of the authorities.
Meetings expressive Of sympathy with
Francs have nesn held in many places in
England under the auspices Of the Radi-
csiF
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RECEIPTS

STEAMER DARD aNELLE, EROM ARKANsAs
RIVER Guy. Mcclellan & co. bales cotton
Moore d Norton, do ;Partee & Harberi 80 do
pr castings; Aosby, HUNT q co, g bales cotton
Nelson q Titus, 23 do; p Walt g. co, do;
Busby, Johnson CO. "a do; Jones, Brown &
co, 10 dos y "a AppersOn q co, 4 DO; Trader
Bros, do; FargasOn & Clay, 2 do; Black Bros,
do; HOwes p Woodbridge, Y do: Schoolfie cid
n Hanauer, do; ThOs II Allen & co, 48 do;
TreadWeN Bros, s do; Edmund, Todd Il co,
do; " h Galbr5ath 1 do; A Burner & Co 3
do; Berry d co, j do; stickney, Clark a co,
do; Agent star Union Line, 28do. j box ma
cn mes, bbl vinegar, Dbl glassware, boxes
candy, box fire WORKS, I sewing machine, /
] box mdze, lB pr whet rocE; Pamela Oh
Works, 1856 SACKS cotton seed; + Pfemfert,
empty beer kegs, 0 empty soda boxes; Leidy
s. cp, box mdz; b Wetter d co, stove, lbifl
PIPE, roll zinc; Mrs Adams Z tin safe /
trunk, 2 chests, table, stove, etc, Joints
pipe: ABhDrO0k White, dozen hides: J
storg, empty kegs, empty ha.f barrels.
STEAMER . W CHEEK. FROM FRIAR's POINT
Taylor a Rutland, bales cotton; Taylor &
Hadlord, 9 do; ShRne Harris & CO. do; 7 Ii
Allen q CO, do; Mercer 4 Ware. q do. Spill
man Goodwin, do; BiRkemore d co, Z do: /:
Lane, Moore g. co. do; r 81 Apperson q CO..
8 do; 9 ~ Webb & co, 10 do; owen, aoNutt q
60, doi A Roach & co. do; Clark, Ely &
co, doi Roots, Vance q co. do: Bill. FOn-
talne * CO, 2 90; j Q Terry & CO. do; Partee
d harbert, do; Nelson q Titus l3 do: "
Lighsburn co, III do; Blud City Oh Works
u sacks cotton seed.
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CHICAGO, auuery 4.-Austln Engston,
living four miles from Albona, Ill.,, was
almost Instantly killed yesterday By the
bursting Of 3 cylinder Of an old corn
shsilsr which be was turning for smuse-
m6nt
A convention Of coal miners has been in
session at Bloomington, III, during the
past week, the object Of which was 10
effect q permanent organization, whose
duty 10 shall be to present tbe General
Assembly of this ssaie with petitions for
the alnelioratiou OF the condition Of the
mining classes, and their better prOtec-
tion, BY laws regulating ventilation and
work.
The residence Of Milton Gudgiu, at
Providence, Bureau county, was burned
Thursday night. and two Of his children
persisted iu the flames.
Aoss q Gossage, 8 heavy, Well-knOWn
retail dry goods drln of this city, has
been forced into bankruptcy By IL b.
Clafiin & Co. Illinois creditors 90 the
amount Of one hundred and nineteen
thousand dollars
a suit for divorce has bean commenced
in THIS city by jesse N. Elliot, who asks
70 De divorced on tho ground Of dsssrtiOn.
ne was married In Alabama iu 1861. His
VIC wanted him 20 Join the rebel army;
le uHcllned ana was drafted but finally
deserted 70 the Union lines and iOined
the Union army. in which be remained
until the end Of the war. His wife uf-
terly refuses - live with him.
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NEW YORK, January An important
decision was made this afternoon by JUS
tice Brady in the Supreme Court, relative
20 the right Of stockholders examining the
books Of the company. Mr., Churchill,
according to recitals in the writ, owner
Of ninety shares in the Erie railway COM
mon stock, applied within thirty days be-
tore election to Mr.. Gould, President, and
Mr.. Otis, Secretary, for inspection Of the
books, and alleges was denied said insPec-
ton. The case was argued at the Decem-
Der term. and the opinion delivered to-
day decided the relatOr entitled TO per-
emptOry BlGndGmaS and awarded him
costs, inasmuch as he had not been per-
mitted to examine the books of the COM
paEy, so Mr.. Gould proceeded against as
President of the company, and the COM
Danv, by its demurrer, admitted what Mr..
Gould denied. The costs we're refused
Mr. CLog14T
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OoN EHNTN
THE SOUTH.

A Sunday AorRing Newspaper, Published
IN Memphis. Number January 8
l87l---h0ii0e to Subscribers and AdVsr.
tisera.
Photographic Sketches Of Leading South.
ern Journalists, cOmmen cling with the press
Of Memphis-tO be continued.
Railways and Railway Builders of Mem
phss-an Interesting historical and biOgraph-
Summary of Notable Events of the year
1870, arranged In chronological order, and
most valuaole for future re- erence.
Ignorance in America, exhibiting startling
facts from the census Of 1916 1850 and l560-
two million Americans unable 70 read.
What Can DO Best-A chronological essay
upon the topic Of housekeeping.
What Live Fora poem by e. L Barnes.
POetical contributions; BY Miss Nellie Mar
shall, Miss Mary a Mcintosh and Ideal EcilR.
A Louisville Romance Beauty VS.. Fortune
"A hundred thousand dallars against lady 3
hand-ThroWing dice or matrimonial gam
bling.
ren-sketci1es for Sunday, descriptive Of the
Christmas tree at he Peabody Hotel, and
general topics Of interest.
An ornate description OF the Dining Hall
Of the celebrated Peabody Hotel. A glance
al the history of hotels in Memphis, of their
former proprietors and present manage
ment.
Business guide o. enterprising merchants
ana others; or, the men who advertise.
Answers 70 correspondents ana hints TO
authors.
Ths markets-a resume OF commercial
Transactions for the week, and the closing
quotations OF saturday, the instant.
Telegraphic summary for the week. togeth-
er with the latest dispatches recetYed after
midnight for the sunday edition of The
South.
classification o. latest news by mail and
telegraph arranged under the head OF south
ern states-a photograph Of transpiring
events.
Advertising lavOrs and orders for anbsorip.
tiUnB to THE SOUTH should be sent ia the
Ledger G0untiugsrO0m. or to the Drfnffuq
once OF THE SOUTH. No. z Center alley, near
the Ledger office. The Bunday edition will
be large and advertisers must send in their
faVOrs before z o'ci0cR every Saturday.
The Immense edition Of The SOUTH viii be
delivered this morning rom the counting.
room OF the Public Ledger, No. l8 Madison
street News dealers and others can be sup
Piled by applying early.
Specimen copies Of THE SOUTH may be obs
tanned this morning At the cOuntinR-room Of
the Public Ledger, No S MADISON 81, jas
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"Wednesday, January I8, 1871,

Within Ieval hours, the following desert 1Ht
property. to-Wits All the right. -.G.e slr ..l-
rerest Of a. g. Befrts Lu and To the two uu..-
vIded one-siEih .5t' Interests or one uua.-
vidsd ons-tuird Psi iurare Lu q tract 1.
land lying on the north side OF the new -.--. lei
line road east OF and near the el-r OF e --.a
phis. iu shelby eounJTs lsEne5-e-. and r--
scriBed as 1Cl oWs, 3. 2: Llllall-.-- .1 p.
acres. and being the place upra which 2. .l-
man Eettis resided 70 the time NJ a-7 death.
and the same conveyed % SAID 4---lil.-- --.a
It's bv Tilmau @. HeCJls and 70 HlI HT HTE7
Ann q. HarElewoOd Dy deed registered .l
the EeUIster's once OF shelby com. -. -..l...
u which reference is made for L- nuu-l--
riss and more particular dese-'p .1u %. s-.r
land. said two undivided r. Interests were
acquired 1T said a O. hsll-l. a- .o..lF#s -.H
undivided llsf uEs-alE-l llt5 vas o.
quired by him as one of ls-e tc7 -=.a o.. a....
man Belts, deceased, ana The cIl-r .E u.-
chase from 3 O.. and p lf 1rIu-I- .-H DE-.
named CT WHOM was also one cd The 4e755=
OF the said TiLlmau aer-s- deceased Ha.a.
said tract OF land was part aL - ,s'7- ..
Sarah Bettls, the WioGF 0l SAID Alllu'au Hs.-
tbs, deceased.
Terms Of sale-Cash.
EDMUND A COLE. Cl=FEaud Master.
Z. IA Pike anu vi son 81 Beard. .-0I-. H-.|
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ErlrhEfaI eat,Innnn af crlnsa.

LOUIsvILLE, January 7.-Annexed is
q report OF the operations of the police
force Of this city during the year Just
closed Number Of arrests, 50i4-divided
as follows: for Drunkenness and disorder
~ conduct, 24Z7; Cor infanticide, 5; for
murdur, q for stealing, $50; for abuse Of
family, 81; for assault with intent TO kill,
I25: for assault and battery, 40; for street
fghting, 1875. Marriage licenses issued for
the year--Whites, 1908; negroes, 80.
A special dispatct, to the COgiTser- Jour
nal, from Frankfort, says that the polls
OF the municipal elilctioH held In that city
to-day were crowded during the entire
time Of voting. The Democratic ticket
throughout was elected. Between six
and ssve. O'Clock tLds evening some per-
son fired a pistol near the courthouse,
which seemed a signal, as Immediately
number Of shots were fired info the
courthouse, mortallF wOnnding William
Newman, highly respected Irish citizen,
and slightly woun,iing Captain Y. G.
Thompson and two negroes.
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NEW YORK, January Late foreign
exchanges state, apparently on good
authority, that the Prussians have again
prohibited merchants of Champagne from
sending their wine to Belgium, for trans
mission Themes 20 England or elsewhere.
La Li5eTte says that the floating
population Of Bordeaux is daily increas-
ing. IL is estimated that 10000 persons
have already arrived there with the
Government.
Accounts from Bucharest state that the
agitation for Rounsnian Independence is
confirmed by newspapers, snu is not sup
ported by the Government.
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BELGIUM.
PROGRESS OF ACTIVE HOsTILLIrIEs-
FIERCE FIGHTING INEVITABLE.

PROGRESS OF ACTIVE HOsTILLITIEs-
FIERCE FIGHTING IEEyITABLE.
BRUssELs, January 6-Batteries Clan
cart and Vile Jeuf are throwing shot
weighing twenty-f0Ur pounds and shells
weighing sixty i've pounds and bonn
Dsrdso IsseY, NaDVeres snd Mont Rouge,
yesterday and to-day. The forts are re-
plying with considerable effect with six
and seven inch guns, throwing shells
weighing one hundred and one hundred
and hi5v pounds. The German engineers
expect TO silence the forts by the night Of
the 9Th.
General Cssnssy is advancing with two
columns Of the main body of the army az
La LOUp and another a. Vendome.
The Duke Of Mecklenburg occupies
the line between BiOis and Nend0me and
La LCup and Y NauueuL.
The French reserves from Orleans.
Cbateau 'Chartres and DrsuK. in all
q 600 men, are Fastening TO join General
Chansey who has Ons hundred and fifty
thoUssui soldiers IN splendid condition.
The forces of Generals Fsidherbe and
Bcgelles are 10 excellent order.
General MOnbsuhI6's losses in the bat
ties Of the 81 inst, amounted 90 300
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Revenue Oalcsrs act Wanted to Lobby In
Washington

WAsHSgTOS, January The follow
ing circular has been issued by the Com
missioner Of Internal Revenue: " II hav-
ing come 20 the knowledge of this Office
ths5 officers Of internal Revenue ab-
sent themselves from their respective dis
tEicls without having obtained proper
leave Of absence, notice is hereby given
that in future such absence will not be
permitted. An permits now outstanding
granting authority TO superiOrs or other
Internal Revenue officers 20 visit Wash
iugJOn, or absent themselves from their
olslrlcts- when, ia their opinion. the sE-
igsucies Of their service is required, are
hereby revoked. All officers who here
after receive permission 90 visit Washing
ton viii be required 10 register in a book
which has been prepared az this ofnce for
tEeiT names: by what authority they are
here. tho extent Of their leave OF absence,
and their address while iu the city.
(SiRued) "A. PLEASONTON.U %
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MIaaaurI ssnassrshlu.

sT. LoUIs, January IA special 20 the
Democrat from Jefferson City, says the
state officers figure up the election Cf
Wagner as u. 8. Senator by four majority,
IL the Republicans reunite. It is reported
that ST. Louis and the southwest viii
support General Blair in caucus, which
will give him the Democratic nomination j
but knowing ones say both Blair and
Glover viii exhaust their strength on the
frst ballot, and that Norton will be the
coming man. He was member OF Con-
gcess when the war began, and has large
influence in the northwest.
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Very Fiat Porter.

WAsHrSGToN, January T. Although two
executive sessions have been held by the
Senate since his nomination, Admiral
Porter has not been brought up. Both
lls friends aud OppOnets seem fearful Of
The result. Neither party seem anxious
to force the nomination % a vote, IS the
contest IS so close, one party fighting the
House bin Tor abolisbing the grade Of
Admiral, while the other is fighting for
The nomination Of Porter. Between the
two. 10 is doubtful Il the case be decided
Tor some time. From the best inf0rma-
ton TO be obtained, there is little doubt
u the vote had been now, that he would
Ee defeated
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ealltnrnIs RaIlwaYs-PsrIary.

SAN FRyNcsCo. January Suits in
volvinp the ownership of the stock Of the
OREGON Central railroad and a division OF
partnership property and interest, valued
At over $500 OU0 has been commenced IN
the Sttaentb district court, by John
Nightingale and @. @. Elliott, contractors,
etc, against Ben. Holiday & Co.. Theo-
dora r. Brooks, Milton 8. Latom, Q.
Temple Emmett. VIM. Harris and others.
The Labor Exchange provided, last
year, employment for 1890 persons over
halt of whom we're women.
NEW YORK, January Eugene Court
ney, hitherto holding a respectable posi-
tion among the merchants Of the city, IVES
committed, to-day, in default Of $4,000
bail, charged with perjury in September,
1863. Courtney signed bonds in the Su-
preme Court making himself responsible
for $1,000.
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West PUNT Cadets in Trouble.

POUGHKEEPsIE, ". Y. January IA
United States officer yesterday arrested
three cadet refugees from West Point and
took thsm back. They declare they were
dragged from their quarters, after dark,
by the first class, and conveyed to the
mountains, where they were directed to
leave forthwith under penalty of being
tarred and fsathered. They have sent a
written statement Of the entire transac.
ton 80 the post COmmaudant.
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CREDITORS E0TlCE,

No. I4I-R.-Iu the First Chancerv Court o..
shelby county, Teunessee--Plllp Lu5---
vs.. George FIed Werne % al
IT appearing from an order entered ln THIS
l cause that II. Woarue he'd departed this .l.a
prior 20 the dling OF this bill; that u. =
MeuL has been appointed MS adnlnisift..l
In this cause. and directing publication 20 6ll
creditors, etc
It is therefore ordered, That alL parties
Interested in said estate make their appear
sucs herein. 90 the C0urr-hOuse in the city
of Memphis Tenn. on or be ore the lrs.
Monday in January, lS1l, and plead, answer
or demur 20 Complainant's ulli. pruF5 and aa-
fabIfsh their demands against said estate aC-
aordfng to law. or the caIse VIII be proceeded
with eXparte, and that a copy OF This order
be published once q week, for lour successive r.
weeks, in the Memphis Appeal.
A COpT-attest:
EDHUND A COLE. Clerk and lIastsr-
Ey.R. j. BsaACE, Deputy CLerE and Master.
Wilson & Beard. Bnis- FOR e1rdul'uta. dea
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That GaIprea csdeE.

WAsHINsToN, January The case Of
the c0lored cadet now under charges and
specifications for conduct un becoming
an officer and gentleman, viii not be re-
sumed by the cOurt-msrtisl now sitting
az this post until tomorrow noon. It
was brought before the court incidentally
yesterday. No testimony was taken. To-
day the court is occupied with the trial Of
certain enlisted men against some Of
whom serious oHenses are charged.
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Isruealsm smith speaks bic PIsos.

WAsHISGrON, January 7-Mr. Mum
gen addressed the House on the dangers
to be apprehsnded in the continuance ol
the Chinese immigration
Mr. Smith, from Tennessee, defended
Governor Clayton, Of Arkansas, from
the aspersiOns cast upon him in q speech
Of Mr.. Rogers. A long discussion en-
sued az TO the proper construction Of the
clause in the Arkansas Constitution dis
franchisiug former rebels, who mad 0nce
sworn 70 support the Constitution Of the
United states. They voted for that Con-
stitution or sustained the reconstruction
policy Of Congress-
The discussion was participated in BY
Measrs. smith, Of Tennessoe, Rogers, Of
Maryland, NiblBclt, Ferris, Porter and
Mccormick.
House adjourned.
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NOTICE.

MAYORS OFFICE CITY HALL.
IA hEHPHIa, Tenn, Dec l5, Isl0sJ
50 The interest falling due on the lst day
OF Janusry, Is71, on the bonds Of the city Of
Memphis. win be paid on presentation OF
TIE proper coupons. at tlas ONCE OF P. N. Ny
ers a Co.. Bankers, Ne a Pine street, in the
Gity Of New YORK. On ana zfter Monday,
Januarya g. 1s7L JOHN goHEsoE,
aal8 Mayor.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-01-08

NEW YORK, January The American
and Merchants Union Express CJmpa-
niss advertise q re ward of 5000 for iuf0r-
nation leading to the arrest and convic-
tiOn of the parties who robbed and at
tempted 20 murder their messenger while
crossing the railroad bridge at Albany, at
eight O'Clock on Friday evening.
No cable dispatches Of t0-dsy's date
have come 10 hand. The delay is stiU
attributed TO Tine crowd Of business upon
the wires.