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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-08-17

Ok reading the leading Radical jour
nails you would at once come to the con-
clusion that their editors were ultra
Southern men, SO earnestly do they
abuse Greeley for his anti-Southern SEN
timents. But the secret OF their venom
and duplicity stands revealed when they
advocate the reelection of the military
despot. Grant.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-08-17

BEN BUTLER sings out, Can the peo-
pie of the North clasp the hands of
rebels over the bloody chasm?" The
Radical papers respond, =" Can the
Sou hern people clasp the hands OF
Greeley who so wronged them during
the late war;" To Butler and the Rad
ical press the Soulh answers affirma-
lively, provided Butler and those who
think with him keep their hands out of
the affair.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-08-17

IT has transpired that Mr.. Edward
Foster, of Boston, dropped dead while
reading newspaper, and natural Gu
riosity prevailed to know which newspa
per had so deadly an effect. 1t was dis
covered to be the New York Grant or
gan, and it was filled with abuse of Hor-
ace Greeley. According to General
Harding, of Indiana, on the election Of
Greeley these sewers of 9Th will be
closed and the occupation Of cartoon
makers be gone" The unsuspecting
readers of Radical newspapers will then
be safe.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-08-17

TIE question, "what States can
Greeley carryf" has been reversed into
What States can carry Grant," They
are few and far between.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-08-17

Wait & Lewis are delivering the best
Pittsburg coal at seventy-fve cents, and
they weigh il on the city scales. lac
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-08-17
no ostracism. We have had enough Of
that beneath the infamous rule of Grant
and his myrmidons.

The Geneva Conference will, in all
probability. be in session till the crack
f doom. Since the amount Of the
Alabama claims startled the world,
mother surprise breaks in upon the
minds of those taking interest in the di-
,lomatic affairs. The counter claims OF
England for damages sustained by the
seizure and con6scation Of blockade
runners and their cargoes sum up the
astonishing figure $ll7.5O0,0OO. From
all appearance it would seem as if the
Grant Government representing our
whaling interests has not exactly struck
Ill, and Judgment may be awarded
against our Government for many mil
ions. So much for stirring up old war
matters.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-08-17

THERE is logical and a sentimental
view of the negro vote in the South
Mr.. Sumner and Mr.. Greeley take the
sentimental glimpse Of the matter, and
will, no doubt. be disappointed in the
result. The negro is ignorant, credu
lous and prey to the political adven-
turer, whose business is to secure his
vote for Grant. Mr.. Greeley feels that
he deserves the negro vote, but Messrs.
Greeley and Sumner will discover that
that sentiment is not reciprocated by
the negro. 1t is waste of time to at
tempt to convince him. We can do
without their votes in the South; hence
let the negro grope in the dark until the
light of reason points out to him his true
interests
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-08-17

Observation-Disclosures the works q
the Memphis Water Company.
l47 w. l.. CAMERON, Secretary.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-08-17

Buy your wood from C b. john
SON, III Poplar st., near Fourth. az
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-08-17
DIED,

LESTER-At Oxford, Miss, August 9Th.
Captain W. v LESTER, formerly Of this city,
but late of Bolivar Landing, Miss. -
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-08-17

GRAVEL, or composition roofing, both
GENUINE, by E. G. Jones, 2sl Main st,
New Orleans Republican., 1872-05-22
THB INHBsTIaATINa cOMMTTTEB.

1t is barely possible that anybody will
see the printed report of the New Orleans
investigating committee until after the
election. The testimony is too damaging
to Messrs. Casey, Packard & Co. for the
President to even let it see the light. The
rumor that he had removed his brother
in-Iaw in consequence of these discredit-
able exposures is about as destitute of
foundation as that Grant cares for any
body but himself and relations. The
committee was sent to New Orleans in
the belief that something could be picked
up against Governor Warmoth which
would afford a pretext for the President
to interfere, and put his minions into abb
solute control of the State government.
But this not being the case, the commit
tees report was very much like the ele-
phant the man drew in the lottery. Now
they have it, they don't know what to do
with it. The proposal to relieve Casey
from the conectorship would be seized
upon eagerly, if there was any other place
for him. It would never do to send him
abroad alone, or he would get lost. Here,
Carter, Packard and Herwig take care Of
him. To turn him loose on the world
would never do. So they think it better
for him to keep the colectorship. Under
these circumstances it is a very sad thing
to have a President with foolish relations.
New Orleans Republican., 1872-05-22
aervation Of the necessities Of the present

servation of the necessities Of the present
campaign. A4
Genera, Hebert deliberately assumes,
what must always be borne in mind, that
the movement which was perfected at
Cincinnati had its origin in the Repub-
ican party, and properly belongs to the
better portion Of that organization. The
Liberal Republicans have not surren-
dered, nor do they propose to allow that
the nomination of General Grant will
separate them from their principles. They
merely believe in good government and
honest men, as they always did, and being
debarred the right to secure these bless
ings at Philadelphia, they determined to
secure them at Cincinnati This is all
Mr.. Greeley is the candidate of the Re-
pubicans who put their country before
themselves General Grant will be the
candidate of the self-asserted Republicans
who put themselves before their country
This is what General Hebert admits, and
in admitting it he insists that the De
mocracy shall support Mr.. Greeley as
against General Grant, first, because
it is too weak to elect its own
candidates, and second, because it is
bound, as the next alternative, to
accept the best candidate that is
presented for their sufrages. And what
is more, General Hebert says that the
Democrats are pledged to do this, because,
when they felt that they were incompetent
to save the State, they had the manliness
to invite others to undertake the work,
and now they are engaged to support
those parties who accepted of their sug-
gestion in good faith. The main task to
be accomplished at present is to break
down the powerful array Of forces that
support the administration at Washington,
which, being done, we can then devote
our attention to the Smaller difficulties
that beset localities. With Horace Gree
ley in the executive Office, through the
influence Of the Southern vote, the South
Cdu CI6l44u do dGSCAl4OL CbV AA4o A4osAAetS
as any other section. With General
Grant reelected to his present position,
we know what he viii do from seeing what
he has done. And since Mr.. Greeley sep
arated his fortunes from those of the
President, because the latter would not be
liberal toward the South, we have a guar
antee that he will deal more generously by
US than his opponent has done, or will do.
And since Mr.. Greeley was always the
friend Of the colored people, even while
General Grant was their enemy, so they
may rest satisfied that he will continue to
exert his influence for their benefit when
General Grant viii have forgotten them
as he forgot them before the war
We take broad view Of Mr.. Hebert's
letter, because it proposes to accomplish
greater results for good than he thought
Of, probably, when he wrote it.
New Orleans Republican., 1872-05-22
PRINCIPLES BEFORE MEN.

All the South wants is offered in the
platform adopted at Cincinnati. The men
that were nominated by the convention
that made this acceptable platform have
accepted Of it, and bound themselves to
abide by its declarations. This being the
case, as it confessedly is, the Southern
people can present no reasonable objection
to supporting the nominees, because this
is the way to obtain the platform, which is
their main want. This is the language
or at least it is the argument Of General P.
o. Hebert, as set forth in his letter which
we publish in another column. There is
nothing uncertain or equivocal about the
suggestions of our distinguished and pop
ular fellow-citizen, but rather plain and
courageous assumption Of position, and
a manly exposition Of the reasons that i'm
PEELED him thereto. We have no doubt
the adherence Of this veteran Democrat to
the ranks of Mr.. Greeley's friends will
have wide influence for good; and there
is great hope that this example will be
initiated far and wide by other gentlemen
who have canyassed the political horizon
with the same glass that has enabled Gen
eral Hebert to take such an accurate OBJ
New Orleans Republican., 1872-05-22
AN ARMY IN BuoKRAM.


With the same solemn dullness that per-
vaded its instruction in the past the
Bourbon organ proposes to instruct the
people of Louisiana to-day. 1t says if the
eighty-one thousand voters who rallied for
Seymour and Blair in 1868 Will only rally
again in 1872 the Democrats can carry the
State as they carried it then. Here is one
'sif'' that is momentous and confessed, while
there is another that is not taken account of
at all. In the first place the voters who
supported Seymour win not unite to sup
port another Democrat; and in the second
place there were no eighty-one thousand
of them to do the rallying. The ballot
boxes returned more votes than there were
voters in that memorable year, as we
know and as the Bee knows. Then the
Democrats doubled and quadrupled their
strength by voting oftener than they
should have done, as the Bee knows and as
we know. These two ifs, then, being dis
posed of, what becomes of the fraction
that is left? Deduct the men who will
not vote a straight Democratic ticket
again, and throw out the illegal votes, and
what becomes Of the suggestion that vic
tory is attainable in favor of straight
Democratic ticket? Thestrength of the Bee
dwindles down to a comparison with
Fallstaffs army in buckram, and that is
just such a force as the Bourbon oracle is
fit to lead.
New Orleans Republican., 1872-05-22

The action of the Baton Rouge Democ-
racy in instructing their delegates to the
June convention to oppose the nomination
of State ticket until the party policy has
been clearly laid down by the national
convention at Baltimore is dictated by
sound judgment. 1t is impossible to now
exactly foretell what combinations of polit-
ical strength will be necessary to secure
the triumph of the great reforms, in both
national and State governments, upon
which the prosperity and happiness of our
people hinge, and premature action in the
way of ticket making might prove as ca
la1nitous as it certainly. is unnecessary.
Although not expressed in so public and
emphatic a manner, the sentiments en-
bodied in the Baton Rouge resolutions are
cordially indorsed throughout the par
ishes; and even in the city, if we except a
score or two of ambitious ofice-seekers
and their expectant followers, the wisdom
of the suggestion to delay decisive action
until later in the summer meets with ap-
provaL 1t will be great saving to the
agricultural interests and of the incidental
losses inevitably attendant upon lengthy
political campaign if all parties could be
induced to postpone the opening of active
canvassing until a month or two before
election day.
New Orleans Republican., 1872-05-22

The motion of General Butler, in the
House of Representatives, the other day,
that Congress should continue in session
until after the November election, is the
first step toward depriving the South of
its legitimate franchise. 1t is now almost
certainly ascertained that General Grant
can not carry q single Southern State,
with perhaps the exception of South Caro-
lima. It may become, therefore, neces-
sary to declare martial law, and suspend
the writ Of habeas corpus just on the eve
of the election. The latter can not be
done except by vote of Congress, and it
is believed that the administration ma
jority is yet 50 strong that no actual i'm
pediment will be thrown in the way of
this expedient, if it be found necessary.
To no one could such management be
more safely intrusted than to the hero Of
the Dutch Gap canal.
New Orleans Republican., 1872-05-22

The theatrical season finally closed last
night, with light attendance at the 81
Charles Theatre and good house to listen
to the Italian opera at the Varieties Thea
tire. The Academy of Music closed last
Saturday night, and the Opera House on
the twelfth instant. The next season will
open early, providing we escape an cpl
demic this year, which is almost cer-
tainty. We believe the theatrical managers
will vie with each other in their efforts to
please the public. and that we shall be
favored with the highest talent in the drai
matte profession.
New Orleans Republican., 1872-05-22

Governor Warmoth's action in trying to
prevent the consummation of the Wick
life warrant swindle, by which the State
treasury would be mulcted to the tune of
a hundred and fifty thousand dollars, has
not as yet been turned to his injury by
any Of our contemporaries. No matter
how proper his acts and commendable his
motives, we are SO accustomed to see his
official deeds distorted into frauds and
rascality that we naturally looked for it in
this case. Tt is true no praise has been
accorded for his earnest desire to protect
the public interests, but the failure to
misconstue his purposes must be taken as
a most encouraging sign Of reformation in
certain quarters.
New Orleans Republican., 1872-05-22
IS NOW OPEN FOR TIE sEAs0E,

Among its many advantages may be enumerated
the following:
telegraph office, enabling guests to eOmmun,
cate with all parts OF the world.
railroad from the hotel to Barnes station On
the New Orleans, Mobile and Texas Railroad
large garden, with orchard attached, furnish
ing the house with an ample supptyof vegetable
and fruits.
Arrangements for constant supplies of fish, cgs
ters crabs fruits, etc are complete.
laundry has been recently bullt, combining al
the requisites 10 make it first class.
An excellent band of music from the Opera
House, New Orleans, has been engaged
1t is generally conceded to be the best fishing
point on the coast.
Pleasure and fishing boats will be supplied.
Thsre has never been a case Of yellow fever At
Mississippi City.
Liberal arrangements will be made with famihes
and parties desirOus of spending the season.
The lessees intend to keep, in every respect
first class hotel and they ask from the pubic only
that support their enterprise merits.
mvIe I'm W. A. HURD & CO., Lesseea
New Orleans Republican., 1872-05-22

1t is a puzzling fact that while English
women have positively bad taste in
combining colOrs for dress, they seldom
make mistakes in furnishing their houses.
American women are far before them in
matters Of dress, but just as far behind
them in everything that pertains to grace
and color IN house equipments.
New Orleans Republican., 1872-05-22
NOTICE.

The Committee Of Arrangements would call the
attention of the public to the State Educational
Convention to be held at Lyceum Hall, cOmmenc-
ing at p NJ, on THURSDAY, the twenty y-third
instant Talented and experienced gentlemen
will deliver addresses upon topics of general in
terest to the educational work, such industrial
education, school supervision compulsory educa-
ton, educational sJ stems, sanitary regulations
for schools, and kindred subjects which win also
be presented in general discussion. All interested
in the advancement Of popular education are
cordially invited to attend
my22 2t 2p THE COMMITTEE.
New Orleans Republican., 1872-05-22

In reply to the assertion that more Demo
Gratis viii vote for Grant than for Greeley,
the Leon 1owa) Pioneer thus frees its
mind: "It is the sheerest nonsense in the
world to talk about Democrats voting for
Useless Grant. They will not do 1t.
Neither will the masses of the Republican
party. The honest masses will vote for
Greeley, a man possessing brains anq a
statesman's abilities, as against BRAIN Jess
upstart and bigot Like G1ft-taker Grant
New Orleans Republican., 1872-05-22

The luxury Of fresh sea-Watef oaIOh'
without the expense and fatigue Of journey
ing to the coast to obtain it, will soon Dc
obtainable in the capital Of England A
company has been organized to bring Wabef
from the ocean, through enameled piHes.
to London, where constant supply, at fhc
rate Of half a million gallons day, viii be
4t,vy,;sbad
New Orleans Republican., 1872-05-22

We have received an invitation to par
ticipate in the festivities of basket picnic
sn the Oakland course tomorrow, to be
given by the pupils of the Gravier School.
The invitation committee consists of Lucie
Harrison, Josephine Fournette and Emma
HarrOd
New Orleans Republican., 1872-05-22

Horace White, who is a shrewd and can
did observer, says ''All over Illinois there
is a more united Democratic support of
Horace Greeley, even at this time, than can
be centered upon any other man who can
be selected by any convention, Democratic
or Republican"
New Orleans Republican., 1872-05-22

The interviewer who went out to Chap
paqua and found MIR. Greeley railing got
thoroughly posted in many particulars, and
REPORTS that the Cincinnati nominee is sound
on the fence question, but is debarred frPm
making more explicit statements. He
hedges SO much that we suspect his chaIlac-
ter as interviewer is at stake.
New Orleans Republican., 1872-05-22
THE LUZENBERG HOSPTTAL.

Enacted by the late Legislature the exclusive
Hospital for Small pOx and contagious complaints,
Is on THE P0ETCHARTBAIN RAILROAD,
Fifth square outside Claiborne street.
INDECENT cases are received according to usual
city provisions, with permits from the sanitary
officials.
Private or paying cases are received for: Wards,
So per day private rooms 50.
Apply at the hospital. my22 1y
New Orleans Republican., 1872-05-22

First ruffian-Wot was hup for, and wot
ave 1 got Well, foor'd a woman and
took her watch, and I've got two years and
a foggin' Second rufian-Ha | flung
woman out O the top floor winder, an I've
on'y got three months, First rufian-Ah,
but then she oUaS ger rife
New Orleans Republican., 1872-05-22

morally certain the people do not care to
be informed about the names of their de-
ceivers if they can only be rescued from
the deceptions which are attempted upon
them.
New Orleans Republican., 1872-05-22

The Louisville CoaTier-JO1rRal says: "We
do not believe that Mr. Voorhees, is any
worse than the words of his speech make
him appear to be. His district is very moss
grown, and his constituents do not love
Horace Greeley. He consulted his local in
terests, we doubt not, correctly"
New Orleans Republican., 1872-05-22

A dispatch was sent to Mr.. Greeley from
Portland, announcing that the Democratic
State Committee had decided in favor of
his support, and that the delegation to
Baltimore 90 there ready to bolt if Greeley
L. repudiated.
New Orleans Republican., 1872-05-22

The Democrats like the joke of Gree
ley's nomination so well that they pro-
pose to amend and extend it by electing
him to the Presidency. Their fun it is
that gives the administration such draw
back that it now declares the whole thing
to be too serious for a joke. 1t does not
like to be joked with in this way.
New Orleans Republican., 1872-05-22

The New York Democratic State Con-
vention is entirely in the hands of the
Greeley men, Mr.. Kinsella, editor of the
Brooklyn Eagle, who is permanent chair
man, being an out-and-Out advocate of
coalition.
New Orleans Republican., 1872-05-22

The Tichborne case is not dead, by any
means. The claimant is hopeful and has
host of sympathizers. Mr., Ballantyne has
appeared as his bail, and public meet ing
of his sympathizers has been held at Not
tingham. But Sir John Coleridge says he
is prepared to prove that the claimant is
Arthur Orten beyond the possibility df a
Ior4bt
New Orleans Republican., 1872-05-22

A man out West undertook to play with
a lion at the mangerie the other day. He
says he finds it mighty hard to write with
his left hand, but that he misses his eye
more than anything else. His nose was
always trouble to him.
New Orleans Republican., 1872-05-22

The Catholic Reriew OF Brooklyn says it
is unquestionable that the nomination Of
Horace Greeley for President by the Gin
cinnati convention has given satisfaction to
a large number of his fellow-citizens who,
like him, are Of Irish descent.
New Orleans Republican., 1872-05-22

The New York Observer says that Pro-
fessor Morse provided in his viii for the
preparation of his biography, and that his
executors will at once select a biOgrapher
In accordance with the will.
New Orleans Republican., 1872-05-22

The Cleveland Ledger is under the i'm
preston that it has enough poetry on hand
to last till next fall, but if the spring is
backward, and the fires have to be kept up,
1t viii probably need more.
New Orleans Republican., 1872-05-22

Four French dramatists, among whom is
Theodore Barriere, have sued Dion Bouci-
cault for damages, which they claim on ac-
count of his having used the plots of their
plays, with but very slight notifications.
New Orleans Republican., 1872-05-22

Complimentary invitation tickets have
oesa received for the grand picnic and
second anniversary of the New Orleans
Lodge, No. 2I8, of the Order Of Harugari,
at the Delachaise grounds, next Sunday
aud Monday.
New Orleans Republican., 1872-05-22

Somebody shows by statistics that Meth
odist ministers are shorter lived than others
by about twenty per cent, notwith-
standing the chickens they eat and the
nethodical way in which they live.
New Orleans Republican., 1872-05-22

General Joe Hooker is entirely helpless
from paralytic prosuation, and has to be
supported by his son wherever he goes.
He is now on his way to California for the
benefit of his health.
New Orleans Republican., 1872-05-22

NJ r. A MON,
Dealer in All Kinds of Furniture.
NOS. SO. 1O1 and IO3 CHARTRES STREET, New or.
leans.
Has constantly on hand an assortment Of
Cottage Bedsteads (extra make, with fOur.inch
pOsts). with teasteTs, 5l2.
Solid Walnut One.fourth Marble Bureaus, $40.
Solid Walnut Portable ArmOirs, with two draw.
ers III bottom 500
Victoria Bedroom Sets, in Walnut Mahogany and
Imitation Rosewood, ten pieces. 612O.
Spring Mattresses made to order s25 and S30
Parlor Sets, in Walnut, Mahogany and limitation
Rosewood, ten pieces, at very moderate prices.
Also, an assortment of Looking Glasses at mOdsr
te prices. feIOlv
New Orleans Republican., 1872-05-22

The forthcoming Life Of Amos Kendall
will be immensely popular with all politi-
clans. He was the prince of wire-pullers,
and his son in-law, Mr.. Stickney, tells how
he used to do it,
New Orleans Republican., 1872-05-22

In a certain hotel the following item oe-
casionally appears on the bills OF iare'
l.Clean sheets to-day
New Orleans Republican., 1872-05-22

Old lady to her niece-"Good gracious,
Matilda, but it's cold. Ny teeth are ac-
tually chattering" Loving niece-'Wel,
don't let them chatter too much or they
may tell where you bought them"
New Orleans Republican., 1872-05-22

John Wesley said it was as impossible to
write fine poem in French as to make nne
music on a iews-harp.
New Orleans Republican., 1872-05-22

Nearly 400 barrels Of -four were shipped
nv Morgan's railroad and the steamship
Josephine, few days since, for Austin,
New Orleans Republican., 1872-05-22

The red. white and blue-Gratz Browns
hair, Greeleys hat, and the countenanees OF
4ba otice-holders next November.
New Orleans Republican., 1872-05-22

The Trio al Bersaglio Association is busily
nreparing for the celebration of its fourth
anniversary, on the tenth of June, at the
DeIaehaise grounds.
New Orleans Republican., 1872-05-22

The river here yesterday afternoon was
FIVE feet eight inches below high water
mark of 1871.