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RADICAL INTIMIDATION.

Ten years ago, q negro IN the southern
states voted the Democratic ticket at the
peril of his life. The whites were disfran-
chised, and if a colored voter intimated a
disposition to 90 justice to the whites, by
voting for their acknowledgements, he was set
upon by the black mob and kicked and
abused like a dog There are several co.,
ored men here in Memphis who bear upon
their persons marks of violence, inflicted be-
cause they were guilty OF the crime of voting
the Democratic ticket. Before the southern
people were enfranchised and given home
rule, a colored Democrat was ostracised by his
race. and if he voted his honest convictions,
kicks and cuffs we're the penalty. This practice
has not been entirely abandoned. We see
it stated that at Society Hill, South Carolina.
at the last election a colored man 10y tue
name of Granville Pool, who voted with
the Democrats November 5th, has been
deposed from his place as dea-
con in a colored Baptist church for his
offense. A colored preacher named Epps,
who refused to vote with the Republicans,
has been ordered out Of the pulpit and told
that ne must confess to having committed a
sin and must beg forgiveness of the church
before being allowed to preach again. At
Murfreesboro', North Carolina, negro who
voted the Democratic ticket was terribly
beaten by his colored neighbors, and many
Others have been turned out of their churches.
All these are well authenticated cases, aud it
would be well for candid Republicans
throughout the north to consider them before
falling into line with the virulent Republican
press IN abusing the southern Democracy for
alleged wrong-doings. If there have been
instances of bulldoz!ng on the!part OF the Red
Shirts !of South Carolina and Louisiana,
it is only evident that the Republi-
sns in those States have been gull
ty OF the same offense, and the score
is therefore even. OF course we do not for a
moment sympathize with any such lawless
methods Of carrying elections. We believe
in every voter being untrammeled and secure
in his constitutional right to vote according
to the dictates Of his own conscience. But
when the northern Republicans take up ru-
mors Of a few isolated cases Of election frauds
on the part of irresponsible Democrats in the
back districts; and when a Republican Presi-
dent gives space and credence to these ru-
mors in his annual message to congress, it is
about time for Democrats to begin showing
mp the other side of the story, and placing a
fair shareof the responsibility for these south
ern "outrages" where it rightfully belongs
upon the shoulders of the Republican party.
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TELEGRAMS.

The stean-barge Keashew went ashore
near Sheboygan last night and is still on.
Oliphant & Co., an old-estabIished china
house of New York city, have made an as
signment.
Small & Mason's warehouse and store, of
Sonora, Ohio, burned Sunday Loss estima-
ted at twenty thousand dollars. Insurance
unknown.
A Virginia City dispatch says that L. H.
Thorp, county commissioner, and an old
resident, was killed Monday afternoon by be-
ing thrown from his buggy.
A Sacramento, California, dispatch says
Police Officer Joseph Scott was shot through
the head and killed, in that city, Sunday
night, by parties unknown.
A misplaced 6sh-plate on the Air Line rail-
way caused train to jump the track eight
miles west of Romeo, Michigan. One man
was killed and several others seriously injured.
In order to facilitate the deliveries of grain,
the grain trade of the produce exchange
of New York have decided to change the
grade of No. 2 amber wheat to No. 2
Chicago red.
Rev. James Ghalteu, of Cincinnati, a lead
ing clergyman Of the Campbellits church,
and editor Of the Christian Annual, died
yesterday morning at the residence of his
daughter in that city.
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TRAMrs for want of the means of getting a

TRANPs for want of the means of getting a
living, and millions of acres unproductive for
want of occupants, is one of the strange
phenomena to be found in the United
States. In the Netherlands persons able to
work, but found begging, are sent 10 a
government farm and made of use; is such
sensible proceeding impossible with us? We
should not punish man because he has not
got work, but find him work and make him
do it. In that way many individuals who
have never been taught how to make living,
would acquire that valuable accomplishment;
many who are ''botches" at what they have
learned would become excellent laborers at
the plow, in the harvest field, and among
sheep and cattle. The proper way to deal
with tramps, and to help all who want work
and cannot get it, is to End them work on
our untitled acres and have them do it.
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TIE State debt of Tennessee is the largest

TIE State debt of Tennessee is the largest
of all the southern States, with the exception OF
that Of Virginia, which with accrued interest
amounts to something like Fifty millions of
dollars. In speaking of the Virginia debt
the Philadelphia Press says: at was con-
trscted before the war, and no portion of it
can be charged to the much-abused carpet
Dagger, for at the period these obligations
were incurred, none but native-born Vir-
ginians, sciohs of the first families, were per-
mitted to sit in her legislative councils. The
bonds were issued for the benefit of various
works of internal improvement, and the
corporations becoming bankrupt, were neither
able to repay the loan nor to meet the in
terest thereon" 1t is not true that all of this
debt was contracted before the war. Much
Of it was incurred while Virginia was under
the iron heel of despotism, and the State
ruled by adventurers. Even ii the whole
debt was contracted before the war, that
lessons the obligation for paying it, as the
guaranteed property in slaves was abolished
and the people of Virginia were losers of
millions of dollars, and thereby deprived OF
the facilities for paying.
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PROSPERITY AND CONFIDENCE.

A gratifying thing about the present pros
perity of Memphis is that it does not come
only FROM what we sell, but from what we
save We used to buy sll our corn, oats and
hay from the west, now good portion of
these necessaries is grown in the country
around us. We grind large portion Of the
cornmeal we consume, we make great part
of the boxes and barrels our merchants use
in packing, we have quite considerable
share of the butter, eggs, potatoes. poultry,
hogs, onions, beans, cabbages, cucumbers,
fruit and lettuce, peas, peaches and strawber-
yies we require, produced in the country
around US Not only SO, but We are gendlng
every spring immense quantities of Vegeta-
bles, poultry, eggs, butter, peaches, apples,
plubls. potatoes, and very many other things,
to the north. Io- nearly all these things we
used to be dependent on tins north, and now
we are commonly exporting in the spring
to places where we used to buy all through
the spring and the winter. So we go,
every year raising more products that
we can send north while there AZ demand
for early garden-stuff, and what the north
does not want we consume at home, instead
of sending away cash 70 bay it. Memphis
paraIyzed Memphis has within herself,
within the country around her, within the
commercial iaoiiities her position gives her,
resources that defy misfortune, assure prog
ress, and make wealth and prosperity every
year more certain and more rich than the
year before Memphis believes in going
ahead, and she acts on LeF creed, The New
York Herald, Of Saturday, was very correct
when it SAID: 1.-The south is rising more per-
ceptibly out Of Ethe universal depression than
tle north. In spite of the hard times, which
have weighed like an incubus on all the In
dustries of the country, the southern people,
colored as well "a whites, have been adj
yancing in we'll being, il comfort, and they
are confident Of prosperous future. J"
With yepow-fever added to hard times,
Memphis has all that confidence, and with
good reason.
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Grand Re-Opening.
Proclamation by the Governor.

JAMES d. PORTER, Governor of the State of Ten
nessee, to the Sheriff for the County of Shelby, In
said State.
~ REETING-You are hereby commanded to open
VI and hold an election on the 2lst dag of De-
cember 1875 at all the places of holding elections
in county after having given the notice required
by law for the election of Joint Representative for
Shelby and Fayette counties In said State to fill the
vacancy occasioned by the declension of DR.. Il. B.
Ramsey, and due return thereof make to me. &C.
cording to Law.
( - my hand and caused the Great Seal Of
/ SEAL said State TO be affixed at Nashville the
9th day Of December 1878.
JAMES ID. PORTER, Governor.
CHAs. N. GIBBS, Sec'y Of State.
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The Methodist Christian AdrOcate sees in
the willingness of some of the Episcopal
ministers TO condemn the conduct by which
their church drove Wesley's followers out of
it, desire to win the Methodists back to the
old fold. The AdUOcate plthily says: "Where
would our friends of the Protestant Episcopal
church put US? Once in their fold, we would
outnumber them, outvote them, change their
canons right and left; in short, wholly de-
stroy their identity"
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Railroad Consolidation.

ST. LOUIS, December 9.-Mr. Ben w.
Lewis, President Of The st. LOUIS, Eansas
City and Northern railway, was interviewed
this afternoon regarding the reported con-
solidatiou of that road with the Chicago and
Alton, and stated that he knows nothing of
such a scheme, and that he does not believe
it at all probable. Notwithstanding this, other
parties here insist upon it that the consolida-
ton of the two roads is only question of a
shorJsuime
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head of the octagon table. The ladies of the
cabinet probably work harder through the
season than any one else in Washington.
The demands upon their time and sire myth
are enormous, and it must require a good
deal of muscular christianity to go through
the crush OF card reception" in the hight
of the season
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our noble dead, with these exceptions, had
expressions Of love and appreciation that will
ring sweetlY IN the ear OF my memory as
long as that faculty is preserved. Gentle
men, | accept your testimonial, and shall re-
gard II, like that from my dear lady friends,
as my most valuable property. Millions OF
money could not buy it, nor would | surren-
der 1t to force more willingly than |
would my own heats blood. And yet, l
must coniess, | was oppressed with feeling
Of unworthiness while listening to the
eloquent and beautiful compliments OF my
intimate and esteemed friend, Mr.. Dan
Scott, whom you have selected to represent
you in your extreme goodness and favor
Gentlemen, | trust this beautiful watch, en-
HANGED as it IS by the love ! bear you, may
lie next my heart and beat in coDsonance with
| il. like uufii ID drums, silent marches to an
| aged grave, but that It shall never indicate
| the time when | shall be guilty Of dlshon-
| orable action, or forgettul of your loving
/ kindness.
/ After the delivery Of his speech Mr.. Kirk
/ man was overwhelmed with the coDgratula-
/ tions OF his friends, who crowded around
| MIN to express their gratitude. The herolsm
which Dir. Kirkman displayed during the ep-
idemic fully illustrates what is often said,
and which we can only repeat in substance,
that "the bravest are the loving, the tender
est are the daring" At the last Methodist
conference Kirkman took the premium fol-
being the biggest sinner in the State. But
in the hour of gloom, when death was hold
ing high carnival, and when the pious saints
fed from danger, the glorious heart anc
chivalric soul of Jackson Kirkman loomeC
Up in sublime grandeur. Mr.. Kirkman "wai
born with a silver spoon in his mouth HI
belongs to one Of the oldest, most respects
BILE and aristocratic families Of North Ala
bama. We have known him since he wore
barefeet, and rejoice to know that if TIM
has dealt harshly with him, and misfortune
have swept from HIM the opulence of othe
days, he is still rich in the possession of
heart that throbs for the woes of others.
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In California, instead of selling grain By
the bushel, they sell it by the cental-that is,
by the one hundred pounds. The trade
committee of the New York produce ex-
change has been called upon to introduce the
GENITAL. Cincinnati and st. Louis adopted
the Genital several years ago, but did net
succeed in carrying it out. 1t is much
rnnnireh itnnrnvarnnnk --
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A COMMUNIST paper, remarking upon the
injustice Of the rich toward the poor, gives,
as an instance, that fact that while thousands
of the ill-ussd, starving poor die every month,
there is hardly one king dies in year. That
does seem unjust; how is it to be accounted
for?
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NOTICE.

II AVING been appointed General Agent for the
CONNECTICUT MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY for the States of Kentucky and Tennes-
see, the renewal premiums for Shelby county, Ten
nessee, have been placed in the Union and Planters
bank, Memphis, FOR collection, blank proofs for
death losses can be had at said bank. All other
matters appertaining To the business of said Con-
nectcut Mutual Life Insurance Company, viii re-
ceive prompt attention by communication addressed
to my Office. corner Main and Sixth streets. Louis
Vile Kentucky
JAMES S CARPENTER,
General Agent Com ecticut Mutual Life Insurance
(soFrp k-or,t.ta Iyvla II
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hsDO- 5l lCzsDO
Whole Tickets. So. Half Tickets, 81
y Tickets, SOC. 30 Tickets, SlO0.
Remit by PostOiice Money Order, Registered Let
ter, Bank Draft or Express Full list of drawing pub
ilsled In Louisville COurier-JOur9GE and New York
Herald and mailed to all tlcket-hOlders. Fer tickets
and information address COMMON WEALTH DIS.
TRLBUTICH co, CO :. =. COHGERFORD, Secy,
Cossr1sr-.k.lasrTsdk RIlilding. Louisville. Ky
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Undertaken,
No. 341 Second street. near PostOfIce
Mechanics Building and Loan
Association.

THE regular rEonthly meeting of this Association
l. Will be held on WEDNESDAY evening next
December 18th, at 7ls O'Clock, at the office OF the
Planters Insurance Co. full attendance of the
shareholders is requested, as business OF inpOr-
tance will be submitted.
Members notified TO call at the Office of the
Secretary, before that date and pay their dues
Il. V. RAABAUT, President
CHAs. T. PATERSON Acting Sec'y.,
At Planters ms. Co. Office. No. II Madison ST
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ElnVOOd Gem terry
REMOVALOF BODIES

MEMPHIS, December :, 1878.
FTNHE Dlsinterment or Removal OF Bodies now
i buried In the Cemetery who died of yellow
fever from one part of the grounds TO
another, the interment of bodies brought
from other places. will only be per-
mitted and made during the months Of JANUARY
and FEBRUARY. For the very best of sanitary Tea-
the Company Is unwilling to the risk of
such removals and relnteTments, except during
those two mOItbs, in which We usually have our
coolest weather. JOS. LENOW, President.
By JNo. Il. LENow, Secretary and Treasurer.
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TGEa
Grand Distribution
90 NJ NJ ON w EAETaH
Distribution Go.

By authority OF Commonwealth Of Kentucky sU-
peryised BY Hon. c. Wintersmith, Ex-Treas.,
Genl I. A. Harris, George a. Gray and othsr prom
inent citizens of Kentucky, In Public Library Hail.
Louisville, KY, on
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GEORGETOWN.

LIE LETTER CARRIERS at the Georgetown
POST ONCE delivered during the month of Nav
i4,24 mail letters, 2217 maii postal cards. 29is
local letters and postal cards. and 5.i7S news
papers. During the same time 1876 lette. s
and postal cards and $50 newspapers were co...
lected from the street boxes. Total number OF
pieces handled 36.247 against 81 $40 for the
month OF April. This report shows a large
increase over that of January, the first month
OF the new system, when 1856 pieces were
handled: Since January LIST Seventy-fve per
cent OF the Post Office boxes have bIen re-
hnqulShed in favor of the free delivery.
GAS COMPANY ELECTION!-The following
were elected directors of the Georgetown Gas
company yesterday: A. III. Pickere!l, VIM.
Buckner, of Philadelphia, VIM T. Seymour
K. r. Dodge, Jas. Weaver, A. Ii. Sherman and
l.. ThOS. Brown.
BUILDING AsSOCIATION.-At the 4lSt regr-
lar monthly meeting of the Tenth Building
St,619 was sold being IL shares at an average
OF $ll%5O per share.
BODY RECOv Erred. - The body of Willie
Hamilton was found floating in the river early
thls morning, about 200 yards below the place
where he was drowned, and was brought
10 shore by Mr.. John Fletcher and conyeVeU
TO his home. A contribution in the hands of
the fire company here, amounting now to $40.
has been raised for the mother of the unfOr-
tunate boys.
DEATHs.-Mr. Hilleary Ball, well known to
many GeOrgetOnianS, died at his residence on
dennallytown road yesterday, at 3 D. NJ, age
s. years. Miss Lucy M. Sanders, grand
uaughtef OF Mr. Jos. II. Bradley, died at the
residence on the heiphts of the latter ester
day afternoon.
GRAIN ARRIvED-Boat Ellen Brooks, with
$40 bushels wheat, to j. &. & j. NJ Waters.
MERCHANTS EXCHANGE. - Offering on
change $500 bushels wheat, sold at 81 10
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Brown, profanity in the
Burns, same; S.. Victor ,steet; %. mary
prostitution; S.. BENZ Sam Burca, ensiclng
s. Also charged with r.y Slnan aus, aisoraeriy
pr. Brainard, throw op stopa mo9 p s ss
GOLD chain from fon, colored, larceny of a
Rart Mnto ms Ia ao gs neck; s. or 10 DAYS. Ro.
Cbas EoV. * Tceny of a wheelbarrow from
Homan bo%. Noah Burke. assault on VIM
Son6s t to- .er, threats to Pauline Rocker: 800
Tp Keep the peace or 30 days in jail.
TIL a sTssoN-BLAIR SHOOTING AFFAIR.
noti IAsaS SlSS0n was charged with assault and
=" ,seTy with intent to kill Frank Blair. ir'
lieutenant Kelly testified that SissGn went to
his station house and said that Blair had been
IN the habit of annoying him about his place.
thrown some water on him; that Blair had
struck him. and he went and got an old pep
per box pistol, but did not think it would %
Off and in his excitement he had fired it at him
and shot him in the face. No other witnesses
were heard, and the case was sent to the grand
jury. In consideration that the defendant had
given himself up, the court fixed the bonds at
only $500.
OTHER CASES.
William Walker, assault on Sarah Pagan 81
VIM. Bowie, charged with feloniously breaking
and entering the premises of VIM. j. Robinson
and stealing quantity of liquor, some cloth
ing and fancy articles, on Wednesday night
last: grand jury. George Watkins, colOred.
charged with the larceny of some silver coin
from George Fl. Upperman; $50 or thirty DAYS.
Kate Mullen, threats to Mary Z. GriSSett: per
sOnal bonds to keep the peace. James John
son, co!ored, larceny of twenty-five pounds of
sixty days in Jail. Jonah Day, assault on Mary
Jane johnson: S..
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Washington CITY Presbytery.

THE ADJOURNED MEETING.
The Washington City Presbytery met yes
terday in the Western Presbyterian church
Rev. c. B. RamsdeIl moderator. and Rev. DR..
B. +. Bittinger as stated clerk.
A notice was read from the session of the
German Zion congregation, P and 9th streets
northwest, that they had organized with Rev.
Il. w. Landon as pastor; the installation was
set for June 1lth Rev. DR.. Howe to preside:
Rev. G. E. Little to preach the sermon, Rev.
Lorenzo Wescott to deliver the charge to the
pastor, Rev. Mr.. Kelly to charge the eongre-
prayer of Installation. Notice was given that
Rev. F: j. Grimkie had received and accepted
a call from the 15th-st. Presbyterian church
STANDING COMMITTEES
were appointed as follows
On theology, Revs. DR.. Bittinger, TIescott
and Henderson; on church history, Rev. ID IS
Sunderland, Howe and Chester; on church
Cobb; on Hebrew and Greek, Rev Drs. No
bic, Grimkie and Farley; on philosophy and
science, Rev. Drs. Howe, Little and Riddle
on on trial pieces, Rev. Drs: RamSdell, Kelly and
Patch; on foreign missions, Rev. DrS. Kelly,
Todd and French on home missions, Rev Drs.
Bittinger, and Elders White and Ballantyne
on church erection, Rev. Drs. Little. Patch
Drs. Howe: Kelly and Elder Moore; on educa-
tiOn, Rev Drs. Noble. Chester and Elder Bob
rer; on publication and:Sunday school, Revs.
"A communication from the North church
gave notice that the rapid growth of that sec
tiOn neceSSltated the enlargement of that
church edifice, and aid was asked of the pres
bytery; referred Mr.. G. NJ. Park was Ii =
censed as prObatiOnst, and will leave for
ms post OF duty in Utah
The programme adopted for ordination and
installation of L. j. Grimkie on the first Sab
bath in July is as follows: Rev. DR.. Howe to
preside and propose constitutional questions ::
R R CUMBERLAND to preach the sermon; Rev
Dr Noble to charge the pastor; Rev. DR.. T. S.
MyncOop 70 charge the people, and Dr.. j. E.
NOurse 10 deliver the prayer of installation.
THE COLORED STUDENTS OF PRINCETON SEM
MARY.
DR.. Chester offered resolution. That the
chairman OF the educational committee be re-
queSted to inquire of DR.. McGill, of the Prince
ton Theological Seminary, whether in the dis
IrlDutlOn OF funds generously given by the
MessrS. Stuart. of New York, for the candi-
dates in the Princeton Seminary, under the
care of the board of education, to make mo
The amount of the fourth appropriation by the
board, there are any reasons why Mr.F. J.
Gflmkle and Mr.. A. NJ. Browne licentiates of
this pr ;bytery should have been omitted if
so, what the reason or reasons are. Mr.
Browne, who was present, made statement
that false reports of his progress and ability
had been sent to the board. in order to pre- iu-
dlce them against him and to stop the money
supply. All these attempts had been traced to
PrOieSSor McGin. He appealed to the preSby.
lery Tor protection and redress. Mr.. Grimkle
was also present and made similar state
meht. Both are colOred students of Princeton
Seminary.