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Year: 1865

NEW YORK, May 30.-General Sherman
had very cordial interview with the
President on Sunday. He expected to
leave Washington to-day for Chicago,
and was to pass through New York He
will probably arrive in this city tonight
or tomorrow, and he will visit a few
friends hero. He will then proceed to
his destination.
Year: 1865

be a condition precedent to sny other ar
rsngements, and that he would never con.
sent to but one cessation of hostilities and
that would be the final one.


= -Four hours of good nstured talk ensued
but it all resulted in nothing more than
we have already stated.


The truth is that the rebels are very hard
pressed by our armies They see that By
the sword they must perish, and so they
have sought to save themselves by nego-
tistion and diplomacy, but in this Mr.. Lin
coin has shown himself more than a match
for them. They have found him courte-
GUS, but firm and infsxible. He has now
satisfied the clamorous peace-men of the
North, who have pertinsciously insisted
that soft words would melt the hearts OF
the obdurate rebels. Talk is of no use;
all that remains is to fight it out, and the
quicker the better.


The Tribune says:


The rebels required of the President an
immediate and unqualified cessation of hos
tilities, leaving in obeyanee all questions
concerning the integrity Of the Union and
the rightful authority of its Government
over the epeople of the several States, which
the President courteously, promptly but
decidedly apprised them that he was nei-
ther authorized nor disposed to eoncede
and thus the conference terminated.


The World argues that the conference
was not failure by showing that the rebel
commissioners were not authorized to pro
pose any terms, but rather merely have an
interview for information so as to enable
the rebel Government to decide whether q
Pesce Conference is expedient.


The latest Richmond papers are filled
belligerent editorials denouncing reunion
and claiming that the army is for fighting
it out


They had not yet heard or the result Of
the result of the conference.


They rejoice greatly over Lees promo
tion.


The Sentinel says no more rebel treasury
notes are to be issued


The Wing demands that Bragg be entire
ly set aside as utterly worthless.


The Worlds Washington special says it
is reported in that city that the rebels have
adopted new war policy. Richmond is
to be evacuated, and the whole Atlantic
coast is to be abandoned, and stand made
inland.


A proposal is made in therebel Congress
to buy and arm 100000 slaves, and give
one to each white soldier in the service.
Year: 1865

NEW AOKkJ req, Z.
Returned Union prisoners doubt the
correctness of the statement lstely put
forth, that there is to be 8 general ex-
change ofprisoners, at the rate of three
thousand per month, thus requiring ten
months to exchange the thirty thousand.
If the rebels were now desirous of an i'm
mediate and full exchange it could be done
in twenty days.


The rebels are reducing the numbers oi
our men at the rate of Is per cent. PEI
month, BY starvation, and inducing them
to enlist in their armies in order that they
may get food and avoid lingering death
Year: 1865

A wholesale grocery merchant of St.


Louis arrived here last Friday and called at
the Burnett House, where he made anxious
inquiry of Mr.. Wilkinson as to whether tie
names of George w. Ashcraft and lady =
had been registered there. Being informed
in the negative, he left the same day for New
York, in quest Of the parties. Upon this in
cident hangs tale. 1t appears that the
George w. Ashcraft referred to had been in
the employ, as book-keeper, of the gentle
man who is now making such vigorous
search for him. His employer has daughter
of eighteen, a beautiful girl, who had become
enamored of the said book keeper, who is
said to be young man of fascinating ad-
dress, remarkable good looks, and evidently
unscrupulous character. Discovering his ad-
vantage, Ashcraft Immediately followed it up,
to the shame Of the unfortunate girl, who
readily yielded herself to his wishes. While
their peculiar intimacy was yet secret,
known only to themselves, Ashcraft, fearful
OF the consequences, proposed to her father
for her hand in marriage. The father re
fused his consent, which would certainly
have been granted had he known the real
state of affairs; but neither the guilty parties
had the courage to inform the parents, and
the result was, that the weak, yielding girl,
fearful of their anger, and dreading the shame
she would have to encounter upon exposure,
and still clingine with all the fervor of the
love of her passiopate nature to her guilty
companion, consented to leave the city with
him. Upon the night of their departure, she
penned and directed to her mother short
note, vaguely limiting at her misfortune,
while the book keeper appropriated to him
self the sum of 81, 500 which he had placed
III the bank book, is if for a deposit AS
soon as he could ascertain the direction in
which the fugitives had started, the grief
stricken farther left his home in pursuit Of
them, with the determination Of overtakinp
them
Year: 1865

The painter poet of Chicago, ii Fish Reed,
is now exhibiting an allegorical fcture called
the Assassin's Doom. It is attraftng great
deal of attention, partly from the interest OF
the subject, and partly from the excellence of
the work itself


The murderer is represented as passing
through rocky defle Of most gloomy and
forbidding aspect, where the frowning crags
bear aloft the colossal features Of Washington
and Lincoln, while every projecting eminence
on either side takes the form of a human head,
scowhng at or threatening the flying form.


The roots of trees are kissing serpents,
boulders by the roadside, grinning skulls; an
avenging angel throws lurid light from a
flaming torch upon the path, which is reflect
ed from the face Of his victim; and in the
pool which bars his further progress, as with
waves of blood, decayed tree takes the form
Of man pointing pistol after bis retreat
ing footsteps, and the moss hanging from the
branches is shaped like skeleton. The dis
tance is dim with misty haze, and the whole
scene is wierd, solemn and gloomy as de-
SpairIng soul
Year: 1865

Our friends will see, BY reference to
the advertising columns, that the Rock
City Lodge Of Free and Accepted Ma
sons, will have splendid time on We'd
nesday and Thursday evenings next, at
the Masonic Hall, in this city This will
be the first public reunion Of colored
masons ever given in Nashville. The
friends will 6ndita pleasant party. The
names Of the committee oe management
assure you Of this It's expected that
the Grand Master Of the State Of Ohio,
Or bis deputy, will be present on one
evening All Of our friends will attead
this gathering. We expect to see the
beauty and fashion of Nashville present.
Year: 1865

The TACT that to guarantee justice and pro-
lection to the freedmen, the Federal govern
ment has been obliged to establish Freed
mems Courts, which being as yet military in
their character, and empowered to try white
men for alleged infractions of the rights Of
blacks, is likely to be strongly impressed on
public attention by cases that daily present
themselves, and that would attain Importance
as grounds Of dispute, bat for the extreme
prudence and evident courtesy and fairness OF
Gen. Tilson, and other military gentlemen. to
whom the enforcement of Federal authority
in regard to Freedmen is entrusted


They recently very adroitly avoided the
question of habeas corpus when it presented
itself, and their decisions are so maiifestly
just that there has been no occasion for
marked opposition but they are being pressed
on, and the public can't fail to see It. An old
man, seventy-fve years of age, is marched a
mile and half, under four black soldiers, to
answer the charge of debt preferred by a ne
gro woman Perhaps the case deserved at
tention. Perhaps the old man had defauded
the black woman OF money justly due her,
but whether he had done so or not the col
ored woman had a meanskof enforcing the
claims that no white woman would have
If this old man had owed a white woman
she would have had to sue him, and he could
by sharp practice have delayed payment for
years, if not forever. But when the debt is
to negress, he is arrested by colored sol
diers, is marched through the streets under
guard. is tried before q single judge,sts re-
fused the benefit of trial, of habeas corpus,
or Of appeal, and when he is ordered to pay
the debt he must do so or be punished
promptly and severely. q


a saloon keeper vas arrested yesterday on
the charge of making ansassault on a colored
girl. He alleged thatthe charge was induced
by q white woman who bore i'll w;H to him
EHt he was arrested, taken before the Freed
mems authority, and fined ten dollars. If
the charge had been, attempted rape Of col
ered girl, the saloon-keeper would have had |
no right to ask q trial, no right Of appeal, no
right Of hateGs corpus.


Too much praise cannot be given to Gen.
Tilson and the oSher officers of tAe Freed |
mans department of this district for the pru-
dence and moderation they evince, but unless
the Legisture Of the ensuing session Of Con
gress organizes the Freedman's tribunals |
into regular civil courts, grave infractons of
constitutional rights OF white persons are .
likely to ensue. This becomes more import |
ant since the refusal Of Congress to admit !
from our State, and may pos
sibly keep us for some years longer undeI
military control.-[ Memphis Bulletin,
Year: 1865

TNHE UNDERSIGNED HAS EMPLOYED
L a first-rate saddle and harness maker and
Will hereafter do all work in that line entrusted
to his care He still manufactures the best
quality of Boots and Shoes. at moderate rates
He calls the attention of his cOlored friends to
the fact that 1t is their duty to patronze their
own people. His shop is on Gay street. between
Cherry and Summer streets.


jy29-3m PHARRO BENSON
Year: 1865

- Prince Kung, Of China, has been de
graded from his Office of Prime Minister and
guardian to the youthful Emperor, The
Expresses were at the bottom Of the trouhla
and wished to indulge the boy Emperor n ore
than Kung thought was proper '0
Year: 1865

THE UNDERSIGNED HAS OPENED a
Il shop on the corner of Summer and Gay streets
where he is prepared to do all kinds of Carriage
Painting and Trimming. AS he has had many
years experience in the business, he can give
general satisfaction and hopes by strict attention
TO business to merit liberal patronage. He can
be found at his shop at all times ready to do ali
work entrusted to his care. He calls loudly on
his eOlored friends to sustain him. as it is the
duty of all to patronize our own people


EDWARD MONAHAN
July 18th, lS65.-3m
Year: 1865

WE ARE CARRYING ON THE BLACK


w smith business in all its various branches
such as repairing Carriages and Buggies and
Wagons, Horse-shOeipg and all kinds of work
nection ith the shop there is Painting and
Trimming Establishment, where can be had an
entire outfit. Our shop is on the east corner of
be found ready to do work for our customers
The public are invited to call and give us a trial


jy29-3m HENRY YOUNG & co
Year: 1865

XX1R WOULD CALL THE ATTENTION or DRUG
w G1STS the above establishment, and invite
them, when In the city, TO look through stock.


Our goods were bought when gold Was at 81 50. and
before the addtiCnap50 Increase in Tariff Duty
which, confident, will enable 70 sell goods In
our line very low and yet realize profit We viii du-
sdcred.


Orders are solicited le7'64-diy
Year: 1865

The Hsrald's special mentioning the At
tsmpt to sssassinSts General Duval At staun-
ton says hswas Just bidding farewell to =
lady whom he had been visiting when the
door into the back yard was opened, and
just as he was shaking hands with the lady
shot was fired and tae bali passed between
them fortunately hitting neither Of them
Search was made but the miscresnts had
6sd. Such was the feeling among the sol
disrs that if the shot had taken effect the
town would have been destroyed.
Year: 1865




Intelligence was received this noon OF
the destruction of the schooner Ocean Her
aid, loaded with forage, this morning, off
themouth of Warwick river, eighteen miles
from this place. The schooner was set on
fire by some Of Lees army.


This morning, one of the Whsrves here,
with large quantity of ordnance stores on
it, was discovered on fire. 1t was soon put
out. The fire was attributed 10 some Of
these psroled prisoners.


A strong guard has been placed over all
the Government stores.


& The Tribune's special from the blscks and
whites station Ssuth Side railroad of April
the 25th says:


Some bushwhscking is being done along
the line of the South Side railroad. Cap
tain Negley of the 1st regiment Sd division,
9th corps is supposed ~ have been taken
in this way. He went out to visit the pick
cts on the 24th and did not return at night
To-day he is missing and it only can be in
ferred thfit he is In the hands of bush
whAckers. Some other men of the 5th
corps have been. taken in this way and our
officers declare that if things become st all
serious that they will put q stop 70 it in q
summary manner, by burning the houses
along the line Of the road.
Year: 1865

NEW YORK, April %.
At the Stock Exchange there was q
strong effort made to break the Railroad
list which was quite successful. The mar
ket wss heavy throughout the call, and un-
der the continued pressure to sell, it was
heavy. After the Board session was over
there was sn upper tendency in the price,
bat the market did not reach the figures of
yesterday. The fall was the result of 8
combination on the part OF the bears.


There is strong feeling among inves-
tors in favor of this class of securities No
disposition is shown to sell st present quo.
tations.


State stocks and Railroad bonds are
steady.


Bank stocks are active.


Miscellaneous and Coal shares were gen.
orally steady. At the last Board there was
psnicky feeling, with heavy decline in
the price.


The gold market is heavy and dull on
account of the surrender of Johnston.
Year: 1865

NEW YORK, April q.
Gold continues weak. The speculative
feeling is dull, and the demand is chiefly
confined TO Custom House purposes. The
possibility of q severe cotton panic occur
ring, incident upon the news Of the close
of the war, produces an expectation that
some of the gold balance sent from the
United States to London during the war
for supposed greater safety, will be drawn
home again, producing an influx of specie
and consequent decline in the premium
on gold.
Year: 1865

For surety nature gives no man mouth to
be always eating, and never saying gracel nor
a hand only to grasp and to receive; but as it


is furnished with teeth for the one, so it should
have a tongue for the other; and the hands
that are SO often reached out to take and to
accept should be sometimes lifted up also to


bless. The world is maintained by intercourse !;
the whole course of nature is great exchange,
in which one good turn is and ought to be the
stated price of another. South. fsf.-. Z
Year: 1865

A Methodist laborer in Wesley's time, Cap
tain Webb, when any one informed him of the
conversion of a rich man, was in the habit of
asking, "Is his pan Sc conuerted?" Without
the conversion of his purse, the good captain
could give no credit to the conversion of the
man. In this he agreed with DIR. Adam
Clarke, who used to say, 'He did not believe
in the religion that costs man nothing
The religion that costs a man nothing is nc
religion at all; and the being converted, al
but the purse, is no conversion at all.
Year: 1865

BE FoRGIvING.-Many true heart that
like dove to the ark would come back after
its first transgression, has been frightened be
yond recall by the angry look and menace O
an lulforgiving spirit. ' 70
Year: 1865

To the state Jomnoi the political field
evidently does not look promising for it is
constrained to DECLARE in its efforts to rally
its forces that it has not known such lull
in politics for twenty-five years, and it is at
4 loss to comprehend what to make of it.
The effort to commit party in favor of
Negro Suffrage and Negro Political Equal
ity, and the advocacy of inequality in tax
alton, TO say nothing of the stupendous cor
ruptions Of which their partisans in Office
have been guilty, is enough, we should
think, to knock the enthusiasm out of II
party, 1t will requirea good deal of nerve
for a person to go up to the polls on the
second Tuesday of October, and vote for
General Cox and the balance of the Ticket
on which he is running, and thus commit
himself in favor of their Objectionable doe
trincs 49, Statesman
Year: 1865

The proposition is agitated in some of the
loyal papers that the United States assume
the debt of thela late Confederate Government
The suggestion is among the most absurd
that could enter crrzy brain. The people
of the United States are already burdcncd
with debt quite as heavy as they feel will
ing to bear, and no rational man would con
sent to the assumption of the debt of the
exploded Coniedcracy, All the talk ON the
subject comes rom loyal editors, who adopt
the theory that "a public debt is public
blessing and, although they affect hostil
ty to the proposition Just now, one cannot
tell where they may finally land,-H


Wayne Times.
Year: 1865

From the Memphis Ledger, sept Is.


We are coming upon evil times, and it be-
hooves ''the powers that be- either to have
a regiment of white troops stationed at this
point. or to reOrganize the militia for the
protection of life. We believe the negro
man has certain rights which should be
sacredly respected, but when that race uses
the freedom which good country has vouch-
safed them for the purpose of partisan war
fare on the whites, it is high time that they
should be taught the government which
protects also Furnishes them. There were
no less than three negro disturbances yes
tcrday, but the most outrageous one occur
red on Jefferson street last evening. A ne
gro man, while passing in the vicinity ofthc
theatre, tripped white boy, causing him
to fall heavily to the sidewalk, and, as ne
did so, called him white livered son of a
E-h. The attack was unprovoked, and,
the boy rising, struck at the negro. A
white man, who was standing by, observing
the unequal contest siezed brick and
struck the negro on the head, causing
rather ugly wound. This was no sooner
done than about 100 negroes gathered
around the spot, and the coorcd guards
made their appearance. The white man
made his escape, and ran in livery stable
close at hand; the stable was soon surrounded,
and the negroes clamored for his life They
were very excited, and all kinds of threats
were freely made Had the poor white man
been caught at this time the guards would
not have been able to protect him. and he
would have surely been murdered. The
white man, finding that there was no chance
of escaping from the stable unnoticcd, bold
/ ly came through the crowd, and was making
away from them, when he was recognized
| by one Of the party "Ihcre he goes there
he goes ~ was shouted from hundred
/ lips, and now commenced a race down
jefferson street for life and death. Shoot
him down ~ "Kill him I" 'f'rc on him -
''Ihe d-n white son Of b--h will escape ~
Bang, bang, went the guns, and as we saw
the red blaze emitted from the weapons we
felt a chill Of horror to think that probably
the poor fellow had lost his life The firing
took place onJ JcllerSon street, between Third
aud Fourth, while the street was crowded
with people, and it appeared miracle to
Us that no one was hit. The white man
entered another stable, and was lost The
crowd watched the spot for some time, and
then gradually dispersed, muttering vengc-
! ancc ON the whites. One negro made the
remark that the colored people would yet
rule Memphis, or they would kill every white
man in the place. The white man was ar
rested by the guards last evening, after dark,
and placed in the Irving block. If the
white man was wrong in what he did, the
law will settle with him, but this gathering
OF negroes because of one of their race has
been punished for his audacty, and clamor-
! ing for the life of white man, is something
that bodies no good to the peace Of the com
munity, and should not be permitted
Year: 1865

We hear daily of large numbers of men
who have heretofore been acting with the
Black Republican party who have become
disgusted with the corruption of that party
aud are going tovote this Fall for Gen. Nor
gan for Governor. From the vicinity OF
Salineville alone we are assured that more
than twenty votes will be changed from
Abolition to Democrats. They are deter
mined to vote in favor of the White man,
even if they do vote directly against the
niger. - Ohio Patriot
Year: 1865

gsg"Equal and reduced taxation, immedi-
ate union of the States under the Constu-
ton, and white suffrage is the inscription
on the banner borne by General MORGAN
Rally around the banner next Tuesday morn
ing, and when the sun of that day goes
down victory will perch upon the standard
Year: 1865

BsD" IF you have not conversed with your
neighbors and stirred them up to the i'm
portance of being early at the Election on the
10th of October, attend to that duty with
out delay Let not one vote be lost to the
white mon S ticket
Year: 1865

Gr6 Equal aud reduced taxation, immedi,
ate union of the States under the Constu-
ton, aud white suffrage is the inscription on
the banner borne by General MORGAN.
Rally around that banner next Tuesday
morning and when the sun of that day goes
down victory will perch upon the standard
Year: 1865

BEay"lf you have not conversed with your
neighbors and stirred them up to the i'm
portance of being early at the Election on
the 10th of October, attend to that duty
without delay. Let not one vote be lost to
the white mon S ticket
Year: 1865

R@D~ Equal and reduced taxation, immedi-
ate union of the States under the Costitu-
ton, and white sufirage..is the inscription on
on the banner borne by General MORGAN.
Rally around that banner next Tuesday
morning and when the sun of that day goes
down victory will perch upon the standard
Year: 1865

Reg~If you have not conversed with your
neighbors and stirred them up to the i'm
porlance of being early at the Election on
the 10th of October, attend to that duty
without delay, Let not one vote be lost to
the white mem ticket
Year: 1865

I'ay Equal and reduced taxation. immedi-
ate union of the States under The Constitu-
ton, and white suffrage isthe inscription on
the banner borne by Gcnernal MoRGAN.
Rally around that banner next Tuesday
morning and when the sun of that day zoe
down victory will perch upon our standard.
Year: 1865

Under this head an exchange says that
few days ago two negro women of that place,
one of whom had been living in Obcrlin a
short time, met and had a conversation, as
follows:


HANNInAL-"I say, you, what you leave
Obcrln for?'


QUrNcY-"What | leaves Oberlin for? |
tell YOU that would not stay there another
day for the world Why, you cam { 60 to
church and catch colored beau but what
some of them Oberlin white men will take
you away from him before you get half way
home"