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Auctioneers and Real Estate BROKERS. - MONSARRAT. LAMER A CO., Irvine Block opposite Court Square. ' MEMPHIS - TENNESSEE. aWSee advertisement in Mother column. deefl-Sm-marS ' PUBLIC LEDGER. Office, No. 13 MsvdUon Street. LARGEST CITI CIRCULATION. v AX EMPHIBi Taeaday Evening. March 13, 1866 MIBSIONOF 0000. Rev. C. K. Marshall, in singular con trast with the clerical practices and hab its in New England, is devoting his life and energies to the relf of suffering humanity. During the war he executed the mission of ministering to the wants of the wounded and those in prison, and relieving, as fnr as he could, sorrow and suffering: wherever found. After the ces sation of hostilities,, we find this trulj Christian gentleman engaged in the same service of humanity. He is devoting his fine talents, in part, to lecturing for the benefit of the Southern soldiers and suf ferers' by the war. His purpose is to pro vide homes for the sick and wounded, supply the maimed with artificial limbs, nnd aid the poor soldier in reaching his distant home. Benevolent aid societies are being or ganized in promotion of Dr. Maeshat.l's plan. Even Stanton, the Secretary of War, has expressed his concurrence; and the Surgeon General of the I niteil States says he intends to recommend in bin renurt the establishment of a Sol diers' Home ut the South, in order that the suffering soldiers of this section of the country, who received wounds in the lnte war, may be placed on a common footing of brotherhood with those of the North, who are to be provided for with like consideration. Public opinion, not otfiy of this coun try, but of the world, will compel our Government to pay some attention to dead and living soldiers of the South. However that may turn out, there are agencies that will not leave the great work of amelioration unaccomplished, and with a proper co-operation by our people, with the plans of Dr. Marshall and othcF, the sufferers by the war will soon find telief, if not happiness. THE BEST TESTIMONY. Against the assumption of the Radi cals, that the South is now under the in fluence ami control of anarchy, no con tradictory facts are admitted. It answers their purpose to assert a fact and main tain it by falsehood. No matter how devilish this conduct is, it is persisted in with a tenacity worthy of truth and jus tice themselves. There is not, and never was, in the South, the crime and general lawlessness, of which we read in the Northern papers. In regard to Tennes see, we may take Hardeman county as an example At the termination of the recent Bession of the Circuit Court for that county, the Grand Jury made the following report: The undersigned Graad Jurors at the present (March) term of the Circuit Court for Hardeman county, coming as we do from all parts of the county, take pleasure in giving this our united testi mony to the law-abiding, peaceful and orderlv deportment of the entire popula tion of tbe county of Hardeman. N e sincereir believe our pecp'.e accept in pood faith the Uases of tn war, wiia full purpose to abid by the same. We make this laat paMic to counteract any cBfavorails impressions which mav b.ve s4 ky certaii official not kLOwisg or statas to tbe end that justice aav I de. In corroWation ol t!e trotk of tb Jurors, the j rt-fiiinr. Jndte, W. P. Eol, iys : It affords me sincere pleasure to add mv t-stimonv to that of the Grand Jury to' the orderly deportment of all tnos who have lata called opoa to attend tbe t-uion of the Circuit Court. As far as 1 know or am informed, the Grand Jury, tbe members of the bar, the officers of tbe county, and the" conservators of tbe peace, have cheerfully co-operated with the Court at its present session in ad ministering the law and dispensing jus tice, and 1 have no doubt of the loyalty of the people of Hardeman, and of their determination to sustain the authorities, both State and Federal. Such testimony as this is not admissi ble before the Reconstruction Committee. MISTAKEN POLICY. We do not perceive how great meetings la the South, assembled to indorse the President's policy, can benefit either him or ourselves. It is clear to our mind thai enthusiastic manifestations of this tort, will have the effect of injury to both. The quarrel now going on be tween the Northern people in respect to the disposition to be made of the con quered States of the South, is one in which we are deeply intereseu, but is not one in which we can be of any advan tage to the President. We are not, and . cannot be, parties to it We cannot hur rah lor him without drawing more closely tbe lines between the two parties. The Radicals may weaken him by charging that he is in the interest of rebels, and o;nst the people of the North. How ever unjust such means of attack maybe, tbey will have very moch force, and re sult in our injury Mr. Johnsos desires no assurance of our support .beyond that which he already possesses. We i that some Johnsos meetings are being held in tbe Gulf States With all proper deference to the views of our friends south of cs- We must f vprass a convic- tion we have, that such demonstration will effect no good. TOUGH PRECEDENT. Tonwia in his testation be fore Tbad. STtTMt' Committee, gave the r;: ; whr the TennesM- - - . members should be admitted: Tbey have repudiated the rebel debt; tbey have abolished slavery, nd also -j.t th rnssLitntional Amendment l po that subject they hart passed franchise law prohibiting from voting Terr mutt who has been' engaged in the rebellion; end I believe they have now found a bill giving the negro the right to testily in the courts; and an me mem ben elected to Congress can take the test oath, but Senators and Representatives. If these Representa tives shall be admitted into Congress, it will ba a nrecedent for all the isoutnem States; they can see at once the reasons why the Tennessee memDers are aarnu aH anil that if thev exDect their mem' beri to be admitted they must do as she has dona. ' If the other Southern States pass franchise law prohibiting from voting all who engaged in the rebellion, we desire to be informed who will be leR to vote. Tough precedent, that A LEGISLATOR IN THE WOEK-HOUSF. The Nashville Banner says : " A gay and festive member of the lower branch of our General Assembly, who was old enough to have known better, bathed his legislative soul so deeply in strong waters last week, that he was appointed a ' Com mittee of the Whole on the state of the work-honse. On his mother's ac count, we suppress this jolly old boy's name." As our naoer will not be read by " his mniher " we will state, for the relief of the curious, that the "gay old cits, i - above alluded to, was old DmitJAX, Kep resentative from Cocke and Sevier. FARMS UNCULTIVATED. We have conversed, says the Holly SnrinM Beoorter, with a number ot our most intellieent citizens of the county during the last two weeks, and most oi them concur with us in the belie! mat not more than one-third of the open land of the county will be under cultivation this rear. If we succeed in raising fifteen thousand bales of cotton this sea son, we will do much better than we now anticipate. Free labor is now an exper iment with us. and we sineerely trust that it may prove a success. WAS IT A TREATY 1 Did Grant and Lus make a treaty? If mi. whs that treatv ratified? If rati fied, it was valid. If valid, the contract ing parties are bound by it. If they are bonnd by it, it is the terms of recon struction, and one party, without the consent of the other, cannot abrogate It If one cannot abrogate it, tLe refusal of Congress to carry its terms into effect, is a breach of faith. But what do the Radical leaders care for good faith ? CLEVER, VERY. A Washington special says: A gentle man brouuht to the Treasury yesterday a large bundle of partially burned Treas ury Notes for redemption. They were given to one of the lady clerks to separ ate and paste on sheets, so as to determ ine their total value. The lady succeeded in reproducing nearly $2000 more than tbe anxious owner had been able to do, and he evinced his appreciation of her skillful dissection by the presentation of $100. PERTICTION. If the Southern States are to be kept out of the Union until crime and disor der shall cease to exist, they will never be admitted. If Scmxeb and Stsphixs require absolute perfection on the part of the Southern people, had they not as well bring the North ap to the same test A Government in which one part of the people are saints and the other sinners, could not long exist 9cg An exchange, while agreeing that the President has an undeniable right to bestow military titles, doubts his power of giving academic honors ; and as be has done so in conferring the degree of D. D. on Jobj W. For.net, it looks like msurping ""the functions of the colleges, and Mr. Stevcxs is advised to take it in hand. tc& P.CTLra hi been making a L gal argument in Washington. Ue niay4now a great deal about law, and if justice be 4oae him, law will yet have a great deal to do with him. BPguTbe Commissioner of Internal Revenue decides that where the personal property of an estate exceeds in value $1,000, it is subject to tax, without regard to the amount or value of each legacy or share. tL,Tbe man who contemplated the assassination of Governor Bbowxlow, of Tennessee, has been arrested at Grenada, Mississippi, and ordered to Nashville for trial before a military commission. 1ST We are happy to believe, with the' Providence (R. I.) Pott, that "the point of danger for our country is passed," and that under the administration of Aktrew Jonxsol we are "destined to a new, a better and a higher political life." 113. This country did not really learn the science of war till within the last four years. It has not yet learned the science of taxation. &The Chicago Times declares it to be the solemn duty of tbe President to arrest Steveks, Phillips and Smircn on a charge of treason. 9 Jobssow is fairly ahead of the Radicals. Many of them, it is said, are preparing to go over to him. Axdt will beat them yet, if all the signs be not de lusive. OTThe difference between occupation and business Maxiiiil!a occupies the throne of Mexico, bet has no basinet there, QThe lager beer of the great West demands the impeachment of the Presi dent Old lager had better cork itself up and be quiet Pcf Whatever may be said of Presi dent JoBvsoi by his enemies, they can not charge that hs is tpttcMes. taf Judge TboTteb, of Holly Springs, is ill, and was, a Wednesday, ia a pre carioas condition. Pleture of Puritanism, The lecture delivered in Washington on the night of the 22d of February, by Mr Cox of Ohio, contains this picture Mr. lm, oi uuiu, r oi ruruauioiu. - American Puritanism had neither great poets nor artists, nor even, m uv f roper sense ot me pnrase, men y t founded theological seminaries in dis- Euise as colleges, and Kepi such " if ... eanable of. after the manner of the Brahmins and the Leninites of Asia, tinZ .nn, .herewith the more safely to ride the people. It makes one ahuililor to thin kept s Childrcu were frightened to sleep with .i. . namo nt tne Drracurr. .. the terrors of the unseen i i 1H.:. Kitrnli iw iv. v. - j hi extreme. The transcendentalism of . rut i. . h&i ikri ill it ir-u to-day is partly protest and dissent from the severity ot the puipiu m i.. n( Piiriiaiiisiu bas ac cted i .1 K- ourl inilirei'liv uuim mo ireotly and indirectly upon tne ngland mind, killing all real vigor icinality in the New England liter The one great writer of Jew IHII1I lliinnj . . . . New E and origi .... ' i?...,lu...l I. ilm one man who has most thoroughly and mercilessly anaiw.ru ..... "IS - - - . . 1 ,ka weakness! and tne disease .1.A fniA mail who hi " - - , , , i one man who has uios fear- lessl'y scrubbed away the whitewash from its sepulchres. Nathaniel Hawthorne, , , j .. . I. Hhi uwiiin imm lliurru, .iioj j. -, in n.;iu ,,f .Tinma " scoume o! tjfld, J..l U runrrtfil as a son ui ... .,l,.u,;a Puritanism. Hie peo- whom he lived cannot help decking themselves with the renown ot his genius; but tney ibkb inr.r by declaring that he died a uemocrai. The transmitted sell-consuiousness aim - . . , . i ; u r i conceit ot me ruriwn y " - ll sponsible for New England Your onuinal Puritan, had be lived in the days of the Lord Tat .mrn Mill, mill ru 11 .unia. - - is without sin among you cast the urst stone at her." would have caught up tne biggest brick in the neighborhood and heuved it mightily at the wretched wo man before him. Laughter. lour modern trancendentalist, when he finds that a law of a custom rooted by sge. in the life of a great people . .n , Ut way of any fancy or crotch3t of his own, quietly exclaims: "I am both tbe deity and hu manity myself in me are all constitu tions and charters the sun, also the moon, do they not rise in me and set in me? Let all these things be ch"?. fnr An .'her tint constrain rat soul r Ob serve how this influence has oozed over from the original vessels and penetrated was the theatre of one of those disgrace the New England mind. The ancient ful scenes in which liquor and madness phrase "we are the men, and wisdom shall die with us," and the Puritans of 16G6 who whipped one Oliver Holmes in Boston for perversely being a Baptist, is only reproduced in another form by the transcendentalists of 1866, who worship another Oliver Holmes in Boston for proclaiming himself an autocrat of the breakfast table. The Bradford, and Carvers, and Hieginsons, and the rest of the men of 1620, who could not bear tn remain in En eland, where their own opinions were not regarded as the su- about forty or fifty negroes were arrayed preme law of human faith and practice, on the one side, bristling for the conflict, are only the prototypes of the Kumners while a half dozen or more white men and Wilsons, and Phillipses, who foam at were defying them, and occasionally the mouth if one but suggests the possi- turning loose a brickbat At this jane bility of their being mistaken in any one tnre the immaculates were evidentJy particular of insight, foresight or wisdom, masters of the situation, while most of the " poor white trash "the chivalry of A Tone Condensation o! Sumner's Speech oa Negro Equality. Compare the text of Sumner's speech with the following condensation, and see if, stripped of Coke, Cato, Cicero, Rom illy, Dontesque, Otis, Adams, Madison, Lamartine (but there is no necessity far reprinting the Congressional t.iorary Catalogue) and the rest, thcwkole sum and substance of the great speech, is not comprised in this: The irrepressible negro, who made such frantic charges upon the camp kettles, and assisted in saving the repub lic by wearing out the shoes and clothes furnished by Massachusetts manufac turers and contractors, stands in the his tory of to-dav as our Savior, while Andrew Johnson is Pontius Pilate, and the white South is Barabbas. Grant, Sherman, Sheridan. Thomas. Farragut, and all their white followers, were only so many supernumeraries to tbe black brigade ot shoe-wearers and kettle-cleaners.- What is doubtful in the Constitution becomes clear as dsyligbt when seen through the amendment basket. The Southern blacks are citizens ot tbe United States, while Southern whites never were, and never ought to be. What is not darker is oligarchy. Black iswhite and white black. The white man was made a little lower than the angels, and the angels .rre made a good deal lower than the negroes. Taxation, lion l without representation, is the injustice of this, as it was of our father s age, ana while there is not one negro in twenty thousand who is any more liable to tax ation than a woedchuck is, be ought to be represented, if not a Representative, and to have the right of suffrage, while the Southern whites should be taxed to the tune of ten cents per pound on their cotton, with no representation in this or any future Congress, and we win dis franchise them if we can. The colored brother is of infinitely more importance than the Constitution of this country. Thus, dressed in Cicero's old clothes, parades the irrepressible darkey into the presence of the sublime Sumner's speech, and other sublime old fellows, thoughts. h'ankington Orrepondence oj the X. Y. World. Ths Governor on his "High Eorss." The Governor has refosed to isne commissions to persons elected as Jus tices of the Peace, in Davidson county, on the 3d instant In taking this course h V,.. imnlv refused to perform his sworn official duty, as be had before done in the Congressional election of last A a mi st W r told in the Code of Tennessee, section 173, "Judges and Justices of the Peace shall be commissioned by the Governor." The next question is, when, and under what cirsumstances, is be re- nniiwl 11 do this ? Section 875 of the Code provides that " in all cases in which the persons elected hv tbe vote of a sinele county, or traction of a county, are commissioned by the Governor, the returning officer of such roantr aha II make return of such election to the Secretary of State by mail, to be deposited in the postoffice within three days after comparing the polls." The . ' Mmtniilinl ffn.T UU.I Bri 1 IUU J - v J i..n to the nmoa scnearinc from such returns to be elected, on the receipt of nrh retains bv the Secrrtary oi State, or it may issue oa the production of tbe certificate of election to tbe person named therein." Section e74 provides for the certificate to the person having the largwt nambnr of votoe ia any elec tion, riection r8 declares " the C'oonty rrt mihnrlied to hear and deter- Ebiae all cases of contested elections of J out ices of the Peace," etc We have thss grouped together these several provisions of it Code, that the reader may have before him all the law regulating, tbe duty of Governor, in the "XT- matter of commission to Justices of the Pen re It will be seen-from them, that the Governor is to look to nothing in the Case, but the regularity of the returns or the sufficiency of the certificate. . He may omit to give a commission upon the returns, and wan wr ine oeruucaia; and tll(U is ,) tue discretion1 with which he is i v(,slcj rpon 0ne or the other basis i the returns or tne ceruucaie me aom jo,, rollst i9SUe as a matter of course. as,rill Uaiellt, Ths United States ts. tasPsopU TheP"blic p Quartermaster General of the United gtMeJ has deci(ied that the Federal Gov. ,he United States for military purposes during (tie war it) the Southern Statea. f 1 ho fiosd BifiitA UT10II m vOUCDcr 171 VP n DV a I - - - w the commanding General of an army of the rjite)j States, for the use of a black smith's shop and tools, belonging to loval citizen of Winchester, Virginia. The ground of the decision is stated as follows : Winchester was a hostile town, cap- nred from an enemtwho did not surren der on terms, but were driven out by force of arms ; everything in it was prize iorue oi anus , c.cmiuuibii"- Atlanta and Charleston, - ' . ' . r i ,. -i hn ilinira were occunied lor sueuer oi frnnna. and for sick and wounded sol diers. It does not appear that the mili- tarv deoartment should order payment of any rents under such circumstances. This decision seems to imply that this claim was rejected only because Win chester was a hostile town, captured from , ... gurrender on - , , .. ..... .kin- it terms, iuu ui ...uo .v. r. - -- was prize of war I" If this be the reason of the decision, then it follows that the . , . ua(,if i:nhle to nav for the like use of property in places not canhired. but surrendered upon terms, and the decision, so far as it is an author ity, fixes the liability of the United States for the rent of property thus occupied since the general surrender of the Con federate departments and also for the use C a tka Bran inTAUrna ant. reT 'pon te rn , if d.fimlf rf ntAeJaekm Negro Mob la Pulaski. The Pulaski Citizen, of the 10th, has the following account of a negro mob in that place: Last Sunday evening our public square hold not ineiacis are oneuy mese : a. white man, whose modesty would be shocked to see his name printed in this connection, was a little intoxicated, and got into a difficulty with a negro, in wh.ch the latter tnrew two tocks at tne former, and then made his exit from the scene. Later in the evening he came back upon the square, accompanied by a number of his friends, when the difficulty was renewed. When we happened npon the scene of action, Pulaski were standing about the cor ners, wiiu nanus in lueir uuu.cn, iuu.- ing on complacently, relieving tne whole affair disgraceful, and believing luai nu ynrecut vt uivouvi.iiiv kvuu would result from a rencountre, espe result from cially against such odds, we humilia- tingly appealed to several influential colored gentlemen, who, with the assist ance of the town constable, succeeded in dispersing the mob before any serious damage was done. The Reciprocity Treaty and the Alabama Claims. The. dwellers about Cape Cod have been deprived, by the termination of the reciprocity treaty, of some valuable priv ileges in the matter of fishing in British waters. Tbey have now been excluded by proclamation of tbe Governor-General of Canada. The National Intelligencer says: . These rights were obtained by the United States with very great difficulty, for there has been no point in our diplo matic discussion with the British Govern ment of which it has been so tenacious. It was thought a remarkable concession on the part of that Government when the fishing privileges were embraced in tne reciprocity treaty. Ukj.1. iiitotinn ttien ffxialerl nn thft j rv,.. ,i.,0( . b th Colonia, crujBers. This Government had dispatched a vessel or two of war to the fishing waters for the . . preservation of peace, which was likely to be interrupted by collisions between our fishing fleets and the Colonial mari time police. 1 he same state ot things will now recur. The fiahine privileges can only be re gained by treaty, and the British Gov ernment will demand very valuable equivalents for them certainly nothing less than the complete renunciation, on our part, of all claims on account oi tne depredations upon our commerce by the Alabama and her consorts. A Hard Hit. The New York Commercial Adcertiter (Republican), in referring to the loose way in which important public offices have been entrusted, through political influence, to persons not qualified to fitt tbe positions : The head of one of the most important bureaus of the Government was, it is taied. a tilain irardner and dairyman near Philadelphia up to tbe time of his appointment, which appointment was ob tained through an acquaintance formed with subordinates at tbe White House. ' This gentleman, on the occasion of a recent visit to the White House, assured the President that be was confident the States would soon be reunited through the labors of his department We repro duce one paragraph from his speech, as reported in two of our city journals : " The people has laid down their spears and is beginning to take pruning hooks , and although the fields is wasted and the land mourns, yet we will distribute the seeds of harmony, the fruits of concord t1 iroriten eenersllv. so as to let the South see tbe effects of good govern ment and the wisdom of your adminis tration." A Minister Bobbed In Church. . Robberies of almost every description are very common occurrences, noton-y in our city, but in every metropolis in tbe country; yet it is seldom the case that a minister, while exhorting ainners to re pent of their evil ways, is relieved by one of the "filthy lucre of the world, in the shape of a fine watch ; but a case of this kind has occur red io our moral city within a short time. The facts, as related to us, are these: A revival, for some time, has been going on at the Brook street Church, end .Apr tha elrv.e of the meetinff. and while the Rev. Mr. Lane was walking through one of the aisles, exhorting sinners to Come up to the .mourners' bench, be was relieved of his watch by some person, Tbe person who performed this mean theft evidently Paid no attention to tbe exhortation of . the reverend divine. Louisville Demierat, 3d Mississippi Nsws The Holly Springs Reporter has the following Items: ' i i ! t Stabb'ixo Affbat. On Tuesday last two voutlis of Holly Springs, about twelvi venra of aire, not into a fight, when one of them stabbed the other with a amalt Den-knife, just below the left shoulder-blade. A larger bladed knife amn M hftvo nroduced death almost in stantly.. The youth bled profusely, and the wound ia quite a painful one; but we are glad to bear that it is not consiaereu dangerous. Circuit CoPBT.-vThe regular term of the Circuit Court for Marshall county, will commence on the fourth Monday of March. From present appearances the civil docket will be quite a large one, as claims are coming from every direction, Shan't Have thslr Pulpits, The Southern Christian Advocate, published at Macon, Ga., has been asked if the Northern Methodist preachers, who have been stationed in Georgia by Bishop Clark, can use the pulpits of the church of which that paper is an organ. The Advocate replies, " Of course not They are not at the pains to recognize our church; they come as marauders upon our conferences and congregations; tney wish to introduce schisms among our people; and they and all who join them from our ministerial ranks are using all their influence to destroy us; and, while the church North holds its present posi tion, bH even Christian charity requires us to offer them our pulpits, or to.iraier nize with thiem in any way. Their polit ical and social doctrines antagonize every nstinct of true Southerners, . and they leserve no favors at our hands. Let them take care of themselves." Disadvantages of Being White. Th President . of the Opelousas rail road has ordered the negroes to pay the same fare on the road that white folks do. That is right Why did the Federal officers who controlled the road let the negroes pass over it at half-price? White laborers going from New Orleans to Atr takapas, to get work, were charged five dollars for passage on the cars negro laborers were charged two dollars and a alf. A white passenger was taxed two nd a half dolla for being white, or a negro was credited with two and a half dollars for being black. Why did the Federal nfficera make this odioul distinc tion between black and white people? Do tbey not i him that no distinction should be made i Planters' (La.) Ban. BY TELEGRAPH Reported for the Public Ledger. VERY LITEST FROM ALL POINTS NOON DISPATCHES. New Yobk, March 13. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Chandler, and Rollins, Commissioner of Internal Rev enue, have arrived to investigate distil lery frauds. The publication of the names of the seized distilleries is with held, because several are reported guilt less of intention to defraud the Govern ment The Fenians at Union Square are still increasing their funds, and adding to the volume of their operations. No clue to the robbers who entered Lord's office and stole $1,600,000 there from, has yet been obtained. Washisqtos, March 13. CoL fcsta- van, from Mexico, and reported confi dential agent of Maximilian, has opened n off""" " P'ssylvania Avenue. Senator Dixon is senouf.ly ill. A Washington special says Treasury . a 1 agents in the South nave oeen uircvw to inform the public, and especially sub scribers to the Confederate cotton loan, that the so-called Confederate cotton is considered the property of the late Con federacy, and is liable to seizure and confiscation. Seerelarv Seward has assured lu Ca nadian authorities that the border shall be well guarded, and the national troops are reported on their way there, Smueelina on the Canadian frontier, except in whiskey, has generally closed. New Yobx:, March 1312 . motion, 40c. Gold, 23. Wasbikotob, March 13. The bill to extend the time for withdrawing goouS from public stores and bonded ware houses passed. The word " May " being inserted instead of April. A resolution was adopted in the House to-day for the purchase of the portrait of Joshua R. Giddings now on exhibition in ! fnntrreimionsl Library. t.t Mreh 13. The number of volunters answering the call of the Gov ernment, is largely in excess of the de mand. v-- v,.r Mftrrh 13 The stock market shows more speculative activity. Excitement in gold still continues. A Washington special soys the Presi dent told a Congressman on Saturday that he regarded Louisiana more loyal than aince her purchase, and South Car olina more loyal than for thirty years PsL.retarv Seward bas assured the Eng lish Minister that the Fenian swill not be it ut overt act, and perming v"."-- that the government will issoe a procla -..linn in case of a violation of law. A Washington special says the Ways and Means Committee will report in ia vorof five cents per pound tax on cotton and five per cent on all incomes above one thousand dollars. Niw Yobs,, March 13. The steamer New York, from Aspinwall the 4th, ar rived with tl.42j.000. The steamer Suwanee, from Panama -.u v New eold dis- jin, u" .... coveries have been made at Tsmaco. All oniet in Central America. A mon oi.r-r rrliii is pending in Lima and Callo. The declaration of war against Spain by Ecuador is confirmed, and an alliance v-.. thm latter and Pern and Chill was formed. Ralcioh, V. C. March 13. A bill al lowing negro testimony in cases where they are concerned, passed the North Carolina Legislature. ' New York, March' 13. Luther S. Lawrence, a broker, arrested some time since for having $5000 stolen U. S. bonds ia his possession, hns been honorably dis charged. An Albany special says it is believed Governor Fenton will pardon young Ketchum. Grounds not stated. " ; ; Tbe Cork, Ireland, Reporter says emigration to the United States has already commenced on a large scale. NEW MEMPHIS TIIEATKE. Actinsani fitareM anaKor W. C. Thomphok Stan llirectur .J. Huktlsv Fourth ad last waek of the highly tuccewful engagouirnt of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. FLORENCE. On Tuesday Evening, March 13th, 1866, n 111 be performed the new sennational drama in four acts, entitled , I Nf IS II A V O (i U K I OR. WEAlUtfU OF THE GKKEN. Byran Mncuire (otherwise Tneha- . .vnvue. tbe outlaw of "WJ) Mr. Klnrenoe. Bldllv Mulw.n Inllk llnr. ner O'llau) - - Mis. Florence. Rtthenpui) TJombey snil Bon.' Greenlaw's Opera House ! Positive!? Four Nights Only. COMMENCING TUESDAY EVE., Mar.Uj ... 1 . t And a gi And matin) Wdnenilay afternoon at bairiutz o rloelc. ' M JUTLAND. ' ' . I ; i 1 ' . i MAITliAHID. ''.! MAITJjAN d. The Krnit wonilvr-wrirker. as'istcd hv Mina JANK 1. IiILLuN, tha PrestidigitatriKW. Ticket" II. Gallery, 75 cents. Dour ucn at 7; performance tocoinmenre at 8 nVlock. martMt J. K. WUBLK. Airent. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS O0RS. SASH AND BLINDS, CHEAP AT i ftiaauon. yuacKaiioush a. Warren, iul.1 IjVJK KKNT. THREE LARUE ROOMS over our star. To a responsible tenant they will be rented low. marl.i-lin KLHUM BROS.. 2V7 Main St. 1jMR SALE CHEAP A WAUON AND A ' large yoke of oxen will be sold at a bargain if applied for immediately at Hurdwick'i wngun yard. maris 2tJ rPRUDEAU, FIX.. DEALER IN WAI'CHUS, X Jewelry, etc., 7 Madifon street, mar U-Ira UUT1UN AND COMMISSION, UY JACK l son Jc Van Unwkliii. 3I'H iMadinon U ml 3 M ASON A M'KPHENS, COLLECTING A gents, lio M am l (u p stair.) marl3-lm GAYOSO PLANING MILL RUSSEL, GROVE & CO., PROPRIETORS. Adams St., East of Bayou ftaj oso, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE. f ANDFACTURERS OF DRESSED LTJM-JL'-L ber. Flooring. Weaiherbuardmg, Doors, oaab, blinds, Wiuuow and Door Frames, Arch ritires. Bate. Mantels, Moulding', Cornices, tuircaset. Handrail, Newels, Unlmturs, Lat tice, Biiluitraden, Brackets, Packing Boxra. Pump Tubes, elo., eta. Keep on hand at all times a good stock of the above, as also Glazed Sash, of nil Sizes, 1 ' ' ' ' : Circular lVork Scroll Sawing nnd Turning, ' Of evf ry description promptly attended to. All ordcri bv mail or through the Southern Exprem Company attended to with promptness. i-Po-loffice addresi, " Lock Box itti. mriz-,im NEW TYPE. CARDS. CARDS, CARDS, CARDS, CARDS. CARDS. . CARDS. CARDS. CARDS, CARDS. NEW PEESSES. BILLHEADS, BILLHEADS. BILLHEADS. BILLHEADS. BILLHEADS, BILLHEADS, BILLHEADS. BILLHEADS. BILLHEADS. BILLHEADS. BEST . MACHINERY. CIRCl'LAKS, CiKUUIjins, CIRCULARS, CIRCULARS. CIRCULARS. CIRCULARS. CIRCULARS. CIRCULAR!?. CIRCULARS. CIRCULARS. BEST WORKM.EN BILLS-LADING, ; BILLS LADINii. BILLS LADING, BILLS LADING, BILLS LADING, BILLS LADING, BILLS LADING, BILLS LADING. BILLS LADING. BILLS LADING. LOWEST PRICES. P0RS. PUSTKR. POSTERS. POSTERS, P0SIER3. fl POSIERP. POSTERS, POSTERS. POilERS. FINEST WORK. PROGRAMMES. PROGRAM ME-S PROi.RAMMES, PROGRAMMES. PROGRAMMED. PROGRAMMES. PROGRAM MES, PRlMiRAMMES. PROGRAMMES. PROGRAMMES. And everythins ia our line, promptly and nertly priatcd oa re too able terms, at the rrnuc ledger office. Briar ia roar orders to Ue old tlsn J, NO. 1 MADISON STREET, trkerether will receive ear pr.in.pt personal attention. WHITMOHE BROTHERS. CROCERIES, 202: QOQ QOS - --; ....... -( RTMPSO TT A Tmp.TJ Kr nn , 202 FBOXT STIIEET, HAVE JUST RECEIVED AND OFFEIl low to tliune who wiah ter buy fur CASH, tho followius articles: ONE ONE ONE ONE ONE ON K ONE ONE ONE ONE ONE ONE ONE ONE ONE ONE ONE ONE ONE ON K 0iB ONE ONE ONE ONE ONE ONE ONfi ,0T NEW ORLEANS fttmAB LOT NEW ORLEANS MOLASSES. LOT GOLDEN SVRUP. LOT CRUSHED POWD'RD SUGAR. LOT CLARIFIED SUGAR. LOT BEST RIO COFFEE. ' 01 Mbba run. OT KITMAR-CURED HAMS LOT CLEAR SIDES. -0T LAKU, in Ke and tiercm. .0T FLOUR XXXX, Eairle Mill.. .OT FLOUR, Desoto Mills. .O'f FLOUR, Mad river Mills. Am n finu i iu;iia LOT FLOUR, St. Louis Mill.. .0T r 10 UK, l.tllian MilH. .OT FLOUR. Oxford Mills. LOT RAISINS. . LOT CORN MEAL. LOT CAROLINA RICE. 2JVIX ' A . . . ' .... ,f ' .OT MISrtUUKI TOBACCO. .0T CIGARS assorted brand!. LOT SODA, in keirs and boxes. LOT SAKliin r., in yt ana yt doios. LOT MACKEREL, in barrels. ,OT M At K h.KCli, in j oarreia. .OT OVMTERS. in can'. LOT FRESH PEACHES, in cans. LOT TOMATOES, in cans. 8 N K OT HRIiafl rKAa. in cans. NE LOT AXLE GREASE, in cans. nNR l.ftT KOAP emhriioina' various kinks. ONE LOT GARRETT'S SNUFF, in bottles. ON K LOT MlMtU tJUCKKia. ONE LOT WKl.li UtCKIiiS. ONE LOT TUBS. , , OKH LOT WlirSKIES. ONE LOT KENTUCKY BAQGIXG. ONE LOT FKEStl uuiiun of-i-.u. ONE LOT SALT, in sacks Liverpool. ONE LOT SALT, In barrels.. And other articles too numerous to mention. We solicit consiKomentB of Cotton and other Produce, and promise to spare no efforts in selling the same at the highest market rates. Liberal advnnces msde on Co' ton in store. r'IMI'SON, UADDEN It CO., j2l-3iD-:i0 211-2 Front street. BOOKS. BOOKS and STATIONERY 107 MAIN HTKEET, WEBSTER BLOCK. W. Z. MITCHELL, Dealer in M V II O O I, 1SD MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS ' . . A Full Stock of Bibles, ' Hrma Books, Prayer Books Testaments, Juvenile Books, Novels, Hasonio Books, ' ' and Diplomas. ALL OF WUICn ARE OFFERED AT THE Lowest Market Prices. Call and examine our goods. ialn-3n AUCTION. AUCTIONEERS REAL ESTATE BROKERS MOXSAKRAT, LAN I Git & CO., IRVING I1XOCK, MEMPH IN TENN, WE HAVE FOR SALE ONE OF THE best ulantatinnson the Mississippi river. neuKvuluirky Demi, in Washington county. Miss., containing acres; las) in cultivation, 4U0 more thnroughly deadened, and all under fence, and all above the nmnesi water, im provements are of the best character, consisting ut a very large new inn uuupc. un mm nn M.ll . SneM-hnrse Dower engine, agnod.eom- f.irtableand roomy dwelling, iilenty of excel lent quarters for bands. This place will besold at a groat bargain if immediate application is aiade . ,. FOR SALE. . j A n'kW llWKLLING.j CONTAINING SEVEN ROOMS, ON PON- L totoo street, near Main. j -ALSO- j i l,lvrt.I.I'il on Alabama street, near Win- .' cho'ter, contain ing eight rooms, hall. etc. ALSO, Li. t Dvissla. mtrot T f ftt'nrf t tt,r....ffh m WauhiDirtoD. with ft comlurUblo ' ' frame dwelli.tur. . v nr 1 AUCTION SALE OF BUILDING LOTS, -ON- , Saturday Mornlnar, March 17, AT II O'CLOCK, "I IT SHALL FELL, ON TnK PREMISES,. twenty bcsplit.il LOTS, simairdoa W al-, put. Sargette and Rolcunn streets, ia Hills Suh-diviion. Jnt at the bead rt ance street 7 and east of the t. Agues Academy. Itteselots kave a front of 61 feet and extend back IM feet to 16 feet alleTS. The lurstioa of these Lota are ansoipassed for bealthfulness, and are ia a rap'dly imprev- ing section, and when the si reft railways ar cin4eird will be. for all practical purposes, as convenient lor remdewpef aa kits rowing tea 1 bmcs as much. 1 be title to this property te indisputable. SsU positive and unreserved. Terms liltml. Kerb lot will be suked out naj dsv of mIk. so Ibs4 purchasers will see the 1 ground thy re buvirg. . . ! MoNSAKkAT. LANIER CO.. Aaetioneers and Real Estate Brokers, 1 Jc30-3a-ar Irving Block.