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THE MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL.
MEMPHIS, TENN., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1869,
VOL. 30-20.119
ESTABLISHED 1840.
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THE LITTLE ROCK RAILROAD.
The Suit of the Old vs. the New Board of
Directors.
Answer cf the New to the Bill of the Old
Boara of Directors.
Jn the Separate Coart of Chancery of Pu
laski county, Arkansas.
Robert C. Brinkley, Miles Owen. Henry
B. Ednionisui and Alexander McDon
ald, compl -in ants, vs. Frank M. Mahau.
Benjamin f. Brown, James M. Lewis
and Robert C Wallace, defendants.
The ai"wer of the above named defendant-
to the false and malicious tissue o!
argument, assertion, iiiisrej.iPB.-eii'aiioii
and atmse bv said complainant exhibits!
in this iMMOMl OPSxrt aajateat tlicui, and
bv e niiplainania falsi ly and without rea-
s. a itied a .:u in i'iu
K t-ondents fir-; respect i ill l
atieii ion of ln" .'.nr: to the al
.l Midi . uiii.it cX('l'-:iv-s as
corrupt and fraudulent conspiracy
rupny and fraudulently," '
pr .j-i't." ' Io-hs-ii impudence." "
lug," conspiracy to roll," etc.. e
winch this i.roteuded coinpUin. i
-k the
mi .lice
ikeked,
" cor
1 1 nous
1-iiUSl-
-., .vith
i -.arn-
isb-d. Tuey do not ask your Honor to
have their impertinent phrases and asser
tions struck troni said bill, because they
know and undersluJ iL it such phrases
are but the stock in trad" with -which
narrow-minded attorneys impose up.ni
cnntidinir snd credulous clients, unluc.u
such to believe thai because they
are
vrJ in the use of whttiskn
WII HS
Bt.llnif-irate." tha they are
also versed
in the prima pw of the law.
Xoi W isl I I . J
disturb the equanimity of the person I
who prepared UM " so-caiieu conaoiaiiii
in e4u. y, lespoiidentsare willing that the
.On -. ii:n saii i u uu is. . .a.. au . .
their slewing
fhe said eoinp
beautv upon .he pages ot I
iaiut.i'o tbeother allegations I
are remarkably well suited,
01
'i-1 .
t'tii- tnemseives wiu a 0.0 e hi-
nial of a'l nd mU 8UL'h assertmns, but re
serve lo lh""'-lves the priv .i. ge ol feel
inn the utmost couteuipt tor them and tor
th men who could Use thetn. Such Un
til ute is never used except te bolster a
vels cause; and the only justification
coiiplainantaoaii fiud for using 11 is, that
their cause la a We tk one, and thai Ills
MM ssary to " kick up a dirt 111 order,
if piasi'- n, to disguise their weakness.
Fee mg ihai heir cause is strong both in
law auo jiisiic-. respoudetits do not pro
pose to Me the tiiustrious example set
I he in ov complainants.
Re.poiiden.s aduiit that the Memphis
ana Little Kock Railroad Company is a
M Duration, chartered indue form by the
s I
Gene
al AMM'IUUlV Ol LUUOKH-UI
aas. by a"
t approved Jauuary Uth,
and bv otti
r acta amenua-ory inures,
. e aDDroved January IU,
particularly
.1 - r T . . ..
ued act, although long
Attl-a?d althougn by it
the laud grant made by the Lu:'ed Stales 1
was donatial to the company, comp.'a-
ants would like to keep out 01 ie, ao ,
contain- apn. vision which would show to
your Uouortaarf to the public, to whom in
K-au.y said coinplaiut is addressed,) that I
s would like to keep out OI view, as it f
t nmiMinaiitHhave for year-past ue n 1
pel'-. stcu.lv aud wilfully violating their j
..hM,a,.r u,n1 I lt IWS Ol lUC 31 ale II "III
ich al ,ue t he company derives its rital
tv The seventh seciioa of that act pro
vid'ea "-hai after eighteen montlm from
the passi'.g
OI H.1S SCI, 1 uai ie tot;
of said ll tilrt
el Company to locate lln ir
-t!l
e at liopenVitd. ial" ttor- "r
iiiierpoint wiiuin mi
lessol this plain and aimpio provision
lasaiilluT oi the piaiu. clear and aB aa
ts"...-hedlawof tneland that "a corpo
ration has no legal existence outside d.
t,.i-r.. iriiir wnicn ereatea n
it caiiuoi BU
ir.tfiln II ,1 other sever. Inn ty.
which pnncipie
has been asserted ana
.1 l ... . I r - - ill I tin I 11 1 l.t 'O t
5. iii itlmost everv State in the !
rnian including Tennessee, these coui- ; B4SoaP teudiug.to bring ail the courts of
iilaiiiai.ts h iving first w ired iuto their the State into contempt, and one yhich
bauds the nW and property of the com- everv court in the State o s it to tlse'.r
naiiv bv virtu? "fa pretended election nd to its own dignity lo resent and pun -Leid"
in the citv oi" Memphis, in the State jsn. Aa lor ourselves, we (ran only say
of Tennessee have tor vears coutinued to tbat th- charge is positively untrue. Re
dely the laws' rt the State which created spondents do not know of their own
it have kept theofflce of the comuauy lo- knowledge bow it was that the County
caied in ti.o citv of Memphis, and :.'ave ' -,,rt ,, Pulaski couniy, or the city of
there called and held elections, made cou- . Little Rock, came lo appoint Hon. Ths.
ire s oaid aud received salaries, aud dis- ! M. Roweu their ag"itt, ortoauihorise him
tsised of ihe as-e:s ot the company. n ! to cast ibeii votes in said meeting. Rut
aceouut of their illegal acts, the company j they are iutoriiicd and believe that no un-
(,... u-en i.l ieed in direct violation ot us
charter; and so long and so persistent
has been their coutinued course of ille- I
calitv so many acta of l'oriciinre have !
Tieeii' is iiiiui, led bv theiu. tinat until re-
spondents or-'anired the company had U rn j
ami tran
fer joritU
anl hi Id
ties uf the
rjatiiiC'l, i'ji caur- 1
xesat the hutcj .
the favor of the authon- '
o! Arkansas.
are informed and believe '
Ki -
i:.,iii. ia.uaiit Brinkley has known of
the illegality of the acts of liimself and . f tnetr said agent.
H co-tsmip'laiiianls for at least more than j Respondents are informed and believe
Tw, e m n.lusjM.-t and th .t h- haa ad-j tbal the notice calling the meeting w.is
niuicJ an much. Ad yet siucuibai taaaa j naubUabed by order art a meeting of the
Be ana bi s'inp1.t,iiants,Oa-en n.d Kd- stockholders if, k-MXl fkith aud form. They
m 1 1 id so li. ie'iny as a sn-c-tlted ijm tlie I deny that it 'tm puiaiisncd lu an obaoatM
Cbmmd.ee. ha -' assiiui-d Ihe r i , and corner ol the newspaper. They deny tkan
have pretended toaeli to one it Was called to meet at an obi place
one u.iliiou aud ten thousand J ol rs of Wbeu ll i kno 11 that coiiipiainaiiis hslj
the sksjs of Ihe noiupauy. ; " ' " all the b-M.ks of ttoawaafauay, ami that
actu large enowjk to cover ail 'A' (ejat j jf ue nave any byc-luws ibey wen-n. v r
(t ' ihv coiiii'at,, ir.'nch amount ex- published, 1: i-id suipriMliglbal me n -ucCy
to oue imUt'in trht thousand one htm- j tjees were no. puldi-lu 4 according to th
deed and thirty three aoUars.,) at a Hi re ; -cusTom," Imi hethcr piopenv puo
Boiuiual price, and have, as respondents j liaUed or DOt .more than lline-liiui i - la
(-Jial
i and delivereu to uuu ;
ureieuil- tl oertiUCles to UM ctlect mat lie
- tii lioider Of iliat amuuui of Block in
- -sooipauy. liven if wsaaajHMaMa hd
thev ., reality titlirefs ol the company,
beeu i. ctlon irostid nave, b-jeu illegal,
this traus - iut it is in direct rtalalms
from the lac. iou of the at;i (if January
OI the ninth aec - miJ comiitny, li 1 i
11, 18 st. . liarieii..-. s'ineriu waicli mta-K I ,,io,.c,l, d with the HNttMl lie !U
jjnivi iea " that .heu irtawribec' by tue j t.hin Hjmi. ti,At tuey have coininejced le
may ti- shall l , ' ujeeiun, ' aid i procecdniirs lo obtain iossesini of I lie
-ot-ahuiderH at a itc-nerai rcsi.tjiilt in ,,ri,nert v ol I lit coin . but tliev denv
fr..m iln- further tuft that, as ul
axv itiii.ruifii aud believe, that i. . p, gxy
Vaid lirli.kl-v reserved lo hnntelj u Jjt,
. a .T .- .if - .A -i AW fhs
in.. P..iilidK'v. hin friend-.
jlj s aaa. a mm r '
- KA.-fM.tiii.v in Ibe i.lllrra "lid
fit
Jobs.,
only
j l.t,r..r. il. ir.ni.u'Lion liOt
llll (J I CUUI IUMi aaa-- -
illegal but fraudulent, and holomg in aub
ordTiiation all the legal alock of the com
psuy. . .. j:..
' Finding the company in uu.
1,-d contliiioii, ita cuarier forlriteu, Ms
SL ertv m the hand, of an illegal body
K -n'w ho it was believed, were saon
JL? neinierestsof , be atockhnlders for
T"' ' -V- J ' -..l. me.irs of
their oi. n ."' ; a k-mo. i.a-lc to
the coiiilia
'sw u r.?JV"?. vliven .
the value ui
IWOUUIIdidiemi V ;
thousand d.il. . r.J..hi Anur.
the oaaupaiiT vM u ,be .tuck- oulJeamiiiS eoKiiiisnt if the illegality nt
iniued t... and d. ,.ilv,f Little Ko k ! mplain. nt.' . a, aa It v.aah.s duty to
holdera lo uioel at . .Venilwr laat or I ,io But evrrv ouo, hovoVer hiU his po-
upon the b.h day o. - (lBlci.n of tha i riilon or eui'inent hi. character, Who
the purpoeo of elect Uit he)d waa j moves air&inal liacs ooiopiainants to u?
oompauy. That ineeuing v.. g, ,h, ,mh t iT(J UleIU ol lhe m ffll,e, t,cy now U
.ont.uu.al f.oui !. u u m ,, ,,, ,. jf. hold i, ln lueir eaiimaiion, a cuii-
lu order that an siockii'ui-. Kni.lara
TOwineo: iiuauv j'wh . .' j
c, mre .ban ihree fourths of ihe
K....H notitied of the time
I) at
, i.a. v
and ol'jec a o h. , , n d
era present !
forty-acven
r jTm.-,,,! ihA tn-k I
thousand uollar, of the at K
1 1 1 lie l a ' '..' vx.
pnax-eaieri ... e.evv
ipondents f. M. M.h.n. W. W Wil.hire j
J M. Lewis, B. C. Brown and Col. Joseph
ijjuow directors of aaid coninany. tal.
Lenow declined to aarve, but the aaaer
tion thai he did bo because he knew that
aaid election waa fraudulent and void, is j
absolutely aud positively uuttue. CM ,
baajaa loik the matter under ad. is. iu- it
. r , . .. ...,:-.
for aeveral dava. anu imwij ict.s..
uoaition in due form, K'"1!? rmT
io7ao doine. t hat his other preaslng pri
vate and public biisineaa eiigageineula
would prevent him from giving proper at-
tntlii to tne t
aa director of tl
hereto attach a
aa exhibit " A '
tbe original al
ourt. The f
files tlevoi lost "1.""
company, lteajoudents
copy of said reaignatWn
to ibia answer, and hold
aiect to tho order of the
"be f ur laat named reapondenla
and elected reapot-dent Vallae,
ihen
with bis full knowledge. s.nu
.-..nsent to tne ihisiihiu nii.. -j
the ro4t-.at ion of Col. Lenow. They then ,
BS organic and to
moceedinp. to have complainant, divest
Sd of tbe offioca o ,llegally b"iJ aim
abuaed, and to have I heir ow n right de
termined. Aud yet. because tb
aaauniid th execution of the trust de--volved
ui- n them, and e. aue they
In a peaceable manner appealed to the j
courte of Hie country M determine a
liter, iv .. -. .,u.e..oii. thr-y have beeu
made the objects of loud and Jong-con-tinned
abuae and miareprestentation, ex- ;
tei.dmg not only to their acta, but ui their j
motives, aud extending alao to the caurla
and judge- of lhe Stale in which of uecea- I
wily .b-ir actinua have -been commenced. ,
Jtot only in ibis document called a cui
talain' iu cquitv, nave they and the eourta
. d Judg. s of "tbe Supreme Court of Ibis
at- laet-u abuaed and traduced, but lhe
t11 ;.ia have taken up lhe cry and 1
i..w-l v.itti4'ach other iu trying to find .
have vi. , uur ul respondeuts and lhe ;
. pit bets acjuprfuie Court. 11 ajsmd- j
Judge ofth 'eoataXt thamsilr lu an-:
euta uvai"i ' .licioue aud umueritad
swer the loul, tJ1 ajUri,ad al ...em. nor
abuae v. hi. li naa k i iti.e, ilu lb.
do ibey pro-ae w. uae8 , f ,i. r
proioe i ' ,u,i oti. the fact
preme lun, uui iur, (.()mllKit
bat w hile in this ' "" ;V:1T attacked
in equity. Ibe ...mp ha
and villihed the Judgea if tw fiaaw.1
X- urt (one of them for nt. oftlc,.. aM
A.aaua , V tWO Oft""
Bwu "nd McClure, .hall
iJO ig'-s " deleud tbeuiselvea by t
noopportun.i.y o oe fr(
answer, j f- ,Ki- .inlHiiii
will have so little raapect for itself as to
permit such a libellous document to re
main on its tiles, remains to bo seen.
Having made this general statement,
resKindents will now proceed to answer
the allegations, assertions and arguments
in said "so-called " complaint seriatim, in
as concise amanner as possible.
Respondents positively denv that, at
the time of their elec ion or lor several
vears before, said Memphis nd Little
Rock R .ilroad Company was duly organ
ized. They deny that complainants are
the Presidl nt and remaining Directors of
said company. They admit that they
pretend to lie such, but deny that they
held, bold or have right to hold said offi
ces by virtue of any legal election. Thev
deny that they exercised said offices with
the coasont "and approbation of all or
nearly all the stockholders of said com
pany. Thuv aay that th" protended elec
tion under which complainants pretend
to hold, w.is held and inducted at Mem
phis, in 'he St te ol Tennessee, and not
within the limits of t tie S.ateof Arkan
sas (wnicn wis the sovereignty and the
only sovereguiy which er. aied said com
pany) and w 1- nerefore illegal and Void.
This fact was well Known to ooiuplaiuan s
slid was cart fully ooiieealed from the
Court by them, for the reason that if
kiiouu.no court would cssist them in
perpetuating .heir il cga control and car
rying out their illegal auto. Respondents
admit that co'iiolaiuants have and hive
had control of ail property of the eoiu
pauy, an. I rejHindeiits believe tbatili--,-nave
waa.ed t .em The whole stock suit
scription, fl.iOS 132: tlie proc-edt of 1 -1SJ.U0U
firt inorg g i b mds; ifiiO.UOOXavy
Vard bonds; ,t0 Arkansas Stale
bonds, and fllW o 0 iu gold lent to the
Company by the Slate of Arkansas, have
all uisappeared, and the road is but haf
mis-ticsi. Mow u,i tne, tunas nave De
disposed of, is a secret known ouly to
coiiipiainaiiis ana tueir inenus. tl wasieu
Dj (rec ding boaids. would not complain
ants louir auaaa have nublishcd it to the
world?
As to the allegation that at the time of
the meeting of ine stockholders at which
?-. .1: .-n were cjeci. ii. complainant
Hiinklev
had agrce.t up m fixed a.-rauge
ineiiis, ample and certain, to secure the
early aud prompt completion of the rail
road," while respondents cannot see
whai such an alb gi' ion has to
do with ihs merits of the legii
question involved. n! vaav it as mmt
buncombe " inserted foreffeci upon otit-
siu-ts, mi'i 11 ji tu&i tuey w 11 ue ex
cused if ttiev express a slight doubt as 10
its truth. Siuee oompiatnaut Brinkley
has been pretending to be President of the
company, so may such tiled and cermin
arrangements have b-en made ; so many
days have been set for the certain comple
tion of the road; that respondents, like
many other good men, begin lo distrust
them. Respondents can remember that
within the past four years, each ot the
following days have boeu publicly set and
fixed for the" certain ointi leiion of the
road, to-wit: 1st October, lboti; 1st Jan 11
ary, 1W7: 1st Aprd. i-oT; 1st Oo ober, IMi
lt April. IM o. oler. i84; 1st De-
cemtier. 1S6S; 1st April, lota, and 1st Octo-
louv. iwy -is., reineniuer tuat one
0-i. iouw. iw ai
0f these " fixed ;rr.i
certain," baa alwayu
fre each annual eli
ll.V-11 l . tii' i'i ii s, aiiiiii-- auu
beeu made just bo-
election, aud just after
has alwavs tai.ed. tor 1 bese reaaous re
Bpoudent, respectfully ask leave to doubt
the truth of this allegation. Respondents
' deny that they entered inio any consptr-a-y
"withany'bne to seize the railroad,
much lesa did tuey enter into such a cou
! splracy with Hon. Thomas M. Bowenand
I Hon. John Met'. ure, or with either of
' TliMin The mention ol I he name of the
latter could have been, and, as is shown,
was bused only upon the fact that lu the
exerclso of Lis ludieiul discretion ho
granted certaii writs, a; .plied lor by re
spondents, Inch writs u sjiondeiits say
that bv the laws of the State of Arkansas,
be had the perfect right to grant.
The accusation msde against him is a
nr.aj tiFt.l ..'I' ... nil. 111
it to a memiir-r
of the hiahesi court of t he Stateof Arkr.il
due or tlniair means to olitatn such orders
were used, aud tliev consequently deny
the whole chargw to that ett'ect. They
joint, as acoufpieto refutanoq of this
charge, to the Baat tha: nolwithalauun.i;
the pujilicitv winch has lxen given totuo
trans-lction, and not wiM.st .Hiding all th"
otturLs of r man ill alnaarts and their friends.
neiihcr !.';e t'ounty Court of Pulaski
county, or the Mayor aud Aldermen of
the citv Of Littls Bock, have revoked
said u.-ieiiu iiicuta, or disiu jwod the act
value 01 tin st. .ci.lioidcrs were uo; im u !
the lime, pi ace and object ol the meeting,
i The ineeliiig waa op ued on Ihetith.w.is
adjourmal from day to day until the
i 11 1 li. in order tnai nil ine hiumiuuci
in nl Is' notlfitd.
ud on sid usy the
i t t.i Memphis
cl ownwt over tint-
li .it of the etoca ot ttio tompauy having
i, iu-i l tu v.it. ihe bits-kut.u. is i react. I
thai ttiev h:n e ailuiuiited to do su liy fon e
t,r Iraud. With tho eattep ion uf tnu col
. oring ptacod upou tneir ac.s by the fertile
; Ujteiualiou ol complainants and ootiuscl,
i,hey aj"1'1 'bat tbaj legal steps they have
! uiiu are ayO' nearly staled correctly i'l
ly aa person!, loosing through tin ir
rect.
atussts.
mild have ata.eu mem
. . t.. ia Iks ..-Mt-es liow-
.....ii wilt.' uave ioiik - " '. ,
,,i aenera iv hale to oe ue-
" '- ' " Ke-i-Jiideiits aduot that
privea o! 1.1 i j
. .sinipiaiuants re. uaed j " on
juuctions served ?"' ,k v r.-
l,,,, arreat.nl for CQU'SfPt thay WSTJ
ai,erar,l d.barged ou .iabea. coigea.
a.,..e ti.at th-v urocured !he Attor-
:.,...'.ai ... mslituto lud U-ue writ.
-s... . .kta.
k... tt.ai lie .lid so ou his own motion
ii..,nli..uts admit that tho
teg
e..ai riina ll I. I. I I. several counliea, but
say they have uo idea ol commencing auy
further suits, as they aio salisilcd lhat tho
onea already initiated will accomplish
iheir object, inov auiun. .ue
tnr " J k held
- - dl)uHlul validity of tbe
stock bold by Iheui was as uiicalled for
ae ..... - .
..n i rii.
! 1111 llie ailiuii. vi ,v. a.
hold cu nave to no sum iiinajuuia
i cannot ee. No oue can claim a .njrht or
; Mitmtit o tne amount of hie atock to rep
' res-nt lhe oumpauy when more thau foa.-
ttiths ol ita lefc"1 slOL'k h UL'ld
lions Heaaviidents d. ny tbat tbe alock
I of lhe company amount to4,01a,133, and
aver tbat il li oury 1.1W,13S. Oni
I amount waa obtained by a-Jdinif the !,
UHiiMKiill4.Kallr aud fraudulently issued
. to kpiaerson, .ud which Ibey own, forma
i no part of the Block of tbe company.
, This Block, M illegally iaaued waa iaaued
I to a pretended co. aralion called the tl-;:-.i
". L-'inp.iny, a corporation
which baa long ame lorteited ua lanu
! Kraut, which nothinK but a bare legal
entity, which, wnb all ua boatinga, has
not ao respondents believe. Guilt a mile
ol road, and which no sau or iblukllig
inau believes, or pietemls to believe, will
ever build lis road, aud waa ill groat pari
paid tor iu lhe wortbleas aiock of tbat
company, which p,.ymenl waa accepted
bv lUeso eomplaiuaiiia.
"Kepoudenta deny that they are acting
aolely for their own beneht, or Ibkt Ibey
want auy one lo pay llieiu a dollar. They
laugh at the idaa 'that by tins litig atiou
the credit of the State wilt be Impaired.
And nun having lully aaawMM, ibey
prar that ibe injuuciiou berolofore
granted may be dissolved; lhat this an
swer be .-ouaiUcred a cross bill ; tbat com
piaiiiania be eojoiuod fronjacilng or pre
'eudiiia to act m l'residut and Directors
ol aaid company; lhat respondents be de
creed o Is' the Ugal I'rcsidcut aud L1
reajlors ol aaid company, aud be placed in
possession' of tbe property thereoi; anu
?i itaaaiif havo all other proper re-
o..r bf.
M;,t,i,in.Ti d. Warwl-k, Oaut!, Brown,
!. . 4. JJioaii, BoUcitora lor D.-fend-
a,.,-.'fV,,...l We. F. M. Maban j
Count, of Bbclby. f and B.C. Brown, do
Bweai'ti.at w. laciieve the atataincuta in
tbeiosegwiugbdlare.rue.
b. a bkuws
Sworn to nnl antsK-rilssl before me ttm
'Alb day ..; lie.-, inls-r, lSttH, and given un
der uiy'hand and seal of otllee at Meiu
phia. 1 1 L M I . R UILb,
i iiiinissioner Stale of Arkausaa at Mem
phis, Teun.
Very Yew nroo voted in Naahviile
NASHVILLE.
Bank of Tennessee Notes and the
State Comptroller.
Edgefield and its Local Squabbles,
Politically Considered.
PECIAL TO THE APPEAL.
Nashville, December 29.
Bank of Tennessee money, the value
of which was considerably increased
because of the legal process lateiy
served on a iiavidson county officer
requiring such money to be taken fur
t ix. s, has depreciated somewhat since
that officer's announcement that he
should decline la ua.-eivo such notes
except in cases where required to do
so by the courts. Then State paper
went up to seventy Ave cents, but is
to-day weak at sixt -five. The Sec
retary of Slate .urges no objection to
receiving Bmk of Tennessee money
fortAses.regardingthepnntiisfitiollN ,
s -itied by the decree of the United
States Court iu the case of Furtuan,
Green & Co.
Our Edgefield neighbors are having
an excited contest over their munici
pal olection, which takes place Satur
day. Tickets for aud against fre
schools are in the field, aud this is the
maiu question at issue. Free school
moit seem certain of success.
WASHINGTON.
Personal The Public Debt Con
gress and the Negro.
Washington, December 29. The
announcement is officially made that '
the President will receive calls, as j
usual, on New Year's Day.
The Committee on Appropriations i
iaxs in i-t ssion to-day, but no other!
Committee was.
There are now about fifty Senators !
and sixty Representatives iu Wash
ington. The public debt statement will not
be published until next douday. The j
present Indications are that there will 1
not be a decrease of over 3.01(0,000. j
The receipts from customs and inter- j
rial reveuue have beeu comparatively i
light. Tnose imui the latter to-duy '
were only $320,500.
The President, as a rule during the
holidays, does not generally receive i
vi-itors. A few only of his more inti
mate friends occasionally call.
Very little besides the general rou-
RM of business is transacted ut the
Departments
Three of the heads of Departments
are absent from the city, aud ihe offi
ces are closed at noon.
A newspaper is to be published here
under the auspices of the National
Executive Commit tee of 'Joloied Men,
to represent the political and indus
trial iuterests of that race.
MONETARY.
Tho Merchants Exchange Bank
Defalcation in New York.
Xew York, December 29. The
investigation oi the dehdeation in the
Merchants Kxchange iiauk lias gone
so lar as to justily Ihe siatemenl on
tne authority oi ilr. Coliender, the
national bauK exatuiuc-r, thai the lots
lo the bank is Km thau 10d,tHW, aud
it will not exceed IfiOjWM. In any ;
i veut, he says it will imt exceed one- I
third ol the surplus oliiie bank at the
last nt;.iriei1' statement. It is Msevt
ed upon ouu aullioiuy thai Cornelius :
Oakley, a orotiier Ut tile castner, v, as ..
large d jius,iior, uiiu ut (unm iaigt ly !
oveidiew bis ajCHWBti ins buint- j
.spfcuiallons pro.a utnorlutiale, ana
no recently ia;ii.w. A pan oi his i
oVT (Halt the bai.K ill recover l
uu-.uis oi ix euriiiea head tiy llieui. ;
tany's property and .suieties Willi
ai.sogngoi.tr io ward making up the I
Il'sjs. O tkiey i on Uuij ui. ;iie Oana 1
assailing .11 uiiiangiitig aatiat, aud it j
is not probabio that sryntiuU proeeod- j
uiif-s m ol lie laKeu aititiust uiiu. i'ne
a-si-rtiou lhat .speculations have tnx-ii
gu.ug ou louriais is coutradiilcd, aa
lie books are exanniie.i yeanrj oj a
t'ouipeteul cointiiliieo, and al tile last
,,vMiiiiiiiiiioii tne Olnuers Ol Ult uaUk
wer correct.
THE TWiCGS SWORDS
Developments in the Ccurts as to
Butler's Agency in their L03S.
tsesi no Tho '
tlHC VS. H. Jr. ;
IV CW 10R1, JJeCt'in
case ol Roma Lav. mi
butler has LK.eu removed to the
United isuftes Circuit C'uurt. J. CL j
Fremont uppoaro in the same court
lo-day against tlio Kan?as Pacific j
Haiiioatl Oumpttay. Col. Whitney, !
i chiel of the SeecM orvu-e, aivisioii ui
! ilie Treasury Deajal luieul, say lie httM ,
i no iutttrucuous lrom Wasliiuyton i
! looking to the employment of ti. T. i
Blauhionl a a (joveriiiuent witness
in tho drawback iraud case. Air. ,
Blotch ord bm shown no inclination i
1U" ZTZX. . of hnvln.
TrTTT i. .. .
tl plate lor priiiuuB tuu:uca?u.i ;
checks m his pos.-ess.ou, ..as -eeu
sion, has Deeu
honorablvdischaru'ed, it being proven
that lie was etnjuoyeu oy w i''j
. . w , . . .1 1 .,.. )
Departuient to iuuke lhe plaie.
POSTAL MATTERS.
The North German Lloyds Line and
tiie Ocean Mails.
New York. December
29. The
Committee ou Fostal Laws and ou
New l'ostoffices, met this allernoou
in the Astor ilouse. The session is
private. Postmaster Cresswell, it is
understood, informed the committee
of the result ol the negotiations en
tered into bv the committee with va-
nous comiietmir
trniis-Atliint e men
for carrying ihe United states mails,
lie explained at some length the dif
ierent offers made by companies rep
resented, and sUted tlial UM best in
terests of the Government would be
subserved by the employment of the
North German Uoyo?.
It is reported that the Government
has concluded contracts wiin the ln
man and North German Lloyds line.
FRANCE.
The Emperor and the Ministry
Rouher the New President.
Paris. Deeeinber 29. The
ap-
proaching session ol tne txirps tegis
r.,if i tXi (,.r T.niuarv lOtll. M
Kouher will be namtAl Frusident for
lb7U.
i lie official iourtial publishes a let
ter trout the fcuipeior to M Farcodo
Laraguetle, Myilig that he uccpi tlie
resignation of the Ministry with re
gret, and it affords him pleasure to
acaiiclwledge the services which M.
Farce ide has rendereal the country and
the Emperor, in the faithful execution
of the recent reforms and in maintain
ing public order.
Caiunt Napoleon Dorr and Louis Jo
seph Buftit, Chiefs ot lhe Left Center,
have relused to enter the new Minis
try. It in reported that Msr. Fai-
hoult and Ligris, members of the
Right Center, also refused. It Is cer
tain that M. Mag-ne, the present Fi
nancial Secretary, M. Lebout. Minis
ter of War, and Admiral Kiirault, the
Minister of Marine, will retain their
positions.
The trial of Traupman for the mur
der of the Kinck family was contin
ued to-day. A number of witnesses
were examined. While Traupman
admits his guilt, he persists that there
were accomplices in his crime, hut re
fuses to give their names. The public
interest lias by no means abated.
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
Prominent European Dead.
Drtnura, December 23. Victor
Rutty, Hresiideut elect of Switzerland,
died yesterday.
do 0. Prentice Ser ou!y III. ,
T.orisvn.LE, D ecember 29. George
D. Practice is critically ill with rheu
matism of the heart.
Another Safe Ri b cry at the East.
Hartford, December 29. The
I Saving bank in Rockville was robbed
i List night of $0000 in bonds, aud $1500
I iu bills.
Tha Pop- and the Council.
r ' ra i .an to rr" . i
-
; Pope's itiiluence over the Kcunteuical
Council is visibly growing weaker.
Is I! to Prove a Failure?
London", December 29. A Suez
letter in the Sews says that the work
on thu canal has stopped, and the
passage is dangerous tor vessels draw
ing more than twenty-four feet.
btatue of A. L
Paixadelphia, December 29. The
colossal statue of President Lincoln,
modeled by H. K. Brown, to bo erect
ed iu Union Park, New York, is now
ready for transportation.
Who is Roil? and What is His Case?
New York, December 29. John
Real's ca.se was age.iu before Judge
Garvin iu the general term of the Su
preme Court yesterday, and by agree
ment of counsel went over until to
morrow.
Church Question in Jamaica.
Kingston, December 13. The Gov
ernor has officially announced the dis
establishment and diseadowmeat of
the Choice in this island. One of the
effects will be that many clergymen
w ill have to resort to manual labor for
livelihood. .The Governor bas" abol
ished the private jurisdiction of mag
istrates' couris.
Senator Pratt to Resign.
Wasitixgton, December 29. Sen
ator Pratt, of Indiana, will to-day or
to-morrow send iu his resignation to
the Qoveraor of that Slate, to take
effect on the 19th proximo, and that
he will return home and retire to pri
vate Hie. Decliuing health and a di3
;as:e for the position are the chief rea
sons assigned for his resigning.
Interesting to Stearaboatmea.
NkwYouk, Decttnber 29. Judge
D.tily decided yesterday that steam
i boat companies, as common carriers,
are liai'ie lor the baggage of pnw
' cits Ml in the staterooms, notwith
standing notice may have been put up
that bagirage will not be allowed in
' cabins or staterooms, and when placed
there it must be at the riak of the
owners.
The Oeistical Council at Naples.
New Yohk, December 29. For-
iga advices state that the Deistical
Convention, which met at Naples on
the 8th instant, In apparent d-rtance
, to the Ecumenical Council at Home,
: was dissolved after two days' session
; by the Italian Government, the OBteo
1 B&ie I till in being that ths delegates
were republicans.
Spanish Activity in Cuba.
NrrviTAS. December SS. -The cam
paifrn in the Cani-quey district was
opened today. Gen. Puella, with
30,000 troops of all arms, marched
from this place in the direction ol
San Miguel, Mebenle and (iuaymaro.
1 he movement, if successiul, prom
istss to make an end of the insurrec
tion. Tin: Tax election.
Galvkston, Di-cemlier 28. The re
sult ot ihe election lor Governor is
still uncertain. Davis is about auu
ahead, i:h twenty live counties from
MhH h no nthcial returns bad been re
ceived. Tln re are no returns of the
vote on the Constitution, but proba
bly it has been carried unanimously,
it'an election was held in Milan and
Ntivarros counties, it is thought Ham
ilton Is fleeted) otherwise, Davis is
elected by several hundred majority.
The aut ia.i Fair.
Louisvilli:, December 29. Gov.
Cut tin, the American Ambassador at
l'i teraburgi writes that the Russian
lair is not t be national, but ouly for
Russian productions. Beverul of the
crowned heads of Europe have ac-
cvpted invitations to be present. The
nimnitoaVr appointed by the Lou is-
. .. ,.,-. ..ill isa.t thoc..fre
ville convention will not, mere. ore,
Collect Specimens, but Will UCVOte
,1,1, ,u: wetsanHnn tn Hie ouestion
their Whole atlenlion to tne qiies.iou
of immigration its devolved upon
Ihem.
The Naval Equestrian Service.
New York, December 29. The
trouble between William Horace Lin
gurd, the "Captain Jinks" of the
Grand Ooera House, and his wife.
Mi-s Alice Dunning, was ventilated i
before Justice Do'hre yesterday. An
amusini; squabble between the parties
took place in
took place in court. One ieature of
. . , . . . ., ,
nistitv nf Mr. James Fisk.
Jr. Mr. Lingard was required by
Justice Dodge to give a bond of oue
V 1 TJll . AJ
thou.-atitl dollars to observe peace to
ward Mis Dunning, and the airair
MM settled. They appeared together
at ibe Orand Opera House last even-
lrti?. ..
Wh sky Ring In Trouble.
New York, December 21. YeaaJBT
dsav l.'nitiHl StatijB Marslial Harlan re-
I mrted to the District Attorney's office
Unit Lliuries Augustus anu iutisou
Loeb and Tbos. V. Hay, against g.om
bench warrants had been issued for
their arrest, on the charge of attempt
ing to defraud the revenue, could not
be found iu the city by his deputies,
j and he had good reason for believing
I that t hev had all lieu l curope. ine
Government officials have evidence
to show that they entered into au
enormous conspiracy to defraud the
revenue, involving the sum of a mil
lion dollars, by manufacturing and
telling spirits in an illicit manner.
A "Drawback"' to be Drawn Back.
New York, December LD. Col.
Whitney, of the United States detec
tive force, yesterday receiver! a tele
gram from Montreal, announcing tnat
Ri. hard B. Caldwell, whose connec
tion with Samuel T. Blatchford In the
i customhouse frauds, which has ob
M. tained suh widespread publicity, has
iK-en committed to prison to await the
i arrival of the necessary papers for his
exiraditionul appeal to the lourt ei
Queen's Bench, the two writs of ha
beas corpus having been set aside. It
is said that the Secretary of State at
Washington has already forwarded
t he necessary papers to the Governor
G. neral of Canada, and that the Cald-
oH, Intncr atiu sou, may ou eiuuc.eu
frerc very si Kin.
The Alabama Claims.
Washington, December 29. I; U
siajd tliat the adjustment of the Ala
iitiina claims U to be imia in W.ish
insrton instead of London, and that
the Duke of Aiyyle is to tie the Ain
liassadnr of ptigland, clothed with au
thority to make ihe settlement upon
8tich 'terms aa may be agreed uwn.
It ia likwwise said that tta apology,
which Senator Sumner insisted that
England shall make for its course dur
ing the war, will not be acceded to on
tha part of that Government, but that
in lieu of this the British Government
will propose to transfer to the United
States all that territory in British
America lying west of Lake Superior,
including British Columbia, and their
possessions on the Pacific coast, in
consideration of our paying a large
sum of mney therefor.
A BOGUS CORPSE
The Wife of a Doctor Practices a Marvel
ous Imposture.
The Xew York S m says Dr. Dyrus
Ramsay, of 215 East Thirteenth
street, a distinguished physician, has
been made the victim of au astonishing
swindle. Two or three years ago lif
was called to attend a beautiful and
educated womau living iu the Bowery.
He lound her in indigent circum
stances, residing on the lop floor of a
tenement house. Her condition was
precarious, and it Deeded all his skill
to save her. During her sickness Dr.
Ramsay, then a bachelor, fell in love
with her, and when she recovered he
took her t live with him as his house
keeper. St.o i thereafter she be a tie
his wife. Tneir house was el. guuiiy
furnished.
A time came when the doctor
looked about for a permanent and
profitable Investment for his money,
of w hk-h he had now many thousands
in a savings bank. His wife suggest
ed the purchase of the house in which
they were living, and an adjoining
one, together with the ground oil
which the buildings stood. Negotia
tions were oiieued for that purpose.
The wite exhibited the most earnest
solicitude on the subject, and eventu
ally prevailed upon the owners of th'
iirniMTiv tn sell it- When the deeds
t,. aha inVWI
V .1 1 i I. . . t iiiti'i. i ' is i .1. j. i
upon her husband to have the prop
erty deeded in her name, to meet the
event of his ever Betting into a dtsas
trous speculation. Accordingly tho
property was deeded in her name.
About a month afterwards the wife
complained that her health was bad,
and that a change of climate was ab
solutely necessary. After many
roundabout proceedings she arranged
to go to Cuba, for the benefit of her
health, sailing in September last. The
doetor did not go with hir, his prac
tice not permitting. The wife was ac
companied by her mother.
October came, and with it a letter
informing the doctor that his wife
was delld. He sent for her body and
got it.
Wheu the mother returned from
Cuba, and the body had been interred
iu Greenwood, a lawyer appeared on
the scene, and informed the physician
that his wife had made a will. The
doctor was amazed; and what was his
astonishment to learn that half of Aw
property had been willed to his wife's
mother. Need it be added that
trouble ensued? But of what avail?
.Suilice it that the doctor was com
pelled to surrender half his projierty.
The mother has taken possession of
the house adjoiuing the doctor's, and
is keeping a tlrst-clas3" private bqard-ing-house.
The doctor has, within a
few days, had his suspicions awakened
that his wife is not dead; that the
body which came from Havana was
an imposture. Consequently the in
terred remains may be taken up this
week.
TELEGRAPHIC MARKETS.
NEW YORK.
Kew' York, Dtcember 2. Cotton quiet and
steaJ-; uplundit Xi1.,-; nales iOO balw.
Flour $4 7149s uO. whisky PS. $L Wheat
Si l lor No. 2 Spring. Con. hteady, held
at tttlt M Btoi dull; Carolina 4:7ljC.
Cotletr and MolasAtu quiet; New Orleans Mo-..-i-:;
7c. sugar quiet; Cuba UmIIc.
Dry iimxij Trade betnc ci.-iiiied in taking
ntock and sell.ne uoo .uut. but lit' te i irms
nlriue in tbc way ui buy ins or srilinz aoods.
and prirv.s remain without alteration. Thm :
prollU on the balea of merchandise of this I
class &.o y-o small that several Iiours are
quittiiig the husi.ifvft and nterlug Into
other pui suits. Heavy bleached sheet- !
in lC.,lti1'l; tine do. 12j,l t,; AugustaHlu-i t
ings l's Monadiiock 10-4 to 11; 4-4, W to 11:
liuoakng bleached musltn, H; Ballet, 15;
M MNMtlU; W niutta.0; New ion Mills,
'2 . Pjp r cambrics t e.d at U; Higher eoiurs
at lV Jsprague's prints. ll'-J
A rumor of the lailurM of a proirlneut Iron
found r pnas uii!oundMd.
A mrt u ... 1 bs&xik defalcation i un
autuenilcated.
Another rumor has obtained currency that
the nales 01 mM witl be sOtitinued during
January on the saiu- tca'e at during tho
ptVMBC inontli but 1 uks proiiubliiiy.
All the liiurkess am uu-aHlltd by rumors
and activity In mui ey.
Tne TiaxTan r dhibawd M,1V) OOi) to-dy fr
the- January lntenst, making so.'wo u.jo" thU
fMUT. at
The money market ras rery ftilngcnt this
evening and 7 per rent. 1,0 d Is tne nera
rate fer Cdi teiM Wilu a few exceptional
tiansactious nt 1-W per cent. perilU'in
Ihe prucess oi ealliuu in money hy corpora
tlMU to dii.uis a in Jauuary 1- -i.t Ko:n
and Is the maiu HIM ol the present uctiv.ty
in moneys
Prime dlaconnu are dull at 10 IIS. Sterling
Is heaty and lowtr, t-j 9& Gold is lowei,
with an upwaid tendeucy it oixufil at
tuurii-d i" anil cto-ed iit llt?i. v. arrvinn rate
7 per c nt , a d gold 1-3. percent. Cwa ranees
$2,7U0(AJ8. Uovernments are lower un j weia.
Matu tjouds are heavv ; old Teiiuess vai,oJTg;
New, 4r..
CHIOAOO.
Chicago, December 29 Flour fpring X
7 00. Wheat 7U14 'Slc. Corn &) li tain
4414 Uv 73. Ba:iv 7vt7. Ugh wines W,.
rtugHr N. li lltsUllC. Pork $U0 'Ji. Lard lTV
bulk slue. HViU; shoulders 11; hams 14
LOUISVILLI"
LOUatf 1AXK, DeeeinlM-r a.- The sales of To-
baeeo U-day aiuounted to "sJ hh
IiiJU Lugs
uTy, to w.
.; leat (Halt. Flour xlra iutiii
Com (tiaTU. Oats.Vi. Rye 80. I'rinie sugar 11
U(!la ul w S- (.0nec steady at
I Uacon aboulders MSe. 1. lea 17!. -,18c Lani
I Tierce bulk iliouiuers l.c; sides liy.4
Hanu itiH. Whisky to. Bagging
! nnn at ihs-
CIXCINXATI.
Ciscismati, uecerntier Ji. r lonr- r amity
1S 2'vaS SO. Wheal 1 lika I H Corn, 7 . .,-c.
Oata 00.156. RveM. Cotton dull-mldililngs
Me. Whisky 4(t6. Pork t!). liulk slioulders
dull. IS; si'iies l&BlS'i. Bacon shoulders 14;
siiies l,.iT;;c Hams S0.ilc Lard 18c.
Butter oJ. Eitits tc. Sugar 13tgH54c.
MoNSSPs .NIC. I'licese IT'S !!,. lloats
$!i oOwlii 1') gross. Tobacco quiet anil uu
clianged.. st. i.ons.
St. Lotris. Pecember ill Klonr RnnerBns.
fl i-sl . Wheat No. 2 Spring 98c. Corn :
T.'KitiHJc. Oats MhaS7. Rye SOkSS Whlskv I
tK. Suitar ll'vaiS'ic. Molasses 7130. Pork i
ti 503 0. Bulk shoulders lle, sides 1)4
KMC Hacon shoul.lers 14Vi; cl-ar sldc .TSk
IS. Lard 1!317. Tobacco is firm ; new Hms
aud common leaf, ot': medium to bright
mauufaclaring l. af, SSSS.
XEW OKI.E.VNS.
NawOnLKANS.Deceiub, r in. Cotton Is ac
tive and high grades are scarce and firm;
middling. SiitSic Sales ftfOu bales ; rei-eipts
295B bale; exports to Havre 3&S bales; to bo-t-a
MX! bales.
Flour firm; I.', as,; Waeas. Corn SSaftec
Oats are firmer Bsc. Bran fl 15. Hay J.-4 Oo
Pork held hi : i J. Bacon retailing shoul
ders I5i; sides WM lH- Sugar Carad
Hams 26c". Lard firm lu tierces, 18l, tlSI
ln kegs 21c. Buaar dull; rrlme lii.t l-'-4.
Vo'.-ifses prime tl8(a70. Whisky dull nt 0c
CoHee steady ; Fair LV,-tlV,.; pnme
,IovWM0awL,;wuwl01
ViOiU lio,". sieroua aT Sfi iv .j...
parS dis.
rMail beeves, first finality. ItSglCO; 2d do
$3040. b'biep, 1st quality. t(ii; 2U do tlj
MOBIIiE.
Mobile, December 9 cotton quiet Mid
dlings 2?;. Sul.-s li 00 bales; receipts 1612
bales; exports 6473 bale.
CHARLESTON.
Chaklkston. Decemlier 29. Cotton qnlet
MUitlllngs -4c; sales 450 bill s; receipts
tt( bales; export ti the Continent 360 bale;
coastwise, 147b hales.
SAVANNAH.
Savawan. B.K'cmlaer ai. Cotton Is firm
Middlings Sf: sales ISO hales; receipts 25
bales; exports 65tt bales.
FOREIGN.
Loxdox, December al. Consols for money
HH; for account S; &-S0 U.B. Bonds sa,yti6S
10-iO's SI.
Pakis. December 29 The Bourse Is flrtuei ;
Rente 72f SSo.
UnvoOk Decemher 29. The Cotton mar
ket Is heavy; t'plands ll5,; Orleans IP;
sales 12,000 hales.
The breadstufTs market Is quiet. Cal
ifornia white wheat s Sd; red western
No. 2, 8sSda8s 4d; winter tfs HKl.iDs ltd.
Western Flour Sis 3d. Corn, No. 2, mixed ais
aLI. nil. . .ul llurlev Ss. Peai 36s.
Haviif., December 29. Cotton qnlet and j
unchanged.
FaANgroaT. December 29. U. 8. Bonds
closed firm at 91.
FUNERAL NOTICE.
Bl'RKLE The friends and nciualntane
of Dav;.n Uckki.b and family ore respectfully
Invited to attend his funeral, from the tesl
dence of his brother, on Second street, ln
Chelsea, This (THURSDAY) Morulng, al y !
o'clock.
$60 a Week for Agents
TO sell tha greatest Book ever pnti'lshed:
Husft-ofsd -tfafTic tr.md and .lf4tcal (Juidr,
and Book of mature cotnoineiiHJO pages. BaaV
pie c .pie.s mailed free lor 60 cents. Mammoth
tircul&rsn. UB. IL. F. Y UNO & CO.,
ataXi w st Broadway, N. Y.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE
WaSTBBN IJsJIOM TELROBAPHCO.
Ma a phis. Deo. ;iu, lstitt.
ON and after January 1, 1WU. Ualf-Rnt:
Sight Messages will tw received for all
points Kaal of trio Mississippi Hirer, aud lu
eluding st. IiOuIn.
Trim order doea not In an. manner apply
to otriissft lu Aruan.ta. West l.oiil-inna. Texas.
Nova sco'la or New Bruuswick. or any point
West of trie Mississippi, except St. Louis.
Half the day rates for ten words will be
t-bared on all ulght messages handed in for
p .ints East of toe Mississippi, except at.
i.ouia. Brunch offices At Overton and Pea
b jdy Hotels, uid No. 7, Htanlou Block, Madi
son street, art' kept open until V o'clock p m.,
main office, 17 Sotitn Cmirt street, until li
midnight. MONT. PhPetCR,
decay .Manager.
AMUSEMENTS.
MEMPHIS THEATER.
Spelean, Bitiwell & MacDonough. Propr's.
It. W. YOUNGK Acting Manager j
Wednesday Evening, December 29th
Mr. JOSEPH JEFFERSON In his great char
acter of
HIP TTVlJ- WIWgliE
ASSEMBLY HALL,
Malu St.. between Uayoso and Beal,
OPENS MONDAY NIGHT, JAN. 3d,
AND DUUINO THE WEEK.
Ueand Matiwkes Wednesday and Satnr-
day. at 3 o'clock p.m.. for t ie accommodation
of families and sabbath Schools, wueu cull
dreu will bo adianted for IS ceuls; adults, '.6
cents.
Th? most subliinu and Imposing spectacle
or modern times! The original and ouly
London Milton.an Tableaux of
3T-a.n.-A.33IGEI LOST I
TueGreal Rebellion In Heaven !-Tlie War of
the Auols! -The Fall of tsatan and
the Fall of Man!
HEAVES, HELL, CHAOS AND PARADISE !
aT Admlasir.n. SO can's; children. 2i cents;
rt-srvett se. ts. 75 c-nla. lHiors open al 7;
commence at 71 o'clock.
deJK HA . THOM AB, Agent.
ORPHAN FAIR
The Annual Fair, for the Benefit of
St Peter's Crphan Asvlum,
Will be held at
Asaoinloiy TTr; l ,
Main Street, near Oayoso,
Commencing Wednesday, Dec. 22d,
PARLOR MUSIC HALL, i
2 313 Boooaacl Street.
OPEN EVERY
NIGHT, i
MONDAY EVENING. Dec. IS. 1S69, First ap
pearance of Miss Millie Hainkortr und
W. C. UCKroJI, t '.ecu AMrlo-N DOUSU LItiilr- j
MIMJZUL'AVK DRiLi.tsrs; also MlS9 Maooik
M ayhno, the Talented Vocalist anil Com- !
mealienne. and ffx. 1ost, Violinist, in cou- i
Junction with tue beat Variety Combination '
in Uie Blfer,
AOMIHSJION Cents I
OB0HEST11A CHAIitS .-. OO CenU
BROOM'S OPERA
HOUSi
(MaVpoaj Street, near Main.)
Cha.s. TI. H. Fboom
'HARLDT WBITK
Prof. Fkank Aknolu.
Lejo.ee and Proprietor
xtsije Manager
Leader ot Orchestra
lOMMFVPTVO THT'RSIHY ICVKWIUQ. !
1 , mj -avteTas- w . v. i
ut Jsxi. wit h a Mammoth . oiiit:i:iv
The eiitertaitiment toroasist of Negro Miti'
4tr.ilsy, yongs and Dance. Fancy Dances, Bal
latls, Duelta. Q.unrtetts, Kxtravaganrax, Bur
leaqueK. FanU'rnlmes and Farcea.
Admission. 50c; Private BoxtM, S5. e'Zl
P.RiNTERS AND PUBLISHERS.
Southwestern Publishing Co.
Publishers, Printers,
BOOKSELLERS, STATIONERS,
BOOK BINDERS
1MB
WHOLESALE PAPER DEALERS,
No. 361 Main Street,
Between Union and Gaycso. Memphis, Tcnn.
OFKICKRS:
H. A, PARTEE. President.
t'M-iiiier MerhstiU National Bnnk.
I. S. CtARK, Secrclarv and Treasurer.
DirtE TokS:
W. TI I'ur.MBY K. H .MAKTIS',
l'resf. M-renaiits Natl-nai Kank;
J. R Omv9. LL.L.; 1' m.Jovks.
AC KisiKHS. li. Andrews. de24
MISCELLANEOUS.
FOR SALE.
'I'WO 2-Slnrr Frame Houses on Lxct:ango
I street exten led, with rooens each
An A No. i tiulUiing Lot on labauia street.
near Hull Itun 5" by 1&".
In r.v, ot choice Warden Land, near Chel
sea Church, on Th -mas avenue.
Anil a g.ou pajing Saloou and Fixtures,
cent'al.y locni.u, wtn tuc goou-wmoi uie
presem proprieior.
All or auy of this property will be sold low.
Apply to iocl.-.j J.B. raiKlEK.
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A NEW SCHOOL FOR BOYS
UNDER THE CHARGE OF
Wellington St., near Beal.
FINDISO It necessary, on account of my
health, to retire for a time from the pro
fession of leaching. I have anxiously sought
s successor wuiiny oi ine suppot. u ."j
former patrons and the public generally, J
have transferred my chooi to Mr. 1. .v. a
ItHKTr. agenilman of arei.t person! worth
and of rare abilfy and seal aa piesiur.
I recommend him to tke patroflag of all
who would have their sons properly trained
an' thoroughly taught. It Is his intention to
tske a very limited number of pupils, that
he may teach them well.
For the satisfaction of t aose who have re
lied on me to educate their sons 1 announce
mv intention to establish a Collegiate Insti
tute with several professors, aa soon as lunds
tor the erection or suitable buildings can be
procured. d2 A. a. VIUUa.
FIRST PRIM
Or A SILVEH I
waa av.ua. i
UM yA.
V
BARarn'S hair restorative
By Ut- N U. SutM sfUri:arl Sotrmr. Its
Vftlr. bakVn u aaS.i. SapL Si. M
BAKKKTTU
Vegetable Hair Restorative
Itaaiurr QJ Br 1 1 IH ut u: a. mlor. P-v-f&
mrr b gnwUt 9 Uw tlatr Cbtutni
Wsk fwsM-W iMr riftUl'iiriUKU IM. ItmU
W aatarti uud:uff mad HkUMCn tnrtn VJS
a. tut UUiu(t I Jprtor D twiaf JW
tM UaM AUaV M tidiuiaaa I ttfajftiaanUs, "f
TSiv 1 mmM P" .
rajtMbte WtMHr ikrwiikwi A 9
J. R. BARRETT k CO., Propnston,
aiicanTrs, a. a.
3. O. TJC.A.H.JD db BRO.
Wholesale Agonta, Memphis.
mar For sals by all retail druygaaw. 1
I
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
REVOLUTION !
REVOLUTION!
Immense Sacrifice!
YOUR CHOICE FOR $! !
In order to make room for a
Fresh Importation !
We will sell,
UNTIL JANUARY 10, '70
Any Article in our
ENTIRE STOCK
REGARDLESS OF COST,
For $1 00
Comprising car
$2, $3 & $5 GOODS
GO ME EARLY
TO AVOID THE RUSH.
Revolution Dollar Store
233 MAIN ST1.EET.
de29
NOTICE TO CRtDITORS.
No. 40S, K. It. In the 1'h.j.ncery Court of Mom-
iitila, Tviins.se. sara !S. spt 'er.
i-iuor
et ;U.
ol H. CL Uurton. ii'?c'd, vs. J. 11 smh
IS tills tatUre. on tho :3d any of 1
L &n onier was eii'ert'd, direi
tiention lo be made lor all persons I
In tne estate of H. U. Uorton, dve'd
ted I
forwr.nt. extiiblt tbeir
themselves made p .rtte t
n this -Ulm-
'
suit, etc al?o en l'-l u u2 at 1 DertWM
11 '"il i i'i ! 1 win man-
luting huiTH at law upon t n-. ir o-.-iuau
It Is luereiorr- o.-iiei al. That all sren
parties tuuke their npL,enranc herein, t
ttie courthouse , in ihe city of Mempnts,
Tenn., on or lfore th- nrst Mointay lu
March, Ma, and M e aod estahllsh their
claims aa aforesaid, ate-'rding to law, or th.
same will be barred Hud Ihe eaus proceeded
with expand; aud that a eopv of this order
be publish.! once a week, for four successive
weeks, tn the Memphis Appeal.
A copy atvst.
A"ii;.-u'iiN ALSTON. Clerk and Master.
Ry K. .1. iIi.ai-k. najaitj ricrlaaiid i .s.er.
Ksws t Jackson. MoiicUors for Coinpluin
ant. d2l
FAMILY SUPPLIES.
JOHN LILLY,
351 main street,
DEALER In staple und Fancy Groceries,
Wines ami I Inaafii Has now on hand.
com plete tock oi it- bent quality of soods, e
I both foreign and domestic, to which he dl- t
I itcta the attention ol his ft lends and the pub- I
lie
I The following goods kept always on hand:
I Prepared French Mustard, by the keg.
j Worcestersmre Sauce, cy the gallon.
I Tomato catsup, by ihe gallon,
i jellies, Assorted, in 5 lb. cans.
Oat Heal.
1 Yarmouth Bloater?.
Cracked wheat.
Wm. Younger's Scotch Ate.
Guinness' Dublin Stoi't,
i Choicest Black and Green T as.
j Fine Old Cognac Brandy. O il Whiskies.
Old Port and Sherry w.nes.
J0H!
IK LILLY. 1 Main st..
deio
Ner Colon.
C D I O C J2t C U A kl D C
Orlvki Ol o rl A f r C,
354 Main St., Mayevney Block,
-RE RECEIVING FKKS1I UOOra. DAILY.
j by river and rail.
i.. late arrlvais we
j nave a lresu supply o.
Borden's l oa. eu-e.i Miik-the celebrated i.-
"" v
; GLK brand -lOTdoreu;
I New Louisiana Sugars and .V lasses;
! New Buckwheat;
New sweet Roll Ratter; also, Goshen Ratter;
I New Golden Syraps; New Carolina Rice ;
Pig's Feet, Hams and Lard;
Shaker Preserves:
! All varieties of new Canned Ooooa;
Meas Mackerel aud Codfish;
North Carolina Herrings;
' Flue Toilet Soap; aiiolce Coffees and-Teas.
nol RPICKR SHARP K.
STEAMBOATS.
FOR NEW ORLEANS.
Regular Memphis and New Orleans Packet.
MAGENTA J. F. Hicks, master
John S. Sullivan, Clerk
The only Memphis aud New Or- m
: leans pacaei. ieavea jnciiiimi
. as follows:
I Wednesday January it h
I Wednesdav. ,- Januery !9Mi
t Wednesday February 2d
Wednesday February ittlti
LAKRT SiAltM'sTAD CO..
deM ELU'JTT it MILLER. Agents.
Regular Wednesday Packet, for Vicksburg,
Naicncz anu new urieans.
Magnificent Low-Pressure Steamer
; Groat XlOjOJLltlio
W. B. Donaldson master.
i Will leave as above. Weu.nisday. Decern -i
ber 1st, at 5 o'clock p.m., and every alternate
, Wednesday thereafter.
For all reliable information, apply at the
General Passenger Departiuent.No. 1 Prome
nade, toot of Jeflersiiri street. l'.,engers
urocurtuu tickets at this offlce secdre stale
: Room. . S. H. SHOCK,
Ticket .u- ut.
Regular fnemphis and New Orleans
racnei.
FOR NEW ORLEANS & THE BENDS
The large sir', magnlflcent passenger steamer
GREAT REPUBLIC,
W.Donaldson, master J H.Atklnsou, clerk .
wit ; Lasvi xa a .
WEDNESDAY, December 1st, at 5 p.m
And every alternate Wednesday thereafter. ;
For freight or passage apply on board or to
LEVY ifc BOBBINS, Agents.
16 Jelfenson Street.
LARRY HARMS TAD, Agent.
ao23 12 JUadisoa Street.
BUY DR. SPALDING'S
ELECTRIC OIL!
ear The great Medical Wonder of tbe Nine
teenth Century 1
aar Kills all Pain ln Two Minutes:
aor Death to Rheumatism and all Inflam
matory tiiaeases!
mar f reward for a failure tn Bbtta and
Cbollc in Horses I
sur A sure cure for Hog Cholera and all I
Chronic Diaaaaea. For sale by all Druggists.
O. O. W arcl c5 Bros.,
Mam Street, Wnotesaie Agents.
Price, $1 per bottle; W per doaen; tm per
gross. Buy aoaa but Bv. ttpaldlag'a. dsJ7 i
DRY GOODS.
Holiday Goods
B.Lowenstein&Bros
Have Just Received, In addition to
their Regular Stock cf
Fancy Goods
NEW ARABS,
NEW SHAWLS,
NEW CLOAKS,
NEW FURS,
NEW SILKS,
NEW SATINS,
NEW DRESS GOODS,
NEW TRIMMINGS
And a great many other articles
suitable for
Christmas Presents
WE OFFER
Great Bargains
During Christmas Week.
2. Lowenstein & Bros.
Cor. Main and Jefferson.
N.B. Ladies should not fail to look
at our
Cheap Table This Week
HIDES AND LEATHER.
D. B. THO HAH.
B. F. UROW4
THOMAS & GROSS
MANCFACTRUER8 OF
LEATHER
ax7-
DEALERS IK
Leather & Shoe Findings
Foreign and Domestic Calf and Kip
Skins, Tanners' ana1' Curriers'
Tools, Tanners' Oils, Etc.,
366 Main St., Memphis, Jem
W-Cash paid for Hides anc
ronab. '
.oilier in tie
sals
SCHEIBLER & CO.,
. DEALERS IN
FOREIGN GOODS,
SHOE FINDINGS
AND MANCFACTURBRS OF
LEATHER
No. 203 Main Street,
Tha Highest Prices Paid far
HIDES, PELTRIES, BEESWAX,
TALLOW, WOOL.
DOlA
ASHBROOK & WHITE,
Raoceaaors to Obo. Phium A Oo.
-DKAXErv3 IN-
. Hides and Peltries
Higheat Caah Prtaaa Paid for
Hides,
Furs,
Deer Skins,
Beeswax,
Tailow,
Wool, Etc.
Conatantly on Consignment,
Harness, Bridle, Skirting and
Sole Leather,
ADAMS STREET
Between Front Row and Water St.,
set MEMPHIS, TENN.
To Cotton Planters 4 Stock Raiser
THE Memphis OU Company wish to pur
chase, during next fall and winter, a
large quantity Cotton tJeed. for which they
will pay the market price, furnish aacka. and
have Seed correctly welshed on their large
olatlormiFalrbank slscsJes. They urge Ibelr
friends not to store thetrSeed tnlsrge quan
tities, aud thereby have their value destroyed
or injured by HIMISB, Planters who wish
to tasks contracts for delivery ot seed will
plecse call st Oil Work, Center Landing.
aar OU Cake and Maal tor sals la aar qua
XXtf. ,
AUCTION.
EVENING TRADE SALE
or
Staple and Fancy Dry Good--, no
tions, Boots, Sf.oes, Cutlery,
Looking glasses, Etc .
AT AUCTION,
This, Thursday. Evening Dec. 30th.
AT 7 O'CLOCK.
Eyery lot will paltlTely oe sold, without
GOTTLIEB i E2E.KIE'., Attrt'rt,
deTO
B Y GOTTLIEB & LZEK .
Acctioaecrs, Cor. Second and A4as Sts.
SALES THIS WE
MONDAY -Dry Goods, Clathixig,
Hats, Notions, etc.
WEDNESDAY P
Hosiery , Fancy (J
Is, Fare,
FRIDAY Furaisi
mtics, Sundtii,
Goods, Do-
de!9 A ROGERS
ROYSTER. TRE2EVAWT & CO.
.TJCTIOaVHSSnS.
N. E. cor. Main and Jefferson sty, .
DAILY SALES OT
MERCHANOiSE, FURKITURE, ETC.,
At .iilesroiiia.
af !To Pools ofTr- : atan. ttontinslsi llinli
SALE OF
GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES
Silver and Plated Ware
aim's sr 3 w u Xa aa. tt.
Daily Satls at 10 o'clock In the lora.ng aid
7 o'clock ia the Eveafcf ,
From a sp'end:
bv Uce. 1
cools !n tee
C. J. TYLER & CO.
ar All roods warranted of tn quality rep
resented, or money r-t.imed. dex
BOYoTEK. TREZEVXr CO..
Auf;r,rers.
CHANCERY SALE
OS
WEDNESDAY. December 15, 1869.
So. 53:8. O. R. Chancer v Court of Mem
Ei-mi.so.sy. December
ours, tho following deac
li inches ou FlXth street ana Sou teet ou li.
sou street.
Tanas or ! ale. Cash to the amount of
decree beieiu and costs; balance on a c
of twelve mouths. Equity of redeuipt
aaaaas
In casa-she above sals shall fail to brlns
amount of tha decree herein aod eosts, tl
and in tUat event the north itjii o
Block will b-soM, lu totsorsuoil;
lons; sale to continue until he amoi
requisite 10 satisty tue decree herein
ooste, in Cash, is yielded.
Terms of saleoi north hair of Block o
One-halt cash; baiauce on a creiiit oi ;we
montt.s. Equity of redemption barre.1.
noi A.
Ths above sale is post
DA V. January a. :07u
del A.
AL.-STOS.C. , ,1 T.
oul till Wtl-XEd-
ALSTON. C. and Nt.
Peremp ory fublic Sale (if City and
Suburban Lots, Tuesday. Jan
uary 4th at 3 o'clock p.m.
tVAXT A CO. ACC-.-
B e-r m. N'-.-tti-
east earner oi .a at u and
cbcbbaji Lots. lei
Lot tin ttt out aa east
clty.ou Brinkley avenn
nrst str-et nortc or i opt
Brinkley av. nae aud A
bracing all the space oe(
M- Mrrlwralher auJ
Nothing but perempto
owner brings tula prpe
ket at public sale, aa we
il would sell (or tw-ntv
next s: rinK and anion
put up In f .rty feet fro:
more or lass Terms ca
I it- Lot low feet ol
Ifcge ol
Jf that
Laud-rd:-This
propei
with prlvii
cash, oaiazi
Interest. A
the v. IMakj
of Linden,
erty is offer
Ihepripeil
day privat
Vuul sale
irc.
Pioneers.
deJ9
At
To Land Buyers One Thousand Acre' Resi
dence, Garden and Ffrrm Lands, wtthtrt Jin
Hues of Memphis, at Ftrnxpbjry Jolic Sal?.
TJAVlNl
plant
situated c
waters of
Memphis.
tbe land-1
p tert V, '
acres, aud
laud aod
L-urateiy will
auctioneers,
for any porti.
I the auctioneers, or to nv
deem it superfluous to
value of this good Ian
I distance of such a city
I than to say that, byjui
they will yield a air
I the Investment than at
I capital can be employ
! competition among bu
j possible, coiopensa- m
1 parting with such desir
I of Sals Hall cash. re. a
i InieresV
Royster. Tresevant A I
Piantation for Rent
FOB the ensuing year, my Cndlrided
Half of tbe Parmer P.ace, situated
In Crittenden county, Arkansas, near Waa
soe's Landing, forty miles below Mem-
is. and three mi.ea from tbe river. The
hole place contains one hundred an I dtty
teareu lieu, giu auu kiu-iiuw. uwe:-
d octhousea. The ricuuess ot tbesoil
Is unsurpassed will eaaay yield a oa.e of
cotton to the acre. For terms, apply to K. H.
Word, J7 Kecond street; or Frank iloor, bled
so's Lauding. Arkansas.
deo juii.. i. s'ti.
ATTACHMENT
NOTICE.
William Coward
TS.
Landlord's lien. Code 3Si 1.
Angus. Taylor
BEFORE J ax as Halt Jus
for-taeli.y county. affld
made ln this cause, and ait
and returned, tevird upon the
tne premises: it Is tnere o
publication be made In the
APPEAL, a newspaper publi
of Memphis, for tour suceesi
mandb g tba said T
itetore me at my ofrloe. city of
lltn Civil District of said co
day of Janaary. i70. and i
said suit ag-ainat him, or H I
wtlh parts. J-
Justice Psaea for I
J. K. Van p La. Attorney
ostlce of the Peace
lljav l havtug taeen
aitaclimaut laaaad
$500
HEKEA1", HLs
REWARD.
Excellency . Powell C1st
ton. Governor of Arkansas, hav.nu nj.
easily offered a tewmJ of Two tioi.dr, J Dol
lars tor tbe arrest and conviction of J ajcxm a.
Davis, who murdered my husband, auiutu
L. Witherlngton. st Mioro Landing, oa the
Ouachita river, Arkansas, on tne '.'In day sf
March. 1: .Sow, therefore, b- n known, 'atl
J hcreoy-offer an additional reward o: Thr
' Hnadrcd iiollars for the arrest an-1 safe crd
flnement of toe sal a jaiues a u.h v .-V
orison In the Jin ited wtat.s. or ln t)
lories thereofrfcsssAeean bspr morel upon
a reoulsltlon from tha Governor of ;u. -lata.
Addrwis, Mas. M. E. WITHER! Ni ; v.
Lanark, Brsdley coOjiiy. Ark
November L LMa.
PBacairaos." Said James A. Darts is about,
fifty years. of age. about s feet 18 Inches .c
tiighi, hair and heard gray; has loss a per-,
tlon of his front teeth : sharp tesfov, sUhm
comp'exion browned by tipur. to nsn
weather; la sn inveterate soioaer: rathsr
slow of speech ; generally goea armed wilt, a
navy-alx shooter or a ride; was a resident of :
California some years since, and Is aoppoaa
to oe now sotnewnere in mat state, lie las
familiarly knosra asaoua his scauaintanetfE
as Jun Laavaa.