Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-09-15

BY TELEGRAPH.
MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES
LATEST FROM ALL QUARTERS
New Tariff Bill to be Prepared
"NegrOes and Poor Yankees"
Louisiana Negroes Getting Bold
New Tariff Bill to be Prepared
"NegrOes and Poor Yankees
Louisiana Negroes Getting Bold
Fatal Accident i'm Pennsylvania
RiOtous Conduct at Pittsburg
st. Leger Race.--LOrd Lyon Wins

New YORK, September l4.-Coupons
of 'G2, III; coupons of '65, 1888 treas
ury notes, log. Cotton, firm. Turpen-
tine, heavy, at IS to Gle. Resin, hrm'
at So 1909 90.
WASHINGTON, September l4.-Secre-
tary McCulloch has directed the Com
missioner of Revenue to give special at
tention to the revision of the tariff, ana
report n bill for the consideration oil
Congress 1t is intended to make this
customs branch of the revenue system
more simple, economical and effective
The Commissioner is instructed to con-
slider large revenue necessary TO the
exirencies of the Government, and also
TO propose such a modification OF the
present tariff as will better adjust and
eoualize the duties of foreign, with the
internal taxes on home productions.
Secretary McCulloch suggested the re-
duction of taxation npon the raw matte
rial and machinery of home production
The New York Herald pronounees
the Presidents plan of reconstruction
failure, and says his generous action to
the late ievolted States has been accepted
by that people as conveying license
for sanguinary Outrages against negroes
and poor Yankees
New ORLEANS, September lad
vices from Monroe, on Ouaehita river'
of the 9th inst, complain that the freed
men who were summoned with the whites
to work on roads, came armed and
without altogether refusing to work, we're
so threatening and Intentionally negli-
gent as TO show that they thought them
selves above obeying the laws which gov
ern the whites; they also complain that
they are in the habit of shooting at night
around the houses of citizens, not doing
any harm particularly, but sort OF
menace.
Cotton-sales of 1850 bales of low mid
ding at 32@33c; receipts for the week,
2Ol3. against l547 bales; stock, $1,000
bales. Gold, a.
JoHysoYTowN, Pa, Sept IA The
bridge at this place broke down with a
crowd Of persons who had assembled to
see the President They fell distance
of twenty feet twenty-five are SAID to
be killed, and thirty or forty wounded.
PlrrsBURG, Sept. ID. - There were
riotous demonstrations at the President
reception last night
The party left here this morning
Secretary Seward was too unwell TO ac-
company them, but will leave on the
next train, and arrive in Washington the
same day.
ST. LOUIS, September l4-Fige deaths
from cholera yesterday.
LoYDoN, Sept l4-The st. Leger race
was won by the favorite, Lord Lyon ;
second, Knight of the Crescent
The Morning Post of today warmly
applauds the policy of non-iniervention
by the United States in the war between
Spain, Chill aud Prussia, and cordially
approves the moderation evinced by the
United States respecting Mexico
LIvrnPooI., Sept. l3.-The Cunard
steamships Europa and Tariffa sailed
for Quebec loaded with a regiment OF
hussars. The ship Telegraph, which
sailed recently from this port TO New
York, put back dismantled.
MuSIcH, September l3.-The Govern
ment of Bavaria will attempt the security
of loan of S2s,OOO,OOO by means Of q
lottery to be drawn here.
oUEExsTowx, September a. The
steamship Queen, from New York, Sept
LIST. arrived this forenoon, and proceeded
10 Liverpool.
SoUrHANFToS, September l3, ~ IN
TIE steamship Louisa, from Berlin
sailed to-day, with a fair complement o
passengers, and fl4,Oo0.
Pans. September l3-The NonifeN
of today publishes a convention b.
which Macmillan transfers to Frenel
agents oae-half the receipts from cos
toms throughout the Empire, for tn
purpose of paying the liabilities of Mex
leo 10 France, the convention 10 go int
operation on the LIST Of November next
NApR1D. September l3-On Thursdal
the Spanish Cortez voted 70 increase tn