Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-04-21

! The Colonial Parliament met in Bermu-
da on the 10th inst. f's' 81 sloa s4a
Baine has assumed the government Of
Grenada. Mujor Mussay is appointed
Governor pro tenn. of British Guinea. =
| Breadstuffs and provisions had had-
yanced in Jamaica 'i'",
WAsHINsToS, April 2O,TThe Senate
Committee on Commerce to-day agreed
to report in favor Of E. T. Baker for Sur
yeyor Of the, Port Of New Orleans, and
reject Elmore as Collector ofihe Port Of
Mobile, on account. ofuhis patticipancy
in the late rebellion ~ 2 tor sa' Is
i A Washington special says that Lewis
Ohrens, a native Of Hungary, formerly
of Gen Howard's staff, has committed
suicide 4" 'e'f fA''aif"29 'ea t4"'
! Gen. Baker has made voluminousre
port in reference to bounty;jumping
frauds, showing that Of 100000 men
called out and sworn in by the Govern
ment, only 100000 reached the field as
], soldiers, although thousands of others got
their bounties. This Wholesale system
Of fraud is shown to have been perpetra-
in nearly every loyal State. 49,.
1t is stated that the Ways and Means
Committee have finally overcome the OBJ
stacles relative to imposing tax of five
per cent on cotton The bill was agreed
upon to-day. .qos al
The steamer Arizona, from Aspnwall,
has arrived with $62O,OOO in specie.
There was fearful explosion at As
pinwall on the Sd inst, aboard the steam
er European, destroying the ship and 400
feet Of the wharf supposed to have been
caused by nitro-glycerine on board.
About so persons were killed, including
the captain and officers Of the ship. N
News from the Southern coast gives
little hope of speedy settlement of the
Peruvian Chilian-Spanish question Lit.
tie progress is being made by either OF
the belligerents There. was some talk
of bombarding Valparaiso, but it was
hardly likely No attempt has been made
by the Spanish to take possession OF the
Chincho Islands. The revolution in
Panama has died out, and q majority of
the prisoners have been set at liberty 10
CLEVELAND ONO April " Inc ne
tanks OF Harley q Co. at ehauer, enp
sylyania, win 'ueo oarrelS OF OH anu
several laden cars were burned 'o-uas
CiscISNATh April ~ = fiour anu
wheat dull though not lower oats 'gner'
SIC; whiskey " ZZa mess porn SIo -
@26 90; lard nqnet at lsttelS4c ou'h
meats hrmersaies safes Oh ioV'oVo pou'nHt's ~ ~
lot9i3e, advancing macon qple' AZ iA@
i5ac sugarcu hams zzc eotton dnii
at aofa'alc'-. =. '',''''
An appear was made IN oeha'i ol t"e ""
suffering people Of Alanama ana "eor-
gla, ana the ohamner OF oomtnerce ap-
propriated Szoooo. in IL Is expected 'na'
eight or ten thousHhq do'iars WIN pe
coliected "i'h'h TWO uays, nnu proNiSf
ions be forwarded free to snherers at
once .Aa %
WASHINGTON, Apnl ~ ~ - Inc mouse
proceeded to the consideration OF reports
OF private nature. taa l
New YoRK, April Cool otta Burn
Stendbendue was arrested on complaint
of Fire Marshal Baker for shipping
quantity OF nitro giyeer'ne Ilhe same tni that
exploded to California without MORN
ing the captain of the vessel Of the ma
ture Of the article.
ST. Louis, April III lour' hrmer at
81 IS wheat, corn and oats, hrm and
unchanged; bacon, held higher lard,
buoyani at l94c whiskey' tirmer at
81 p. y4f
ToRoNTo, April 2o-TA special 70. the
Globe, from Eastport' Me- says that
General Meade had announced ms deter
mination TO line the coast with 9o'ooo
men, II necessary 10 prevent rfh'aH
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