Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-12-14
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE NOON DISPATCHES
COTTON AND GOLD QUOTATIONS

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New York, December sl4.--Gold
opened at 1877. a
New YoRK, December l4.-Arrived,
Vim. Penn, from London. Gold, 373
exchange, %; skies, ll2; fives, 1914
tens, 993; sevens, los; new fves, 1898.
NOOK. = Cotton, unchanged flour,
frmer, at $40 1906 for Southern
wheat, steady; corn, quiet, at 81 10 for
white Southern; pork, steady-mess,
$22@22 Is; lard, 1908.
The total earnings of the Western
Union Telegraph lines, for July, August,
September and October, are 1921, 494
10; nett, 1894, 1872 Az of which S3l2,-
s99 10 were expended for construction.
The Board Of underwriters have adopt
ed resolution adverse to the practice
of paying losses before the cause of fire
is ascertained.
Young Iturbide was buried yesterday.
New ORLEANS, December IA The
Riot Committees Investigations take a
wide range, eliciting opinions as to what
the loyalists' convention would have
done, and the probability of electing
Union men, and the possibility ofanother
rebellion to follow change of the form
Of government from State to territorial,
instead Of combining itself to incidents
leading to and of the riot. The Commit
tee investigates the animus, sentiments
and feelings of the people.
The Postoffice Department has deter
mined to discontinue offices at points
where the anti-rebellion postmasters re-
fuse or neglect settlements m
The Press Convention, at Chicago, sus-
tanned, by vote of twenty-nine to three,
to take its news from the United States
and European News Association
In the case of Frazer, Trenholm & Co.
the proceedings had reached point in
Chancery where the defendants were
compelled to make full statement I'M
der oath, and exhibit their books To
avoid this, it is alleged the defendants
compromised with the consul, Monse,
and treasury agent named Montgom-
cry Gibbs, by turning over all to the
Federal Government, less one hundred
and fifty thousand pounds sterling,
claimed as due defendants from the Con-
federacy.
WASHINGTON, December l3.-Shell-
berger, of Ohio, this morning presented
petition from Southern Loyalists pray
ing Congress to supercede the present
State governments and secure them re-
publican forms. The petition represents
the present organization as anti-republi-
can because majority of the citizens
are DISTINGUISHED, and because loyal
citizens are not adequately pro-
tected; that large majority of the
present voters are still rebels
that murders and persecution of loyal
men are increasing in frequency, and
that lives, liberty and property are en-
dangered. This petition is signed by
Governor Wells, Chief Justice Hyman,
Assistant Justice Howell, George W.
Kendall, and several hundred others.
Julian offered bill this morning of
great length, for the purpose of reorgan-
iziug the rebel States and restoring them
to the Union. 1t is somewhat the same
as Stevens bill for North Carolina.
Referred to the Committee on Recon
struction.
Washburne, of Illinois introduced a
bill for the construction Of telegraph
line between Washington and New York,
to be operated by the Post Office Depart
ment, as an experiment Each message
is to have three cent stamp, and to
pay small tolls. a suitable sppropria-
ton was offered to carry the experiment
into effect, and referred 10 Committee
on Post Office and Post'Roads.
LONDON, December -, II m.-Consols
$50; 5-2Os, II; Erie, AZ; Illinois, 7O3
cotton, l4d-sales, 10000 bales.