Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-12-29
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MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES
LATEST FROM ALL QUARTERS

WASHINGTON, December 2S.-The dis
patches received at military headquart-
ers confirm the reported massacre at TT
Phil Kearney Col. H. b. Darlington,
the commandant of the fort, telegraphs
that the Indians, numbering near three
THOUSAND, attacked the soldiers near the
fort, killing the entire party, and horri-
bly, mutilating their bodies. Among the
killed are Colonel Felterman, Captain
Brown and Lieutenant Drummond The
ninety-one men killed we're mostly new
recruits.
General Francis p. Blair, jr., sue
ceeds General Curtis, as Pacific railroad
Commissioner
General Grant was out yesterday.
The President has issued a proclama-
ton announcing that he has received in
formation through the French Minister,
that on and after January LIST, the yes
sells of citizens Of the United States shall
enter the ports of France and its de-
tendencies without paying higher duties
or tonnage than sre exacted from ships
of French citizens, and he proclaims that
after January LIST, vessels of French citi-
zens shall enter the ports of the United
States on the same terms as are exacted
from citizens of the United States.
The reported conversation between the
President and Ben. Eggleston is pure
fiction. The President says the inter
view lasted but FIVE minutes, and was
not political.
The Attorney General will present
Congress, on its reassembling, with list
of the pardons under the first, third and
eighth sections of the amnesty procla-
nation. The list will be made small, and
includes the recommendation of many
members of the present Congress, and
prominent Republican editors and poll
ticians in nearly every case.
The Treasury detectives have captured
the plate of dangerous imitation of the
$50 legal tender note. The vignette
head of Alexander Hamilton may be
easily detected, and also by the figures
$50 instead of so in the lower left-hand
corner Of the marginal figures on the
back
New ORLEANS, December 2S.-Arri-
vals-Lizzie Gill, from ST. Louis, aud
David White, from Louisville.
At II o'clock to-day the committee of
the Common Council, accompanied by
several prominent citizens, rendered the
Inequalities of the city to the excursion.
lists, and invited them to a public dinner
at o clock this evening, which has been
accepted One Of the finest boats on the
Mississippi will leave with the party to-
morrow morning, and show them the
front of the city. Between two and three
o'clock they will receive visitors, and de-
part at pm. for Washington.
Further details of the Fashion put
down the loss of life at from Fifty 10
sixty, but the passenger list being lost
there is no accurate account of the lost
or saved The fire originated in sparks
from the chimneys.
The races to-day were attended by the
excursionists. There were four entries,
mile heats, best three in FIVE. The race
was won by Malcolm in three straight
heats. Time: l5Ol, l:50 and l:503,
Armstrong being second.
New York, December 2s.-Additional
particulars of the great snow storm gives
evidence of its violence The storm ragged
with great fury at Harlem, where row
of six houses on Alexander avenue were
unroofea A number of houses on Viii.
lis avenue were also unroofed and one
blown down. Loss, $4,000. The storm
was very violent at Hudsep. snd every
avenue to the city was blocked BY the
snow. -Four passenger cars we're blown
from the track on the Western road, but
withOG; serious damage No trains have
arrived from any direction.
II stated on creditable authority that
the weekly bills Of the Eve responsible
members Of the New York Associated
Press, which under the management Of
the recent General Agent averaged $500
20 $3.50 per week, have been increased to
$500 Q week in consequence Of the
Sband0n@eDt Of the association by a
large number Of their former news
papers ali ever tie country.
The President Of ia Association to
dar nnnnnnces that they Ill shorfl,