Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-09-04
BY TELEGRAPH.
MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES
Philadelphia Rad. Convention
Douglass, Butler and BrOWnlOw

New YoRK, September 3.-Gold, 45s /;
1905, 1919; cotton heavy; sales OF 950
bales. at 3lse; flour heavy; sales OF GOO
barrels Southern, s. 70; wheat, - to
50; corn, 81; pork dull sales Of $500
barrels mess, at 81 10; lard duii
whiskey quiet; groceries steady
New ORLEANS, September 3-There
were thirty-four deaths from cholera here
for the last foriy-eight hours ending six
o'clock a. M, to-day, and three from yell
low fever.
Cotton declined; sales Of 900 bales
low middlng at 32c; receipts, 495 bales
sugar fair at l3c; -four, superhne, ~ 5u
gold, IA; sterling, 1855; New York ex-
change, par.
Advices from Texas evince much COM
plant Of late Reports from Gen. hid
don to Gen. Howard, of ill-treatment to
freedmen at Houston, are made, but they
are fatty pronounced to be false by tele-
graph, and many doubts exist If they
were really made as reported.
The defeat of Hon. John Hancock for
United States Senator from Texas was
owing to accusations against him in the
Conservative Union caucus, preferred
by Major Langly, of Gen. Canbys stafi,
that Judge Hancock, while Union RET
ugee, asked post Brigadier General Of
the United States to make an invasion
of Texas.
GALVESTON, Sept 3.-The steamer j.
w. Everman, from Brazos, with hides,
has coaled here and sails for New York
on the 4th.
General Wallace has gone to Monterey
to find market for arms. Some have
already been sent to Tampico.
Cortinas at Carmaja proclaims him
self Governor.
Tamaulipas affairs quite unsettled.
Steamer General Sheriden is at Bra
EOS awaiting orders from her owners.
BUFFALO, September 3.-The Presi-
dent and party were met by a trench.
dous crowd. Yesterday they visited
Niagara Falls, but no formalitles We're
observed; separate parties having been
formed according to preference The
President, in company with Secretaries
Seward and Welles, spent some time on
the American side Of the Falls, and at
terward went as far as the Suspension
Bridge. but did not cross over II. The
Presidents suffering from hoarseness,
owing TO frequent and long speaking,
but in other respects is in good bodily
condition
The expenses of the Presidential tour
so far as transportation and Inequalities
are concerned, are betrayed by commit
tees of citizens at different places, volun-
tarily,
PHILADELPHIA, September 3 = The
Union League marched from their rooms
TO Independence Square, where the del
epates TO the Convention united with
them. and all proceeded TO the National
Hall. Gen. Butler, Fred Douglass and
Brownlow were welcomed with cheers at
the National Guards Hall Before the
meeting of the Convention, Chas. Gibbon
received the Southern delegation, and
Hamilton, of Texas, responded; at the
conclusion of which one called for three
groans for the " dead dog of the White
House, which was followed by a pretty
general bovine exclamation. On open
ing the Convention, which was very
largely attended-four-hfths from the
North-Thos. J. Durant, of New Orleans,
was chosen chairman pro tenn, and com
mittees we're appointed, after which they
adjourned until tomorrow.
The City Council, by formal resolu
ton, welcomed the delegates to the city
and extended to them the Inequalities
thereof
Eleven cases Of cholera and six deaths
are reported
OTTAWA, c. W, Sept 3.-Ottawa was
startled to-day by the Geographic an
nouncement that Mike Murphy aud FIVE
of his principal companions, all Fenians,
had escaped from Jail at Cornwall, and
had made their way across the river to
the United States. Extras we're imme-
diateIy issued, and the greatest excite
ment prevailed for the time 1t appears
the escape was effected at night during a
heavy rain storm, through an aperture
made By the prisoners in the wall of their
cell. There was a whole company Of
soldiers on duty around the prison, which
besides, is considered the most secure in
Canada
SAN FRGScIsoo, September 1.-The
wires of the Russian-Ameriean Tele-
graph line have been stretched a dis
tacce Of seven hundred miles above New
Westminster, in British Columbia.
New YORK, September 3 = Major
General John +. Wood has written let
ter to the President fully indorsing his
policy Of restoration of the Southern
States TO the Union.
WAsHIxcToS, September 3.-During the
past month 1881 applications for wild
ows pensions were admitted at the Pen
sion Office, and III were rejected, max
ing the whole number disposed OF 26iS
There are 1923 cases awaiting evidence
from Departments and 1888 awaiting
evidence from claimants
81. LOUIS, September 3-Flour I'M
changed; wheat unchanged at 81 100
2 90; choice 81 2J@2 30; corn. oats,
pork and provisions unchanged Cholera
inierments, 40.
LrvERPooI, September 3-The cotton
market opens quiet, at lad for middling
uplands. Estimated sales to-day good.
LONDON. noon, Sept 3. -Conscls
opened at s9l for money sos, T3i.
vienna. Sept 3.-Tbe Austrian Gov
eminent has issued an order to reduce
the army to a peace footing, and the
work has already commenced
PANS. Sept 3, RM-It is said that
Couut Bismark Is trying to form an al
lance between Prussia, Austria, and
nrurta