Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-09-20
PUBLIC LEDGER.
Omce, No. Ii Madison Street
LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION
BY TELEGRAPH.
MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES
LATEST FROM ALL QUARTERS
Federal HOuse-Burners In Texas
Financial Difficulties In Canada
Famine Prevailing In India
Gen. Grant and the Politicians
Federal House-Burners In Texas
Financial Difficulties in Canada
Famine Prevailing in India
Gen. Grant and the Politicians


tigated the Brennan riots, and he doubts
whether United States soldiers broke up
the negro ball. He thinks the two SOL
diers were afterwards wounded without
provocation, and declares that the sub
seouent burning of the stores in town
were done by men dressed in the United
States uniforms, but can not say that
they were positively soldiers.
Can't. Smith, of the Seventeenth In
antry, commanding officer there, and
four soldiers, charged with the burning,
refuse to surrender to the process charg-
ing them with the act
Cotton sitter sales of 1000 bales, low
middling, at SO to 34c. Receipts, 5S0
bales. Bank Sterling, "a. Freights-
New York, J, Liverpool, II, Havre' 1t
premium. Flour, superfne, SlOs. Gold,
As.
NEW YORK, September l9.-Gold, 45i;
coupons of CO, Ill; Treasures, Is; North
Carolina 6s, coupons, Gag.
The steamer Peril arrived at New York
from Galveston.
The steamer New York, from Aspin-
wall, brings over $l,2l5,O0O.
There is much excitement, financially,
in Canada at present The Bank OF
Canada, at Montreal, failed yesterday,
and would probably be followed by
others. The safest merchants in Mon
treal have to pay fifteen per cent, for
money.
Reinforc ements for the military are
arriving by nearly every steamer from
England.
Work on the Huron and Ontario Ship
Canal was commenced on Monday.
A Calcutta letter Of July 81 contains
a heartrending account Of the ravages
produced in the country lying south
west from that city, by the famine pre-
vailing in India. Groups Of starved
people were found by the roadside at
many points, and it was estimated that
twelve hundred persons persisted daily
from the want of food in the three dis
tricts-Balozor, Cuttack and Midnapore.
WASHINGTON, Sept l9.-The following
letter from Lieutenant General Grant
has been published
HEADQUARTERS. ARmEs UEITEp sIsIEs'
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Sept. IL, 1866.
To Edwin Dudley. Esq, Chairman Of the Exc,
cutive Committee of the Soldiers and Sailors
Union:
General Grant desires me to acknowl-
edge the receipt of your invitation to be
present at a National Convention of
Soldiers and Sailors, TO be held at Pitts
burg, Penn, Sept %, 1866, for political
purposes. He instruets me to say. that
it is contrary to his habit and TO his con-
victions of duty, to attend political meet
ings of any character whatever, and that
he sees, with regret, the action Of any
officer Of the army taking conspicuous
part in the political discussions of the
day.
am, sir, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
(SigDed) ADAM DoDEAU.
Colonel and A. d. c.
The President has recognized j. W.
Currier as Consul General for the Do
minican Republic in New York. This
is the first instance of the appointment
of such an officer from that Government
to the United States.
The receipts from internal revenue,
since July LIST, are $50, 0s6, 900; and from
customs for said period, S42,0O0,OOO.
The President has recognized Chas. J.
Wenderlich Consul for Bremen and the
Netherlands, at Charleston, S. C., and
Carlos Chaeon, Consul Of Spain, for Gal
weston. Also Pierre Jean Ward, Vice
Consul for Portugal, at Charleston.
TRENTON, N. j., September l9.-The
Legislature in joint session to-day elect
ed Cattell United States Senator, A
Radicals voting. Democrats refused to
participate in the proceedings. Ad-
jeurned sine die.
LOUISVILLE, September H. - The
heaviest rain fell throughout last night
that was ever known. The river is rising
rapidly-eight feet of water in the canal,
and five feet Of steamboat water on the
falls. There was considerable damage
done North Of here by the recent heavy
rains, which appears to have been gene
raj Another rain storm without thun.
der set in tonight
BosroS, September l9-Wendell Phil.
lips was nominated for Congress by the
working men Of the third district.
LIVERPOOL, September l7-Middling
uplands, IBID Breadstuffs firm. Tai
low active
LONDON, September l7-Consul;, s9t
5-2Os, 72l.
PARIS, September 1.-THE French
circular says the recent changes are ia
vorable 10 France.
Prussia and Italy are drawing nearer
in ideas aud interests.
The Convection Of Rome will be 10y
ally carried out
Second-class navies are assured Of tn
liberty Of the Baltic and Mediterranean
seas
The Note justi6es the Emperor me