Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-08-28
THE NEWS.
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Orr noon dispatches are important.
Ills thought at Washington that the
differences between the Executive and
General Grant are Observation-Disclosures
latter having failed to execute the recent
order for the removal of Sheridan and
Sickles. The authority Of the President
10 interfere in the affairs Of the military
districts is denied by Grant, who argues
that such authority was conferred to the
general commanding the armies by the
Supplementary Reconstruction act.
The President refuses the press his
correspondence with Grant upon the re-
moval Of Stanton.
James Duncan, Captain Wirz's COM
missary at Andersonville, who was SEN
fenced to fifteen years imprisonment at
Fort Pulaski, has made his escape and
taken refuge in France.
Stupendous whisky frauds on the rev.
enue have come to light in New York,
in which it is intimated prominent mer-
chants of that city and Boston are i'm
plicated.
The President has had private inter-
view with John NJ. Langston, the negro
orator of Ohio, relative to the condition
of the freedmen and the necessity OF
changes in the Administration OF the
Freedmens Bureau. Langston opposed
the displacement of Gen. Howard, and
refused to accept the position himself.
The registration has closed in Georgia
and the official returns give the negroes
two thousand majority in the State. II
was thought before the returns were re-
ceived the white majority would be at
least thirty thousand.
Major General Hancock has been as
signed by the President to the command
of the Fifth Military District to relieve
Sheridan, owing to the unfavorable con-
dition of Gen. Thomas health.
During the week ending August 18th,
six hundred and twenty emigrants
passed through Columbus, Ohio, thirty.
three of whom expressed an intention Of
locating in Tennessee. They will be
welcomed to our State.
The Raleigh IN. C) Progress has
been threatened with suppression for
ridiculing Satrap Sickles.
The county fairs in Kentucky are being
attended more largely this season than
ever before.
United States Minister Bancroft pre-
scented his credentials to the Court Of
Berlin yesterday, and received an invi.
tation in the evening to dine with Count
Bismarck
The first number Of the Standard, q
new Conservative newspaper, was issued
in Louisville yesterday.
Trains have again commenced run.
ming on the Mobile and Ohio railroad,
the strike among the employees having
ended.
There was in the United States Treas
ury yesterday s9S,6ls,OOO in gold $751;
O6O, 600 in gold certificates, and 1872
600 in currency.
A Nashville dispatch says: General
Cooper has stopped the disbandment Of
the State Guard, giving as reason out
lawry and disloysl;y.
Gov Brownlow has commissioned DR.,
D. B. Gifts receiver Of the Memphis and
Ohio railroad.
Aaron Jones, the pugilisi, has beer
arrested at Cincinnati and bound over in
$4,000 to keep the peace. Notwithstand
ing, however, his friends say be viii 6ghi
McCo0le on Saturday next
Sir William Napier has been appointed
to the command Of an expedition FROM
India, whose mission viii be 10 rescue
British prisoners in Abyssinis
The insurgents in Arragon have
achieved victory over the royal troops
and the Spanish General commanding
was killed on the field
A submarine cable is 10 be laid from
New York 10 Brest on the Frencl
seaboar5. in Nay next