Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-02-01
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MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES
LATEST FROM ALL QUARTERS

LOUISVILLE, January 3l.--The river
is swelling slowly, with five feet seven
inches in the canal. Wind, southwes-
terly.
ST. LOUIS, January 3l.-The case of
Colonel Montgomery has been dismissed
and the other prisoners released.
Late Colorado papers report the move
ment of some 5000 troops, who had ar
rived at Fort Phil Kearney.
Large herds of buffalo were steadily
approaching Denver
New ORLEANS, Jan. 3l.-The river is
steadily falling, and is now eleven
feet below high water mark. The
weather is clear and delightful. Bust
ness is quite lively, and considerable
freight is being shipped up the lower
tributaries.
Arrived-Ruth, from ST. Louis. De-
parted-Glasgow and Laurel Hill for
Louisville, and Gen. Quitman for Vicks-
burg.
The invitation from the St Louis Board
of Trade has been accepted by the Mer-
chants Exchange to attend grand river
improvement convention, to meet at st.
Louis February 18th, and committee
has been appointed to proceed there.
LONDON, January 3l.-It is reported
that the British Cabinet has freely ex-
pressed the hope that the peace Of En-
rope will hereafter be permanent in spite
of the threatening appearances in the
East
The searching of the baggage offoreign
travellers in England and France will
hereafter he merely nominal.
PARIS, January Sit is thought here
that the mission of Holerquis to the
United States is to involve our Govern
ment in the Eastern question.
Dispatches from the East state that
plot of the Cretan clergy against Mus
tapha Pascha has been discovered.
WASHINGTON, January 3l.-Gen. Lee
has declined the Presidency of the Ma
ryland Agricultural College.
The Reconstruction Committee are
expected soon to make report on the
several plans now before them looking
to the reorganization Of the Southern
States. Their views however have not
yettaken definite shape.
The Intelhgencer gives an account of
Republican Association meeting last
night, at which the representatives of
some twenty States were present and
took part in discussion in favor of a
convention on the 4th of March, looking
to the impeachment of the President as
the only hope for the South or a speedy
reconstruction.
New YORK, January 3l.-The steamer
Henry Chauncey, from Aspinwall, with
California dates to the 10th inst, arrived
this morning She brought $l,O7O,OO0
in gold. Forty deaths from cholera oc-
:. curred among the troops detained at
'eNicaragua, in transit to the 18th instant
The agent of the line, Capt Maury, was
mobbed by the passengers for allowing
the Moses Taylor to sail without them,
and narrowly escaped death
DR.. Him, the American Consul to Costa
Rica, died on the 9Th inst, of inAamma-
tory rheumatism.
Advices from Valparaiso state that the
allied feet was there
1t was rumored that the Spanish Ad-
miral would proceed with all his ships to
Falkland Islands. 1t was also rumored
that Spain would establish naval sta
ton at Monteviedo.
The Brazilian army had gained an adj
vantage over a column Of 5000 of the
Paraguayans
The revolution in Mendosia has not
spread to any other part of the Argen-
tine Republic.
The Peruvian Gove-nmenth has granted
concessions TO some Americans for the
construction of a road from Lima to
Callao.
1t was probable that Mr.. Burton, our
Minister to Bagota, would receive a suit
able apology from the Government for
the offensive language used by one of
the President Generals party of engi-
neers at Panama, who were preparing
for n survey of the Isthmus ~ Dor;en