Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-01-08
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THE NOON DISPATCHES
COTTON AND GOLD QUOTATIONS

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Tribune says there is nothing now to b.
gained by impeachment, no matter how
much johnson deserves ii. The Her
aid says johnson has been guilty o
nothing more shan his partisan prede
cessors from jackson down. The Time!
says the charges are nothing more thar
have been stated over and over again IL
speeches on the floor Of the House and
believes the Senate will throw them out
The World has no remarks on the sub
ject
| A Vera Cruz correspondent says that
Macmillan recently had snarrow escape
from guerrillas, they being only two
hours behind him, in a pursuit through
Alcutzino. FAvt p.
The Imperialists had oombarded Pc
rote. esfsitffsgr VS.
| A San Guis Potosi correspondent says
that Mejia had levied another forced loan
on foreigners and natives alike. $50
| Canales' rebellion at Matamoros was
having disastrous effects. >
Two other federal chiefs had declared
for 0rtega. s u,
A Montreal dispatch says that Sir
John Michel has received no intelligence
| of the Communication of the sentence of
the Fenians.
The Confederation bill was defeated
By large majority in Prince Edwards
Island.
The case of II. I. Livingston against
the Atlantic Coast Mail Steamship Com
pany, which is an injunction restraining
the defendants from removing plaintiff
from the position of General Agent, on
the ground that they are indebted to him
in the sum of $25O.OOO, came up for ar
gument yesterday in the Court of Com
mon Pleas. The defendants claim the
plaintiff is secured by mortgage of
$l00,0O on the properly Of the company.
The counsel for the defense offered to
execute mortgage covering the whole
amount due the plaintiff, which was re-
fused on the ground that it would be de-
laying the payment of the money. The
counsel for the plaintiff desired an order
for an accounting, that the matter might
be speedily settled. The case will be
argued on Wednesday.
LONDON, January Z, p.m.-Consols |
9Oa; Elves, 70; Illinois, 80; Erie, 46.
5. PARIS, January Z, p.m.-Madrid ad-
vices report extensive preparations to
arrest the threatened outbreak in Spain.
QuEESsrowv, January THE Asia
sailed this evening for Boston.
CoNsrANTINoPLE, January 7.-Oficial
accounts from Gambia announce the
suppression of the instruction. There
was no armed resistance except by a
few struggling foreigners, who have es-
capped to the mountains.
ToULoS, January L-All transports
destined for Vera Crouz to bring home
the French troops, have departed, con-
veyed by heavily armed iron elads as
protection from Liberal privateers re-
ported ahoat. ar
LIVERPOOL, January 8.-Cotton, lower
steady; sales, $4,000 bales middling up
lands, l5d; breadstuffs, steady, but quiet
WAsHISaroS, January Sit is stated
that many voted for Ashley's resolution
simply to get it into the hands of the Ju-
dietary Committee whore il will probably
remain.
Randall, member of Committee on
Ranking and Currency, introduced bill
designed to gradually do sway with the
National Banking system, and provide
means for the gradual extinction of the
national debt
1t proposes the issue of $500, 10000
legal tenders one hundred millions, each
year, TO be used for the purchase Of the
securities now held for the circulation Of |
such banks. These bonds when pur
chased are to be constituted a perma-
neat sinking fund Accruing interest |
on the bonds to be appropriated to pur-
chase the other Indebtedness Of the Gov
efhmehi. The Dill names the Secretary
Of the Treasury the Attorney General,
the Secretary Of the Interior, the Con-
troller of the Currency, and the Treas
urer Of the United States as FIVE com
missioners of the sinking fund.
The Chair announced the passage Of
the Suffrage bill over the veto amid pro-
found silence, while the crowd in the
galleries rapidly dispersed without the
slightest manifestation of feeling
NEv YoRE, January IA New Or
leans special says it is reported that
Mejia sas proposed the evacuation Of
San Luis Potosi. The citizens opposed
a fight and his troops were disafected.
An evacuation may therefore be occur.
ring now.
Two freight trains collidea on the Hud
son River railroad Saturday. Several
cars were thrown from the track, but
nobody hurt
The Supreme Court Of New Jersey has
decided that liquor bill is no. legal
debt
A train on the Great Falls, n. H.,