Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-12-30
THE NEWs.

The emigrant Snip ctafry pAhhcf' poune "
Now York, was totally lost in gale. on tn
elst inst, seven hundred miles west OF the
coast of ireland. Forty-two persons were
sayed on RATS, and have arrived ut Boulosne
France. The captain ard remainder OF the
crew and passengers. one hundred and two
souls, were lost. Morgan H. joy. late OF the
American army. was a passenger ON the III
fated vessel, and was mainly instrumental IN
saving the lives of his fellow-psssensers. A
careful consultation Of marine authorities fails
to show any record Of any vessel Of the above
name, which leads to q hope that further adj
vices may bring news of less startling char
acter in relation to the disaster.
Garibaldi has written a letter formally
declining a commission in the Greek army
which was rendered him in view Of the threat
sned war.
The following report is made by the Spanish
officials in Havana relative to the use OF strych-
nine By the rebels They evoked quantity OF
provisions which had previously been prepared
with strychnine and then retreated. expecting
that the Spanish troops. on their arrival at the
rebel camp, would eat the food.
Cotton is frner and advanced in Liverpool
I'd; Uplands, 103ld.; Orleans. lid.
II is stated that there is not shadow OF
truth in the reported basis Of agreement be-
tween America and England on the Alabama
claims. A messenger from keverdy johnson
with the papers. as far as is agreed upon, will
arrive at Washington in few days.
A special to the New York Herald from Ber-
lin the e4th. says It is stated that the basis Of
the armistice is the suppression of the ener-
tetic measures announced In the sultans ulti-
matum. and an agreement to support the just
demands Of Turkey.
General Sherman has received dispatches
FROM General Hazen, at Fort Cobb. TO the 18th
instant, ana also from General Sheridan to the
same date. General Hasen says that since
General Custar's fight he has had no trouble in
distinguishing between the friendly and hostile
bands. He pronounces all the Cheyennes and
Arapahoes unfriendly and hostile. The Kiowas
are divided half and half: the Camanches are
all. or nearly all. friendly to the whites !;
the Appaches. Keoches, Kaddoes and
Wiehitowas bands. numbering about three
thousand, are clustered around and
near Fort Cobb, claiming the protection Of the
Government. The hostile ones have separated
from the friendly tribes, and gone over to the
head of the north fork of Red river. near the
mouth Of Sweet Water. They number some
hundred warriors. Gen. Sheridan was to have
left Camp Supply, on the Canadian river, for
Fort Cobb on the 9TH. and it was expected that
in from three to five days from that date he
would be able to strike the hostile indians
without interfering with the friendly tribes.
Santanta, the principal chief Of the Kiowas. is
represented as not having gone to the hostile
camp. Gen. Sherman, however, regards him
and Big Bear as the most treacherous and hos
tile chiefs on the plains, and believes thai 10
lasting peace can be had with them at large.
He has therefore given orders to kill them. or
else capture and imprison them at Fort Gibson.
At Chicago fire broke out at No. 40 Frank
Lila street, By the careless use Of kerosene oil in
kindling a ere in . cooking stove. and the
flames spread with such rapidity that escape
BY the stairway was rendered impossible, and
two brothers, Louis and Wallace Cerd, az ed
6fteon and eighteen years. Joined hands and
lesped from the fourth story into the street.
One was instantly killed and the other died
within fifteen minutes.
Jones, the murderer of his niece, was exc
cuted at London, Canada West. yesterday
morning, at half past ten o'clock. Many hun
dreds Of people were collected around the scat
fold. He was attended all night by various
clergymen. but denied his guilt to the last.
The steamers st. Nicholas and Monsoon are
reported sunk in Red river with partial loads
of cotton, making three Red river boats sunk
this month. The st. Nicholas struck on the
dam at the falls. placed there by Banks.
The steamer Jewess, with 800 bales Of cotton,
was snasgsd and sunk in the Alabama river.
three miles above Mobile. yesterday morning.
The greater portion Of the cargo was saved in
a damaged condition. No lives were lost,