Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-11-03
THE NEWS.

A dispatch has been forwarded TO Cincinnau
from Huntsville that while the Republican
mass meeting was in progress Saturday nisht.
three hundred Ku-K lux Psraded and fired hity
or sixty shots. The design is to influence the
election in Cincinnati.
The Selma. Rome and Dalton railroad is
completed to Rome. and the cars have run
through.
The reports Of dlstufbAnees at Selma are
wholly false. There have been none whatever
in Alabama.
The speeches Of Governor Seymour are rep
resented as having had g tremendous effect On
the whole Northwestern business community.
They believe their prosperity depends on the
success Of the policy he has announced.
MAYOR Hoffman. in New York. has issued a
rrOc,amation to preserve the peace and to pre-
vent intimidation Of All vote $. and Offering
slOsrevsrd for any person detected in dsinE So
Democratic procession came Of in San
r-,,,;sso Saturday. with 6oo) persons in line.
Vigorous measures are taken to preserve the
peace. and q fair vote.
Anumber Of prominent lawyers. with others
are to be arre,ied for alleged completely with
fraudulent naturalization papers
Sheriff Campbell. Of Brooklyn, New YORK.
has sworn in two thousand extra deputies. The
excitement at police headquarters continued.
Gen. Mcdowell issued circular requesting all
officers of other commands visiting the city OF
New York to report at his headquarters.
The Erie Railway Company ia reported to
have bought Pixies Opera House for sS5O.eOe.
Superintendent Kennedy Issued an order-di-
rscting policemen to take all prisoners arrested
for fraudulent voting before United States
Commissioner, and to no police justice. or local
or State court. The order not being submitted
to the Board of Commissioners was objected to.
and may not be obeyed.
A card of Philadelphia members of the bar
indicates their opinion that 1t is the duty OF
election oficsrs, when certificate of naturali-
zation is presented having the prothronotary's
signature and seal Of the court, to receive such
paper, and that its rejection viii subject such
officers to damages and criminal prosecution.
Judge Read, in the Court Of Nisi Prias. de-
liyered an opinion on the naturalization cases.
closing as follows. "Under this state Of facts
can come to but one eonclusion-that the
whole issue of naturalization certificates IT, by
Yisi P,ius branch of the Supreme Court, con-
sxary TO act of Assembly, and should be rejected
at the polls and / make the following order
And new, November 2, it is ordered that ne
mare alieus be naturalized in this court
The city is very quist. The politicians jar
engaged in folding tickets. and no meetings ar
being held. There is deep feeling prevailing
among all classes, which will call ont neav!
vote. and the polls will be crowded at an earl
hour.
Yesterday evenings New Orleans Picdyun
exposes a swindle in the shape Of a circular
designed for the purpose of creating a collision
between the whites and blacks to day. 1t
signed by the Council of Seven. aud its bonn
bastic tone alone proves il a humbug, theugl
the Rerublfcan also publishes it. and treats
as genuine, closing It's article with the intima
ton that the negroes will not vote to-day.
At St. Louis the United States Circuit cour
made an order yeiteriay for the sale Of tn
steamer Great Republic. against which mum
her of debte exist.