Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-08-18
THE NEWS.

A ,nmor Is current among the diplomatic
corps that the French minister had received in
t;mation from home that war between
Prussia and France is imminent. Shipments
of bullion will be made for investment in this
country by the Prussian minister. Baron
Geroldt. who expresses alarm.
The conversion of 7.So bonds has beer
stopped. Secretary Mcculloch has decided to
convert no more of them into BIOS. All per-
sons holding such bonds can. however, have
them redeemed.
Attorney General Evarts expresses the opin'
ion that the President may empower Coilec-
tor of Customs for Alaska. term to expire at
the end of the next session of the Senate; also
to Gil for the same term the Office Of Collector
of New Orleans. now vacant.
For the week ending August 10, two hundred
and eiehty-fve patents have been issued.
The sectisn of the new tax bill, forbidding
the distillaton or rectifying of spirits in disti-
leries within six hundred feet Of each other.
will involve several complex legal questions,
as its object will be to suppress one of the es-
Establishments SO situated.
1t is settled that Commissioner Rollins will
not retire from Office until after Congress re-
assemblies.
Dispatches from Solomon City, Kansas. dated
Saturday. say " The Indians are reported to be
within twenty-eipht miles of THAI city. Their
strength is variously estimated at from six TO
fifteen hundred. and they are reported to have
declared that they are going to clear out the
settlements on those streams. Women and
children were coming in very fast .andth town
was nearly full of refugees. 1t is credibly re-
ported that detachment of soldiers had an
engagement Friday evening with Indians be-
tween the Solomon and Saline rivers. in which
the soldiers were whipped. Nearly all the set |
tiers north Of Asher creek are surrounded.
We know Of eight persons being killed and
excepting those surrounded, all the settlers for
thirty miles along the Solomon river have been
driven off.
"Gov. Crawford came up from Topeka yester- |
day. and Is now in salvea organizing the mill
liza. One squad has gone from this place to the
relief Of those up the river; Others will go as
- -. ... ond oc,n,r,;a;on ar-;va from,
Topeka.
"A body of Indians is now moving toward
Republican Valley"
An Omaha dispatch says while the con-
struction train on the Union Pacific Railroad
was backing toward Fremont Station. it ran
over COW. throwing the caboose car of the
track. billing Eve men and wounding twelve.
Two of the latter died yesterday. All were
employees of the road"
The Teachers National Convention is in
stssion at the Capitol in Nashville-the Legis-
lature having taken q recess. The Superin-
tendents' Association has urder discussion
varions subjects Of Interest.
The cattle disease continues near Boston.
nuny animals having died from it.
Reverdy johnson has arrived in England.
Late Saturday afternoon a coroner's inquest
was held in Dublin on the body Of Mr.. scuIly.
lately murdered BY his TipperAry tenants.
After hearing a mass Of evidence, the jury
brought in verdict Of murder, but took occa-
sion to deprecAte ssully's action. and sus
rested that new and more liberal laws were
needed to prevent repetition of such scenes.
The north pole exploring yacht GsrmAniA
was seen on the ga Of January. in latitude
81 -. steering due north
Admiral Farrsgut was cordially received BY
the Sultan. who inforned him that the Frank
lin would be permitted to 80 through the Oar
dsnelIcs 10 Constantinople.