Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-12-29
tuesday evening. nee. as. lses:
THE NEws:

THE NEws:
A special 10 the Aralanche IRON Little hock'
dated yesterday, says The militia under Cat
terton having raided Columbia county. have
gone, via Eldorado, into Ashley county. The
people are flying with their movable property
on the approach Of the marauders. The morn
ing Republican complains Of the injury done
the State by prominent Eastern Radical jour
nails In publishing sensational reports OF muir
ders by Ku-Klux. second rebellion" etc.
and says II prevents immigration and invest
rent of capital; that the militia have COM
mittei outrages on the people of all politics.
but it has been inflicted on only five countess
and will soon be renewed. The Citizens Con-
ysntion of Little Rock has nominated candi-
dates. A strong effort will be made to defeat
tho Radical negro ticket. with good prospect Of
success. Election on Monday.
A report is current that Mr.. Cushing has
been sent to Bogota with full powers to close
the contract for the canal across the 1sthmus'
our Government being ready to furnish
$1,000 600. 6rant is reported as in favor Of 1t
on the ground of naval supremacy in the Paci-
&c. Cushing has examined the map, and Is
convinced Il must be built near the line OF the
present railroad, and that the railroad and
canal company should be one.
President johnson intends retiring army
officers over ffty-two. including Adjutsnt
General Lorenzo Thomas. Paymaster Price,
and Brisaaier Philip St. George Cooke.
report is contained in the usual party
kilograms that the assassination Of Mckee,
who was elected to Congress by the Missis-
sippi Republicans Of the Fifth District. is
intended. Also that yellow fever prevails at
Santa Martha.
An attempt to overthrow the provisional
government Of Costa Riea discovered. Gen.
Salazar, the author. allowed to resign his
command in chief.
Salt Lake telegram represents the Central
Pacific railroad as reaching AL miles east OF
Sacramento. yesterday.
The London Times end Standard in edito-
rails on the proposed conference to settle the
question at issue between Turkey and Greece.
condemn the conference as being useless.
dispatch from Athens. of last Thursday. says
that the Foreign Minister of Greece has OIL
cially declared that his Government is ready to
make any sacrifice for the maintenance OF her
rights and Independence.
The Grecians are fleeing from Turkey Oh &C I
count eff the threatened war. Several families
of refugees have been received by the people
of Romania. They have been warned, how
ever, that they must observe a strict neutrality
in case of war. on pain of expulsion.
The lie Constitutional, q semi official organ,
publishes telegram from Vienna, announcing
that the Porte will decline to adhere to the
uropo.ed conference if the terms Of his ultima
tum to Greece in the matter Of Crete are
nooted.
Emile Costello, the well known Republican,
says that republic has been morally formed
already in Spain, as the Republican party car
ried ali the great cities. except Madrid. in thu
election.
The following intelligence is published il
the Havana Diario On account Of the scarcity
ofprovisions in Santiago and emigration to th
Kingdom, the suffering among the poor classe
continues. The grinding of sugar on the plan
tations and gathering Of the coffee crop in tn
vicinity Of Santiago is prevented by the pres
ence of the insurrectionists.
The suit involving the State for the notes @
the Bank Of Tennessee. which is now befor
the Supreme Court for adjudication. is ex
pscted to come up for argument next month
The State authorities have employed counsel
and the noteholders Hon. Benz. r. Curtis, Q
Boston, ex.Justiee Of the United States So
preme Court.
The official report of the battle near Hall
gum is confirmed. The Diario says the rebel
confess a loss Of five hundred. and their onl
pieces Of artillery. Small bands Of insurgeni
have made their appearance near Gitra. In
telligence received from St. Domingo state
that the Government troops had defeated III
rebels at Lasurmataso.
The election for Vice President and Senator
is progressing.
On the MurfrtesborO' pike. eight miles out.
fight took plaes between a dozen negroes an
Eve white men. in which four negroes wei
badly wounded. A negro had disagreed Wit
bis employer about some matter Of wsges an
went Of sngry. but returned with rsinforc'
ments. The friends Of the white man ali
coming. they intrenched themselves and droY
the negroes Of With los.