Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-10
THE NEWS.

THE NEWS.
The United States Senate was not in session
on Saturday, and the tirae of the House was
taken M with debate. Thad. Stevens urged
that in ;ustructins Grant not Il obey stanton's
orders was violation Of the tenure OF ONCE bill
and good ground for impeachment. A sub
committee was appointed. consisting OF BOUT
well and Bingham (extreme Radicais) ana
Beek. to examine witnesses on the subject ana
report. A prominent Radical declared that
with the Edmunds bill law Ben. Wade VIII
vet be President. A bill was agreed on to be
reported removing the disabilities Of Holden
Orr and Longsreet the committee refusing to
include Beauregard.
The Mississippi Convention adopted the
report of the printing committee allowing
about three thousand dollars, besides twenty
Eve hundred for the bills of the vickseurs
Republican and Meridian Chronicle.
Tn the Arkansas Convention suuabble was
had over the finance committee report which
charges the old Democratic State officers with
Wholesale robbery. Mr.. Bradley denounced
tb. outrageous Islander on respectable men OF
former times whose shoes the Radical accusers
were unworthy to wear.
Tn Mexico pronunciamentos against the gov
eminent are multiplying. A revolution broke
ont in L;mbec. Senior Mordrez has been cap
tured and shot. A naval engagement reported
ut Sisal. Gen. Jemenez. in Guerrero was about
To settle the dispute with Alvarez by an appeal
IN arms. and intended to march on Acapulco.
Another revuiotion has broken out under val
daz. A detachment Of government troops was
-ou,ed nv the revolutionists. An expedition
from Tabasco had started to march on the cap
;,ol. A movement is on foot in the State OF
vsra Cruz TO detach several villages from that
State and form new one. Reports OF kidnap-
pines. robberes and murders come from all
narts of the interior. Puebla orders the I'M
prisonment of persons unable to pay debts
Canales, Quiraga and Caravajal were orsaniI'
inc near Camargo preparatory to revolution
and troops had been sent against them from
Matameros. An expedition to invade flapa
fa;lea. in consequence Of the desertion OF the
national guards. Everything is moving
throughout the unhappy country. and another
great and extensive revelation seems immi-
nent.
AT Nashville, last years City Council elected
n boar of education in classes to serve one' two
and three years. The new Radical Council re-
moved this board. The old board obtained an
Injunction. restraining the new from assuming
the Office, but not so as to operate as restraint
mon the Council in any action 1t may legally
take. One Of the new board is negro.
Two negroes attempted to assassinate Cnas.
Raglan, near Gallatin. and felled him with
blow from an ak but. aid coming. the negroes
ran off. and he escaped alive.
An ordinance was adopted in the Louisiana
Convention providing that registered voters
NAV vote out of the counties Of their registra-
ton. All the new appointments to the Ne"
Orleans City Council by Gen. Hancock are
white mon Of the first respectability.
In tie Tennessee Legislature bill to amend
the registration laws has passed the Senate
Whether the passage is final is not known yet
An act to extend the exemption to SleOO Il
the head of every family was passed; alse. al
act TO prevent monopolies.
A morning telegram from Montgomery, as 4
the Alabama election. sums up the vote o
eight counties at 1879, all except II being ne
Rroes. This is less than one-nalf the 30 04
names registered. In the vote on the Conven
ton question Il. 800 votes were cast. This is
falling Of Of Ash votes. and the indication
favorable to a defeat Of the cOnveutioners
Constitution.
The steamer Rising Sun. from Aspinvall
brings $l.25s. 1888 in gold.
The rebellion in Bolivia has been suppressed
and the rlot IN DlIAuto. Neht -A@t" ~
claimed himself Governor Of SinalOa on ii
18th. and several bodies Of regular troops d.
clared in his favor.
The President has made a crushing reply
Grant. Not yet received.
At Fayetteville o. Monday last an urf'r''
nate affair occurred. Durins a number
evh.s which came Of young man name
Psmplin was killed b. a pistol shot. wien
the act Of loudly eurrins all rebels and COME
sra.. soldiers, Immediately sixty or hui
dr.d men engaged with knives. sticks and M
.lles. resulsias in numerous wounds AID iH'
ia. and the defeat Of the Radical slsns'
his whole unprsnsdilaisd AFFAIR had re or's
bsOns prerious private dissaitiss and
free use Of whisky.