Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-12-18

Cur tcieRrams of to-day bring their usual
amount of important matter-soms shanties
burned In the Northern cities. of great impor-
tance 10 the Southern people; also, q case or
two of petty larceny, murder, burglary ne"
trial. etc. The noon dispatches are especially
gifted in this important direction.
A special TO the Avaianske from Little kock'
dated tho 18th, SAYS: I'm the House to- day.
Mr. Brooks offered bill requesting all per-
sons 10 withdraw from the secret organization
known as the Knights Of the cameha or hu-
Klux within thirty days. under penalty Oh I'M
prisonment from one TO ten years. ana nea'y
fine. Ordered to be printed.
tits reported that the remainder ofthe town
of Lewisburg, Conway county. was destroyed
By another fire yesterday.
Radical ward meetings last night nominated
four negroes fer aldermen of eight to be chosen.
The Radical organ says another meeting must
be called to relieve the party OF the odlum oil
bad nominations.
Gov. Bullock. before the Reconstruction
Committee, gives the opinion that there should
hs literal execution OF reconstruction In Geor-
g;a-admitfing to the Legislature only those
who can take the test oath or have been re-
l;eved of disabilities by CONGRESS. This snouid
be precedent to admission TO the Union' and
would render farther action BY Congress in his
on;niou unnecessary. The Georgia Republican
Committee opposes any measure which VIII
tbrew Georgia under military rule. notwith-
standing Mississippi is the best governed OF the
Southern States while still under sub rule.
Cadiz is tranquil and fugitives have returned
TO their homes and business.
Many suspected Greeks are detained at Con-
stantinople by the Turkish authorities. 1t is
stated the Porte declines to admit to the Bos-
phorus the ironclads sent there to take on
board the Greek smbaNadors.
John Bright goes in the British cabinet as
President of the board Of Trade. and LORD
Clarendon as Foreign Secretary.
The difficulty with the seamen on the Peru
Wan steamship Havana at New Orleans has
been settled by release Of the seamen.
large quantity of tobacco. variously esh-
mated in value from 100000 to $lbo,oOo. was
seixsd yesterday evening at New Orleans and
guards were placed over 4 number OF the most
respectable tobacco firms in the city to pre-
vent the removal of the tobacco. The cause
alleged is Internal Revenue frauds.
Phillips was respited until the 18th OF rep
ruary at Richmond yesterday by Gov. Wells
He was to have keen hanged to-day for MIR
der. and the gaIlows was being erected. me
sheriff had determined to disregard a hdbsa'
corpus Issued by Judge Underwood.
John McClassand, Assessor OF Internal Rev
enue. was taken sick at Nashville yesterday
and is dangerously ill.
The Catholic church at Port Jarvis. New
York. was burned yesterday.
r. ri. Dana has gued the Mayor and Alder
men of Cambridge for $4,000 damages. for
erasing his name from the voting lists at the
late election.
special to the Appeal. from Duvalps BluR.
states that the steamer Evening Star. which
left Augusta. Wednesday evening. reports that
some firing had taken place between the eiti-
zeps outside the town and the pickets, and that
one of the latter had been killed and one
wounded. Citizens of Jacksonport have gone
20 stop outsiders from attacking Upbam's
forces. as be has several Of the most prominent
citizens confined in the Hough block. which be
has undermined and put powder beneath. ana
swsars he will blow up If attacked. Conway
county has been put under martial law.
Two thousand stand Of arms and a large
quantity of ammunition were destroyed by un-
known parties. near Madison. Florida. a few
nights age. They were State arms and desig-
mated for the use of the negroes.