Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-09-17
THE NEWS.

The Nashville Banner received By telegraph
yesterday, from Knoxville. Gov. Brownlows
proclamation, and issued it in extra form. The
proclamation discloses that there are armed
bands Of secret conspirators against the State
who have been committing and continue 70
Z commit outrases upon defenseless and In
offensive loyal lcitizens % rscitsd in the act Of
the Legislature giving him the power to call
out the militia, and says in pursuance OF the
act: at call upon the good, loyal and patriotic
people. white and colored. ofsvery county In
5 the State. to proceed without delay and raise
bodies Of loyal and able-bodied men. and report
J the same to me OF Nashville. Whether any OF
the companies, white or colored, Will be
actually called into the field. will depend en-
tirely upon the conduct of the people Them
selves in the several counties. earnestly
urge that there will b. no occasion to call out
these troops. but that the efforts Of all good CIT
liens to preserve the peace will succeed, and
thus obviats the unpleasant resort Of this stern
necessity. But if unhappily better counssls do
not prevail. and order Is not restored, and am
compelled to put down armed marauders By
force. propose to meet them with such num-
4. bsrs and in such manner as the exigency shall
demand and whatever may be the conss
quences. will not be deferred from the dis
charge Of my duty By threats of violence from
!. rebel speakers or rebel newspapers. nor By any
other means Of intimidation" The Governor
adds that he prefers that the troops shall be
raised in East Tennessee, and therefore does
not limit the number Of companies to any
county. In reference to the promise OF Federal
troops to keep the peace, he says: Should
X the department commander be furnished with
sufficient force to keep order, will cheerfully
cooperate with him. and in that event the
State Guards may not be called into service"
The Indians near Fort Wallace have run Of
pursued without being overtaken. One hum
dred and twenty head were also stampeded
from herd of $500 cattle. mules and horses.
en- route for California. A company Of colored
cavalry was sent in pursuit.
The Fifth U. S. cavalry passed Lynchburg
yesterday. on special train. for Nashville.
The telegram announcing the defeat Of Ben.
Butler is untrue. the convention not having yet
been held.
The Georgia Senate has passed the House
bill giving State aid to the Airline railroad.
y A London telegram states that the importa-
ton Of hay from the United States will be
allowed. under license, in consequences Of the
cattle disease.
The river was stationary at Louisville. with
eight feet I've inches. Rising slowly at ST.
Louis. Departed for Memphis-Darling. from
Loui,ville. and Belle Lee. from Cairo. Up
g shreve and Belle Memphis.
'nu The Hartford Conn., Times sives the psrtic-
nlars Of an out age on q respectsbl lady By .
negro. frvm the effects Of which she died. II
IL added that the fend was captured. and that
II was with difficulty the pOpulace vas kept
from lynehing him. It ought TO have been
with greater difficulty that any means should
be found to prevent them.
Haytien dates say that salnsve's troops have
driv,n the rebels from Port su Prince and re-
taken Miraean.
An EARTHQUAKE occurred On the Island Of S.
Thomas on the lst Of September.
The Pail Mall Gaseffe has leading article
on the prospect Of peace or war. II says that
in every capital Of Europe the belief that
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