Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-17
For Clerk Municipal Court.
M. Il. IRRELEVANT.
THE NEWS.

The Mississippi Convention is still in douo
about getting its per diem and mileage
N othing has transpired officially. but 1t il
believed Gen. Gillem will not enforce 81 eeia
levy OF money. The august assemblage guar
antees the right of suffrage to all, male ant
female. black and white, red. blue, yellow anC
green.
Advices from Hsyti represent the rebellion
in the Southern part of the isiund as having
become general. All the principal towns were
in arms against the government of Solnare.
the present President. in favor of General
Solomon.
Sire. shee, one Of tie Judges Of the Court Of
Queens Bench Of England. and also Earl
Derby. have been extremely i'll. but their re-
coyery was expected SATURDAY.
Rio Jsneiro advicss mention only the usual
skirnishes between the hostile armies in the
ParAnns-no battle. Much sickness in the
camps. and the ehalsra raging unabated in
Baezos Ayres.
In ssnope. rrovinoe Of the Argentine he
public. revolt has successfully ovsrthr0En
The ruling government. The Spanish govern
meat hopes for general peace from the
internal disssnsions in Peru:
In the British House Of Commons leave was
granted to bring IN a bill Fufpsndirs the hsbeas
corpus from the 18Th Of March. for the purpose
Of Euppressing the PeniAns.
Henry c. Neal. methodist preacher. was Cd
Sunday seized By gang Of rufians. while on
his way to Eli an sppOintmentin Blunt couAty,
Tenn, and cruelty whipped.
A great earthquake occurred in the island Of
Fomora. in which 5000 lives were reported
lost.
Pekin advices represent great slaughter By
the rebels and mounted robbers. In Shautung
3o.CO9 rebels were killed. aad the Imperial
troops we're everywhere victorious.
In the Tennessee Legislature. the Senate
Bill giving the Commissioners Of Registration
the right to revoke aud cancel, at will. any Ger
Illutult1 GIVEN W kncuAs was tahtA NR oa nv
third reading and defeated by 10 ayes to Is
noes. That is sensible. If the Commissioner
errs in giving. he is just as likely to err in re
voking certificates. and the right TO vote. once
acquired, cannot be taken away by any power
known to the Constitution Of Tennessee.
General Gillem, commanding the military
districts Of Mississippi and Arkansas.
has issued his order. providing COR vote
on the Arkansas Contribution. on the 18th day
Of March. 1868. which viii doubtless be dupl-
Gated in Mississippi. The board Of registrars
isrsquired to revise the registered list, striking
OF any names that are not properly there. and
adding such as may be entitled. The. election
Is TO be conducted according to the customs
heretofore in use in the respective States, and
the clerk Of each box will write bis name in
red ink across each certificate as used. and
check OF the voters name from the precinct
book. The sherifs Of the counties. the judges
and clerks Of the election are authorised to
ureserve the resce and make arrests. and gen
orally suitable provisions are made to secure
mir election.
I Coxonrss. February l5.-In the House
Prime Denounced a. untrue certain teleEEams
published in The New York TSibvrs. purDort-
inr 70 relate incidents which occurred in the
Reoonsiruction Committee room.
The House then wcnt into Committee Of The