Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-15
BY TIE E G. r A P Fl
MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES.
WARRINGTON.

nominations: W. A.'Britton, Marshal OF
Western Arkansas; Charles A. Dana,
Appraiser of Merchandise for New York
port ; John d. Lewis, Postmaster OF
Pulaski, Tenn,
Senatorial combinations: ID. ID. Pea
body, Collector of Internal Revenue,
Sixth District of Tennessee; W. q.
Whipple, Attorney General for the
Eastern District Of Arkansas; s. +.
Evans, Marshal Of Eastern Tennessee;
Edward t. Townsend, Adjutant General
of the Army, with the raEk of Brigadier
General; Lieut.. Colonel Richard d.
D'Aum, Assistant Adjutant General, with
the rank of Colonel; Msjor Robert Will
liams, Assistant Adjutant General, with
the rank of Lieutenant Colonel; Captain
J.P Martin, Assistant A6jutant Gene
raj. with the rank Of Major.
IL is not probable that the President
will take any action in regard to Vir-
GINA, Mississippi and Texas until the
business of acting on nominations by the
Senate shall be completed, and then it is
not certain whether be will issue proc
lamatioa regarding voting on CoDstitu-
tons in those States, or address the
Commanders through the War Depart
ment.
Lieutenant Commander Filburn, OF
the United States steamer Narraganset,
reports under date of the 7th instant,
from Havana, particulars of two passen-
gers, Cubans, having been taken out oil
merchant schooner, Lizzie Mayor, ten
leagues from the coast Of Cuba by the
Spanish frigate Ferdinand Cstilico,'
and imprigoned. Tue two persons we're
named D. Santiago A. Amable and Don
Remeon s. Rivan. They had taken pas
sage for New Orleans.
The schooner was boarded Cd the 10Th
of March, near Remedies, by the Span
ish frigate, and the prisoners carried
back to Remedies and incarcerated.
They were visited in prison by the
United States Consular Agent at that
mort, and q formal demand made for
their release, which was declined, the
Commander not feeling authorized to do
SO Without orders from superior authority
The case has been laid before Mr. Hall,
United States Consul General, in Caba.
He has ordered thorough investigation
TO be made. A
Tie decision Of the Supreme Court in
the McArde case, for want Of jurisdlc-
ton, is founded on an act passed at the
last session Of the Forticth Congress.
repeating the act authorizing appeals
from the judgment Of the Circuit Courts
to the Supreme Court.
The President has directed the Seere-
tary of War to order Major General
Reynolds to proceed with the registration
in Texas, preparatory to an early cleo
ton. Ii is expected similar orders will
be issued 10 the commanding officers in
Virginia and Mississippi. The President
will avail himself Of the opinions of the
commanding Generals before issuing the
proclamation authorized by the act of
Congress, with reference TO voting on the
constitution Of those States.
Many Senators are Of the opinion that
the extra session will close this week.
The Senate to- day briefly considered
the naturalization treaty with Great
Britain, and the DArieu Canal treaty,
bat arrived at no conclusion on them.
The monitor Ssquis ia fitting out at the
Washington Navy Yard, aud in about
twelve days will be tswed to the Cuban
coast
Ia the Third Auditors office q lis, Of
one hundred and thirty-two clerks, whose
services will be dispensed With, is being
made out, This list includes all Demo
cratic members of the Johnson Club. etc
A large number Of female clerks will d
discharged also.
Ia the Criminal Court to day the jarl
rendered ; verde: of guilty agains, Leon
ard Hough, charged with the larceny Q
Sl3 600 in Government bonds. speeia
deposi, BY Colonel D. r. AcNsir in tn
Merchants National Bank, which ex
ploded several years ago.