Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-01-21
PUBLIC LEDGER,
Thursday Evening. Jan'y 81, 1859.
THE NEWS.


THE NEWS.
The report Of the American Colonization 30
cisty shows that its receipts last year from do
natisnss. legacies, etc., were $4,000. and $780,.
600 wa, paid to transport emisrants to Liberia
sl5OoO to repair their ship and ST. 900 for othei
purposes. The expenditures during the ias'
three years have exceeded the receipts BY sez'
600. and they call for more income. Emigra'
ton fell eff two hundred last year.
The President has nominated Felix A
Reeve. Attorney for the Eastern District Of
Tennessee, ard Robert @. Buchanan and A.
@. Gillem as Brigadier Generals in the United
states army, in place Of Rousseau. deceased
and Hooker, retired; and W. H. Weisner as
Collector of Customs at New Orleans. in place
of Fuller, whose nomination has been with
drawn.
Tho State Department yesterday received
telegram from our Minister at London an
pounciug the revocation Of the order prohibit
inc the importation Of hay frem this country
to Great Britain.
The substitution of bends. bearing currency
interest. issued to the Pacific railroad GEM
papies for the United States bonds. bearing
coin interest, rs security for the circulation Of
the national banks. has been suspended BY tns
Controller of Currency. until the pleasure Of
Congress shall be known on that subject.
The United States Supreme Court was oecu-
pied yesterday with the case Of the Chicago
Burlington and Quincy railroad company. APP
pelIants. VS.. Francis Stevens. This case in
wolves the liability Of all railroad companies to
Francis Stevens for the use of his patent cai
brakes. When the court adjourns to-day u
will be until Monday.
The wemen's Rights Convention at Wash
ington continues to be the scene of much AMI
nation, the black and white delegates both
taking part in the proceedings. the women
speaking more than the men. There was
spirited discussion on a resolution touching ed
ucationai: suffrage. whish terminated In the
adoption of an amendment offered by George
p. Downing. that it would be an assumption
Of power for any class to declare what should
be the basis of intelligence. A resolution that
one object Of the women's Rights movement
was to throw additional safeguards around
marriage and family relations, was adopted.
A resolution that both the Democratic cry OF
% white mans government" and the Radical
cry Of manhood outrage" were unjust. MAS
discussed at length.
Aresolution was introduced in the Georgia
House yesterday. authorizing the Solicitor Gem
eral to INQUIRE into the reasons for the nppoint-
ment Of q negro to perform the duties Of Clerk
of the Superior Court Of Chatham county. and
to institute PROCEEDINGS against the same and
&c carry &c ease &c TIE Supreme Court. y
necessary. After much debate the resolution
was referred to the Judiciary Committee. A
member ffsred resolution claiming that the
State Is fally reconstructed. and that on the
legislation as to the qualification Of State
officers Congress has no right to interfere.
which was also referred.
At indianapolis two ballots were had In the
Legislature, in joint convention yesterday, for
Senator, resulting as follows: On the nrst
ballot-Cumback. GO; Hendricks. So; scatter
ing. II. Two members were absent. On the
second ballot-cumhack. 81; Hendricks. So;
scattering. Is.
The bill providing for the sale of the TenDes-
see railroads which have not paid their interest
on the State bonds loaned them. passed the
House yesterday on its third reading. without
dissenting vote.
William Holmes, associate editor Of the
Msoari Republican. died at New Haven.
Conn, yesterday.
Robert A. Watt and Digginduf. Of 81 Louis.
charged with the embezzlemert ef the eity's
money, have been bAiled- the former in 49,
900 and the latter in $4,000. David Berlin,
e1-HarbOrmaster, charged with obtaining
meney falsely, was beiIed In the sum Of 5000.
A. L. Rogers. ex-city Treasurer. has sued the
Hestiieks Post for libel in charging him with
completely in the city's money endorsement.
About ten gambling hslls were cleaned out By
the police last night. A bill hss been intro
duced in the Missouri Legislature against
prize hght ting: