Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-01-05
TELEGRlPnIU SUMMARY.

NV ORLEANS, January A. Both
Houses Of The Legislature adjourned
until tomorrow, in respect to The de-
ceased Senators, Randall and tranc';.
WASHINGTON, January 4-The hrst
regular meeting OF the Cabinet since
Congress took recess was held to-day
All tbc members were present.
a colored child having been admitted
10 one Of the public schools, yesterday,
aeven white children werein consequence
Withdrawn by their parents.
RosroS. January 1.-The reduction OF
wages OF the laborers employed in Dig
ripg down Fort Hill led TO indications OF
a riot yesterday afternoon, but the ex-
element was suppressed BY the presence.
of a strong police force.
Bosrog, January 4 There was gem
eral strike of telegraphers in Boston, OF
the Western Union Telegraph Company,
late this afternoon, 10 sympathy with the
action Of thei- brother operators in the
West.
LOUISVILLE, January 4 "A woman OF
ill.fame, named Elizabeth Daniel, was
found insensibe on the street to-day. and
soon after died from the effects OF ex-
posure and iutem perancP.
New York, January "A fire broke
out this morning in the building No. 10Y
Fulton street, Brooklyn, owned and oc-
cupied by R J. Powell as house'urn-
isbiug store. The damages to the stock
and building will amount to Sl2,OOO;
fully insured.
Panama papers of December 81 re-
ceived per steamer California at Mobile,
have but little news. A rumor at Lima
saws the United States steamer Nyack
has gone to Galapagos Islands to take
formal possession, in the name OF the
United States.
Judge Bedford today charged the
Grand Jury to WELD their power fear
lessly, fairly and impartially, iu order to
aid their authorities in their honest en-
beavers to stem the current OF the daring
and reckless actions of bad and unprin-
cipled mea, so as to teach them In
emphatic terms that crime cannot be
committed with impuuity, and if they
persist iu their iswlessness they will be
made to taste the bitter fruits Of their
,r;sdeeds, even to the stern letter OF the
law.
Application was made to Judge Car
doza that the Cincinnati merchant,
Josephs, who was brough. here by a
reouisition under three indictments for
obtaining goods under false pre'euses
from New York merchants, BY habeas
corpus, be admitted to bail.
District Attorney Gsrvin, in resisting
the motion, said the habit of men IN des-
perate circumstanc coming on to New
York and purchasing large bills of goods
is carried 10 such 40 extent that the
losses to New York tberefrom were from
81 900, 900 to s., 000,0 per annum, or
probably more.
The court reserved its decision, remand
ing the prisoner in the meantime.
tits reported that the Cuban Junta got
off last week quietly on the large pro-
pelIer Uha, and have another vessel about
ready to sail. Rumor adds that three
hundred men will sail on the latter.
E. G. Goffield, a wholesale liquor dealer
at lO8 Maiden Lime, and rectifer in
the Second District of Brooklyn, were ar
rested yesterday on the charge of having
defrsuded the Government out of large
amount of money by not keeping the
books and records required by law.
The Postofiice Department has made
permanent arrangements with the Bre-
men Line 10 carry an English mail 10
Southam ptcn, and the German mail to
Bremen, on Saturday. The Hamburg
line will continue for the present to carry
the French mails every Tuesday, while
Williams and Guion's line will carry the
mails IN Oueepstowu every Wednesday.