Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-01-08
BY TELEG R A P H.
LATEST TO NOON TODAY.
Dispatches to the Southwestern Press
Association.
N Ew YORK.

tue Drlueu IArnamtub Diuiei Sheu
wick, addressed the Chamber of Con
merce yesterday. He came to this coun
try as the representative of British cap
italists interested IN American railroad
interests. He said the foreign share
holders we're under panic in regard L
their American investments. They arr
frightened about ipjunctions and contra
dictory jurisdiction. He believed that j
there was more steadiness in our railroad
management many English capitalist
would gladly invest here largely. HI
had seen the President, several leading
Senators, and Governor Hoffman on The
subject, and his suggestion was thai
where railroad passes through severa
States, the Federal. and not the State
Courts, should have jurisdiction.
Yesterday evening Benjamin F. Roger,
Mayor of Hudson City, Samuel Ropes
and J. J. Barnum were arraigned before
Justice Leftwich, charged by c. W.
Campbell, Wall street broker, with hav-
ing by fraudulent representations oS-
tanned his signature to papers which they
stated were merely forms which would
enable them to effect loan of $50 600
upon $4,000 worth of Carolina rail-
road bonds Campbell says he did not
read the papers, trusting to the men be
has since learned we're not what they
re presented themselves to be-
The Rawlius fund hos been filled up
to 0OO-that for Mrs. Stanton now
amounts to $26, 900.
The Spanish gunboats have sailed.
Seventeen fatal cases of smallpox,
mostly young children, were reported for
the past week. .
New YoRK. January g. r B. Cald-
well was discharged yesterday at Mon
treal on a writ of habeas corpus, upon
the ground that Judge Coursai had 20
right to cause his arrest in the Province
of Ontario. he was Immediately re-
arrested, and will be brought up to-day
at sfen o'clock, on another aId distinct
charge of forgery, and it is not at all
likely that he will succeed in escaping
the vigilance of the United States officers,
who are determined to bring him to jus.
tice.
The Times Paris dispatch says that
the privilege has just been granted to an
American company by the Portuguese
Government to land and operate cable
on the Azores, to be laid from New York
to the Azores, thence to Euglsnd (uear
Brighton), and thence by two latter lines
to France (near Havre) and Holland
(near the Hague). This company prom
ises cheaper rates than those of existing
lines. Part of the stock is paid up in
full, and the rest will only be issued as
required in the process Of reconsruc-
ton. The cable will probably be laid
during the present year.
A special says that the Paraguayan
question is looming up in Washington,
where young Lopez is locking after his
fathers interests, and that there is now
proposition under consideration in the
Cabinet that the United States Govern
ment shall renew its offer of mediation
between the allies and Paraguay; that
if the offer is not accepted the United
States Government shall withdraw it's
representatives from the capitals of
Of Brazil and the other allied powers, and
that it shall dispatch to the scene an
ample force, sufficient to encourage and
warrant any proposition which may be
sanctioned by Paraguay, or which may
be sanctioned by one or more Of the other
republics.
A meeting of the managers Of the Man
haitian Club was held last evening at the
club house, in Fifth avenue, for the pur-
pose of tsking official notice Of the al
legged assault made by Bateman upon
Causton, on New Years eve. The meet
iug resulted in the expulsion of Batemsn
from the club.
The Times says. this morning, that a
body Of men, numbering City, is ct pres
ent enlisted, differed and organized in
this city, awaiting their orders Of the
Cuban Junts to depart for Cuba, which
they will do within week.
The United States steamer Albany,
connection with the SANTANA Bay expe-
dihon rendered her name famous, for a
brief period, is now being disuaniled,
and will probably go out of commission
to-day.
The iron clad Roanoke, which was to
have heen stationed in the bay as Q
guard ship during the Spanish excite
mont, has but few men at work on board,
and Il is probable that she will not soon
be put Ia commission.
The Colorado is to be ready by the
18th Of February.
The United States sailing sloop Sara
togs, is being fitted out for duty IL
SANTANA bsy.