Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-10
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
Special telegraphic correspondence Of tn
Courier Journal.

Special telegraphic correspondence of the
Courier Journal.
WASHINGTON, September 8.-The off.
GERS in charge of the First National
Bank, which failed a year ago, expect to
declare another dividend shortly, prob
ably twenty per cent in amount, which
will make seventy per cent. in all, 1t IS
thought by some that most OF the bal
ance will be eventually made good. The
jay Cooke & Co. failure is much less
promising. Not cent has been paid to
creditors. Those creditors living in this
city are to meet on the 2lst inst, under
the lead of Columbus Alexander, to con-
suit upon the best course to compel the
trustee to pay dividend and to render
an account Of the present condition OF
affairs. The creditors will doubtless
decide to take measures in the courts.
SENATOR PATTERSON INFLUENCE.
1t has leaked out that Grants late
slanderous letter on the Southern ques-
ton was prompted by Senator John j.
Patterson, the head center of the South
Carolina ring. Patterson sent Attorney
General Williams to Long Branch to
prepare the way for him with Grant, and
seems to have been the chief engineer of
the plot. Patterson has amassed q
large fortune by his operations in South
Carolina, and probably disbursed freely
to secure fresh lease Of power.
THE SOUTHERN REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
The next scheme Of the carpet bag
bers is to have Southern convention
on the LIST OF October, to cOncoct an adj
dress Of lies and defamation OF the
Southern people, so as to justify and
excuse the military pressure which is to
be employed prior TO the elections in
November. This convention the carpet
bag managers had proposed to hold at
Atlanta, Georgia, but have just changed
the location 10 Chattanooga. Que OF
the most amusing and startling stories
put out by the earpet-baggers is that
there are to be no Office holders and no
thieves in the convention. 1t has been
suggested by some one 10 have the body
opened with prayer by the Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher.
SENATOR ROBERTSON.
The Washington Chronicle Of this
morning admits that Senator Robertson,
Of South Carolina, a thorough-going
Republican, sees no justification for the
recent Executive proceedings prompted
by his carpet.bag colleague, Patterson.
ATTORNEY GENERAL WILLIAMS.
The runor mas been renewed that At
torney General Williams will accept the
Russian mission, and that Secretary
Bristow is 70 take his place as Attorney
General. The report IS contradicted by
those who ought to he well informed as
70 Mr.; Williams purposes; but some oil
Mr.. Williams friends are DESTROYS that
he should accept the position. and it il
certainly among the probabilities. The
difficulty seems TO be the expense of a
residence at ST. Petersburg.
SUPERVISING INSPECTOR GENERAL
Mr.. Burnett, Of Boston, seems 10 have
the inside track for the place Of Super
vising Inspector General Of Steamboats,
He once filed ike position in Califor
MIA.
PROPOSED DEMOCRATIC ADDRESS.
There is talk here Of meeting Of tn,
. National Democratic Executive Com
mittee 10 be held shortly in this city 70
E the purpose Of issuing an address upor
. the pending political issues aud design
, ed especially TO review the treatment o
the Southern States BY the Radical party
D aud the causes Of the disorders whicl
/. prevail there.