Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-20


at Indianapolis heartily Endorsed Cover.
nor Hendricks for the Presidency and
instructed the delegates to the ST. Louis
convention TO vote for him.
The revolution in Haytii is triumphant.
Dominique, late President, has fed, and
q President and a general have been
shot; and Biron Canal, who was exiled,
it is presumed will return to take charge
Of the government.
The troubles at Brownstown, West
Virginia, have not yet ended. The
Sheriff from Charlestown, ten miles dis
tsnt, has arrived with one hundred men
for the protection of Dull, the coutrac.
tor, and the negroes.
The three European powers have init
mated to the Porte that if q massacre
should follow the arming of the Mahom-
medan population a military expedition,
composed of Austrian and Russian
troops, will certainly be undertaken.
Judge Carter, of the District of Col
umbia, stated yesterday that he wished
to hear the question of jurisdiction of
the House of Representatives in the Xii
bourne case fully argued, and refused to
entertain the motion to admit Kilbourne
to bail at this time.
Secretary Bristow demands the right
to appear before the Committee on Elk
p~enditures in the Department of Justice
in order to answer allegations made by
some witness derogatory to his official
acts while he was United States AttOr-
Rey for the District of Kentucky.
The rev~olutionists at New Laredo have
levied forced loans on merchants, divid.
ing the amount among ten merchants,
FIVE of them Americans. Secretary of
War Taft has given directions for the
protection of American citizens, but en-
joins that caution be exercised.
The National Labor Convention at
Pittsburg passed an important series Of
resolutions yesterday calculated, if car.
ried into effect, to promote the interests
of the laboring classes, The convention
declared against the organization of a
third political party, but appealed to all
workingmen to so unite as 10 attain the
advancement Of the class through exist
ing political parties.
Bass Lsvee, La, at Point Lookout, in
Carroll parish, is the largest protection
levee in the State Of Louisiana. The
break there is a mile wide, and the
waters are flowing through without max
ing a rifle. The loss there is tremend
Gus, and it is estimated it will reduce the
crop sent to New Orleans $50, 600 bales.
On the Mississippi side Buck Ridge and
Wide Breaks will devsstate Bolivar,
Jaquens and Warren counties, and will
be equally IS large as on the opposite
side.
The following is the entire ticket nom.
mated by the Democratic convention at
Indianapolis yesterday: For Governor,
James D. Williams, Of Knox county;
LieHtenant.G Governor, Issae P. Gray, of
Randolph county. Judges Of the Su.
preme Court-First district, S. Il. Bus
kirk, of Monroe county; Second district,
A. G. Downey, of Ohio county; Third
district, John Petit, of Tippecanoe
county; Fourth district, James L. Wor
den, Of Allen county; Secretary Of State,
John E. Nef, Of Randolph county; Au
ditor Of State. E Henderson, of Morgan
county; Treasurer Of State, Benjamin C.
Shaw, Of Marion county; Attorney Gen.
eral, G. A. Buskirk, of Monroe county;
Superintendent of Public instruction,
j. II. Smart, of Allen county; Clerk OF
the Supreme Court, Gabriel Schmuck, Of
Perry county; Reporter FOR the Supreme
Court, Augustus N. Martin, of Wells
county.