Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-27

meets to-day instead of yesterday.
Dem Pedro and party will remain in
San Francisco only four or FIVE days.
A fre. occurred at Corinth Wednesday,
destroying three stores. Loss $4,000.
The Sandusky postmaster has been
arrested, charged with robbing the mails.
The bill for the reduction of the army
is set for hearing in the House next
Wednesday.
Mayor Stokely, of Philadelphia, has
sworn in $50 men Of the special Centen
NAL guard.
j.. G. Flood, Of San Francisco, denies
that the Bonanza mines are petering
out. sell Bonanza"
Blaine denies that he has any idea of
Withdrawing in favor Of Bristow, who
would not be his choice if he did with
draw.
The California Republican convention
yesterday appointed seven delegates to
the Cincinnati convention for Blaine and
one for Bristow.
The news current in diplomatic circles
at Berlin strengthens the reports of q
renewed armistice and successful nego-
tons with the insurgents.
Chicago beat Louisville yesterday, at
the latter city, by a score Of four to
nothing, in the game for the centennial
championship in baseball.
The House committee came to con-
%clusion yesterday favorable on the SEN
ate bill to grant the Northern Pacific rail.
road eight years more time to complete
the line.
A mob of masked Unionists, at Troy,
attacked the clearinghouse of the nom
Union men, and probably fatally injured
four. 0ne Of the assailants was mortally
wounded.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
directed the payment Of the May interest,
amounting to over one hundred million
dollars, to be commenced tomorrow,
without rebate.
The long talked of cutoff opposite
Vicksburg seems to be partly made.
Quite a heavy current is now running
across the point between the elevator
and the cotton compress.
A resolution was adopted yesterday in
the House providing for a special com
mittee to make a thorough investigation
of the Custom House and other govern
ment offices at New Orleans.
The Democratic State Convention o.
New York, which met at Utica yester
day, elected Senator John G. Jacobs
temporary chairman, but a permanen.
organization was not effected.
A Vienna dispatch says the Porte hal
been automatically cautioned againsf
arming the Mahommedsn population in
the insurgent provinces, owing to thu
danger of a wholesale murder Of Chris
tians.
The garrison Of Niksiki made a sort,
Friday last to procure provisions from
Paesjeka, but we're repulsed. 1t is statec
that Niksiki is reduced to extremities
the garrison and inhabitants subsistinI
IN horse flesh.
Senator Sargent submitted a resolu
titn yesterday in the Senate, which wa
agreed to, iuquiring the number, com
pen %sation, date of appointment, etc., 0
internal revenue agents employed b,
the government.
The friends Of Bristew claim that the.
had a majority Of delegates in the Mas
~sachus,,tts Republican Convention YET
terday. R. H. Dana, jr., ]. NJ. Forbes
E. R. Il oar, and Paul A. Chadbonnt
we're appointed delegates at large.
Mckee, the chief owner of the s.
Louis Glote-D Democrat, received his sci
tence yeste rday for completely with tn
whisky ring: two years in the count
Jail and a fine of ten thousand dollar
This is a bad year for the "trul" loya
Dom Pedro stole a march onthe crow
that awaited him at San Francisco. Til
train stopped out Of the city, and the ca
containing his party was cut off an
switched in half an hour before he wa
expected, and he escaped the friendl
mob. he visited the State Universit
yesterday.
Steps are being taken by the goverl
ment to take possession of Bot Spring
Arkansas, under the late decision of ii
Supreme Court. Attorney Generi
Pierrepont will move to appoint a r
ceiver, and as threats have been made
is possible that troops will be employe
to preserve the peace and quietude
, that warm locality.
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