Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-07-30


ROchefOrt Busy with his Pen
Arrival of the Austrian Minister
The Alleged False Representa-
lions of Erie-Cuban News.
New YORK, July 3O.-The Captain Of
the brig Eothen reported at the office of
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company
that he passed Wattlings Island July
18th, two days after the wreck of the
Guatemala. At that time she was on
perfectly even keel, with the foretop sail
up and the house flag flying. None of
the crew were seen, but large number
of boats were removing her cargo to
Williamstown, and no more assistance
seemed to be needed.
A London letter says: "Rochefort's
work is going on at a good pace. If
you visit him at his hotel you are likely
to find him surrounded by four or FIVE
secretaries, all as busy as himself. 1t is
not difficult to guess the intended desti-
nation of his writing, but of the means
by which they are to reach it, it may not
be prudent tie say much"
Baron Schwarz Senborn, the new En-
voy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni-
potentiary of Austria to the United
States, has arrived. The Baron was
Director General of the late Vienna In
ternational Exposition,
Private cable advices from London
state that. the parties charged with issu-
ing and circulating alleged false news in
relation to the Erie railway company
through q so-called Erie circular, and
whose examination has been pending Tor
some days, have been committed to the
Old Bailey for trial. The ofense spe-
cially charged is that the defendant, R.
Y. Marsden, clerk for a Mr.. McHenry,
of the Winchester buildings, wrote a
letter to the London managers of the
Erie company and circulated it on En-
glish and foreign stock exchanges to the
effect that the directors we're engaged in
surreptitiously manufacturing fictitious
shares for the purpose Of carrying the
election, just as Fisk aud Gould did, and
intended to send them to Europe for sale
in the stock markets. At a preliminary
examination the counsel for the compa-
ny said the property of the Erie share
holders some weeks before was worth
e3,5O0,O0O more than it was at that time.
Counsel for the defendant, at the same
preliminary examination, said they we're
prepared to justify everything that had
been written.
The Cubans here have received news
by the way of Havana TO the effect that
the patriot troops have destroyed a
number Of plantations in the Trinidad
valley, and that the planters are aban-
doning their property there for fear of
being captured, and because the Spanish
government cannot give them the neces-
sary protection. The President of the
Cuban Republic has ordered Captain
Carepio to destroy everything he can lay
his hands on. Cabo, the negro captain,
at the head of number Of emancipated
negroes, is in the neighborhood of Glen.
fuegos, wrecking plantations and enlist
ing slaves and coolies in the patriot
ranks. A general uprising of the ne
groes under Cabo is daily expected. The
Cubans have captured several military
maps of the Trocha, which show the
position of forts, pitfalls, picket stations,
etc.
The specie shipments today were
100000 in gold coin and $4,000 in
silver bars.
The bids for Government gold to-day
aggregate s2,O55,OOO at from from 1921
to lO9,5OO.