Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-05-29
NEW YORK.

NEW York, May pa letter from
London about the statement in the
Times Of the obvious causes of the nom
appearance of the Duchess of Edinburg
at the Queens drawing-room, and the
an nouncement the following morning
that such a statement was in no way
authorized by the Duke of Edinburg,
says it was plain to every one that such
an announcement as that in the Times
would not have been put forth BY the
conductor of that journal on his own
responsibility. 1t must therefore have
been what the French call com
ique," and the only question was by
whom it could have been sent. Public
opinion pointed at once to the Queen,
and public opinion continues to regard
Her Majesty as the author of the state
ment, but for what purpose it was made,
unless to throw the public off the scent no
one can imagine. Both the Prince of
Wales and the Duke of Edinburg are
exceedingly indignant at the whole
affair, but the opportune arrival OF the
Car will postpone, if it does not put an
end to, any chance of an open breach
between the members of the royal fam
lily.
A Kingston, Jamaica, letter gives the
particulars of reception of the Second
West India regiment on their return
from the Ashantee war. The troops
landed on the afternoon of the 18th amid
salvos Of artillery aud general acclama-
tons of citizens, Of whom there could
not have been less than twenty thousand
out of doors. The city was gaiiy deco
rated, especially the streets forming the
line of march to the race course, where
municipal address was made. Under
two triumphal arches the heroes passed
amid the waving Of hsndkerchiefs and
repeated cheers Of all classes Of inhabi-
tants. On arriving at the parade ground
the troops were received by the COM
mandaut of the station with staff and
guard of honor, composed Of companies
Of white troops. On the 18th the re-
turning regiment, officers and men, we're
entertained at a banquet given BY the
citizens. All this honor, the writer says,
was accorded, not simply as a recogni-
ton Of the great services rendered by
the Second West India, but as demon
stration Of the disappointment felt at
the studied neglect with which the West
India regiments were treated by General
Woolsley in his speech and dispatches.
Mayor Wilt, Of New Orleans, has adj
3 dressed another urgent appeal for aid to
a Mayor Havemeyer, in which he says:
= will New York come to the rescue Of
t our destitute, ruined, and furnishing PEG
o plef A deadly famine in Louisiana will
. be national disgrace, which the wealth
S and PHILANTHROPY Of America must pre-
e vent at all hazards" Commenting on
r the despatch, the Tines says: IF Mayor
e Wilt desires help from this city he
e should address the Chamber Of Com
e merce, or anybody bot Havemeyer.
! That individual has sunk so low in pub
lie estimation that nobody is willing to
trust him in anything"
D The Board Of Aldermen bv q 5.o;.;,-,
5 vote, having requested the Mayor To
; suspend and remove the Police Commits
: sioners for malfeasance in the admins.
5 tration Of two Of the most important
o departments Of their Office, the Tri-
s bune states that the Police Commission
e ers complacently assert that the assault
e upon them is the merest ehild's play, in.
T asmuch as the Mayor is their sworn
}, ally. The Herald says Of this police
e business: The Mayor is net likely 10