Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-14

tn admission Of Servia, Roumauia and
Montenegro to the congress.
The senate committee on naval affairs
to-day laid over for a week the nomina-
ton Of John W. Easley to be chief Of
the blresu of construction and repairs.
At the request of Mr.. Liyard the sui
tan has approved a charter for the Pro-
testants OF Turkey similar to that pos
sessed By the Greek aud Armenian
churches.
The hazing freshmen Of Dortworth
College, New Hampshire, have been ar
rested for assault with intent to kill, and
held in $500 each, and the ringleAder in
$1,000 for trial.
A Paris correspondent states that it is
rumored that Prince Gortschakoff has
intimated that If Greece is represented
at the congress, Servia and Montenegro
must be admitted.
In consequences Of the alarming spread
Of typhus fever at St. Petersburg many
families are leaving the city. The nun
Der Of fresh cases is estimated at between
300 and 400 daily.
The friends Of Colosel Polk. door
keeper, express confidence that the com
mittes on reform in the civil service will
exonerate him from charges of corrup.
ten aud Intentional wrong.
Colonel E. D. Frost, for many years
general manager Of the Jackson railway
and Hon. J.. P. Kennedy, are spoken Of
for the New Orleans co~llectorship. Both
have gone to Washington.
1t is asserted that Germany thinks
nearly all points of the stefspo prelimi
nsries should be submitted to a congress,
and Russia has shown herself almost
disposed TO accept this view.
A Rome correspondent states that the
Italian authorities have notified the bish.
op of Salerno that his appointment is
void, as the patronage Of that see is vest
d in the king, not the pope.
Lloyd's steamship Sphinx, which took
FIRE with $500 Circassisns on bsard, caus-
ing a loss of 700 Of them, was fred by
the Circsssians during a tumult. They
previously pluudsred the vessel.
A special from Vienna says the Rou.
manian agent will hand Count Audrassy
q memorandum to day, intimsting that
Roumania refuses to be bound by the
RussO-TurkiSh peace preliminsries.
II is understood hat the house com.
mittee investigating the affairs Of door
keeper Polk will nearly unanimously re-
commend the adjustment Of the ofics
and the transfer Of its duties to the ser.
geant-at-arms.
A Rome dispatch says it is believed
that Signor Corrols has formed q cabinet
with Siguor Sanardelli as minister Of thu
interior and Sigoor FRANZ minister o
foreign affairs. Nothing definite il
kGown, however.
1t is understood that the sultan hai
conferred upon Baroness Burdett Coutt
tbs grand Gordon Of the Order Of Med
jidie, the only instance Of its bestowa
on a lady, as a recognition Of her effort
in behalf Of Turkish refugees.
1t now seems certain that Englan,
and France will arrive at an sgreemeu
on tie Egyptian question before tn
meeting OF the congress, and will submit
thereto such reforms aud guarantees a
! they judge necessary for the security o
the Suez Canal and the good gsvsrnmen
of the country.
The treasury will receive to dsJ $40
900 in silver dollars from the Philsds
phia mint. The three first silver dollar
of the new coinage we're received q
Washington yesterday; one was deli,
" cred to the President, one to the seer
tary Of the treasury, aud the other to IL
director of the mint.
The London Standard announces
official form that the British squadron
the Mediterranean is now at Besika Ba.
and will advance to the Dardanell,
rs soon, so as to be bearer Admiral Cor
Il merell, who commands off GalliroI
a Admiral Commerells squadron thus o
re comes more powerful than Admir-
Hornby'S, and will form a reliable I
serve.
% Immediately after Adjournment yestt
day the Democratic members Of h
house held a caucus for the purpose
h considering toe army bill, recently col
5 pleted by the military committee al
ID with the view of making provisio.
d thereof Of party measures. After sor
discussion the revolution was adopt
E. providing for a committee Of thirtsI
s members, with Instructions that th0