Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-27
FOREIGN.
General Ignstieff's Visit to
Vienna-COmments Of
the Press,
A Berlin Paper Speaks Semi
Officially and Significantly.
Can Bide Her Time
Russia Cannot.
Bismarck and the New Pope on
Friendly Terms.

LONDON. March IA Vienna corre-
spondent telegraphs: Whether Gen.
Ignatief comes here to interpret the
treaty or negotiate an understanding,
the opinion here is not in favor Of his
success"
The government has distributed among
the boat builders an order for additional
horse boats to be delivered Immediately.
The Times says: ITO surrender the
hope OF the congress is to abandon the
Eastern question to the drifts and cur.
rents of separate ~jealousies and excite
ments, aud to throw away the only means
OF submitting it to quiet consideration.
To sacrifice substantial principles even
for the sake Of avoiding such danger,
would be the object of oil the govern.
ments, that of Russia included. to pro.
mote the meeting of the congress by all
the means which do not obviously and
necessarily involve such sacrifice
BERLIN, March 27-Test votes at meet.
ings of the political parties show that
Bismarck's railway bill will be rejected.
Utteranees from Berlin on the Eastern
question this morning, the first semi.ofi-
cial expression Of opinion since the hitch
in the congress project, are entirely diff
ferent from assertions hitherto made by
special correspondents. The Berlin
Post, which prints nothing political with
out a purpose, aud which is one Of Prince
Bism0rck's organs, says: "The failure
OF the congress would probably result in
Russia and England remaining at peace,
but are arming for war. These pro-
longed armaments England can infn-
itely better afford than Russia, who
would be reduced to exhaustion were she
obliged to maintain her armies on a war
footing Tor ZONE years. Russia cannot
attack England, while England is per.
fectly in . position to bide her time.
The car will probably be driven to ex-
tend his conquests in tho interval the
better to be prepared for the collision
when it does occur. But in such case
Austria and Greece would join England
to protect their own interests. As to
Germany, she will never fight for Russian
or any other foreign interests. Russia,
therefore, bad better restrain her ambi-
ton"
a Times correspondent at Vienna
says. General Ignatieffs purposes are
unknown, but probably as the person
most familiar with the treaty Of San Ste
fano, he comes to explain its scope and
show how it can be modified 10 the in.
terest OF Austria. But as the Austrian
government is perfectly capable of iudg.
ing these matters for itself, General Ig.
natief is not more likely to succeed in
this than in the two former missions.
The Russian answer to highlands latest
question merely says that the govern
ment adheres to its former views. This
does not sound very promising, but it is
still thought here that the reply will not
close all interchange of opinion
The Times Berlin dispatch says the
pope's concilistory letter to the German
emperor has been answered in the same
spirit. There is a prospect of the ultro.
montana difficulty being overcome.
A London correspondent of the Man
chester Guardian says: THE situation
so far as regards the meeting Of congress,
is much improved by TIE assurances chat
Lord Derby has received from Count
%Schouvalof during the past few hours.
Scbouvuloff kept Russia,s negative in his
pocket until he had received authority
to give these assurances. There is some
fear. however, that the smooth word may
be intended to quiet England until Igna-
tieaf can negotiate an understanding with
Austria"
RoME, March 27.-Cardinal Dipietro
has been appointed pontifcial Gamer
lengo, not Cardinal Morichini, as before
stated. 1t is reported that the forthcom.
ing %encylical letter of the pope will refer
to the Italian government in severe
terms, and be very reserved regarding
the other powers.
VIENNA, March 27.-To.day's news
papers consider that The congress has
failed, and that Austria must now look
10 the protection Of her own interests.
The new Free Press, a literal anti'Rus.
sian and Bismarckian, says that General
Ignateif's purpose is to isolate England.
The Deutsche Zeitung, strong German
and aHti.H Hungarian. thinks Austria will
gain by an Anglo Russian war, because
Russia must pay a high price for Aus
tFia's neutrality,