Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-11
ReinfOrcemeBts Ready 10 Leave fol-
the Mediterranean.
The p Illness and
the Violent Party.
American Arms Cannot be LANDED
in France.
Attempt TO Assasslnate Emperor
William.

LONDON, May 1.-THE steamer Sar.
dinian, on which the explosion happened
yesterday afternoon, at the entrance to
Tough Foyle, in her passage from Liver
pool for Quebec, was at anchor at the
time the explosion took place in the coal
bunkers, and the ship took FIRE immedi-
ately. The greatest confusion and con.
~sternation ensued. When order was re-
stored, the compartments were searched
for dead and wounded. Some Of the lat.
ter had arms aud legs broken, and a few
we're burned Rbout the head and face.
1t is believed that when the extent OF
the disaster is asoertaiped the figures
given in the dispatches last night Of the
injured and killed will be considerably
increased. Three tugs were sent for the
passengers, and with medical aid for the
wounded, who we're temporarily placed
in the warehouse on the qusys. Sabse.
%vuently they were taken to the Derry 10.
Urinary, and three Of them were last
night pronounced hopeless. Two Of the
bodies recovered were identified as those
of members Of the crew.
Some passengers are reported missing
but this may be owing to existing eonfu
sion, and to the fact that the majority OF
passengers do not speak English
Among the passengers are forty orphan
children destined to domestic service iu
America.
The FIRE brigade Of Derry went to the
vessel in q special steamer, but their
efforts to ~extiuguish the FIRE were una.
vailing. An attempt to beach the Sar
DINA failing she was scuttled and filing
sank in five fathoms water.
All the saloon passengers are safe.
-Four persons, Storage passengers and
members of the crew, are missing.
All the British regiments in the Medi.
terranean will be made up to a thousand
men. Reinforcements are ready to leave
England for this purpose.
Prince Charles Of Roumania will leave
Bucharest to-day for the army.
Bullion gone into the Bank of Eng.
land on balance to-day, e400, 900.
A correspondent at Rome telegraphs
hat be fears the Jesuit and violent party
has d. fnitely triumphed at the Vatican .
The pope's liver affection, he says, ia
not alarming, but he ought to 20 away,
and desires to 90 to Perugea, but is ur.
able to resist the pressur1 put upoA him
to remain 10 the Vatican.
Cardinal Catherine, preset Of congre-
CATION, has written tothe German priests
who have accepted the stipends, threat.
ening their suspension if they do not
make a public declaration against the
law and repudiats the stipends.
A dispatch from Rome c~ontradicts the
statement attributed to the Russian am
baSsador there, that the Cimbria was en-,
gagged to transport men and officers to
America, where they will cross the con.
tinent to take other vessels for the
mouth of the Amear. The dispatch adds
that the ambassador said nothing of the
kind.
BERLIN, May IL, 5p.m.-At half.pasi
three this afternoon, as Emperor William
was returning from a drive with the
Grand Duchess OF Baden, several shot,
from a revolver we're fred OF him in tht
avenue under Den Linden. Nobody wal
hurt. The person who fred the shots
was arrested.
RoME, May ll.-After the publication
OF Cardinal Caterine's letter censurinG
the Russian priests, negotiations between
the Vatican and Berlin Immediately ter
minated. Negotiations with other pow
ers also failed. The Vatican is stated to
have resolved upon a policy OF resist
ance. The pope's health has improved
New YORK. May liza dispatch from
Paris says the customs officers at Havr,
will not permit arms from the United
states for the Russian government 10 b,
landed.