Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-26
Eighteen Steamers De:ainsd by Fog on
the Thames.
Affairs in South America and Soutf
Africa.
Sentenced TO Death for TraasIatIng the
Bible INTO Turkihs.


letter from a British soldier in Cabul
states that one Of Yakoob Khan's
generals told Sir Frederick Roberts
that Yakoob Khan himself signed the
death warrant Of the embassy, and
ordered the bodies of the murdered
men to be dragged through the streets
of Cabul, The same letter reiterates
the statement that eighty thousand
pounds worth of Russian gold was
found in Cabul.
The Dempsey family, eyicted at
Balla, Ireland, on the 18th inst, have
been reinstatedin their home, the rent
having been paid by subscriptions.
The cotton. spinners at Ashton
under-Tyne demand FIVE per cent. ad-
vance of wages.
Advices from Valparaiso to 4th
instant are that Iquinque Peru is re-
opened to commerce, the only re-
striction being in respect of arms and
ammunition; that the president of
Peru is marching with forceupon Lima.
expecting the Chillians to attack
Gallo and the capital that the Bo.
liviaus sacked Tacna, Peru and
threatened africa.
A dispatch from Capetown Decem-
ber the 10th says: THE proolama
tion has been issued prohibiting sedi-
tious meetings in Transvaal.
PARIS, December 26.-Leon Day
held long interview with President
Grevy on Christmas. Tempo says
De Freycinets cabinet will be gazetted
on Saturday 1t is also said that
President Grevy having officially com
missioned De Freycinet to form the
cabinet, De Freycient is solemnly re-
sponsible. He will have to submit
first the names of the persons and last
his programme. Should his selection
of persons not meet with Grevy's
approval, De Frycinet will have to
definitely resign his commission.
IT President Grevy rejects De Frey
cinet's cabinet or his programme, his
only feasible alternative is to summon
Jules Simon and dissolve the chamber
of deputies.
CONsTANTINOpLE, December 26.-A
Musselman priest has been sentenced
to death for assisting to translate the
bible into the Turkish language. The
British Ambassador has demanded the
priests release. 1t is believed Ger
many will support the demand.
ST. PETERSBURG, December 26.-
Melikoff has arrived. II is stated on
government authority that General
Dunteln resigned his Office under the
following circumstances Mirsky hav-
ing given information to the Russian
police general, Dunteln committed his
sentence to Imprisonment, but after
the attempt on the Cars life the
more excitahle part of the Cars en-.
tourage insisted that Mirsky should be
hanged. General Dunteln, however,
insisted upon keeping faith with Mrs
ky, and asserted that hanging one man
of their number would not affect the
Nihilists. Finally General Dunteln
kept faith with Mirsky, but the dis
pute produced so much feeling that
he resigned. 1t is said that the Gar
sustained General Dunteln.
GRAvEsEND, December 26.-An
almost continuous fog has prevailed
for the past eighteen days, detaining
fleets of inward bound ships. We'd
nesday night the fog lifted for a few
hours, and some vessels got away; but
about eighteen remain, among them
the steamer Hooper, from Boston,
November 9th, and anchored here
since here arrival, the 10th inst.
LAHORE, December 26.-Fivo in
antry and three cavalry regiments arc
moving from India to Peshawnar ia
form new division there.
ST. PETERSBURG, December 26.-
The statement that the winter palace
is illuminated oil night by electric
iights Is unfoundej
TEcHARAN, December 26.-Fhe
Shah Of Persia intouds making a pill
grimlge to Meshed next spring, ac.
co lpauied bv lOOlO tr,ons