Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-09
First Edition.
2 O'CLOCK. P. N.
BY CABLE.
What the War with Turkey
Cost Russia.
5000, 900 Pounds and 200, 1000
Men.
The St. GOthard Tunnel to be Com.
pleted in a Few Months.
Spain Not Sending a Man-Of-War 70
ChlIlan Waters.
THE IRISH UNIVERSITY BILL.
The French Educational Bill
Not Amended.
The St. GOthard Tunnel to be Com.
pleted in a Few Months.
Spain Not Sending a Man-Of-War {
Chlllan Waters.
THE IRISH UNIVERSITY BILL
The French Educational Bill
Not Amended.

ST. PETERSBURG, July S.-The
Galas estimates the cost to Russia Of
the war with Turkey to the amount Of
el5,OOO,OOO, and that the deaths in
the Russian army numbered 200, 900.
LONDON, July 9.-The Standard S
Paris correspondent says the Swiss
government has paid three million
francs to the st. Gothard Tunnel Co.
which have been hitherto withheld on
account of the terms of the contract
not being observed. The tunnel will
be completed in a few months.
The house of commons last night,
despite some objections by the gov.
ernment, voted, rs to Sc, in favor Of
the establishment of the department
of agriculture and commerce, under a
special cabinet minister.
In the house of lords the Irish Uni.
yersity bill was read second time.
The debate tended to show that the
government may hereafter consent to
additions to the bill tending to satisfy
the claims Of IRISH Catholics in regard
to endowments. Lord Cairnef
while still opposing the direct endow-
ment Of denominational institutions
pointed out that the University Of
London received some thousands
yearly for the purpose of rewardina
those who pass the examination, which
is open to all comers. lie said that he
was quite sure if the senate of the
proposed Irish University were to
come to the parliament and say that
in order to advance educationit would
be advisable to offer exhibitions and
rewards, no objection would be taken
on denominational grounds.
The Times considers this a plain
intimation to the Catholics to get their
university first and ask for money az
terwards. This opens the prospect of
a settlement of university questions
in the lines Of the intermediate educa-
tion act passed last year.
MADRID, July 9.-In the congress
yesterday the minister of marine
stated that the government had no in
tentien of sending a Spanish man-of
war to Chilian waters, as Spain had
no connection with the belligerents.
Castilar, continuing his speech in ad-
vocacy of the punishment of the au-
thOrities of Puerto Plata for insulting
the Spanish flag, urged that the public
press be permitted to discuss freely
all the important questions, and he
individually characterized the gov.
ernment OF the restoration as reaction
ary. He said he knew of no restora-
tion which had prevailed against rev
olution, for it was impossible to gov
ern against the wishes of the people.
The revolt in the house of commons
Monday night Of a small radical sec
ton of LiberalS-abOut thirty.six in
number-against the Marquise of
Hartington's authority as a leader of
the Liberals, caused a counter demon
stration last night when he, on rising
to support motion of the government
relative to a question of privilege, was
received with loud and prolonged
cheers from the Liberal benches.