Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-05
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Internal Situation of Prussia
The Emperor Satisfied with
the Condition.
Railroad Aocidentin British India
A Number Killed and Wounded.
Arrival Of First Cargo Of American New
Wheat in Splendid Condition.
The British Ambassador Charged
with Using Msnacing Lam
guage to the Sultan.
RumOrs Of Estrangement Between
Germany and France UnfOunded.

RumOrs Of Estrangement Between
Germany and France UnfOunded.
BERLIN, November 5.-The En-
peror on giving audience to the new
president and vice president of the
chamber Of deputies expressed him
self exceedingly well satisfied with
the present internal situation of Prus-
sia.
LONDON, November 5,-The first
cargo of American new wheat has
arrived at Cardiff. 1t consists of 43,-
900 bushels and is in splendid condi-
ton.
A cabinet council was held yester-
day and another will be held to-day.
Musuras Pasha, Turkish ambassador,
had an interview with Lord Salisbury.
foreign secretary, before the cabinet
council met and with Admiral Poth-
nam, French ambassador, after its ad-
journment.
Count Schovaloff, Prussian ambas-
sador, had an interview with Lord
Beaconsfeld.
The Times says We have no rea-
son to suppose that the measures of
reform on which Sir Austen Layard,
British ambassador at Constantine
pie, is insisting are beyond the powers
of the Turkish government.
The manager of the Madras Brit
ish lndia) railway telegraphs that an
accident occurred to a passenger train
near Arconum on the 3lst Of October.
in consequence of the sinking of an
embankment after rain storm.
Nineteen persons including three En-
ropeans, were killed and forty-fye
wounded.
Alderman Nattage and other repre-
sentatives of the London Steroscopic
and Photographic Company, have be-,
gun proceedings against Lord Mayor
for SANDER growing out of scene in
Lord Mayors court recently, wherein
the book seller was summoned for ex.
posing photographs complained Of as
Objectionable.
| CoNsTANTGNoPLE, November s.
The palace is said to be sedulously
propagating false rumors that Sir
Austin LayaFd, British ambassador,
used menacing language to the sultan
in order to obtain for EnglishmeB
command of Turkish troops in Kur-
distsa.
Count 'Zichy, Austro- Hungarian
ambassador to Turkey, has suddenly
returned to Constantinople The sud
deness Of his return seems to indicate
it Is connected with the present crisis
in view Of the disposition of Austria.
Count Hichy's Intervention can only
be Tor the. purpose of assisting in thG
energetic efforts now making to
compel Turkey to fulfill her promises
Of reform. 1t is believed in political
circles the British action will lead to
the return Co the power of Khariddip
Pasha or to the assumption of pre-
miership by Mahomed Medim Pasha.
according as the sultan may deter
mine to yield to Great Britain or seek
Russian assistance against that power.
BERLIN, November 5.-The Ma
tional Heituag accuses Russia of com
plicity in the latest troubles in AZ
ghanistan. Papers found in CabuI, it
sqys, disclosed the fact that Russian
influence is active in Afghanistan
against England and some papers
seriously compromise the government
at st. Petersburg.
The rumoFs Of qp estrangemout
between Germany aud France are
unfouuded The two governments
continue t6be on the best of terms.
A correspondent at st. Petersburg
writes when General Kaufman
was at Livadi he presented to the
Czm the impossibihty of preparing
the new central Asian expedition
without cash and supplieg. He re-
ceived the significant answer tLat it
was perhaps better not to proceed
with the preparations.
PARIS, November 5.-The Berlin
express train was delayed over an hour
last night between ljrenoble and
Lyons, France, by snow storm.
Humbert will appeal to the council
OF the state against the annulment by
the prefecture Of Seine of his election
as q member Of the municipal council
Of Paris.
The Great Seat Case.
OTTAWA, November 5.-The Su-
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