Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-11

Ihe Conservative journals are
much elated over the victory in the
recent elections, which surpasses ex-
pectatiOn. The liberal journals are
correspondingly depressed. The Ger
mania, Ultramontane organ, says the
elections show that the people con-
demn Culturkampf and demand the
religious rights and liberties.
a dispatch from Berlin announces
that an agreement relative to post
office orders has just been concluded
there between Germany and the
United States.
1t is reported that sixty thousand
hundred-weight of rails has been
bought in Germany for the United
States.
PARIS, October GA portion of a
large cotton mill at Tendres, with
900 spindles, was burned to day
Damage $4,000.
Some uneasiness is caused by the
attitude Of the Radicals and returned
Communists, who, at first, taught a
lesson of prudence and moderation to
those seeking to make political capital
out of them, but have quickly been
drawn into the stream of fanatical
opinions until they now fancy they
have to pardon and not be pardoned
At the funeral of two Communists
who have died since their release, the
crimes of the Commune we're openly
extolled. The candidacy of non
arrested Communists for vacancies il
the chamber Of deputies is beginning
to be organized. These furnish re-
dictionaries with a pretext for diffusinl
distrust in the republic.
The renewed agitation in favor O.
plenary amnesty derives Importance
from the support of the Republiqu,
Franchise, commonly believed to re
fleet the views of Gambetta. 1t il
believed that the recent cabinet couu
Gil was principally occupied in dis
cussing this question, and that the
cabinet is almost, if not quite, unani-
nous against any complete amnesty
or any revival of the amnesty ques
ton
MADRID, October "a meeting o
democratic deputies of various shade,
resolved in favor of amalgamatior
into one party. They exclude thu
Federalists. Senior CASTELAR, did moi
attend the meeting.
Four thousand troops will be SEN
to Cuba this month.
In the committee on the abolition
of slavery, one party favors immedi
ate abolition without compensation t.
owners. Another favors gradual abo,
lition without compensation, and tn,
third party favors gradual abolition
with compensation. No decision hai
been reached.
PARIS, October ga dispatch re
ports that one thousand emigrant,
embarked at Geneva for the United
States, Friday, and twelve hundred
Sunday.
LONDON, October 9.-Two hundred
and sixty-seven farmers and famil e!
left Liverpool to-day for Texas.
VIENNA, October Count An.
drassy, in taking leave of the officials
of the foreign Office, begged them to
support Baron Haymerle, who, he
said, upheld the same opinions as him
self, and added that he believed the
dangers which had threatened the
monarch had been averted, and tha
q time of quiet regularity might be
expected,
LONDON, October 9.-The Chilian
and Peruvian fleets have had an en-
gagement off Meiillones. The Peru
vian ram Huascar was captured.
Private kilograms state that the
whole Peruvian feet has been cap
tured, but these are believed to bl
exaggerated and based on the frs
reports concerning the captureof th,
Huascar.
ROME, October 9.-Princess Caro-
line Ronaparte, widow Of Primo,
Antonio, is dead.