Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-27
BY CABLE.
English Conservatives Call a Meet
ing to Consider the Pres
ent Crisis.
that the Afshnns will
not Quietly submit TO the
Europeans.

LONDON, September 24.-Arrange-
ments are making for a mass meeting
at Hyde Park to consider the present
grave crisis, to denounce the govern
ment's reckless incapacity, and to de-
mand an immediate appeal to the
country. The government seriously |
contemplates summoning parliament
early in November.
The wOrkmen at Cousett, Jarrow,
Stockton and Hartlepool have struck,
rejecting the award of the arbitrator
in the great dispute in the North of
England and Cleveland iron trade.
A fire in Belfast, Ireland, destroyed
che places of business of the follow
ing named firms Qevlin & Co., drug
gists and grocers; Mortimer & Sons,
umbrella manufacturers; McGonigal
& Mack, and Young & Anderson,
wholesale warehousemen. Aggregate
loss estimated, 9S0,000.
Bullion withdrawn from Bank of
England on balance to-day, 100000.
John Henry Puleston, men5er of
parliament, sailed from Liverpool to
Philadelphia on a brief visit to the
United States to investigate the sub
iect connected with agriculture in
America in its relation to British in
terests.
ST. PETERSBURG, September "a
During the past ten days four fires
occurred at Astrakhan, Russia. One
steamer with twelve barges loaded
with Naptha burned on the Volga,
and naptha train was burned yester-
day.
The Chinese ambassador and suite
have gone to Lividia to visit the czar
and exchange ratifcations of the
treaty between Russia and China by
which the latter acquires Kuldja.
The ambassador will then return to
China, leaving permanent mission at
st. Petersburg under one of his pres
ent staff.
PARIS, September N.--Herve, edi-
tor of Soliel, and leading 0rleanist,
has written Count de Chambord, de.
clining to attend the banquet in honor
Of the counts birthday, on the 10Th
inst. The letter is regarded as an
official declaration that the fusion of
the Orleanists and Legitimists is
ended.
MADRID, September PA tele-
gram from Havana states that three
slave holders have emancipatod their
5000 slaves, and contracted with them
for their services for five years. Other
slave holders intend following their
example.
The Spanish government has de-
cided to send 500 soldiers to Cuba
forthwith. Several deputies are re.
solved to move in the cortes the
immediate abolition of slavery in Cuba
without indemnity to slave owners.
SIMLA, September 24.-Gen. Baker,
commanding brigade of infantry, will
probably attack Kushi. on the route
from Kohat to Cabul, to-day Resist
ance is expected. The force under
General Sir Frederick Roberts, three
brigades, $500 men in all, is supplied
with transportation and ready to move
on Cabul by the Logar valley. The
advance of the main body under Gen.
Bright, numbering 660O men, viii
commence Immediately. Sir Frede-
rick Roberts will be supported by a
force of some 1000 under Generals
Gordon and Cough, holding the Ku-
ram valley and maintaining commu-
nications between the advancing
forces and Northwestern India.
LONDON, September PA Simla
correspondent reports the lines Of
communication in Kuhrum and Khy-
Der valleys being strengthened by
considerable reinforcements, and the
various posts are being fortified in
view of possible local troubles.
PANAMA, September 16.-The Star
and Herald says During the attack
on Aototagasta, Chill, by the Peru
vian ironclad Huascar, a torpedo was
launched against the Chilian trans
port Abtao, After proceeding a
short distance the torpedo turned,
heading direct for the Huascar. The
young officer, seeing the peril of his
ship, leaped overheard, and meeting
the torpedo changed its course and it
passed under the stern of the Huas-
car. The captain of the Abtao was
reported wounded in the fight and a
number of his men and officers killed. I"
There is not a dollar in the Peru
Wan treasury, and the future has been
anticipated up to the end Of Noyem-