Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-20
BY CABLE.


University boat race was postponed
until 1890 Monday morning.
DUBLIN, March 2O.-MayOr Gray
will contest Carlow county for seat
in parliament.
LIVERPOOL, March 2O.-The steam
er Palestine, from Boston, lost many
sheep, owing to heavy weather.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 20. =
Lofte's Gazette has been suppressed
by the government.
PARIS, March 20.-The report is
untrue that Father Beck, general of
the Jesuits, has come here from Rome.
The project Of the police has issued a
circular to the commissioners of po-
lice, instructiDg them to furnish him
with detailed report respecting all
religious committees in Paris and its
provinces, The British corvette Co.
mus called at Tristan d'Acqua on the
Sth Of February to present in the name
of the president of the United States,
to senior resident Peter Green, gold
chronometer watch to the next in
rank of cinOcular glass, and to the
rest OF the inhabitants e40, as re-
ward for saving the lives Of American
shipwrecked crews.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 2O.-The
minister of the interior has again pro-
hibited GOlas from publishing adver-
tisements for two months.
ROME, March 2O.-During heated
debate in the chamber of deputies,
Senor Mancini remarked that Bought.
minister of public instruction in Min
ghetti's cabinet, had treated life with
olympic hauteur, He was called on
by the president to moderate his Ian
guage. He answered that the expires.
sion was not an insult, and engaged in
a hot discussion with the president,
who finally left the chair, and the vice.
president adjourned the session. The
president rendered his resignation
when the deputies again met, but il
was not accepted.
LONDON, March 2O.-According ia
the rules Of horse racing, when the
event is postponed over Sunday, all
bets are of, The question has arisen
whether this rule will apply to betting
on the university boat race. The
dinner of tic university boat crews
has beca postponed until Monday
night,
ATHENS, March 2O.-The Greek
ministry has resigned, in consequence
ofa resolution adopted by the depu.
ties expressing disapproyal of the pol.
ICY OF the government.
LONDON, March 2O.-The campaign
increases in activity. The liberals
seem more confident, and their organs
predict overwhelming victory. Glad
stones speeches occupy more space in
the newspapers than those of all other
candidates together. Gladstone made
bitter denunciation of Austria in
his first speech at Edinburgh.
A correspondent has reported that
the emperor of Austria has told the
British ambassador that, as Gladstone
had disapproved Austria s foreign pol.
icy, the emperor hoped Beaconsfeld
would be successful in the election.
Gladstone, repeating this statement,
said if the electors approved of Aus
tria' foreign policy, he would advise
them to vote for the ctention of Bea i.
eonsheld 'smiuistry. Austria, he said,
has ever been an unainching en-
emy Of freedom in every country of
Europe, and there is not spot on the
whole map where one could place his
finger and say, There Austria did
good" John Bright, speaking at
Birmingham, said: I'VE are at this
moment witnessing the dying hours Of
the worst of modern parliaments and
beholding the spectacle of the worst
of administrations brought up for
judgment"
The conservatives conduct their
campaign more quietly, but every
doubtful seat will be contested for In