Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-25
EUROPEAN NEWS.
Free Trade between Great Britain and
the United States Advocated at q
Banquet rendered the Supporters
OF the Movement In London.
1t Is Said Prince Jerome BOnaparte
Positively Declines to Abdi-
cate his Rights-AMOnu-
ment to the Prince.

BERLIN, June 23.-It is officially an
nounced that the German court will go into
mourning one week for the late prince I'M
perial.
Prince Jerome Napoleon Contends for
his Right OF Succession.
LONDON, June ga Paris correspondent
reports that Prince Jerome Napoleon declares
he will not abdicate his rights. The Figaro
asserts that the prince imperial, before leav-
ing England, wrote his political testament
In the presence of two English officers.
The Peru-ChuIan War.
LONDON, June pa telegram from Gala
states that the Peruvian ironciad turret-shlp
Hoaskar bombarded Antofagasta and cap
tured two Gillian transports. The Chllian
man Of war CavadauGa (wooden) is stranded:
There has been an lndeclslve engagement
between the Hoaskar and Chiliau ironclads.
The RussO-servian Boundary.
BELGRADE, June 23.-The Russian and
Servisn commissioners, having been unable
to arrange boundary In the neighocrhood
of Koulo, Russian captain, with three hum
dred men, drove the Serviaus back to the
boundary existing previous to the war, and
threatens to shoot anyone coming within
league of 1t.
The Egyptian Question.
LONDON, June 23.-Iu the house of
lords, tonight, the Marquis of Sails
bury made . statement in regard to the
Egyptian question similar to that made
by Burke IN the house of commons to-
day. He added that england and France
had advised the khedive to sbdicate in favor
of Tew6k Pasha, and that Germany, Austria
and Italy supported that recommendation.
Free Trade Between England and
America.
LONDON, June 22-The Golden club gave
dinner yesterday evening to the supporters
of free trade, at which the Earl OF North
brook presided. The United States was rep
represented by Messrs. Birch, Horace White,
Howard Potter and Samuel B. RdGEles.
The chairman advocated free trade II long
speech. The Marquis of Ripon, Ia proposing
the health of foreign guests, welcomed Rug
giles and White, who in response paid a
tribute to the memory of Golden, and argued
that free trade was best for America.
A Monument for the Dead Prince.
LONDON, June 23.-The Post proposes
national subscription to raise monument to
the memory of the prince imperial. A bronze
statue, representing the prince In the uniform
in which he died, is suggested.
Major Cavanagri has arrived at Simla, and
will start for Cabul early in July. The ameer
will send an escort to ShularRardan pass to
meet him.
Colonel Shaw urges that Hanlan be allowed
to take the cup to Canada, and calls on the
ERglishmen who wish to contest for it to row
HAnlan In Canada.
The Plalsted-Nieh0lsOn Rowing Match
NEwCAsTLE-oN-TYNE, June pa pri-
vats eculIing trial between Plaisted, Of New
York, and VIM. Nicholson, Of Stockton,
England, took place on the Tyne this morn
ing, and ended in Plaisted's easy defeat by
Nicholson. The contest was viewed by
comparatively small number of people.
Champion Hanlon, who is an old friend of
Plaisted. staid in Newcastle to witness the
race. The course over which they agreed to
row was from Dunston to the Scottswood sus-
pension bridge, two miles. The tide was
good and the weather fine. When the men
took their places an excellent start was OBJ
tanned. Both men rswed with great viRer
and in excellent style. Plaisted made the
pace, leading his antagonist the FIRST half
mile, at which distance he led by two lengths.
Meanwhile Nicholson put en- grand squirt,
showing his staying powers to be vastly su-
perlor to Plaisted's, and overhsuled his
American competitor. The men fouled
twice. Nicholson cleared away and shot
ahead, winning the race by over hundred
yards 1t was reported directly after the
close of the contest that Elliott would proba-
bly, accept Courtney's challenge to row for
four hundred pounds, at Saratoga, within a
fa~ nonkha