Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-03-22
GABLE GATHERINGS.
The SSermsn ECeIchstaE Discussing the
Autonomy or AIsAce ard Lorraine
News from other Parts of
the old World.

LONDON, March 21.-Tne cargo of cattle
oa the steamer Brazilian, from Boston, were
slaughtered in the course OF trade, accord
ing 10 the privy council regulations, and the
meat was sold IN the London n"r6et, which
could not have been done If the cattle had
been slaughtered on account OF disease.
ScrIghtfuI Disaster 10 the French Float
EuE Battery ArrOEansS.
ToULoN, March 21.-The French floating
battery Arroqante toundered OF Hyeres
Wednesday. Forty-seven men were drowned
ont of the crew of one hundred aud twenty
two. A storm arose during the firing prac-
Sice, and the ArroRante sprung leak. The
ship Souvariu, near by. was unable to render
any assistance An effort made 10 beach
her, but she sank about kilometer from the
isle of Hyeres. The Arrogante' armor was
five inches thick at the water line. She car
rled nine six-ion guns, and was Of thirteen
hundred and thir!y-eiaht tons burden. her
engines were five hundred horsepower.
A Batch OF Etems from BERLIN.
BERLIN, March 2I.-Count St. Valli6r, the
French ambassador, has resigned, owing 20
differences with Bismarck.
Colonel BasIll, of the Imperial Guard, SEN
tenced to three months imprisonment Tor
picking a ladies' pocket. has apPesied IN hls
case and gone to st. Petersburg to lay tbs
matter before the car.
Professor Anderson, the celebrated chess
Dlayer, died ut Breslau.
conference of representatives oil the
German shipping trade unanimously agreed
that the shipping busIness was more de-
dressed in 1873 than fer the past gener alton.
The absolute deficiency is estimated at one
,nilIion seven hundred thousand pounds ster-
ling. A large number OF owners OF wooden
vessels announced that they intended to allow
their ships to remain IN port thus spring.
The Autonomy az Alsace and LorraiEc
Discussed In the German Farlia-
ment.
BERLIN, March 2l-The reiehstag to-day
adopted without debate a motion calling upon
Prince Bismarck 30 cause the suspension Dur
snQ tue parliamentary sassiou ot the proceed
augs instituted in the Berlin criminal court
against Deputy Frlizehe.
Debate or Herr Schmegan's motion fer the
establishment of an autonomous government
ia Alssce and Lorraine, having It's seat IN the
Droviuce itself, was commenced. Deputy
Kable, on behalf OF the protest party, de-
clared that he would only support the no1icn
90 condition that IL also demanded the Gre
alton of popular and freely elected asselhoiS
bismarck stated that he was ready to sup
on-t IN the bu1derath a measure glaniiog
srcL DEGREES in autonomy as would occur
yg;tb the miIsary security of the country.
o. odd the qiIuHf;on In Alsacs and Lorraine
uust not be viewed in too rose-eolored
light, and iustanced TIC PttlCuGe Oh tIS
Clergy. and the success of a bImoer OF lhe
ment OF tue present provincial commission
into regular parliament conld oniy pe
taken into consideration when definite no
ton concerning the mode OF elections WSto
submitted TO the bU1derath. Inc granting
to AIsacc and Lorraine the night of appointing
members Of the bunderdth, you'd only
strengthen Pfussi1'5 votes therein, tEps nm
necessarily modifying the institution; thsa
an arrangement was POzeible tor the con-
sulatatIve representation OF a pyOvInc', WAN
a voice in the discussion of laws directly
affecting Il. at the same time having a view
tiie security OF the country. Every coneeS'
y must be made liable TO revocation.
M - '~cussien then closed.