Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-14
BY CABLE.
Effects of the German Corn
Law on Elections.
General LOngStreet Reaches
COnStantinOple,
Newspaper War; ROChefOrt and
6amhetta.
Trial of the Land Leaguers.


gressists and democrats obtained
tremendous victory in the late elec-
ton. At Altenburg Herr KaempfFer
has been elected a member of the
reichstag by majority Of $500 in
district which has never before re-
turned progressists. This is partly
owing to the new corn laws.
VIENNA, December l4.-The Alban-
ian league has entirely diappeared.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, December A.
General Longstroet, U. S. minister to
Turkey, will present his credential to
the sultan to-day.
PARIS, December 14.-The great
subject of interest here is the news
paper warfare between Rochefort and
Gambetta, in consequence of Roche
forts persistent abuse Of Gambetta,
the latter has indirectly caused certain
letters to be published, which Roche
fort, when under arrest, for participa-
ton in the commune, besought in
humble terms mediation of Gambetta
and General Frochie in his favor.
Rochefort, in these letters, disayowed
his connection with the communists.
De Lesseps states that 100000
shares of Panama canal stock have
been subscribed, by 100000 persons.
The greatest subscriber is France.
The next is Spain.
GENEVA, December lathe pro-
posals of the federal government to
coin two hundred and fifty thousand
gold twenty-franc pieces has been
rejected by the national assembly, on
the ground that at the present state of
exchanges the operation would bring
no profit to the country, and would be
regarded abroad as step towards a
gold standard, contamination which
the assembly earnestly deprecated.
ROME, December 14.-The pope
at secret consistory yesterday de-
liyered his ALLEGATION, speaking with
some severity of the sufferings the
church is undergoing in different
countries. He made very distinct al
fusion to the condition of affairs in
France, but his words were prudently
chosen, so as not to give any govern
ment handle.
DUBLIN, December 14.-At the
Waterford assizes, although the jury
panel had been three times called, and
on the last two occasions under penal
ties of from e10 to ESQ for non-atten-
dance, not sufficient numbers have
answered the summons for the jury
to be struck. In the BOYD
murder case, the solicitor general has
applied for a postponement Of the
trial, basing the application on afida-
Wits of the police that the district il
terrorized. At Irishtown, near Claire
Morris, last night, a body of men at
tempted to forcibly enter farm housC
from which the tenant had been evict
cd. They attacked the constable, whc
! fred upon them, wounding four of th'
, party. Two men were arrested.
The Times, foreshadowing reply
: to the speech from the throne on th'
opening of parliament, predicts tina
+, the only opposition Of the suggestion
: of the royal speech in reference t.
. ireland will come from small section
T of Irish members, and expresses be
, lief that the mojotity Of the Irisl
members will act with the represep
e tatives of England and Scotland, an
i, the result cannot be doubtful.
/, is understood thai tie govern
: meut is considering the propriety G
y adopting a system Of q grand commit
I Zee as a means of relieving the press
: ure Of business in the house Of com
y mons.