Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-26
BY CABLE.
PARNELL.

PARNELL.
LONDON, March 26.-At an election
meeting, Parnell fercely attacked the
O'Connor Don. He asserted that all the
influence of the English government
would be used to secure the latter's
election.
Ii General Grant had gone down in
the gulf of Mexico, the American
people, without respect to party or
section, would ha Te been touched with
sympathy and regret, and he would
have been placed on the calendar of
saints, and his memory embalmed in
sheets of prose and verse. But he is
alive as ever, and was in no real dan
ger. He is an important factor in the
political situation, and may live many
years to round up and finish off an
eventiul career. The attention he re-
ceives in the south and elsewhere in
the country, is rendered in a spirit of
hospitality, courtesy aud respect for
the man and the positions he has held,
butitis not akin to any desire to see
him returned to political life. The
country had just eight years
too much of his administration. III
we were on the eve of a great
foreign war land we can never have
any other, such men as Grant or Joe
Johnston, if not too old for service,
would be consulted, and probably be
placed in high command. But as
Grant is in no sense a statesman, and
can never learn, it is not to the inter
est of the country that he should
again be placed at the head of affairs.
GLADsToNE's HEALTH.
LONDON, March 26.-The labors Of
the past week have told upon the
health of Mr.. Gladstone, and he is
recommended to take complete rest
for few days.
wILHELM's THANKS.
BERLIN, March 26.-The Official
Gazette publishes a communication
from Emperor William, returning his
thanks for the immense number Of
congratulations and presents from all
parts of the world, on the occasion of
his birthday anniversary.
POLICY OF THE OPPOSITION.
LONDON, March 26.-Lord Harting-
ton, speaking last night, pointed out
in what respects the policy of the
opposition if returned to power would
differ from the policy of the present
government, He said they would not
stake any interests on the honor
of England, on the maintenance
of the independence and integri- |
ty of the unreformed Turkish |
governments. Tney would not
treat the relations of the Turkish |
governmentwit its Christian subjects
as matter of interest only to Russia
and Turkey. They would not try to
disturb the concert OF Europe. If it |
was united as to what should be done,
they would do all in their power to
promote that concert.
The Times, commenting, says;
Criticisms are designed not merely
to di9credit the ministry, but to indi-
cate what would havo been Harting-
toms policy in the past aud tendency
in the future. 1t would be the pol
icy of coercing Turkey at the cost, if
necessary, of war. The announcement
of such policy seems to deprive oppo-
sition speakerso of all right to denounce
the government for undertaking dis
tant and arduous enterprises.
BoNAPARTIsM.
PARIS, March 26.-The Bonapart-
lists are feeling their way to pfopa-
gandism in Paris by convening their
meetings in artisan quarters. The
admission is by tickets. Robert
Lcngli, and Cuneo d Ornano,
Bonapartist members of the chamber
of deputies, addressed meeting at
Belleville. The chief topic of business
was the heaviness Of taxation.
A NIHILIST DENIAL.
PARIS, March 26.-A socialist pa !
per publishes a note from Geneva de
nying the existence there of any Nj |
hilist commission. The note says that
there is simply relief solicited for the
Russian political refugees, and what is
now going ON in Russia requires too
great a knowledge of the local condi.
tions and too great promptitude to be |
at the spot, four days
distant from, fha ooana of oot,ou