Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-16
The Rioting Renewed at Pssth.
A Serious Conflict in Albania.

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renewed in Pesth last night on |
formidable scale. Gas lamps in the |
street in front of the Casino club
house were broken, and shots from
revolyers We're fred at the police, and
one policeman was wounded, Twenty
one rioters were arrested.
A correspondent writes that the last
and worst of the Pesth mobs
are composed entirely of laborers
and roughs, and hints the Interna-
tional society is believed at the bottom
Of the mischief.
Newspapers opinions, of all shades,
denounce authors of the tumult. Stu
dents who participated in demonstra-
tion the first day, have published a
declaration disclaiming any connec-
tlon with rioting. A correspondent
declares it is extremely doubted who
fired the fatal shots, but believe they
proceeded from rioters themselves.
Certainly, he says, no order was given
troops to fire.
Immediately after the cabinet coun-
cil yesterday, summons we're issued
Tor another meeting to-day. In the
railway collision at Southport, Lancan-
shire, three persons were killed and
twenty injured,
The Turkish ambassador at Vienna
has received the following explanation
regarding the recent conflict in Al
bania; The Montegrins attacked the
village near Plavia and took two hun
dred head Of cattle. Next day they
advanced towards Gusinge and Plavia.
when the Albans attacked them and
drove them across the frontier. The
Albans lost forty killed and sixty
wounded.
John Forr, conservative member
ofthe house of commons for Liverpool,
is dead.
DUBLIN, January 16.-The Irish
relief fund, instituted by the Duchess
of Marlborough, amounts to nineteen
thousand pounds.
Police escorting process servers at
Kilmina, County Mayo, were severely
maltreated last night and were obliged
to retreat, though they had their rifles
loaded and bayonets fixed. Several
policemen were cut about the head
and face. The process-servers had
their clothes torn and processes cap
tuped by the mob. t't I
BERLIN, January l6. Reports of a
disagreeable affair between Russian
and Prussian officers at Kalische,
Poland, are fully confirmed and elicit
strong comments in military circles.
The Russians became so excited that
they actually drew their swords on
their guests, and bloodshed was only
prevented by the Intervention Of
Russian colonel, who conducted the
Prussians to his own quarters and
ordered an escort of thirty huz.
Ears to conduct them to the frontier
as he feared Russian officers would lay
In ambush for them. Profuse apollo
gies will doubtless be made at St.
Petersburg, but the affair illus
trates the feeling prevalent in
Russian military circles. A semi
official newspaper, the Post, says what
has occurred shows the sentiments of
the Russian army regarding Germany
and which in view of the armies inhu-
ence on Russian policy, will sooner or
later, according to opportunity, be
translated in actions.
The powers have been invited to
send representatives to Albania, to in
vestigate afFiirs there with view to
the permanent paciGcation of Albania
and Montenegro.
PARIS, January 16.-The formal
reception of Hipplite Adolphe Taine
into the academy was attended by a
brilliant gathering of scientists and
men of letters.
Debandri d Asson, member for
Vendee, in the course of his attack on
the ministry in the chamber Of depu-
ties yesterday, said "The government
being in state of political bankruptcy,
the motto of Liberty, equality and
fraternity should be replaced by
Servility, rapacity and iniquityn
Forths language. A vote of censure
was passed on him,