Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-06-22
BY CABLE.


nor, who is about to depart on a mis-
sion to America, has a letter from
Archbiship Croke, commissioning him
to proclaim everywhere in America
what Irishmen want and to tell the
Americans that the Irish people are
determined to carry on the present
constitutional agitation.
MARsEILLEs, June 22.-Sixty-four
delegates Of the syndicate chamber
adapted an address to socialists
throughout the world, declaring the
promoters Of the recent riots here do
not belong to any workmen's associ-
alton, and demanding an inquiry into
the circumstances of the disturbance.
LONDON, June %. = The Berlin
correspondent of the Times telegraphs
that he received a letter from st.
Petersburg which says; 1.-TWO hun
dred police have been sent to Peterhof
to assist the soldiers in watching the
palace there, the present residence of
the court. Photographs of all rail-
road officials have been lodged in the
government department, to aid in the
detection of nihilists disguised in
railroad costume. Strenuous efforts
are being made to find the connecting
links Of evidence, in order to give
more unity to the trials of numerous
important political prisoners which
must be held next autumn. The for
tresses and prisons are crowded. 1t
is observed in official circles that
Russia cannot possibly make such an
exhibition of herself before the world
as to try thousands of political offend
ers; and, as something must be done
with all these prisoners to make room
for others, the only way to dispose of
them quietly and expeditiously is by a
system of administration deportation
which General Melikoff, late minister
of the interior, sought to abolish"
In the house of lords last night
Lord De La War;, conservative.
moved for the papers on the Tunisian
affair, and condemned the action of
the government on the Tunisian ques-
tion.
Granville replied that France had
assured the government that British
treaty rights should not be interfered
with. The government, he said, was
sensible Of the fact that incidents
might arise in which it would be their
duty to ask for a frank explanation,
but as the government had not op.
posed the past action of France in
Tunis, it could not see the advantage
of getting into petty squabbleS on that
action unless it led to invasion of
British treaty rights.
The walking match between Rowell
and Weston for the Ashley belt and
the championship of the world is as
good as over. Weston was somewhat
light-headed when he retired to rest
this morning. Altogether he has
taken four rests since midnight, but
his light-headedness increased this
morning, and he has been put to bed
again. Weston's breakdown seems
complete. The score at 3 pm. stood:
Rowell, 278; Weston, 2Ol.
BERLIN, June 22.-Intelligence
from St. Petersburg represents that a
new number of the revolutionary or
gan called the Black Division made
its appearance there on the 10th inst.
1t opposes the programme of the ter
rorists advocated by that section of
the party represented by the publica-
ton called the Will of the People,
and from which the Black Division
has now finally seeded. The czar
and all high officials have received a
letter contrad,cting the report that
they had been sentenced to death by
the revolutionists. The letter is be-
lieved to emaDate from the leaders of