The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-07-20
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
The Lnnd.Bim commissioners.

LONDON. July 10 The Irish party in the
House Of Commons seem not quite so hos
tile TO the commissioners under the land
bill on second thought as 1t at first appear
cd TO be. Mr.. O'Donnell, who is some.
times more extreme than even Parnell, de-
clares all OF them unacceptable, and says the
Home. Rulers viii ObstrUct the appointing
clause. The Conservatives are not dissatls-
fed, as Mr.. John L. Vernon, " no is bust
ness member, Is the confidential agent OF
two Con, ervaiye peers. 1t is believed that
appointments will smooth the way for the
bill in the House OF Lords.
"The Revolutionary Congress"
LONDON, July ia meeting calling itself
" The Revolutionary Congress" was held
in London last night. Delegates from va
rious parts OF Europe and America, repre-
senting the extreme Democratic party iden-
tilted with Herr Most, the imprisoned So
cialist, were present 10 the number Of about
700, mostly workmen. Red flags were dis
played. Mrs. Lecompte, an American lady
delegate, described the disappointment OF
small farmers going West depending on
The illusOry promises Of the emigrant
agent, and how The great capitalists in pos
session OF railways Cypress the laborers and
raise the price of food in the seab0ard
States. Louise Michel, an amnested French
communist, then spoke, and male delegates
from America, Switzerland, Italy, and Ger
many followed. Prince KrapOtine, Rus.
sian Socialist, applauded the assassination OF
several Russian generals. Ii tranSpired
during the proceedings that the socialist
congress prohibited at Zurich is sitting
secretly in London.
Dangerous Condition Of the French
Money Market.
LONDON. july 19.-The Pail Mall Gazette
this evening IN a leader on the dangerous
state OF the French money market, says:
" For a long time thoughtful men in this
CITY have looked with anxiety toward Paris.
They feel that Paris is the weakest great mo-
ney market In the world at the present time
as well as the intensity OF the next credit
storm"
The Gqzette attributes this state OF things
to the daring and persistent gambling Of the
past two or three years, and says: " The
time must come when the rate OF money
will have advanced to point which will
force speculalors TO unload. But all other
great markets are also forced TO an extent
never known before. II is impossible for
one to relieve the other. Wild buying cam
not 90 on forever without somebody suffer-
Ing"
General Foreign Notes.
LONDON, July 19.-This mornings Post
saws: BY an arrangement just concluded
between the German Telegraph Company,
OF Berlin, and the German Union Telegraph
Company an independent cable will be laid
from GfTmanv TO Valencia and thence to
the United States al cost Of Gl65,oOO.
The capital will be raised by the issue OF
preferred shares bearing 81 per cent. in
terest.
The correspondent OF the Standard at
Durham SAYS: "Telegrlms from Pretoria
state that the terms OF the convention be-
tween England and Transyaal as settled by
the Royal Commission give the Beers the
right to elect the Yolksraad and the pfesi-
dent. The treaty reserves 10 Suzeraln the
right OF declaring war. The whole OF
TTansvaaI Is TO be retroceded.
PARIS, July ia dispatch from TuDis
states that there was an engagement on
Saturday at SfaX. An insnrgent leading
300 natives OF Sax and 200 Arab horsemen
are reported 10 have been killed.
ATHENS, July 19.-An unsuccessful at
tempt was made last evening to shoot two
editors Of antl.Ministerial papers on the
public promenade. The perpetrator was
arrested, but two supposed accompileeS
! escaped.
i LONDON, July 19.--The Daily Telegraph
! understands that Mr.. Parnel will not par
ticlpate in the opposition TO the Land Com
mission.
Sir Michael Heiks Beach has removed hl'